Vertical Transportation Designer

GFT • Los Angeles, CA

13d • $93,000 - $114,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

GFT is seeking a Vertical Transportation Designer. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping and improving vertical transportation systems through thoughtful design coordination and integration into complex building environments. This can be a fully remote position and we will consider applicants anywhere within the United States. We are thrilled to offer a rewarding position that involves working on cutting-edge vertical transportation projects. As a BIM / Revit Designer in the Vertical Transportation group, you will play a crucial role in supporting our Project Managers and Technical Center Manager, contributing your expertise to multiple projects simultaneously. In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for producing drawings, layouts, and offering technical solutions to the Vertical Transportation Design Team. They will also generate various BIM deliverables to clients, including modeling and detailing for project documents, and assist project managers with model presentation for project teams and client meetings. The role involves completing Revit Project Setup, downloading, reviewing, and understanding design drawings and models to accurately design and coordinate vertical transportation designs, and communicating design changes and issues with the Project Manager and the Design Team. The candidate will be responsible for assigned projects, meeting deadlines, budgets, and prioritizing assignments while maintaining quality standards and accuracy. Collaboration on multi-discipline, multi-company projects is expected. The role includes providing layouts of vertical transportation including passenger and freight elevators - hydraulic and traction types, escalators, moving walks with supervision. The candidate will also take direction, participate in quality reviews of work product, determine and document vertical transportation technical data such as dimensions, structural loading, electrical requirements, and equipment heat output, and research elevator, building, and applicable codes. Additionally, the role involves generating and improving on a growing library of Revit families.

Requirements

• Associates / Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in BIM/Revit, AutoCAD.
• Experience in architectural and/or engineering drafting.
• Familiarity with architectural, mechanical, and/or electrical engineering design.
• The ability to read design blueprints.
• BIM Tasks add family editing, expanded modeling skills, understanding of BIM Workflows and project setup.
• Experience with Revit/CAD file integration into a project.
• Adhere to project execution plans and workflow criteria.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, and Bluebeam Revu.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes a plus.
• Experience at a firm with an ISO 9001 Certified Quality Management System is highly desirable.
• Elevator/Escalator design/drafting experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce drawings, layouts as needed and offer technical solutions to the Vertical Transportation Design Team.
• Generate various BIM deliverables to clients, including modeling and detailing for project documents for the project teams.
• Assist project managers with model presentation for project teams and client meetings.
• Complete Revit Project Setup.
• Download, review, and understand design drawings and models to accurately design and coordinate vertical transportation designs.
• Communicate design changes and issues with the Project Manager and the Design Team.
• Responsible for assigned projects with the ability to meet deadlines, budgets, and prioritize assignments while maintain quality standards and accuracy.
• Collaborate on multi-discipline, multi-company projects.
• Provide layouts of vertical transportation including passenger and freight elevators - hydraulic and traction types, escalators, moving walks with supervision from the Technical Center Manager and Project Managers.
• Ability to take direction and participate in quality reviews of work product.
• Determine and document vertical transportation technical data such as dimensions, structural loading, electrical requirements, and equipment heat output.
• Research elevator, building, and applicable codes.
• Generate and improve on growing library of Revit families.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations.
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree