Job Description This role focuses on coordinating and delivering electrical BIM/VDC models and installation drawings for complex, large-scale construction projects. The Intermediate/Experienced Electrical BIM Specialist / Coordinator plays a key role in aligning BIM deliverables with project schedules, supporting clash detection and coordination, and ensuring accurate, constructible electrical designs for installation teams.
Electrical BIM Specialist / Coordinator
Job Description
This role focuses on coordinating and delivering electrical BIM/VDC models and installation drawings for complex, large-scale construction projects. The Intermediate/Experienced Electrical BIM Specialist / Coordinator plays a key role in aligning BIM deliverables with project schedules, supporting clash detection and coordination, and ensuring accurate, constructible electrical designs for installation teams.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Project Manager and site teams to coordinate BIM deliverables with overall project schedules and installation plans.
- Prepare detailed drawings, layouts, and working plans based on verbal instructions, rough notes, engineering drawings, and sketches to support optimal installation outcomes.
- Develop installation drawings for a wide range of electrical systems, including power distribution and grounding, lighting and lighting control systems, fire alarm and security systems, building automation systems, structured cabling, alternative energy systems, slab and surface installations, riser drawings, and duct banks.
- Collaborate with project team members to produce drawings efficiently and accurately while meeting time and schedule constraints.
- Create drawings that show the necessary details and assemblies of electrical equipment, including dimensions, fastening methods, slab coordinates, and other required technical information.
- Review and interpret structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical drawings for various occupancy types and perform relevant technical calculations such as voltage drop and conduit fill.
- Review design drawings and provide feedback to ensure all project and code requirements are met.
- Host and attend coordination meetings, actively support team decisions, and contribute to coordination strategies.
- Understand and comply with project schedules to submit BIM deliverables on time and implement changes and revisions as required.
- Prepare effective clash detection reports to help the team maintain order, schedule, and quality across disciplines.
- Manage and update BIM model files and installation drawings within common data environments or shared project document management platforms.
- Respond promptly to BIM/VDC coordination requests from the general contractor, site team, and other trades to support smooth project execution.
Essential Skills
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working with construction contractors on BIM/VDC or electrical coordination projects.
- Strong proficiency in Revit for modeling and producing detailed electrical BIM documentation.
- Hands-on experience with Electrical BIM workflows, including model creation, coordination, and installation drawings.
- Ability to read, interpret, and coordinate structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical drawings.
- Capability to perform electrical technical calculations such as voltage drop and conduit fill.
- Experience preparing detailed installation drawings for electrical systems including power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, security, building automation, and structured cabling.
- Proven ability to manage BIM models and drawing sets in shared project document management platforms or common data environments.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills to work closely with project managers, site…
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