BIM Lead

Join Hilscher-Clarke as a full-time BIM Lead at our Pataskala, Ohio office, where we're more than a team – we're more like a family. At Hilscher-Clarke , our people embody our core values of Faith, Integrity, Respect, Selflessness, and Teamwork every day. With over a century of leadership in electrical contracting across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and West Virginia, we deliver excellence in commercial, industrial, specialty, and residential projects.

Join our family at Hilscher-Clarke and contribute to a legacy of excellence and values-driven success.

The BIM Lead is responsible for the successful planning, implementation, and coordination of Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes on assigned projects. This role combines strong project-level BIM coordination with direct management and mentorship of a small team of BIM Modelers to ensure high-quality, clash-free models are delivered on time and within project standards. This position reports directly to the BIM Manager.

Hilscher-Clarke offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including bonus opportunities, opportunities for advancement , 401(k), 401(k) matching, PTO, AD&D insurance, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership & Coordination

  • Develop and Enforce Standards:
    Create and maintain the BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and project-specific BIM standards, ensuring strict adherence by all internal team members and external stakeholders.

  • Model Coordination:
    Lead the overall model coordination effort, including performing complex clash detection (using software like Navisworks) and managing the resolution process with design and construction teams.

  • Project Setup:
    Establish project templates, file-sharing protocols, and a Common Data Environment (CDE) to facilitate seamless collaboration.

  • Liaison:
    Act as the primary point of contact for all BIM-related activities between the internal BIM team, project managers, engineers and trade partners.

  • Deliverables:
    Oversee the generation of all BIM deliverables, including drawings, models, quantity take-offs, and other model-derived information, ensuring they meet the project's Level of Development (LOD) requirements.

  • Meetings:
    Organize and lead regular BIM coordination and model review meetings, tracking all action items to resolution.

• Team Management & Development

  • Supervision:
    Directly manage a small team of BIM Modelers, assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and ensuring daily modeling activities align with the project schedule.

  • Quality Control (QC):
    Perform regular quality audits of the team’s models to ensure geometric accuracy, data integrity, and compliance with the BEP.

  • Mentorship:
    Provide technical guidance, coaching, and support to the team, helping to resolve complex modeling challenges and promote best practices.

  • Training:
    Identify training needs and lead internal training sessions for new hires and current staff on BIM software, standards, and workflows.

• Technical & Software

  • Software Proficiency:
    Maintain expert-level proficiency in core BIM software (e.g., Autodesk Revit) and coordination tools (e.g., Navisworks Manage).

  • Content Management:
    Develop, maintain, and standardize the project-specific BIM content library (families, components, templates).

  • Innovation:
    Stay current with industry trends, evaluate new BIM-related software and workflows, and implement technologies that improve productivity and quality.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in a BIM/VDC role within the AEC industry, with a proven track record of managing and delivering complex projects.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership or supervisory capacity, managing a…