BIM Designer

About Us

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Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. At Arup, we are dedicated to shaping a better world. Sustainable development is central to all our work. It is fundamentally about creating a balance between the needs of a growing world population and the finite capacity and health of our planet. Arup is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment treating everyone fairly and with dignity and respect, embracing the different skills and experience in society to bring great ideas and innovation to our work, and to the services we offer our clients, being a working environment where everyone is valued and is encouraged to make a contribution. Our 15,000-person global team regularly come together to devise solutions that benefit not just our clients, but also shape a better world. We believe in continuous learning; providing a culture that is naturally curious and always stimulating. For more than 70 years, we have helped bring to life groundbreaking projects across the globe, from the Sydney Opera House to the Washington State Convention Center.

Our Building Information Modelling (BIM) team at Arup catalyzes automation across Arup. We use our collective talents to deliver technology-led solutions to clients, and in doing so help transform the way that cities, buildings, and physical networks are planned and delivered. Every day we use cloud-based web applications, novel automation workflows, geospatial tools, data analytics, and more to advance the design and delivery of airports, rail networks, urban infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, and skyscrapers.

The Role

We are looking for a BIM Designer to join our multi-disciplinary team. BIM Designers play a critical role in delivering high quality data enriched models and the resulting drawings to our clients. Within the Arup team, this involves overall project planning, detailed design development and coordination between all disciplines, managing and adhering to office/client BIM standards. BIM Designers are at the forefront of digital production innovations (automation and data accessibility) and must be able to implement new tools on the fly and train others to do the same.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understanding project deliverable and contractual requirements, helping to develop/review project BIM execution plans.
• Ensure any changes in procedure and standards are effectively incorporated on projects.
• Managing BIM project data sets, regularly reviewing BIM models to ensure compliance with Project standards and requirements. Preforming daily model management administration and maintenance.
• Direct Collaboration with the engineering design teams to ensure design intent in the development of discipline BIM models. Develop logically organized, easy to read accurate construction drawings from the discipline models.
• Setting up and running change management, code compliance and interference checking procedures. Producing reports and models for VDR and CDR project meetings. Proactively communicating design coordination issues to the design team and helping to implement their resolution.
• Providing technical support and mentoring as required to the project team. Developing support material for use in training and onboarding sessions.
• Active involvement in the project delivery review process, reviewing drawings and generating reports to help review project discipline deliverables to ensure the overall design fits together and satisfies each discipline’s delivery stage requirements.
• Managing all incoming and outgoing project model and drawing information and maintaining an accurate copy of all deliverable content.
• Champion best practices in BIM project design and delivery processes. At the project and regional BIM team level, actively practice and support ongoing improvements to our automation tools, software and best practice workflows. Digital Engineering Communication, documenting lessons learned and presenting methods and outcomes to the regional BIM team.

About You

You have:

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Engineering, Architecture or Computer Science
• 2 years of experience working in the building design/construction industry
• Interest and passion for all aspects of the built environment and how ideas become reality
• Expertise in a BIM authoring platform – Revit, Tekla, or similar production tools.
• Proficiency in a CAD authoring platform – AutoCAD, Microstation or similar.
• Competency in a Modelling authoring platform – Rhino, Solidworks or similar.
• Experience in a Coordination authoring platform or tool – Navisworks, Solibri, Revizto or similar.
• Familiarity with programming or visual scripting such as Python, Grasshopper, Dynamo.
• The ability to organize and prioritize effectively, balance assigned work for our constantly evolving environment
• Presentation Skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and team collaboration skills essential for team-based working at all levels.

Benefits that Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement - Arup requires all new employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Arup is an equal opportunity employer and consistent with federal, state, and local requirements, will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on disability or sincerely held religious beliefs where it is able to do so without undue hardship to Arup.

Flexible Working - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

Arup is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified candidates regardless of minority, veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or other status protected by law. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at americasbenefits@arup.com.

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