Original job description
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'
Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
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.
About You
HDR is seeking a Structural BIM Designer to support the delivery of complex building and infrastructure projects across Canada and North America.
In this role, you will contribute directly to the development of structural models, drawings, and coordinated design packages, working within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team environment. You will be actively involved from early design through construction, supporting the production of high-quality, coordinated deliverables aligned with project requirements and schedules.
Reporting to the Technical Specialist – Mass Timber, you will work alongside structural engineers and other discipline leads to develop and maintain BIM models, prepare detailed drawings, and support coordination with architectural, MEP, and civil teams. The role requires a strong understanding of structural systems, constructability, and BIM workflows within a collaborative delivery environment. In this role, you will also play a key part in translating mass timber design concepts into coordinated, constructible models and drawings. The quality and clarity of your modeling work will directly influence how these structures are realized in the field.
Our project portfolio spans a diverse range of sectors, including educational, civic, defense, data centers, healthcare, industrial, water/wastewater, and commercial developments. Projects are located across North America.
In the role of Structural BIM Designer, we'll count on you to:
- Work for a specific discipline, under the direct supervision of an Architect/Engineer, or other technical professional
- Be responsible for their 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 that discipline
- Rely on the architect, engineer, or other technical professional to provide direction and guidance throughout the project duration but will be technically competent with the discipline and software used to produce the designs identified in the Digital Delivery requirements
- Be proactive in communicating BIM progress, clashes, and issues, and in assessing, planning, and communicating modeling workload, priorities, and schedule impacts.
- Interpret structural sketches and design intent, and translate them into detailed drawings in accordance with company drafting standards.
- Continuously improve drawing clarity, readiness, and communication of design information, and organize drawings in a clear and logical manner.
- Accurately model the 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 discipline model including project information, coordinates, scales, orientations, scope boundaries, match-lines, views, and sheets
- Produce discipline specific documentation with accurate annotations on all modeling output
- Monitor, improve, and maintain company standards and model health
- Coordinate the design with other discipline models through Design Reviews and the 3D Coordination process
- Assist or execute any additional Digital Delivery requirements identified on the project
Our ideal candidate will have a passion for innovation, collaboration, new experiences, opportunities and exceeding client expectations. Our goal is to help our clients achieve high performance in safety, quality, cost efficiency and profitability for their capital projects and on-going operations.
Please note that shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Revit skills assessment to demonstrate their proficiency with Revit software focused on typical structural/Mass Timber project workflows.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in Revit
- Proficient in Auto CAD
- Experience with A/E consulting firms
- Adaptability to evolving BIM technologies and the ability to implement automation workflows will be considered an asset
- Ability to rigorously audit, validate, and verify all AI-generated outputs where it’s applicable to the rolee
- Experience using AI productivity tools to accelerate project workstreams
Other Job Details
Further, the position requires:
- Compliance with HDR and, as applicable, contractor safety policies and procedures
- Potential attendance at job sites to support design and construction activities
