BIM Designer, Electrical

What you'll do

As a BIM Designer, Electrical, you'll own the federated model for our electrical scope — substations, switchgear, cable tray and busway, conduit and raceway — and run the coordination process that keeps discipline models moving from concept through fabrication-grade release. This role sits inside our growing BIM function, working shoulder-to-shoulder with electrical, structural, and civil designers to keep one federated model as the single source of truth from design through fabrication and field support.

Where you'll work

We are an in-office culture — velocity matters when you're building physical infrastructure, and the best decisions happen in the room. This role is ideally based in our San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays.

That said, we will make exceptions for truly exceptional talent if you live outside one of our hubs. If you're the right person for this role, we'll have a conversation about what works.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain federated Revit and Navisworks models for electrical scope — MV/HV substations, padmount transformers, switchgear, UL 891 switchboard lineups, cable tray, busway, conduit, and raceway

Model to the level of development each project stage requires, from concept (LOD 200/300) through fabrication-ready (LOD 400) shop release

Reconcile MCAD equipment geometry (Inventor / SolidWorks / STEP) into usable Revit families and IFC content

Run scheduled Navisworks clash tests against a documented test matrix, triage issues by root cause, and track every clash to closure with evidence

Publish clash and coordination reports on a fixed cadence and participate in coordination review meetings

Build and enforce BIM standards — templates, worksets, shared parameters, naming conventions, and view templates

Build and maintain the parametric family library for Giga's recurring equipment, including transformers, switchboards, breakers, skids, and enclosures

Generate coordination drawings, general arrangements, and model-derived quantity takeoffs to support procurement and estimating

Maintain model health — purging, auditing, worksharing hygiene, and file size discipline as projects scale

Requirements

5+ years of professional BIM modeling experience, including at least 3 years coordinating federated multi-discipline models, not single-discipline drafting

Expert-level Autodesk Revit, including family creation, parametric content, worksharing, and template configuration

Demonstrated ownership of Navisworks Manage clash detection — building test matrices, running batch tests, and managing issue resolution

Direct experience with electrical power infrastructure — substations, switchgear, transformers, or high-capacity power distribution

Working fluency in NEC / NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE / ANSI C57, UL 891, and NEMA enclosure standards

Ability to read and interpret electrical single-line diagrams, schematics, and structural steel drawings without hand-holding

Track record of independently running a coordination process — setting cadence, chasing other disciplines, and holding a schedule

Bonus points

Experience designing electrical systems for data centers, mission-critical, or other technically complex industrial facilities

Modular, skid-mounted, or e-house / prefabricated equipment experience

ISO 19650 information management practice and BIM Execution Plan authorship

4D construction sequencing experience (Navisworks TimeLiner or Synchro)

Prior work inside an OEM or manufacturing environment, where the model feeds a production line rather than an architect

Benefits

Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup

401(k) with 4% employer match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

Commuter benefits

Team on-sites where all offices come in–person to collaborate