Structural BIM Modeler

Company Description

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders that share our guiding principles – we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration in everything we do and we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment.

Job Description

We are looking for a Structural BIM Modeler to join WSP and play a key role in delivering high-quality digital design solutions on complex infrastructure and built environment projects. This opportunity is ideal for a technically strong and detail-oriented professional who is passionate about building information modelling, multidisciplinary collaboration, and using advanced design technologies to support project excellence across diverse teams and locations.

Key Role:

WSP operates in a discipline model where project teams are located in dispersed locations and collaborate virtually to deliver major project designs.

The Structural BIM Modeler performs a variety of design activities including BIM modelling, design, preparing drawings for projects, clash detection, establishing guidelines and procedures and managing workload distribution within the BIM team.

Must be familiar with the collaborative Autodesk Suite and Bentley Suite of design software tools. Proven competence in modelling Bridge and Civil Structures and be able to develop and interpret detail design work.

Will also be involved in automated design using Dynamo and the like, Navis works Clash detection and coordination of major infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the modelling team to ensure that project deliverables are met in accordance with specifications and quality standards
• Develop and interpret Bridge and Civil Structural modelling and designs including:
• Bridge and Culverts, clash detection and modelling for highways structures.
• Reinforcement detailing of structural elements in CADS RC
• Civil structures modeling in Revit or AECOSIM

• Interact and coordinate with other disciplines using NAVIS works or ITWIN

   

Health and Safety:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

Key Competencies and Generic Skills

• Self-training ability, with an affinity to learn new design technologies
• Taking ownership and being proactive in the working environment
• Possess initiative and good interpersonal skills
• Must be a collaborative team player
• Resilient under pressure to work independently from dispersed location whilst operating as a team
• Be able to deliver on challenging projects that have tight timelines.
• Accuracy – Attention to detail and correctness of drawings
• Committed to delivering excellent levels of service
• Good communicator

Additional information

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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