Updated: July 17, 2024 - The (BIM) Building Information Modelling Technician specializes in creating and managing digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of construction projects. This role involves using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to produce detailed 3D models, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in the design and construction process. The technician collaborates with architects, engineers, and construction teams to optimize project outcomes and streamline workflows.
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1. BIM Technician, Premier Building Solutions, Dallas, TX
Job Summary:
- Assist in mapping project outputs against technologies adhering to the architecture of project BIM systems and established technology plans
- Promote and ensure compliance with project specific procedures around BIM delivery (including PAS1192)
- Technology selection and data management, supply chain integration, governance and deliverable production
- Assist in the maintenance of the structure of the model section of BIM 360 and all BIM related infrastructure
- Contribute to the management of a strong BIM interface with the supply chain including information flows, standards, formats and workflows
- Provide timely and accurate input to the Design and Safety teams to contribute to risk assessments
- Quality assurance ensuring activities fully support a safe working environment
- Build from models, will also deliver drawing deliverables to support DCO applications in areas such as site layouts, pipeline/ tunnels plans and specific details to support the application
- Embrace the design strategy and use Project 13 principles to mould existing ways of working and implement new processes to support the aim of offering world class delivery
- Designing technical solutions for buildings and other structures
Skills on Resume:
- BIM Technology Mapping (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Promotion (Hard Skills)
- Technology Management (Hard Skills)
- BIM Infrastructure Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Supply Chain Integration (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment Support (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
2. BIM Technician, Progressive Engineering Co., Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Perform computer-aided drafting (CAD) work as directed by the BIM Manager and others.
- Perform Building Information Modeling (BIM) to support Electrical Services projects.
- Perform electrical raceway layout and coordination without assistance from others.
- Attend BIM coordination, other site related meetings with limited oversite from BIM Manager.
- Assist with development and maintenance of CAD & BIM standards.
- Assist Project Managers and Foreman with BIM coordination, constructability and Site Positioning efforts.
- Prepare drawings/files suitable for estimating, permit, construction and/or competitive bidding.
- Assist others with document management – electronic file organization, plotting, printing, filing, etc.
- Perform basic electrical design functions under the supervision of the engineering staff.
- Assist field personnel with drawing interpretation and development of record drawings.
Skills on Resume:
- CAD Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Electrical BIM Support (Hard Skills)
- Raceway Layout (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Participation (Soft Skills)
- Standards Development (Hard Skills)
- Coordination Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
3. BIM Technician, Building Dynamics Ltd., Fort Worth, TX
Job Summary:
- Reliably and promptly responding to client needs and reporting directly to the Production Manager
- Understanding and practicing safe work procedures
- Preparing system calculations utilizing industry standard load and lighting analysis software
- Preparing project documentation utilizing industry standard CAD and BIM software
- Following established quality assurance and quality control processes
- Coordinating designs with architects and other engineering consultants
- Ensuring that project documentation meet s established project criteria and applicable standards
- Conduct field surveys, observe existing conditions and gather information.
- Coordinate with other engineering, architectural and construction disciplines.
- Consistently and accurately pick up design revisions and red-lines by the Director of Design and Senior Designers.
Skills on Resume:
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
- Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
- System Calculation (Hard Skills)
- Project Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Design Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Documentation Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Field Surveying (Hard Skills)
4. BIM Technician, FutureTech Design Group, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Develop REVIT models for Structural permitting and Construction.
- Work under the direct supervision of design professionals.
- Ensure construction drawing accuracy from printed documents and linked models.
- Collaborate and Coordinate with team members throughout the design process.
- Follow company BIM standards and procedures.
- Leverage REVIT to prepare detailed drawing sets for construction team.
- Generating structural drawings with Engineer’s supervision.
- Creates 3D model based on red-lines from either BIM Coordinator or Designers
- Develops 2D installation drawings and detail drawings from 3D model or sketches
- Utilize Autodesk REVIT and/or AutoCAD to create construction drawings for building the customer's designs.
Skills on Resume:
- REVIT Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Design Support (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Accuracy (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- BIM Standards Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Structural Drawing Generation (Hard Skills)
- AutoCAD Usage (Hard Skills)
5. BIM Technician, Modern Architecture LLC, Philadelphia, PA
Job Summary:
- Assist the team in producing accurate, well-presented 3D models and drawings
- Develop and maintain model content (Revit families) and main library model.
- Support the senior BIM Coordinator with preparing training material and lead workshop
- Provide feedback on the team’s requirements for training.
- Monitor model health and ensure compliance with ACG’s internal protocols, Project BIM Execution Plan and BIM related EIRs.
- Assist teams with clash avoidance and clash detection.
- Setup Revit models and manage user access to Autodesk Construction Cloud.
- Collaborating to assist with providing IT support with studio.
- Creation of Construction Documents for buildings design & fabrication of modular building construction.
- Work closely with the Director of Design and other Designer/Drafters, to support the company's design goals on all projects.
Skills on Resume:
- 3D Modeling Support (Hard Skills)
- Model Content Management (Hard Skills)
- Training Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Training Needs Assessment (Soft Skills)
- Model Health Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Clash Detection Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Revit Management (Hard Skills)
- Design Collaboration (Soft Skills)
6. BIM Technician, Urban Planning & Design Inc., Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Support the Information Manager, BIM Coordinator and Document Control Manager in the production and implementation of policies such as BEP and SMP, among others.
- Support the Information Management Team in maintaining activities defined in the BEP in particular the BIM use case.
- Support the implementation, maintenance of BIM Execution Plan and Standards Methods and Procedures and follow in the production of graphical data.
- Support the revision and coordination of BIM Models, and update over the course of the project lifecycle.
- Work with Design and Construction teams in the development of graphical data (3D, 2D, Composite Models, Published models)
- Produce 2D drawings generated either from 3D models or 2D models for construction, temporary works, as-built, or any other required for the completion of the project.
- Produce or populate any piece of information required in the graphical BIM model.
- Support and participate in Information Management Team training activities
- Working on the BIM and Revit design works
- Oversee the upkeep and organization of drawing files, project materials, and specifications.
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Implementation Support (Hard Skills)
- BIM Execution Plan Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- BIM Standards Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Model Revision Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Graphical Data Development (Hard Skills)
- 2D Drawing Production (Hard Skills)
- Information Population (Hard Skills)
- Training Participation (Soft Skills)
7. BIM Technician, Precision Builders Inc., Houston, TX
Job Summary:
- Read, interpret, and understand architectural, structural, and MEP design drawings
- Build accurate, detailed, and data-rich Revit models to a fabrication level of detail (LOD) for various scopes of work
- Develop the Revit skillset necessary to function at a high level of efficiency, accuracy, and productivity
- Understand construction operations and techniques (means and methods) used in the field
- Coordinate drawings & models from various trades & disciplines and use BIM to identify, coordinate, & resolve conflicts
- Create drawings from fabrication level models that increase field productivity
- Work closely with all project managers and field foremen to ensure that the drawings convey the correct information
- Self-check own work for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with standards/codes
- Use BIM to help general contractors solve project-specific constructability issues
- Support preconstruction departments by using BIM for site logistics and model-based quantity take-offs for estimates
Skills on Resume:
- Drawing Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Revit Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Skillset Development (Hard Skills)
- Construction Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Fabrication Drawing Creation (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
8. BIM Technician, Highrise Engineering Services, San Jose, CA
Job Summary:
- Create shop drawings in Revit for trades (e.g. cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete, and mechanical & plumbing systems)
- Utilize point clouds from 3D laser scans and drone photogrammetry to document and coordinate as-built conditions
- Contribute to the implementation of new BIM processes and services for general contractors and trade contractors
- Help train construction team members in the use of BIM
- Communicate effectively with team members in a positive and solution-oriented manner
- Successfully perform tasks and deliver projects within deadlines and budgets
- Contribute to the fast-paced evolution of BIM services and processes
- Travel to job sites, meetings, and client locations in support of employees, clients, project team, etc.
- Coordinate 3D models fully incorporating information from multiple teams.
