Mechanical BIM Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Develop and uphold discipline-specific BIM standards for mechanical systems, encompassing HVAC, liquid cooling distribution, piping, plumbing, and fire protection.

• Create and document workflows for discipline coordination regarding model authoring, exchange, federation, clash detection, and approvals.

• Enhance BIM standards continuously based on project insights while aligning cross-disciplinary interfaces, shared parameters, and coordination priorities.

• Lead model reviews for the discipline across various projects, ensuring model quality, completeness, and feasibility.

• Facilitate clash detection and resolution at the discipline level for complex mechanical piping and ductwork, equipment clearances, and electrical/structural interfaces.

• Assist in fabrication-level modeling to support prefabrication and modular construction, including spool drawings, duct fabrication models, and skid or module assemblies.

• Engage in project coordination meetings as the mechanical discipline expert.

• Act as the main VDC contact for trade contractors, internal design teams, and external design firms.

• Educate partners on IREN’s discipline standards and assess their BIM execution capabilities.

• Review incoming discipline models for adherence to standards and provide structured feedback through necessary revisions.

• Document project lessons learned and integrate them into updates for standards, content libraries, and playbooks.

• Offer discipline expertise to corporate VDC initiatives, technology assessments, CDE workflows, and integration of model-data downstream.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in BIM/VDC coordination or mechanical building-systems design.

• Familiarity with HVAC, hydronic piping, plumbing, and fire protection in environments such as data centers, mission-critical settings, or heavy industrial sectors.

• Advanced proficiency in Revit MEP and Navisworks.

• Experience with fabrication-level tools like Autodesk Fabrication (CADmep), Victaulic Tools for Revit, or similar is highly preferred.

• Proven experience in creating or enforcing discipline BIM standards, content libraries, and coordination workflows across several projects or partner organizations.

• Strong grasp of construction sequencing, prefabrication, and field installation practices.

• Capability to evaluate model constructability beyond just geometric clash avoidance.

• Proficiency in collaborating with trade contractors, design firms, and internal engineering teams, holding partners accountable to established standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Willingness to travel to project sites and fabrication facilities as necessary.

• Authorization to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual performance incentives.

• Equity programs/long-term incentives.

• Relocation assistance, depending on the circumstances of the successful candidate.

• 100% company-funded health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees.

• 75% company-funded coverage for dependents.

• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident insurance options.

• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) available when paired with the High Deductible Health Plan.

• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

• Access to financial planning and legal services.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.

• Opportunities for internal skills training and career advancement.

• Professional development support for certifications, continuing education, or job-related training.

• Participation in company events and team-building activities.