VDC (BIM) Specialist

Batchelor & Kimball; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Benefits package

Job summary

Batchelor & Kimball, headquartered in Conyers, Georgia, is seeking an experienced VDC Specialist to translate design intent and 3D models into fabrication and installation details using BIM tools such as Revit, Navisworks and Fabrication CADMEP.

You will collaborate with engineers, general contractors and subcontractors to achieve spatial coordination, produce LOD400 models for mechanical and plumbing systems, and create detailed shop drawings and fabrication documents while mentoring junior

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with installation or 3D modelling of mechanical or plumbing systems.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Fabrication CADMEP and Autodesk Navisworks.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Produce LOD400 BIM for mechanical and plumbing systems.
• Coordinate spatially with General Contractor and subcontractors; attend weekly coordination meetings (onsite or virtual).
• Create detailed shop drawings for fabrication and installation, including hanger and sleeve drawings.
• Mentor and train Junior VDC Specialists.
• Communicate with field personnel to ensure fabrication and installation intent is clear on drawings.

Skills

3D modelling

BIM coordination

Shop drawings

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Autodesk Navisworks

AutoCAD

Autodesk Fabrication CADMEP

Job description

Headquartered in Conyers, Georgia, Batchelor & Kimball (B&K) takes pride in partnering with our clients to deliver excellent results from engineering and construction to operations and maintenance. We offer design/build and turnkey construction services, including teaming with selected subcontractors for electrical and general construction. If you are looking to grow your career and thrive in a team environment, then we invite you to apply for this position.

There’s not a lot of BS here, and not a lot of turnover. Good people work at Batchelor & Kimball. We’re good at our jobs, and good to each other. We have high expectations because the work is challenging, but we know the most valuable thing about the work is the people who do it. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d like to meet you!

This is an experienced VDC Specialist position where the incumbent will translate design intent contract documents or 3D design models of Plumbing, Mechanical and HVAC systems into fabrication and installation detail Building Information Models (BIM’s) utilizing BIM fabrication modelling software.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with engineers and managers to produce LOD400 BIM for mechanical and plumbing systems.
• Work with General Contractor and other subcontractors to achieve spatial coordination of all trades.
  • Attend weekly coordination meetings, either onsite or virtually, to achieve spatial coordination of all trades
  • Generate RFI’s to be submitted to the design team when required
• Create detailed shop drawings for the purposes of fabrication and installation of associated trades
  • Creation and annotation of shop drawings
  • Creation and annotation of hanger drawings
  • Creation and annotation of sleeve drawings
  • Creation and export of hanger and sleeve coordinates to be utilized by the robotic total station layout team for field layout
• Communicate with field personnel, when required, to ensure that fabrication and installation intent is clearly communicated on shop and spool drawings
• Mentor and train Junior VDC Specialists
  • On the job training on the use of modelling and collaboration software
  • On the job training on the creation of fabrication and installation drawings and documents
    • Shop drawings
    • Hanger drawings
    • Sleeve drawings
    • Bills of materials
    • Pipe cut lists
    • Fabrication labels
    • Hanger labels
    • reports
  • Work with other team members to complete drawings and models as required to meet project schedules
  • Maintain training and continued education for incumbent and team to continually improve accuracy and productivity
  • Provide Input to management regarding both hardware and software requirements to perform duties

Supervisory / Budgetary / External Communication Responsibility

• Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret technical literature/writing and plans
• Ability to define problems, assess options and make appropriate recommendations
• Ability to distinguish between shades of color
• Competence in public speaking/presentations
• Self-driven desire to learn, become competent, and succeed in field
• Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to train and mentor
• Good self-management and organizational skills
• Professional demeanor
• Good analytical skills and ability to generate creative solutions
• Ability to perform well and meet expectations in a fast-paced environment
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to coordinate project activities and monitor progress to successfully reach project goals
• Good self-management and organizational skills
• Ability and willingness to demonstrate ethical behavior and a high level of integrity
• Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities
• Ability manage stress and job demands
• Ability to cooperatively work with others

Education/experience:

• 2 or more years of experience with installation or 3D modelling of mechanical or plumbing systems.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Fabrication CADMEP and Autodesk Navisworks
• Knowledge of other BIM related software is a plus
• A working familiarity and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and ability to be trained in use of the Company-specific applications and software

Must:

• Be proficient in Window operating system and Microsoft Office applications
• Communicate effectively oral and written communication
• Learn and apply new information quickly and effectively

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

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