Structural BIM-Digital Design Team Lead
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We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.
The Building Engineering Services Group (BES) provides industry leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site civil, structural, and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include public, municipal, private, and government project types. Projects are a balance of local as well as across the region and the globe. With a team of experienced staff in specific market areas such as Healthcare, Datacenters, Science and Technology, Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Hospitality, Industrial, Municipal, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Federal facilities; we provide engineering excellence for our clients.
We are searching for Structural BIM-Digital Design Team Lead at either our Folsom or Walnut Creek office.
Function as a structural digital design – building information modelling (BIM) lead for key projects
Execute all structural digital delivery (BIM) requirements identified on a project
Be responsible for the structural discipline model and will generate the BIM elements, based on the Level of Development (LOD) outlined in the Digital Delivery Plan (DDP) and project scope
Create and maintain the discipline model, systems, content, and overall digital delivery output for structural.
To be skilled with the software used to produce the designs identified in the Digital Delivery requirements
Have mastered structural BIM modelling and how it interacts with other discipline designs.
Have an advanced understanding of structural documentation and plan presentation for all disciplines
Mentor and develop the Structural Digital Design staff.
Accurately model BIM elements in the correct special constraints of the modeling environment, using the current 3D software
Prepare detailed drawings, layouts, & diagrams of the design within the project scope, schedule, and budget, using the current 3D software
Maintain the structural model including project information, coordinates, scales, orientations, scope boundaries, match-lines, views, and sheets
Produce discipline specific documentation with accurate annotations on all structural modeling output.
Perform structural modelling with limited guidance from structural engineer.
Assist the Structural Business Class Lead with management and culture of the overall business class by being the direct supervisor of a team of digital designers with varying degree of experience
Work as a collaborative team with fellow Team Leads and the Structural Business Class Lead for work staffing and project proposals
Provide team leadership with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting, mentoring, and staff development
Collaborate closely with structural market sector leadership to ensure technical excellence in all key markets including commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories and mission critical facilities
Implement, monitor, and support company policy
Works collaboratively with other team leads, business class lead, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
Actively encourage and participate in work-sharing and structural practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR Structural Business Class
Assist the Structural Business Class Lead in the recruitment and growth of the business class
Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
In-person office culture
Preference given to local candidates
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