Structural BIM Modeler

WSP

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.

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.

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
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

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

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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Qualifications and Experience Required

Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience in modelling of civil structures
Highly competent with structural engineering modeling using either AutoDesk Suite and Bentley related Bentley software
Minimum 3 years’ managing a project team
Able to model using the following collaborative software tools; Bentley Suite - Microstation, AECOSIM, ProjectWise or AutoDesk Suite - Civil 3D, Navisworks, BIM 360, Revit as well as reinforcement packages such as CADS RC
EE candidate preferred.