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As a member of Garver’s growing Water Design Center, 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
Requirements:
- 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
Preferred Skills:
- 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
ABOUT GARVER'S WATER DESIGN CENTER
The Water Design Center (WDC) is a knowledge-based hub that excels in highly technical, multi-discipline water and wastewater designs. The WDC specializes in large, high-volume, custom treatment plant projects with advanced technologies. Centralizing the location of the WDC means communication, coordination, and participation with team members is constant. This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.
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.
INTRODUCTION
As a member of Garver’s growing Water Design Center, 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
Requirements:
- 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
Preferred Skills:
- 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
ABOUT GARVER'S WATER DESIGN CENTER
The Water Design Center (WDC) is a knowledge-based hub that excels in highly technical, multi-discipline water and wastewater designs. The WDC specializes in large, high-volume, custom treatment plant projects with advanced technologies. Centralizing the location of the WDC means communication, coordination, and participation with team members is constant. This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.
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.
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Which companies sponsor visas for project leaders in Texas?
Several large Texas-based employers have established sponsorship track records for project leader roles. In Houston, energy companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton sponsor project leaders in engineering and operations. In Dallas-Fort Worth, AT&T, American Airlines, and Texas Instruments are active sponsors. In Austin, Dell Technologies, Apple, and Amazon regularly sponsor project leaders in technology and product management functions.
Which visa types are most common for project leader roles in Texas?
The H-1B is the most common visa category for project leaders in Texas, particularly in technology, engineering, and business operations. The role typically qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field. Australian nationals may have access to the E-3 visa as an alternative. Candidates with multinational employer relationships may also be considered for L-1A visas in managerial capacities.
Which cities in Texas have the most project leader sponsorship jobs?
Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin account for the vast majority of project leader sponsorship opportunities in Texas. Houston leads in energy, petrochemicals, and construction project management. Dallas-Fort Worth is strong in financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Austin has seen rapid growth in software and hardware project leadership roles, driven by tech company expansions and a concentrated cluster of product-driven organizations.
How to find project leader visa sponsorship jobs in Texas?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it straightforward to search for project leader roles in Texas without sorting through positions that don't offer sponsorship. You can filter by state, role type, and industry to focus on Texas employers who have a documented history of sponsoring international workers in project leadership positions. This saves significant time compared to reviewing unfiltered general job listings.
Are there any Texas-specific considerations for project leaders seeking visa sponsorship?
Texas has no state income tax, which affects prevailing wage comparisons but does not change federal H-1B wage requirements. Employers must still meet Department of Labor prevailing wage standards for the specific metropolitan statistical area where the role is located, so a project leader role in Houston is benchmarked differently than one in Austin or El Paso. Texas also has strong university pipelines through UT Austin, Texas A&M, and Rice University that feed talent into local sponsoring employers.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored project leader jobs in Texas?
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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