Burns & McDonnell
Senior Revit Designer - Transmission & Distribution (Glasgow, UK)
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Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction, and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Transmission & Distribution.
While working alongside the Digital Delivery Team, in a Senior capacity and adhering to the ISO 19650 standard, the Senior Revit/CAD Designer will specialise in leading all aspects of substation/building technology on design and construction projects. Recognised for their specialist skills, they will work within a managed design process, developing technical knowledge and expertise to provide innovative solutions, with a primary focus on the delivery stage. Additionally, they will acknowledge the significance of post-construction aspects of the project.
- Lead and review the needs of clients and users and agreeing the project brief.
- Recognise the significance of the design stage and how it underpins the construction project.
- Lead evaluation and advising upon environmental and regulatory legal requirements affecting the project and obtaining initial approvals.
- Producing feasibility studies with the design team.
- Assessing survey requirements and producing surveys.
- Contributing to project briefs and design programmes.
- Liaising with and producing documentation for statutory approval authorities.
- Preparing and presenting design proposals using Revit/CAD techniques and traditional methods.
- Working within a team to produce the detailed design process and co-ordinating detailed design information.
- Developing the project design, researching problems and producing, developing and advising upon innovative solutions.
- Producing, analysing and advising upon specification, materials selections and detailed design solutions in relation to performance and production criteria.
- Liaising with and producing documentation for statutory approval authorities.
- Producing, managing, controlling and integrating design and production information.
- Ensuring continual compliance with design, statutory and professional requirements.
- Programming schedules and undertaking stage inspection with other members of the design team.
- Gaining feedback from and de-briefing client and user.
- Appraisal of building performance in use and producing, developing and maintaining maintenance management information systems.
- Evaluating upon refurbishment, repair, reuse, recycling and deconstruction of buildings.
- Lead and assist the design team in providing professional guidance and decision making to clients, users and design/construction teams.
- Undertaking structured Continuing Professional Development.
- To prepare and compile CAD/Revit files to surveyors requirements, including plans, sections, details and all associated information in accordance with the Company CAD/Revit manuals, BS1192, PAS 1192-2 etc.
- Be expected to develop individual skills within the parameters of the Group BIM/CAD software, including 3D visualisations as required.
- To file all BIM/CAD/Revit related information in accordance with the Company CAD/BIM manuals.
- To issue drawings as requested by drawing Building Surveyors/ Building Information Manager/ Document Control Manager/Project Managers.
- Able to work under your own initiative within a multi-discipline environment, and to manage a variable and changeable workload.
- Able to plan workload and ensure information is produced within parameters set out by the project lead.
- To maintain and develop CAD/Revit library of standard information required for projects including, CAD block, Revit families, standard details etc.
- Updating and maintaining quality control and CAD/BIM standards to the Digital Delivery office managers’ requirements.
- Attend CAD/Revit user group meetings to advise issues, problem solving tools that can use by other users for delivery of CAD/Revit files etc.
- Train, mentor, and develop less experienced drafting, detailing and design staff members.
- Responsible for the electrical design QA/QC process.
- All other duties as assigned.
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- Bachelor's Degree in drafting, technology, engineering or related field and 8 years of relevant experience Required
- HND in a related field and 9 years of relevant experience.
- HNC in a related field and 10 years of relevant experience.
- Secondary School Certificate and 11 years of related experience.
Expert on: Revit and AutoCAD, Office365 such excel, word, etc.
Intermediate expertise: BIM360, Autodesk Construction Cloud (Revit Cloud).
- Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs.
- Expert ability to utilize 2D and 3D applications to prepare engineering drawings.
- Expert knowledge in design, calculations and design systems.
- Expert knowledge in the theory and practices of assigned discipline; competent in the fundamental concepts of other disciplines as they relate to the assigned discipline; and capable of operating related discipline design software necessary to execute production tasks.
- Work collaboratively with others, including but not limited to clients (Digital Delivery, Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-disciplinary project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and attention to detail.
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
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- Primary Location: GB-Glasgow-Glasgow
- Schedule: Full-time
- Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
- Req ID: 263129
- Job Hire Type: Experienced #UKO N/A
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