MEP BIM / VDC Specialist

MEP BIM / VDC Specialist

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary: You are fascinated with Building Information Modeling and MEP building systems. You’re passionate about helping engineering teams work more efficiently through well-structured Revit models, standards, and content. You love to collaborate with technically proficient teams. And you never stop growing.

Salas O'Brien is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented BIM Specialist to join our team with a primary focus on supporting Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) design teams. This role will provide dedicated BIM expertise to engineers and technical design staff across multiple project types, including commercial office, mission critical/data centers, telecommunications, and industrial facilities.

The BIM Specialist will support project setup, model development at LOD 200, 300, and 350 and model health, coordination, documentation, MEP content and family management. The role will help engineering teams work effectively in Revit and will also support broader BIM and Digital Delivery initiatives through the development and maintenance of BIM content, standards, and workflows.

This position reports to the BIM Manager and works as an integrated member of multidisciplinary project teams, primarily dedicated to MEP efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Set up, develop, and maintain Revit MEP models and associated project documentation throughout project phases.
• Support Mechanical and Electrical engineers and production staff with Revit workflows, model setup, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Establish and maintain model standards including links, coordinates, worksharing, views, sheets, and model health.
• Develop, maintain, and organize MEP families, content, templates, shared parameters, and related BIM standards.
• Coordinate MEP models with Architectural, Structural, and other disciplines, including model review and clash detection.
• Perform BIM quality control to support model accuracy, consistency, and project deliverable requirements.
• Support AutoCAD-to-Revit and Revit-to-AutoCAD workflows when required by project or client deliverables.
• Participate in BIM and Digital Delivery process improvement, standards development, and team training initiatives.

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) building systems, engineering documentation, and BIM workflows.
• Strong Autodesk Revit MEP skills, including project setup, worksharing, linked models, views/sheets, system modeling, and family/content management.
• Ability to develop and maintain coordinated MEP BIM models and construction documentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot Revit model, family, visibility, and coordination issues in support of engineering teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a service-oriented approach to project support.
• Experience with Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat PDF workflows.
• Experience working within Autodesk Forma (ACC) and/or BIM 360 environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting Mechanical and/or Electrical engineering teams in a BIM specialist, BIM coordinator, or similar role.
• Experience with model coordination and clash detection tools and workflows.
• Experience with Dynamo, pyRevit, or other BIM automation tools.
• Familiarity with BIM standards, MEP content management, digital delivery processes, and interoperability.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educational Background: Technical diploma or degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, BIM/VDC, Construction, Architectural Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of MEP drafting/modeling, BIM coordination, or related building systems experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience using Autodesk Revit, preferably Revit MEP, in a professional environment.

Location: Remote

Travel: None

Compensation & Benefits:

Salas O’Brien health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Team members have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.  Salas O’Brien has both U.S. and Canadian (PTO) plans for full-time salaried, exempt and non-team members, 10 paid holidays, and paid leave programs for military service and new parents. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $95,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.