BIM Specialist

6 days ago


Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada J.L. Richards & Associates Limited Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled BIM Coordinator to join our team at J.L. Richards & Associates Limited. As a BIM Coordinator, you will play a key role in the development and implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) strategies and workflows for our architectural and structural projects.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review, coordinate, and manage building information models to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Organize, maintain, and set up CAD data environments and provide basic training and support for project teams in these ecosystems.
  • Provide support for staff on various model formats and extraction of CAD architecture and engineering drawings from these models.
  • Assist the Architecture & Structural disciplines in model establishment.
  • Work collaboratively with internal design teams, subconsultants, clients, and contractors to develop information exchange requirements for each of these stakeholders.
  • Work collaboratively with project managers to identify, develop, and implement BIM strategies, execution plans, and workflows for efficient project delivery.
  • Help to develop and maintain BIM project execution plans.
  • Perform model maintenance, including checking models for warnings, view organization, and conformity with BIM project requirements.
  • Assist the project team with training and implementation of workflows on projects with the support of project production leads.
  • Coordinate with other consultants' BIM models.
  • Coordinate the handover of information at project milestones and closeout.
  • Work with project managers to align production team efforts to meet submission dates.
  • Stay current with industry standards and best practices related to BIM, including understanding the landscape of cloud-based BIM programs.
Why Join Our Team

We are a 100% employee-owned firm with a strong reputation for quality services in multiple sectors. Our team is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. We offer stable, long-term employment with opportunities for advancement based on merit, skill, and initiative. We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration.

We provide a flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type. Our employees lead committees charged with creating action plans for ensuring our firm's social responsibility, including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee; Environmental Sustainability Committee; and Indigenous Action Plan Committee.

We offer competitive salaries, reviewed annually, as well as health and dental benefits and RRSP/DPSP programs. Our merit-and-profit bonus program is our key to recognizing performance. Extracurricular social events are provided so we can all have some fun along the way.