Electrical Revit Draughtsperson / BIM Modeler (Building Services)

Infrastructure News Pty; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

BVi Consulting Engineers Gauteng (Pty) Ltd is seeking an Electrical Revit Draughtsperson / BIM Modeler to join our Electrical Engineering team in Gauteng. You will produce high-quality Revit models and electrical drawings for diverse projects and ensure compliance with project requirements.

The role involves coordinating with architectural and MEP teams, maintaining BIM execution plans and supporting site queries with as-built documentation when needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years’ experience as an Electrical Revit Draughtsperson.
• Experience producing electrical services drawings using Revit.
• Knowledge of South African building services standards and drawing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate 3D Revit models for electrical building services.
• Produce coordinated electrical services layouts including lighting, small power, distribution boards, cabling, earthing and fire/security systems.
• Generate 2D drawings, schedules and details from Revit models; prepare tender/construction drawings.

Skills

BIM coordination

Electrical draughting

Education

National Certificate or Diploma in Multi-disciplinary Drawing Office Practice

Tools

Autodesk Revit

AutoCAD

BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud

Navisworks

Relux

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Electrical Revit Draughtsperson / BIM Modeler (Building Services)

• Job title: Electrical Revit Draughtsperson / Bim Modeler (Building Services)
• Position: Permanent
• Job purpose: BVi Consulting Engineers Gauteng (Pty) Ltd are seeking a skilled Revit Electrical Draughtsperson / BIM Modeler with experience in building services engineering to join
  our Electrical Engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for producing high-quality Revit models, detailed
  electrical drawings, and construction documentation for a variety of commercial, industrial, healthcare, educational,
  residential, and public sector projects.
  Working closely with electrical engineers and multidisciplinary project teams, the successful candidate will ensure that
  drawings and models comply with project requirements, applicable standards, and company quality procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain accurate 3D Revit models for electrical building services.
• Produce coordinated electrical services layouts including:
  • Lighting systems
  • Small power installations
  • Distribution boards
  • Cable containment systems
  • Earthing and lightning protection
  • Fire detection systems
  • Security systems
  • Access control
  • CCTV
  • Data and communication services
  • Emergency lighting
• Generate 2D drawings, plans, sections, elevations, schedules and details from Revit models.
• Prepare construction drawings suitable for tender and construction documentation.
• Produce as-built drawings where required.

Project Coordination

• Coordinate electrical services with architectural, structural and other MEP disciplines.
• Participate in BIM coordination and clash detection processes
• Resolve drawing conflicts in collaboration with engineers and project teams.
• Attend internal coordination meetings when required.
• Maintain model integrity and ensure compliance with BIM execution plans.

Documentation

• Prepare drawing issue packages for concept, design development, tender and construction stages.
• Maintain drawing registers and revision histories.
• Ensure all drawings comply with company drafting standards and client requirements.
• Update drawings based on engineer mark-ups and site feedback.

Quality Assurance

• Perform quality checks on drawings before issue.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of models and documentation.
• Apply company CAD/BIM standards and procedures.
• Assist in developing and maintaining Revit families and templates.

Site Support

• Assist with site queries relating to drawings.
• Conduct site visits when required to verify installations and record information for as-built documentation.
• National Certificate or Diploma in Multi-disciplinary Drawing Office Practice, Engineering Drawing, Draughting or a related
  qualification.
• Minimum 5 – 8 years’ experience as an Electrical Revit Draughtsperson.
• Experience producing electrical services drawings using Revit.
• Experience working on multidisciplinary consulting engineering projects.
• Knowledge of South African building services standards and drawing practices.
• Experience in the following software:
  • Autodesk Revit (essential)
  • AutoCAD
  • BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud (advantageous)
  • Navisworks (advantageous)
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Relux.