BIM Engineer

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.

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

Requirements

• 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 of VDC or BIM concepts
• Exposure to and preliminary experience with Building Information Model (BIM) systems (e.g., Autodesk Revit, Synchro, Navisworks, SketchUp, and similar software suites)
• Excellent computer skills, including high proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Bluebeam
• Strong personal management skills, dedication, organization, and open-mindedness
• Creative thinker with the ability to work in a close-knit environment

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years in the building or design industry

Physical Requirements

Light Work. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type. The frequency of each action varies by workflow and office activity.

• Walking – Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, phone, computer, and computer printer
• Frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics related to office administration
• Constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas
• Constantly reads written communications and views email submissions
• Regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate
• Rarely exposed to high and low temperatures
• Rarely exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind

Benefits

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