Structural BIM-Digital Design Team Lead

HDR•Walnut Creek, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

HDR is seeking a Structural BIM-Digital Design Team Lead for its Building Engineering Services Group, based in either the Folsom or Walnut Creek office. The role leads structural digital design and building information modeling (BIM) delivery for key projects, ensuring models and documentation meet project requirements, scope, schedule, budget, and the Level of Development established in the Digital Delivery Plan. The team lead maintains structural models, systems, content, and digital delivery outputs, and collaborates with structural engineers and other disciplines. The position also directly supervises and develops structural digital design staff, supports recruiting and staffing, and works with business-class and market-sector leadership to promote technical excellence, quality, and practice development. HDR describes its employee-owned culture as collaborative and inclusive, with an emphasis on employee participation, mutual respect, and serving clients and communities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of experience.
Professional registration, license, or certification may be required based on the role.
Strong communication and listening skills.
Ability to handle multiple assignments.
Good leadership and organizational skills.
Commitment to actively participating in HDR’s employee-owned culture.
Mastery of structural BIM modeling and its interaction with other discipline designs.
Advanced understanding of structural documentation and plan presentation for all disciplines.
Skill with the software used to produce designs identified in project Digital Delivery requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
Preference given to local candidates.

Responsibilities

Function as the structural digital design/BIM lead for key projects.
Execute structural digital delivery requirements identified for each project.
Own the structural discipline model and generate BIM elements to the LOD specified in the Digital Delivery Plan and project scope.
Create and maintain the structural discipline model, systems, content, and digital delivery outputs.
Accurately model BIM elements within the constraints of the modeling environment using current 3D software.
Prepare detailed drawings, layouts, and diagrams within project scope, schedule, and budget using current 3D software.
Maintain structural model information, including project information, coordinates, scales, orientations, scope boundaries, match-lines, views, and sheets.
Produce discipline-specific documentation with accurate annotations on structural modeling output.
Perform structural modeling with limited guidance from a structural engineer.
Mentor and develop Structural Digital Design staff.
Directly supervise a team of digital designers with varying levels of experience and assist the Structural Business Class Lead with business-class management and culture.
Coordinate with fellow Team Leads and the Structural Business Class Lead on staffing and project proposals.
Provide team leadership focused on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, mentoring, and staff development.
Collaborate with structural market-sector leadership to support technical excellence across commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education, laboratory, and mission-critical facility markets.
Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
Collaborate with team leads, the business-class lead, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business-class efforts.
Encourage and participate in work-sharing and structural practice development across HDR’s nationwide Structural Business Class network.
Assist the Structural Business Class Lead with recruiting and growing the business class.
Perform other duties as needed.