- Clash detection on the models and liaise with all associated parties
Skills on Resume:
- Revit Shop Drawing Creation (Hard Skills)
- As-Built Documentation (Hard Skills)
- BIM Process Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Team Training (Soft Skills)
- Effective Communication (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- BIM Services Development (Hard Skills)
- Site Coordination (Hard Skills)
9. BIM Technician, Elite CAD Designs, San Diego, CA
Job Summary:
- Work with various departments: from Sales teams, Designers, Project Manager and Engineers to help produce designs for Fire and Security Systems
- Produce External References from received drawing files
- Create Building outlines from ‘scratch’ from single line mark-ups with correct Layers
- Produce Template drawing files for large projects and produce system schematic drawings
- Follow existing standards of Fire & Security layout drawings
- Comply with Main Contractors document / drawings issue protocols
- Extract Data and edit MS Excel documents to assist Sales / Designers with quantities for Project Costs
- Query drawings where fundamental system aspects may me missing
- Support the Bid / Sales teams with any design work for bids and tenders and include Device Take offs to assist
- Work from template documents for designs but that these are still customised to the requirement of the site/project
Skills on Resume:
- Cross-Department Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- External Reference Production (Hard Skills)
- Building Outline Creation (Hard Skills)
- Template Drawing Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Standards Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Document Protocol Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Data Extraction and Editing (Hard Skills)
- Bid Support (Hard Skills)
10. BIM Technician, Metro Construct Associates, Jacksonville, FL
Job Summary:
- Application of Level of Definition and Level of Information, and how they relate to different work stages
- Use of Common Data Environments, and associated processes
- Educate others on the use of BIM authoring and review tools and BIM workflows
- Assist in establishing the Task Information Delivery Plan
- Adherence to the BIM Execution Plan and BIM project workflow criteria and TIDPs
- Manage and revise modelling standards documentation
- Checking models for appropriate Level of Definition, data compliance (COBie) and Classification relevant to the design stage
- Managing revisions, status, and submission for approval by the Design Manager
- Delivery of allocated technical assignments, work elements and work packages and other design activities
- Undertaking technical tasks in accordance with the Company’s quality, safety and project management/engineering procedures and controls
Skills on Resume:
- LOD and LOI Application (Hard Skills)
- Common Data Environment Usage (Hard Skills)
- BIM Tool Education (Hard Skills)
- Task Information Planning (Hard Skills)
- BIM Execution Plan Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Standards Management (Hard Skills)
- Model Checking (Hard Skills)
- Technical Task Delivery (Hard Skills)
11. BIM Technician, Nexus Construction Group, Boston, MA
Job Summary:
- Creates modifies, validates, and prepares detailed 2D and 3D construction drawings
- Meet the projects expectations set by the Constructability and/or Operations team.
- Creates the detailed product drawings required for manufacturing.
- Creates field install drawings for Operations team.
- Provides input to the project dashboard/tracking system.
- Creates documents that comply with established company standards.
- Collaborates with the Constructability Managers and BIM support lead
- Ensure detailing and installation practices utilize the most efficient and effective solution.
- Collaborates with the Constructability Manager and BIM support lead to review, evaluate, and maintain VDC deliverables.
- Creates and maintains a positive and professional working relationship with both internal and external project teams.
Skills on Resume:
- Construction Drawing Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Project Expectation Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Manufacturing Drawing Creation (Hard Skills)
- Field Installation Drawing Development (Hard Skills)
- Project Tracking Input (Hard Skills)
- Document Standard Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Manager Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- VDC Deliverable Review (Hard Skills)
12. BIM Technician, Visionary Design Technologies, San Francisco, CA
Job Summary:
- Demonstrates the acceptance of the company culture (adhere to company values) and an adoption of professional standards.
- Manages the workflow of all tasks assigned by BIM support lead and/or Supervisor.
- Provides feedback to BIM lead and Supervisor to determine areas, systems, or assemblies that can be manufactured to improve efficiency during field installations.
- Participates in the BIM process on specific projects throughout pre-construction and construction.
- Completes record drawings at the end of the project.
- Work on different types of construction projects including but not limited to commercial, mission critical, healthcare, industrial, and high rise.
- Provision of high quality design outputs such as 2D drawings 3D modelling and information management elements.
- Self-checking / vetting all outputs before issue
- Working with design teams to make sure works are to spec
- Control the handover of built models and drawings to the Client and Construction
Skills on Resume:
- Company Culture Adherence (Soft Skills)
- Workflow Management (Soft Skills)
- Efficiency Improvement Feedback (Soft Skills)
- BIM Process Participation (Hard Skills)
- Record Drawing Completion (Hard Skills)
- Diverse Project Experience (Hard Skills)
- Quality Design Output Provision (Hard Skills)
- Output Verification (Hard Skills)
13. BIM Technician, Creative Constructions, San Antonio, TX
Job Summary:
- Prepare and produce project deliverables by Project Engineers, Project Managers and Estimators.
