Site Civil BIM Specialist

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We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience.

We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.

HDR is currently seeking a Digital Design Specialist for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our team is an integrated facility and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. This person will be initially focused on contributing to the design of facility-related sites in support of the Data Center market, with future opportunity to explore a variety of markets including Corporate/Commercial, Healthcare, Education, Municipal, Civic, Industrial, and Sports & Recreation buildings and infrastructure.

They will be expected to coordinate and work closely with the IL/IN civil design team, providing BIM and AutoCAD/Civil 3D support throughout the entire life cycle of projects from planning stages, through the development of construction documents, and construction administration.

Coursework experience in land development and the design of building related site civil (grading, utilities, storm drainage, stormwater management, and erosion control) is required. This individual should be self-motivated, collaborative, and possess strong communication skills with an initiative to deliver high quality, technically sound designs. This position will also help develop our CAD bench with staff that are in the early part of their career to help coach, mentor and grow their drafting/design capabilities and expertise.

• Work for the Site Civil discipline, under the direct supervision of an Engineer or other technical professional
• Be responsible for Site Civil model(s) and generate BIM elements, based on the Level of Development (LOD) outlined in the Digital Delivery Plan (DDP) and project scope, and overall digital delivery output for the Site Civil team.
• Rely on the engineer, or other technical professional, to provide direction and guidance throughout the project duration but will be technically competent with the discipline and software used to produce the designs identified in the Digital Delivery requirements
• Accurately model the BIM elements in the correct special constraints of the modeling environment, using the current 3D software
• Prepare detailed drawings, layouts, & diagrams of the design within the project scope, schedule, and budget, using the current 3D software
• Maintain the discipline model including project information, coordinates, scales, orientations, scope boundaries, match-lines, views, and sheets
• Produce discipline specific documentation with accurate annotations on all…