BIM Drafter

Insight Global - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Diego, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The BIM Drafter position at Carollo Engineers is an entry to mid-level role focused on supporting the design and construction of water and wastewater facilities. The role requires proficiency in Civil3D CAD software and a solid understanding of engineering drawing development. The BIM Drafter will collaborate with a dynamic team to produce high-quality civil site plans and coordinate drawing production activities across various disciplines, contributing to the company's vision of becoming the best water consulting firm.

Responsibilities

• Develop scaled civil site plans with grading, paving, and drainage from various media including sketches, PDFs, and CAD drawings provided by engineers and senior design staff
• Detail design in Autodesk Civil 3D both in grading and piping networks
• Understand survey files, with the ability to generate Digital Terrain Models (DTM)
• Calculate earthwork quantities and generate reports with an understanding of sloping grades
• Establish piping alignments to generate plan and profile 2D drawings for both site and linear infrastructure projects
• Coordinate modeling and drawing production activities between all disciplines at the project level
• Provide quality checking of drafted products and ensure conformance with modeling and drawing production standards including project specific CAD/BIM requirements
• Generate 2D drawing views from 3D design models and develop into final contract drawings
• Provide basic CAD technical support for junior level staff

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working in process mechanical engineering
• 3+ years of Revit and MicroStation experience
• Working knowledge of 3D design concepts
• Fundamental knowledge of BIM as it relates to civil design for piping, valves, and in-line components
• Field experience in either surveying or inspection
• Experience in detail design of water and wastewater facilities and related infrastructure
• Associate degree in a related technical field