Fire & Life Safety Digital Design Specialist

Fire & Life Safety Specialist

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?

Come join the fast-growing Building Engineering Services Group at HDR. 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 a Fire & Life Safety Specialist at our global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. HDR's Fire & Life Safety (FLS) team continues to expand our market sector expertise across our client base. Due to this growth, we are seeking a highly motivated Fire & Life Safety BIM Specialist to join our BES Business Group in Omaha, NE. This individual will work closely with fire protection engineers, fire protection specialists, fire protection designers, project managers, and multi-discipline design teams daily. They will be responsible for leading the BIM design and production of FLS construction documents developed from BIM models.

This position will collaborate closely with the FLS Digital Design Lead to further develop BIM content and standardize production practices for the FLS team. This includes ensuring quality production development, coordination, monitoring, and continuous improvement of deliverables to meet client needs.

Additional responsibilities may include planning and guiding BIM model production, model development, and coordinating with element authors to ensure compliance with project requirements. The ideal candidate must be proficient in Revit, possess strong communication and coordination skills, and be self-motivated and detail-oriented, with the initiative to deliver high-quality, technically excellent process designs.

In The Role Of Fire & Life Safety Specialist, You Will Have The Opportunity To:

• Collaborate in a team environment with a positive and helpful attitude.
• Be highly motivated, constantly seek improvement in how we do things, and be willing to take on new challenges.
• Be able to manage multiple projects immediately and facilitate successful BIM production and delivery of projects both through independent work and engaging other FLS teammates.
• 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.
• Be skilled with the software used to produce the designs identified in the Digital Delivery requirements.
• Have an advanced understanding of architectural/engineering documentation, plan presentation for specific discipline design, and how it interacts with other discipline models.
• 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 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 3D Coordination processes.
• Execute all Digital Delivery requirements identified on the project.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of procedures for production of design developments and construction documents, a thorough knowledge of engineering planning, drafting, and detailing.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and PDF creation software (Bluebeam and Adobe).
• Navisworks, MicroStation and Autodesk product experience is a plus.
• Exposure to fire and life safety system design is preferred.
• Preference given to local candidates.
• Associate degree in a technology program or combination of education and related industry experience.
• Proficient utilizing AutoCAD and Revit.
• Must be able to work well with engineers, technicians and support staff.
• Must be able to travel. Travel is typically less than 5%.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.

Required Qualifications

• Technical degree or a minimum of 3 years related industry experience
• Technically qualified with 3D design software and document management infrastructure
• Competency of Microsoft Office products and communication tools
• Experience with 3D Coordination tools
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and organizational traits are essential
• Intermediate understanding of engineering or architectural concepts

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.