BIM Engineer

About Hensel Phelps

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Compensation

Compensation data for Washington only. Base: $80,400. COLA: $0–$13,200 (depending on location). Cellphone Allowance: $900. Total Compensation: $81,300–$94,500 (depending on location).

About the role

The BIM Engineer is an entry-level VDC resource. The BIM engineer works with the design manager, field engineers, office engineers, project engineers and VDC engineers in a support function. The BIM engineer assists in model management, VDC-specific initiatives and VDC coordination between the design team, the engineering team, the specialty trades and operations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-site training
• Build a working knowledge of company practices for reality capture methods and data management, including laser scanning, sUAS and terrestrial photogrammetry, and LiDAR
• Support the development and execution of VDC project execution plans and project VDC implementation strategies
• Assist in the management and coordination of architectural, MEPTF, structural, civil, specialty and site components of the model
• Establish project alignment for all 3D coordination efforts and integration with primary control plan
• Utilize project-specific information management systems
• Daily involvement with transmittals and delivery, quality process log and the six-step quality control/safety process
• Assist in modeling self-perform scopes of work based on construction documents, specifications, product submittals, RFIs and shop drawings
• Assist in preparing models to be used for lift drawings, model-based layout, AR/VR and integration with laser scans
• Participate in jobsite safety initiatives and the Book of 14 reporting
• Assist in modeling content for visualization and construction from early design through construction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering
• Expertise with Autodesk programs – specifically AutoCAD and Revit
• Valid Driver’s License
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Understanding of basic field layout principles
• Understanding concepts of VDC or BIM
• Exposure to and preliminary experience with some Building Information Model (BIM) systems (i.e., Autodesk Revit, Synchro, Navisworks, Sketchup and similar software suites)
• Excellent computer skills, including high level of proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam
• Strong personal management skills, dedication, organization, and open-mindedness
• Creative thinker with ability to work in a close-knit environment

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years in building or design industry

Physical Requirements

• Work Level: Light Work
• Force Exertion: Up to 25 pounds occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects
• Mobility: Periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type
• Work Environment: Constantly operates a computer and office machinery; regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen; constantly reads written communications and views email submissions; constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas
• Exposure: Rarely exposed to high and low temperatures; rarely exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, long-term disability
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (HSA not available in Hawaii)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee-paid enrollment in vision and dental insurance
• Paid time off beginning upon hire
• Annual bonus plan (subject to company and employee performance) for salaried positions (project engineers and above)
• Company cell phone or cell phone allowance in accordance with company policy
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance in accordance with company policy for salaried employees (project engineers and above)
• Cost of living adjustment (COLA) may be included based on position location (subject to periodic review and adjustment)