What are the responsibilities and job description for the BIM Coordinator position at Flad Architects?
Overview
If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person’s ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm, with ten offices across the country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces. Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.
How will your days be spent
- Work with project teams to provide BIM support including project model set up, file export, and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with project team leadership to develop the project-specific BIM implementation plan.
- Develop and maintain BIM content to ensure a healthy model with smooth operation.
- Understand firm-wide BIM standards and guidelines. Ensure models follow all internal and client specific standards.
- Perform periodic QA/QC audits of project files to ensure compliance with the agreed upon strategy, standards, and work processes.
- Introduce new employees to BIM standards and educate staff through ongoing training sessions.
- Participate in BIM team meetings to share knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned.
- Identify ways to help staff become more efficient on projects through customization, scripting, and other automation.
What you bring to this role
Experience
- Minimum two years of recent and relevant experience in the architectural, engineering, or construction industry required.
- Experience with model coordination and knowledge of general constructability preferred.
Software
- Intermediate Revit knowledge, having recently used for at least two years in academic and/or professional settings required. Makes edits to and works within established templates, standards, etc. Beginning to understand how firm projects are initially set up and how families are created. Expert Revit knowledge preferred.
- Experience using Revit for production of architectural documentation, including creation and setup of sheets to be plotted required.
- In-depth working knowledge of current Revit versions with emphasis on project set up required.
- Knowledge of SketchUp, Rhino, 3D modeling software, AutoCAD, Dynamo, Grasshopper, and Navisworks preferred.
Education
- Two-year technical degree in architecture or related field required.
Flad offers a wide range of benefits including:
- hybrid work environment
- health, dental and vision insurance
- generous paid time off and paid holidays
- financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits, including mass transit and parking; income protection – life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement
- continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement
Flad Architects is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Flad will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position, please contact Human Resources at 608-238-2661 or email us at humanresources@flad.com.