BIM Manager (Civil 3D)

Job Description

Dewberry seeks a Virtual Design Model Manager to join our Design Technology Solutions team. In this role, you’ll use your Civil 3D expertise to partner directly with project teams and own the digital backbone of assigned projects. This is a project-facing role that works alongside project managers, design leads, and production teams to keep Civil 3D models stable, standards-based, and submittal-ready throughout the project lifecycle. As a Model Manager, you will proactively manage model health, coordinate model integration and clash detection workflows, and support the production of precise, contract-compliant digital deliverables.

This position is ideal for an experienced Civil 3D professional who enjoys project-facing partnership, can balance standards with production realities, and is passionate about leveraging technology to strengthen digital design delivery for site-civil, water, wastewater, and energy transmission/distribution projects.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers and design leads to align digital workflows with project goals, schedules, and delivery requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned Civil 3D projects for model governance, quality control, and data management.
• Execute and maintain Civil 3D project setup workflows, including templates, styles, support content, and drawing organization, and standardize repeatable practices to improve delivery efficiency and meet PxP and client requirements.
• Manage Civil 3D model data environments and model health, including reference strategy, Xrefs, data shortcuts, file organization, and QC checks to verify compliance with standards, reference integrity, and milestone readiness.
• Coordinate and execute clash detection and model integration for multi-discipline and multi-phase projects, supporting phased delivery and milestone execution.
• Support digital delivery requirements by preparing precise, contract-compliant deliverables for project milestones and submittals in required native or exchange formats.
  
  

Required

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in in civil engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of hands-on Autodesk Civil 3D experience in civil production workflows (projects that include surfaces, corridors, pipe networks, profiles).
• Strong understanding of CAD/BIM standards, PxP requirements, and Civil 3D model governance best practices (project organization, references, and data management).
• Experience supporting multi-discipline coordination and model integration on infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with clash detection and issue coordination workflows (e.g., Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud Model Coordination) and digital delivery requirements.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
  
  

Preferred

• Professional engineering (PE) licensure
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud, Model Coordination, and Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro for Civil 3D projects.
• Knowledge of interoperability and exchange formats (LandXML, IFC, IMX, KML/KMZ, SHP, GeoJSON).
• Experience supporting multi-phase infrastructure, water, wastewater, stormwater, or energy projects with complex digital delivery requirements.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam for markup and coordination.
• Experience in graphic design, modeling, rendering, animations and other visualization development
• Familiarity with Civil 3D workflow automation and efficiency tools (e.g., Dynamo for Civil 3D, scripting, LISP).
• At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
• Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
• Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.