Description
Job Id: 73203
BIM Modeler Lead
Our client is seeking a BIM Modeler Lead to oversee BIM modeling efforts and guide a team of professionals in delivering coordinated, high-quality designs for complex, large-scale projects. This role is ideal for an experienced BIM professional who combines strong Revit and/or Navisworks expertise with hands-on leadership skills and the ability to keep design schedules moving in a fast-paced, growing environment.
This role is on-site in Portland, Gresham, Albany, Redmond, Oregon and Renton, Washington.
BIM Modeler Lead Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the day-to-day work of a BIM team.
- Manage BIM design schedules, priorities, and deliverables to keep projects progressing according to established timelines.
- Utilize Revit and/or Autodesk Navisworks extensively to develop, review, coordinate, and maintain detailed BIM models.
- Review modeling work for accuracy, quality, constructability, and adherence to project requirements and BIM standards.
- Coordinate with internal project teams, designers, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve design conflicts and modeling issues.
- Support BIM coordination for complex, large-scale construction projects, including high-volume and technically demanding environments.
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to BIM team members while supporting their continued development.
- Collaborate effectively with distributed BIM and design resources to maintain consistent workflows, communication, and project execution.
- Identify opportunities to improve BIM processes, modeling practices, and team efficiency as project demands evolve.
BIM Modeler Lead Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with Autodesk Revit and/or Navisworks, including substantial experience using these tools as part of daily BIM responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating BIM professionals and managing team deliverables.
- Strong understanding of BIM modeling, design coordination, clash detection, and model review processes.
- Experience managing design schedules, competing priorities, and deadlines across multiple projects or workstreams.
- Experience supporting complex commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or similarly large-scale construction projects; data center project experience is highly desirable.
- Ability to review technical models, troubleshoot design and coordination issues, and provide clear direction to other team members.
- Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills with the ability to work across both local and distributed teams.
- Adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working in a rapidly growing environment with changing project demands.
- Strong leadership potential, willingness to learn, and the ability to coach and develop others.
- Ability to work onsite five days per week at one of the organization’s designated locations in Oregon or Washington.
Salary: $100K-$125K/year + Bonus. (DOE)
Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible full-time employees and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.
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