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BIM / VDC Coordinator job
What a data center BIM / VDC coordinator does day to day, the Monday to Friday office or site trailer schedule, the Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD skills, and how drafters and graduates get hired.
By Czarina Tabayoyong, Founder, Critical Path Hiring
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The job
A BIM / VDC coordinator builds and maintains the 3D models for a data center construction project and reports conflicts between the trades to the team.
A typical day
- Build and update the project model in Revit
- Combine the trade models in Navisworks
- Prepare drawings in AutoCAD
- Report the conflicts between trades to the team
- Update the model as the design changes
Location and schedule
An office or site trailer, Monday to Friday.
Skills and certifications
Required
- Revit
- Navisworks
- AutoCAD
Routes in
People move into this role from drafting, or with an architecture or engineering degree.
Next roles
This role leads to vdc manager.
Pay
Pay varies by market and level, and the current ranges are in our data center salary guide.
Questions
- What is the schedule for a BIM / VDC coordinator?
- Monday to Friday, in an office or site trailer.
- What software does a BIM / VDC coordinator need?
- Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD are required.
- How do I become a BIM / VDC coordinator?
- People move into the role from drafting, or with an architecture or engineering degree. VDC manager is the next step.
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