Junior Structural Designer (for projects in Switzerland)

BIM Modeler (Civil/Structural)

Job Description

As a member of the BIM & Digital Construction team, you will work on diverse and technically demanding projects in the railway/Highways/roads and building sectors. Through the Design Center in Poland, you will collaborate closely with our teams in Switzerland and play a key role in delivering BIM models and technical documentation, with a growing focus on the execution phases. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams and is curious and eager to keep learning.

You will join BIM & Digital Construction, a unit based in French-speaking Switzerland (Lausanne) and part of our Infrastructure activity. The team is made up of 10 people - engineers, architects and draftsman - with strong experience in BIM management and BIM coordination. Three colleagues are already based at the Design Center in Poland and attached to the team.

The team works on railway projects (stations, rails or platforms), highways projects (roads, traffic, bridges etc.) and building projects, throughout the project lifecycle and with a growing focus on the execution phases. Representative projects include Lausanne railway station and a scan-to-BIM of 5 km of tunnels for Lausanne University.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Create and update BIM models and related documentation in Autodesk Revit across all project phases, with a strong focus on the execution stage.
• Model structural / civil engineering works, including excavations and temporary/permanent support systems.
• Produce reinforcement drawings (2D and/or 3D), formwork drawings, general arrangement drawings and coordination drawings, together with the associated schedules and quantity/material lists.
• Extract quantities and technical documentation from the model.
• Carry out quality control (QA/QC): model consistency, compliance with modeling standards and conventions.
• Coordinate models in a multidisciplinary environment with the Swiss teams (exchanges via the CDE, clash detection).
• Appreciated: contribute to internal templates and standards, and mentor junior modelers.

Qualifications

We expect that you have:

• Minimum 5 years of full-time experience in BIM modeling
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Revit.
• Proven experience with reinforcement / rebar (2D or 3D)
• Experience in structural / civil engineering (railway, highways, underground works, buildings).
• Professional level of English (working language; daily collaboration with the Swiss teams).

We appreciate if you have:

• Knowledge of Tekla Structures and Civil 3D
• Knowledge of IFC / open BIM standards and BIM guidelines.
• A degree in structural / civil engineering, or equivalent technical training together with relevant experience.

Company Description

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

AFRY employs over 18,000 professionals in more than 50 countries. Net sales in 2024 were SEK 27,160 million.

AFRY is organized into three Divisions: Energy; Industry and Transportation & Places.

The Global Division Transportation & Places is active within transportation infrastructure, real estate, water and environment in the Nordics and Central Europe. The division has about 6,500 employees and is structured around two segments: Road & Rail and Public & Commercial Places.

Additional Information

To individuals who join our team, we offer:

• Employment based on an employment contract
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social found
• Exciting and challenging projects
• Personal development opportunities
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team
• Helping to shape a sustainable future

We are excited to receive your application, please ensure your CV is in English.

Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview followed by a 2 steps virtual or live face to face interview.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.