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South Carolina's growing advanced manufacturing, automotive, and life sciences sectors drive demand for project leaders statewide. Major employers like BMW Manufacturing, Boeing South Carolina, and Michelin North America have established sponsorship track records. Greenville, Spartanburg, and Charleston are the primary hiring hubs for internationally sponsored project leader roles.
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INTRODUCTION
As a member of Garver’s growing Water Design Center in Greenville, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Leader will be responsible for leading the drafting and design for projects while managing and mentoring a design squad of BIM Designers and Technicians. The BIM Project Leader will also be responsible for leading the production of 3D Revit models and maintaining CAD/BIM standards for Garver’s Water Design Center. The BIM Project Leader will collaborate with multiple teams of engineers, designers, and technicians to produce drawings on various Water Business Line (WBL) projects. This role in the Water Design Center is one that is central to project delivery through our many offices and utilizes the latest BIM technology, predominantly Revit software. Typical projects in design include process mechanical, structural, building mechanical, and architectural designs for water and wastewater treatment plants.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary responsibilities of the BIM Project Leader will include:
- Serve as the primary BIM point of contact for assigned projects
- Lead the coordination between project team disciplines (civil, process, structural, mechanical, and electrical)
- Drawing Sheet List (both excel and Revit)
- Production of compiled PDF’s for project milestones from all disciplines
- Design changes where necessary
- Clash detection and resolution between disciplines
- Exporting of Revit files
- Civil site plan linking
- Facilitate P&ID design with all process modeling
- Lead the development of 3D Revit models
- Organization of facilities in different models as project requires
- Coordination of models with sub-consultants as needed
- Maintaining the shared coordinate system
- Owner of secured workset(s) for levels, grids, and scope boxes
- Lead the organization of facility plans, sections, and details in Revit for construction documents
- Attend project meetings as required
- Work closely with Design Phase Managers to maintain scope, budget, and schedule to execute projects
- Maintaining strong communication with engineers and project managers to ensure timely delivery of projects and avoid any potential project conflicts
- Acknowledge and coordinate design issues with disciplines
- Arranging necessary resources for file sharing and communication to effectively share design files across the company or with clients, sub consultants, and contractors
- Coordinate BIM resources for assigned projects
- Develop markups working with the engineers
- Distribute and coordinate workload with your assigned BIM Designers and Technicians
- Review the work of your assigned BIM Designers and Technicians and serve as their mentor
- Provide thorough review of every plan sheet for assigned projects to ensure all projects adhere to company CAD/BIM standards, prior to engineers’ review
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 or more years of computer aided drafting and design experience with an architectural &/or engineering design team
- Extensive experience in the use of BIM software (Revit)
- Experience using MSOffice products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
- General understanding of various building types
- Experience with architectural, industrial and commercial designs
- Experience with multi-discipline CAD designs (i.e. piping, structural, electrical, I&C, controls, mechanical, HVAC, process)
- Good communication and training skills (verbal and written)
- High school diploma or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Understanding of water or wastewater treatment specific equipment
- Experience using Bluebeam software
- Experience with file sharing protocols and other methods of file transfer
- Associate’s degree or higher with a focus on CAD/BIM
- Experience with Civil 3D
- Experience with point clouds and point cloud processing with ReCap
- Experience with BIM360 file sharing software
GROW WITH US
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance. Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
LOCATION
Greenville, South Carolina

INTRODUCTION
As a member of Garver’s growing Water Design Center in Greenville, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Leader will be responsible for leading the drafting and design for projects while managing and mentoring a design squad of BIM Designers and Technicians. The BIM Project Leader will also be responsible for leading the production of 3D Revit models and maintaining CAD/BIM standards for Garver’s Water Design Center. The BIM Project Leader will collaborate with multiple teams of engineers, designers, and technicians to produce drawings on various Water Business Line (WBL) projects. This role in the Water Design Center is one that is central to project delivery through our many offices and utilizes the latest BIM technology, predominantly Revit software. Typical projects in design include process mechanical, structural, building mechanical, and architectural designs for water and wastewater treatment plants.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary responsibilities of the BIM Project Leader will include:
- Serve as the primary BIM point of contact for assigned projects
