As a member of Garver’s growing Water Design Center in College Station, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Designer will be responsible for developing and detailing Revit 3D models for Garver’s Water Design Center. The BIM Technician will collaborate with engineers, designers, and BIM technicians to produce drawings and manage workload on various Water Business Line projects.
This role in the Water Design Center is one that is central to project delivery through our many offices and utilizes the latest BIM technology, predominantly Revit software. Typical projects in design include process mechanical, structural, building mechanical, and architectural designs for water and wastewater treatment plants.
Primary responsibilities of the BIM Designer will include:
- Developing 3D BIM Revit models with a great deal of autonomy
- Processing point cloud data, creating plans, sections, and details in Revit software, producing construction drawings
- Working as team player with a group of technicians and designers of various levels and disciplines (process, structural, mechanical, and electrical) along with Project Leaders and design teams to execute projects and developed detailed design drawings.
- Arranging necessary resources for file sharing and communication to effectively share design files across the company or with clients, sub consultants, and contractors;
- Maintaining strong communication with engineers and project managers to ensure timely delivery of projects and avoid any potential project conflicts
- Quality program compliance, including QA/QC to ensure all projects adhere to company standards
Due to the collaborative nature of coordination using BIM tools, candidates must have the ability to seek out and resolve issues through close interaction with other project team members. In addition, the candidate must be able to maintain a positive team attitude and interpersonal effectiveness to foster and maintain an efficient and productive BIM team.
About Garver's Water Design Center:
The Water Design Center (WDC) is a knowledge-based hub that excels in highly technical, multi-discipline water and wastewater designs. The WDC specializes in large, high-volume, custom treatment plant projects with advanced technologies. Centralizing the location of the WDC means communication, coordination, and participation with team members is constant. This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of computer aided drafting and design experience with an architectural and/or engineering design team
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience in the use of BIM software (Revit)
- Experience using MSOffice products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
- General understanding of various building types
- Experience with multi-discipline CAD designs (i.e. piping, structural, electrical, I&C, controls, mechanical, HVAC, process)
- Experience with water/wastewater. architectural, industrial, or commercial designs
Preferred Skills:
- Understanding of water or wastewater treatment specific equipment
- Experience using Bluebeam software
- Experience with file sharing protocols and other methods of file transfer
- Good communication and training skills (verbal and written)
- Associate degree or higher with a focus on CAD/BIM
- Experience with point clouds and point cloud processing with ReCap
- Experience with BIM360 file sharing software
Grow With Us
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.
Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,300 employees, Garver has a people-first culture that drives innovative, client-first service and is consistently recognized as a best firm to work for by Zweig Group. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
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