- Follow department standards, methods, and best practices, both written and oral.
- Accurately track and document appropriate project metrics and logs
- Maintain all design project files and folders.
- Active participation in department activities and upload/download and maintain project files
- Print and scanning documents, print / engrave labels and tags.
- Ensure that all design requests are NTP (Notice to Proceed).
- Produce models, shop drawings, schedules and data.
- Update the overall model with the STS electrical installation
- Prepare construction drawings for the STS project team
Skills on Resume:
- Project Deliverable Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Standards Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Project Metrics Tracking (Hard Skills)
- File Management (Hard Skills)
- Departmental Participation (Soft Skills)
- Document Handling (Hard Skills)
- Notice to Proceed Management (Hard Skills)
- Model Production (Hard Skills)
14. BIM Technician, Architectural Insights Corp., Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Liaise with internal and external customers, end users, statutory bodies and design consultants to ensure the production of BIM compliant models
- Assist in all stages of the new product design process to control and interrogate the activities of external design consultants and internal design team members
- Identify and manage risks by identifying design solutions to eliminate and participate actively in design team meetings.
- Reduce or control risks during the construction and final operation of the building
- Work with internal and external designers, consultants and technicians to represent solutions to any conditions or approvals.
- Liaise with the STS project team to accurately model installation requirements
- Attend and represent STS at site BIM coordination meetings
- Assist in the preparation of high-quality BIM models and design drawings
- Liaise with third parties and contractors and attend design/site meetings
- Ensure that projects are delivered efficiently and on time
Skills on Resume:
- Customer Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Product Design Support (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Construction Risk Control (Hard Skills)
- Solution Representation (Hard Skills)
- Modeling Support (Hard Skills)
- Site Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Project Delivery Efficiency (Soft Skills)
15. BIM Technician, Innovative Design Services, New York, NY
Job Summary:
- Produce 3D models consistent with instruction, industry guidelines, and ARCO standards
- Clearly annotate, dimension, and detail 2D production drawings
- Utilizes and leads international 3rd party drafting services and create 3D views or renderings
- Maximize groups efficiency, production, quality, and profitability
- Work collaboratively with other team members and other design disciplines to create 3D models and 2D drawings
- Assist the structural engineering project lead with the management of the BIM workflow
- Create new Revit families, symbols, detail components, line styles, parameters, etc. to improve efficiency of drawing production
- Monitor work progress, anticipate changes or issues, and inform appropriate team members
- Visits job sites for site observation purposes and drawing coordination
Skills on Resume:
- 3D Modeling Production (Hard Skills)
- 2D Drawing Detailing (Hard Skills)
- Drafting Services Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Team Efficiency Optimization (Soft Skills)
- Collaboration with Disciplines (Soft Skills)
- BIM Workflow Management (Hard Skills)
- Revit Family Creation (Hard Skills)
- Progress Monitoring (Soft Skills)
16. BIM Technician, Spectrum Building Services, Nashville, TN
Job Summary:
- Develop, maintain and update the BEP (BIM Execution Plan) as a response to the client's EIRs
- Develop, maintain and update the TIDP (Task Information Delivery Plan) and MPDT (Model Production and Delivery Table)
- Work with the Design Manager / Engineer to develop data-rich 2D and 3D information suitable for handover
- Liaise with the Project Planner, Design Manager, and Engineer to develop a 4D model using Synchro
- Maintain a high level of competency in BIM software through continued use and regular training
- Improve communication between team members and with the client by using more intuitive visual mediums in order to reduce disconnect and unify project understanding.
- Increase estimating accuracy and reduce risk by accompanying the traditional take-off methods with BIM model-based quantities.
- Assist in business development and offer an improved client experience by providing illuminating visualization and planning technologies.
- Reduce financial and scheduling impacts during construction by working to identify concerns early and eliminate field conflicts through 3D coordination and planning.
Skills on Resume:
- BEP Management (Hard Skills)
- TIDP and MPDT Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Data-Rich Information Creation (Hard Skills)
- 4D Model Development (Hard Skills)
- BIM Software Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Visual Communication Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Model-Based Estimating (Hard Skills)
- Conflict Resolution (Hard Skills)