- Lead the coordination between project team disciplines (civil, process, structural, mechanical, and electrical)
- Drawing Sheet List (both excel and Revit)
- Production of compiled PDF’s for project milestones from all disciplines
- Design changes where necessary
- Clash detection and resolution between disciplines
- Exporting of Revit files
- Civil site plan linking
- Facilitate P&ID design with all process modeling
- Lead the development of 3D Revit models
- Organization of facilities in different models as project requires
- Coordination of models with sub-consultants as needed
- Maintaining the shared coordinate system
- Owner of secured workset(s) for levels, grids, and scope boxes
- Lead the organization of facility plans, sections, and details in Revit for construction documents
- Attend project meetings as required
- Work closely with Design Phase Managers to maintain scope, budget, and schedule to execute projects
- Maintaining strong communication with engineers and project managers to ensure timely delivery of projects and avoid any potential project conflicts
- Acknowledge and coordinate design issues with disciplines
- Arranging necessary resources for file sharing and communication to effectively share design files across the company or with clients, sub consultants, and contractors
- Coordinate BIM resources for assigned projects
- Develop markups working with the engineers
- Distribute and coordinate workload with your assigned BIM Designers and Technicians
- Review the work of your assigned BIM Designers and Technicians and serve as their mentor
- Provide thorough review of every plan sheet for assigned projects to ensure all projects adhere to company CAD/BIM standards, prior to engineers’ review
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 or more years of computer aided drafting and design experience with an architectural &/or engineering design team
- Extensive experience in the use of BIM software (Revit)
- Experience using MSOffice products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
- General understanding of various building types
- Experience with architectural, industrial and commercial designs
- Experience with multi-discipline CAD designs (i.e. piping, structural, electrical, I&C, controls, mechanical, HVAC, process)
- Good communication and training skills (verbal and written)
- High school diploma or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Understanding of water or wastewater treatment specific equipment
- Experience using Bluebeam software
- Experience with file sharing protocols and other methods of file transfer
- Associate’s degree or higher with a focus on CAD/BIM
- Experience with Civil 3D
- Experience with point clouds and point cloud processing with ReCap
- Experience with BIM360 file sharing software
GROW WITH US
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance. Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
LOCATION
Greenville, South Carolina
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Which companies sponsor visas for project leaders in South Carolina?
BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, and Michelin North America in Greenville are among the most active sponsors for project leader roles in the state. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies in the Research Triangle-adjacent Upstate corridor, along with Volvo Cars' Berkeley County plant, also have histories of filing H-1B petitions for project management positions.
Which visa types are most common for project leader roles in South Carolina?
The H-1B is the most common visa for project leaders in South Carolina, provided the role qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as engineering, computer science, or business. Candidates from Australia may qualify for the E-3 visa. Multinational managers transferring within a company may be eligible for the L-1A category instead.
Which cities in South Carolina have the most project leader sponsorship jobs?
Greenville and Spartanburg in the Upstate region concentrate the highest volume of sponsored project leader roles, driven by the automotive and advanced manufacturing corridor anchored by BMW, Michelin, and their supplier networks. North Charleston is a secondary hub due to Boeing's large manufacturing presence. Columbia, as the state capital, generates project leader demand in government contracting, healthcare, and technology sectors.
How to find project leader visa sponsorship jobs in South Carolina?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it straightforward to search for project leader roles in South Carolina without sorting through employers who don't sponsor. You can narrow results by city, industry, and visa type to focus on Upstate manufacturing hubs like Greenville and Spartanburg or coastal employers in the Charleston area. Migrate Mate surfaces roles from employers with verified sponsorship histories.
Are there state-specific considerations for project leaders seeking visa sponsorship in South Carolina?
South Carolina's concentration in automotive and aerospace manufacturing means many sponsored project leader roles require industry-specific credentials or engineering backgrounds rather than general management experience. The state has no income tax on out-of-state retirement income but does levy standard payroll taxes relevant to prevailing wage compliance. Employers must still meet Department of Labor prevailing wage requirements when filing an LCA, which is tied to the specific county where work is performed.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored project leader jobs in South Carolina?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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