BIM Designer, Electrical

Giga Energy • Houston, TX

11h • Onsite

About The Position

As a BIM Designer, Electrical, you'll own the federated model for our electrical scope — substations, switchgear, cable tray and busway, conduit and raceway — and run the coordination process that keeps discipline models moving from concept through fabrication-grade release. This role sits inside our growing BIM function, working shoulder-to-shoulder with electrical, structural, and civil designers to keep one federated model as the single source of truth from design through fabrication and field support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional BIM modeling experience, including at least 3 years coordinating federated multi-discipline models, not single-discipline drafting
• Expert-level Autodesk Revit, including family creation, parametric content, worksharing, and template configuration
• Demonstrated ownership of Navisworks Manage clash detection — building test matrices, running batch tests, and managing issue resolution
• Direct experience with electrical power infrastructure — substations, switchgear, transformers, or high-capacity power distribution
• Working fluency in NEC / NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE / ANSI C57, UL 891, and NEMA enclosure standards
• Ability to read and interpret electrical single-line diagrams, schematics, and structural steel drawings without hand-holding
• Track record of independently running a coordination process — setting cadence, chasing other disciplines, and holding a schedule

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing electrical systems for data centers, mission-critical, or other technically complex industrial facilities
• Modular, skid-mounted, or e-house / prefabricated equipment experience
• ISO 19650 information management practice and BIM Execution Plan authorship
• 4D construction sequencing experience (Navisworks TimeLiner or Synchro)
• Prior work inside an OEM or manufacturing environment, where the model feeds a production line rather than an architect

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain federated Revit and Navisworks models for electrical scope — MV/HV substations, padmount transformers, switchgear, UL 891 switchboard lineups, cable tray, busway, conduit, and raceway
• Model to the level of development each project stage requires, from concept (LOD 200/300) through fabrication-ready (LOD 400) shop release
• Reconcile MCAD equipment geometry (Inventor / SolidWorks / STEP) into usable Revit families and IFC content
• Run scheduled Navisworks clash tests against a documented test matrix, triage issues by root cause, and track every clash to closure with evidence
• Publish clash and coordination reports on a fixed cadence and participate in coordination review meetings
• Build and enforce BIM standards — templates, worksets, shared parameters, naming conventions, and view templates
• Build and maintain the parametric family library for Giga's recurring equipment, including transformers, switchboards, breakers, skids, and enclosures
• Generate coordination drawings, general arrangements, and model-derived quantity takeoffs to support procurement and estimating
• Maintain model health — purging, auditing, worksharing hygiene, and file size discipline as projects scale

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Team on-sites where all offices come in–person to collaborate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed