BIM Coordinator / VDC Coordinator

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title :   BIM Coordinator

Position Location :   Remote - work from anywhere in the United States.  Must be located near a major airport.

Travel Requirements:   Up to   5%   domestic travel.   Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to rent vehicles.

Salary

DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges.  In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

The BIM / VDC Coordinator will support the MEP Engineers and project teams by managing the model coordination process on both small and large-scale mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection projects, including mission critical data center environments.  This person will be responsible for the day-to-day mechanics of clash detection and coordination, including exporting content from discipline models, building and maintaining coordination models, fixing clashes in Revit, running clash tests and producing clash reports.

Primary duties include creating, updating and maintaining federated coordination models in Navisworks and / or the Autodesk Forma Model Coordination module, leading clash coordination meetings, presenting clash reports to project teams and working alongside engineers in Revit to drive open issues to resolution.  Model coordinates, positioning and link setup are managed by the Project BIM Manager; the BIM / VDC Coordinator communicates and verifies these items with the Project BIM Manager prior to each coordination cycle.

The BIM / VDC Coordinator will receive general instructions on routine coordination cycles, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.  May work independently or under immediate supervision.  May serve as coordination lead on routine projects of limited scope.

The BIM / VDC Coordinator will communicate and operate in line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmental objectives.

Essential Functions

Model Coordination and Clash Management (50%)

Export and prepare content from discipline models (Revit and other trade formats) for use in coordination

Communicate and verify model coordinates, positioning and link setup with the Project BIM Manager prior to each coordination cycle

Create, update and maintain federated coordination models in Navisworks and / or the Autodesk Forma Model Coordination module

Set up and run clash detection tests (hard clash, clearance and soft clash rule sets) at established coordination milestones

Generate, organize and distribute clash detection reports to project teams and stakeholders

Create, name and manage saved viewpoints and markups in both 2D and 3D for tracking and communicating issues

Assign, track and update coordination issues through resolution, keeping issue logs current and accurate

Verify resolved clashes against updated model exports to confirm closure before sign-off

Maintain high level of competency of software through continued use and training

Attend conferences, seminars and workshops for BIM / VDC