BIM Specialist

TEECOM | We Make Technology Work in Buildings

Do you want to launch or advance a career at the intersection of technology and the built environment? Do you want to work with exceptional engineers to solve complex problems creatively? Do you want to work with clients to take their building experiences to the next level of connectivity, safety, and wow factor? Do you want to join a company that defines the state of the art in its practice, with visionary leadership and in-house research and development?

TEECOM is a $45+ million/year consulting engineering firm with an average annual growth rate of 20% over the past 25 years. We make technology work in buildings through strategic consulting, design and engineering, project management, and enterprise support. We work hard in a fast-paced professional environment that will challenge you to learn and grow, and we play hard through team lunches and events that give back to the community. TEECOM is one of the fastest-growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, with additional teams in New York City, the United Kingdom, the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, and Texas. Join us and make TEECOM even better.

About the Position

As a mid-level production role, the BIM Specialist is part of the production team that supports all levels of the engineering team across multiple disciplines. This individual manages virtually constructing a building and documenting the design contract from the construction documents set through as-built submittals. They are responsible for managing the models, conducting BIM planning, and ensuring collaboration, coordination, and accuracy on all projects. They serve as the go-to person on the project for modeling, documentation, and verifying design intent.

As the person responsible for QA/QC on projects, this individual must learn the fundamentals of technology systems such as telecommunications infrastructure, cabling, audiovisual, security, acoustics, and wired and wireless networks. Therefore, they will participate in the TEECOMuniversity in-house training program, including Bridge courses and one-on-one or group sessions. As an expert in Revit, they will participate in, create, and provide feedback on the Revit training in Pinnacle.

Impact

• Represent TEECOM Values and Guiding Principles: Individual demonstrates that they CARE about clients and fellow team members, adds VALUE, and earns and builds TRUST.
• Deploy Technical Expertise: Individual has demonstrated expert skills in their trade and is able to produce as well as review, correct, and direct other technical staff to produce exemplary products (documents, etc.)

Influence

• Indirect Mentorship: Individual provides indirect mentorship to anyone who asks questions or needs guidance.

Knowledge

• AEC industry and the design and construction of technology systems such as telecommunications infrastructure, cabling, audiovisual, security, acoustics, and wired and wireless networks.
• Small to mid-sized construction projects ($50,000+ TEECOM fee) involving a multitude of disciplines with both long and fast-track timeframes (years or months) in various industry verticals (mission critical, healthcare, workplace, transportation, higher education, government, industrial, cultural).
• Familiarity and experience with working with other discipline teams (architectural, electrical, mechanical, structural, civil).

Skills

• Organization: Keep track of multiple projects and client and team member requests, often on a last-minute basis with excellent follow-up to assure promises are kept.
• Documentation: Accurately and concisely capture discussions in the form of meeting notes. Document design decisions, whether made by external or internal sources. Maintain an accurate project record.
• Communication: Conduct business communications in an effective, professional, and concise manner, both verbally and in written formats, and in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings. You must read, write, speak, compute, and problem-solve various tasks. Break down complex concepts into smaller and more digestible components that allow for a greater level of understanding by others.
• Teamwork: Work as a functional member of a team and successfully work with other teams and business functions to achieve positive results. Facilitate effective project team and cross-functional interactions (Technical, Operations, BD, Marketing, etc.).
• Problem Solving: Approach problems using a methodical and logical method to create a workable solution. Use numbers and mathematical approaches for various tasks. Conduct research using the Internet.
• Software: Use software applications effectively and efficiently (G Suite, MS Office, Bluebeam, Slack, Revit, AutoCAD MEP, Navisworks, Bluebeam Studio, etc.) to communicate and deliver work products. Learn new software and applications as needed.
• Process-Oriented: Follow processes, continually seek to make processes more efficient, enforce processes, and conduct root cause analyses that lead to the update or creation of processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Learn the building design process and the pursuit process
• Participate in BIM-related forums and user groups to discover new techniques and identify changes in regards to BIM processes
• Foster client relationships and fellow design team members
• Ask clients about other current or upcoming projects
• Attend client and/or industry events
• Assist in schematic design, design development, and construction documentation for a variety of projects
• Assist with the production of accurate and detailed construc­tion documents in AutoCAD and Revit for one or more disciplines
• Assist with clients, consultants, and BIM team regarding BIM standards/processes, and if necessary, document project BIM standards/processes for distribution to the project team
• Assist with project production effort in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Assist with the coordination of schedules and resources around project work to complete tasks on time
• Assist with BIM quality assurance and quality control by reviewing project BIM standards at various phases of the project so they adhere to TEECOM standards and client project requirements
• Participate in project BIM coordination meetings: spatial coordination of disciplines, gathering discipline BIM models
• Assist with clash detection and conflict resolution
• Assist with methods for electronic information transfer
• Identify and recommend automation tools, scripts, or other 3rd-party software tools to reduce the production time
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
• Ensure timesheets/expense reports are accurate and up-to-date daily
• Achieve billed revenue target each quarter

Experience

• Education/Degree/Major: BS in Engineering
• Minimum two to three years as a BIM Specialist or BIM Technician
• Minimum two years of professional Autodesk product use and support (Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Navisworks)
• Bluebeam Studio is a plus
• Microsoft Suite
• G Suite

Your level will be evaluated and determined during the interview process. Please submit your resume and a cover letter.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: Please note that TEECOM does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, TEECOM will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, TEECOM explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of TEECOM.