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CDM Smith · 3 days ago

Building Information Modeler (BIM) 5 Industrial Piping Designer

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

9+ years exp

CDM Smith is a company committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. They are seeking a Building Information Modeler (BIM) 5 Industrial Piping Designer to prepare design assignments, perform complex modeling and drafting tasks, and provide technical guidance to lower-level personnel.

Civil EngineeringConstructionEnergyTransportationWater

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Prepares basic to moderately complex design assignments, and/or with minimal direction performs highly complex Intelligent Modeling and/or CADD drafting assignments, detail and/or general arrangement drawings through proper translation of level of design (LOD), drawings and sketches of unusual, complex, or original designs requiring the application of predominantly practical engineering knowledge

Reviews manufacturers’ or fabricators’ prints for aid in design documents

Provides lower‐level modeling personnel with design sketches for preparation of finished design drawings, general layouts, and guidance in refining technical requirements

Determines material needs and performs necessary calculations using accepted formulas and references per firm’s standards

Performs CADD/technical support tasks such as verifying intelligent model integrity

Acts as Intelligent Modeling Coordinator for basic to moderately complex projects during the project lifecycle to ensure coordination between the design team

Performs crosscheck of drawings to ensure consistency of drawings, cross sections, section placement layering guidelines, and adherence to firm’s Q/QC standards

Provides general conceptual input to projects during the planning stages and supports or leads field assignments as required

Provides technical guidance to lower‐level design/drafting personnel and reviews completed assignments for accuracy and adherence to the firm’s QA/QC standards and procedures

Performs other duties as required

Performs related engineering support tasks such as plotting drawings, preparing transmittals, preparing overnight packages, file management and/or, filing prints, distributing drawings, and assisting in making simple design calculations, and, coordinating specifications with drawings

Establishes design criteria for assigned phases of a project requiring the application of basic engineering principles, material properties, and a familiarity with construction, installation, and maintenance procedures