saulsbury
BIM Designer – Mission Critical
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Engineering design
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, virtual design and construction, drafting/design technology, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant
- Primary base location in either Odessa, TX or Houston, TX.
- Minimum of 3 years of BIM, VDC, CAD design experience; experience in data centers, mission critical facilities, industrial EPC, commercial construction, power, oil and gas, refining, natural gas proce
- Hands-on experience with Autodesk Revit in a professional project environment.
- Experience with model federation, linked models, and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Navisworks Manage, or similar BIM coordination and collaboration platforms is preferred.
- Working knowledge of mission critical systems such as electrical distribution, backup power, mechanical cooling, controls, fire protection, low-voltage systems, security systems, redundancy, and commi
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, shop drawings, submittals, equipment data, single-line diagrams, coordination drawings, and technical documentation.
- Strong understanding of constructability, installation sequencing, trade coordination, RFIs, submittals, field change management, and turnover documentation.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to coordinate effectively with clients, project leadership, engineering teams, construction teams, vendors, subcontractors, and trade part
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and other document control, collaboration, or project management tools.
- Ability to travel to client offices, project job sites, vendor facilities, and construction locations as needed.
- Impeccable personal and professional ethics with a demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and client service.
- BIM, VDC, Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, or related industry certification is preferred.
Full description
Take your next step with Saulsbury Industries!
Location: Odessa, TX or Houston, TX
Type: Full time
General Information/Job Summary
The BIM Designer is responsible for modeling specific areas/disciplines of complex, schedule-driven mission critical projects. Areas/disciplines include structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, or controls. This role works closely with Saulsbury Engineering Project management, engineering teams, and project BIM Coordinators to maintain accurate, coordinated, and constructible BIM deliverables.
Responsibilities/Competencies
- Support project BIM execution strategy, model requirements, deliverable expectations, and success criteria in alignment with contract requirements, client standards, safety expectations, and overall project goals.
- Generate Revit models for mission critical facilities, including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, or low voltage.
- Perform clash detection, coordination reviews, and constructability checks to identify installation conflicts, design gaps, access issues, maintenance concerns, and field execution risks.
- Attend BIM coordination meetings with engineering teams, construction teams, trade partners, vendors, and design partners to review conflicts, assign action items, track resolution, and maintain schedule alignment.
- Support development, implementation, and maintenance of BIM Execution Plans, coordination procedures, model exchange requirements, clash reporting workflows, and digital deliverable standards.
- Partner with field supervision and construction leadership to support model-to-field coordination, installation planning, sequencing, prefabrication, modularization, and layout activities.
- Ensure quality control of models and drawings by verifying completeness, consistency, constructability, code coordination, and compliance with client and project-specific BIM standards.
- Assist in developing and maintaining BIM standards, templates, families, workflows, lessons learned, and best practices to improve consistency and efficiency across mission critical projects.
- Support coordination with clients, owners’ representatives, general contractors, design consultants, subcontractors, vendors, internal project controls, procurement, document control, and construction teams.
- Promote a collaborative, accountable, and safety-focused project culture while proactively identifying model issues, schedule risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, virtual design and construction, drafting/design technology, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.