Principal CAD/BIM Designer
About this role
Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Principal CAD/BIM Designer to collaborate with project managers and engineers in developing process mechanical BIM (Revit) models, families, and contract drawings for water, wastewater, and pump station facility projects.
Why Hazen and Sawyer:
- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
- We currently have over 2,000 employees in 70+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
Work Setting: In-person (All in office/field)
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing Revit models, families, and contract documents
- Lay out process mechanical piping in Revit to create enlarged plans, sections, and details.
- Coordinate with site civil, structural, architectural, HVAC, electrical, and I&C disciplines to identify and resolve design conflicts.
- Perform clash detection at submittal milestones and support clash resolution.
- Incorporate engineer and CAD/BIM Coordinator redlines into drawings and models.
- Coordinate design submittals with project discipline leads.
- Verify deliverables comply with Hazen and client CAD/BIM standards.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or associate degree/technical certification with 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk FORMA, formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).
- Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D is preferred.
- Experience leading and coordinating construction contract drawings for medium- and large-scale projects.
- Experience mentoring early-career designers.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on Revit experience, especially with MEP design
- Process Mechanical Revit experience
- Experience collaborating across disciplines
- Water or wastewater industry experience
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation
- Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
- Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
- Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support
- Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships
- Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location
Company at a glance
As Hazen marks 75 years, we celebrate a legacy of absolute commitment to our clients while delivering the best technical work available anywhere. By fostering a culture rich with collaboration, opportunity, and support, we've retained a small-firm feel even as we've expanded to be the water industry's largest firm solely devoted to all things water.
Our focus on water prepares us to handle the exceptional challenges facing the industry: adapting to new regulations and changes in supply or demand; targeting stretched budgets for optimal ROI; developing resilience to drought, floods, severe storms, and wildfires; charting a course into the digital age; and much, much more.
Our focus on water also makes us home to many of the world’s top water experts and rising talents, each seeking a challenging and rewarding career while making an important contribution to the communities in which we work.
If you have a water challenge, Hazen and Sawyer has your solution.
Visit our website to view a full list of all Hazen office locations across the country and around the world.
Top Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Prescription Plans
- Flexible Spending Plans
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Plan
- Financial Planning Support
- Tuition Reimbursement
- In-house Training
- Professional Registration Incentives
- Professional Organization Memberships
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