Piping BIM Engineer | Plant 3D

Express Employment Professionals – Scottsdale
Location: Phoenix, AZ | On-site
Pay: $92,000–$110,000 annually
Travel: Up to 10%

About the Role

Express Employment Professionals in Scottsdale is recruiting a Piping BIM Engineer for an on-site role at a customer’s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix.

This position requires hands-on Plant 3D experience to develop piping models, coordinate with project teams and subcontractors, resolve clashes, and support fabrication, installation, material planning, and progress reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop accurate 3D piping, equipment, scaffolding, and support models from P&IDs, plot plans, specifications, and equipment drawings.
• Set up and maintain Plant 3D projects, piping specifications, custom catalogs, component attributes, and material data.
• Coordinate piping layouts with customers, design teams, production teams, and subcontractors to resolve clashes and constructability issues.
• Perform clash detection in Navisworks Manage, establish clearance requirements, and document resolutions.
• Define shop and field welds, create fabrication spools, and produce spool diagrams, general assembly drawings, and installation drawings.
• Extract and validate bills of materials and material takeoffs (BOM/MTO) by line, system, and area for procurement and cost tracking.
• Track fabrication, welding, and installation status using model data, Excel, and Power BI.
• Maintain consistent revisions across models, drawings, and reports while following BIM standards and modeling guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant piping design or BIM experience.
• Advanced Plant 3D proficiency, including independent project setup, specification registration, catalog creation, and 3D modeling.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, plot plans, piping drawings, material specifications, and equipment vendor drawings.
• Strong understanding of piping classes, materials, fittings, connection methods, bolting, equipment nozzles, and structural steel supports.
• Experience planning practical piping routes and supports that account for installation access, clearances, and thermal considerations.
• Hands-on experience defining weld locations, generating fabrication spools, and producing usable drawings from 3D models.
• Experience extracting and validating BOM/MTO data and managing model and drawing revisions.
• Proficiency with Navisworks Manage/Simulate, including model conversion, object searches, data exports, viewpoints, comments, and clash reporting.
• Experience using Excel and Power BI to organize project data and visualize design, fabrication, and construction progress.
• Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Valid driver’s license and authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Construction industry experience.

Work Environment

Work is performed from an on-site office within a customer’s semiconductor manufacturing facility. Employees must commute independently to the Phoenix worksite. Parking is available.

Apply Today

Apply through Express Employment Professionals - 480.355.3100

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