Tatu City is seeking to hire a highly skilled and detail-oriented CAD/BIM Technician - Civil & Structural to support our engineering team on ambitious projects. This role demands a technical specialist capable of producing high-quality structural detailing and civil drawings for complex high-rise, industrial, and residential developments. The ideal candidate is a proactive modeler who will ensure the accuracy of our BIM models, coordinate seamlessly with other disciplines, and ensure strict adherence to international drafting standards.Drafting, Modeling & Technical Delivery:Produce detailed 2D construction drawings and 3D BIM models for reinforced concrete (RC), structural steel, and civil works for high-rise towers, industrial warehouses, and residential complexes.Develop complex detailing including rebar detailing (RC), steel connections, and general arrangement drawings in compliance with design specifications.Ensure all drawings and models strictly adhere to the company’s CAD/BIM standards and international coding conventions (e.g., ISO 19650 basics).Transform conceptual sketches and engineering calculations into accurate, construction-ready documentation. Maintain and organize the project drawing library, ensuring version control and proper file management protocols are followed.Coordination & Clash Detection:Utilize Navisworks to perform collision detection between structural elements and MEP/Architectural models; generate clash reports and resolve conflicts prior to site issuance.Liaise effectively with Architects, MEP technicians, and Engineers to ensure a seamless, integrated design delivery.Assist in the preparation of "As-Built" drawings and models based on site mark-ups and field changes.Site Support & Quality Control:Review construction drawings for accuracy, feasibility, and constructability before final approval.Conduct periodic site visits to verify that construction works align with the issued structural details and models.Support the engineering team in quantity take-offs (BOQ support) extracted directly from BIM models. RequirementsSkills and Experience:Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a Diploma from a specialized technical institute is required.Experience: A minimum of seven to ten (7-10) years of progressive experience in drafting and detailing for residential, industrial, and high-rise building projects.BIM Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in BIM modeling and coordination.Software Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency is mandatory in AutoCAD, Revit (Structure), and Navisworks. Awareness of Civil 3D, CADS RC, or structural analysis software (e.g., Prota Structure) is a distinct advantage.Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of construction methodologies reinforced concrete detailing rules (e.g., standard hooks, laps), and structural steel sections.
Tatu City is seeking to hire a highly skilled and detail-oriented CAD/BIM Technician - Civil & Structural to support our engineering team on ambitious projects. This role demands a technical specialist capable of producing high-quality structural detailing and civil drawings for complex high-rise, industrial, and residential developments. The ideal candidate is a proactive modeler who will ensure the accuracy of our BIM models, coordinate seamlessly with other disciplines, and ensure strict adherence to international drafting standards.
Drafting, Modeling & Technical Delivery:
- Produce detailed 2D construction drawings and 3D BIM models for reinforced concrete (RC), structural steel, and civil works for high-rise towers, industrial warehouses, and residential complexes.
- Develop complex detailing including rebar detailing (RC), steel connections, and general arrangement drawings in compliance with design specifications.
- Ensure all drawings and models strictly adhere to the company’s CAD/BIM standards and international coding conventions (e.g., ISO 19650 basics).
- Transform conceptual sketches and engineering calculations into accurate, construction-ready documentation.
- Maintain and organize the project drawing library, ensuring version control and proper file management protocols are followed.
Coordination & Clash Detection:
- Utilize Navisworks to perform collision detection between structural elements and MEP/Architectural models; generate clash reports and resolve conflicts prior to site issuance.
- Liaise effectively with Architects, MEP technicians, and Engineers to ensure a seamless, integrated design delivery.
- Assist in the preparation of "As-Built" drawings and models based on site mark-ups and field changes.
Site Support & Quality Control:
- Review construction drawings for accuracy, feasibility, and constructability before final approval.
- Conduct periodic site visits to verify that construction works align with the issued structural details and models.
- Support the engineering team in quantity take-offs (BOQ support) extracted directly from BIM models.
Requirements
Skills and Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a Diploma from a specialized technical institute is required.
- Experience: A minimum of seven to ten (7-10) years of progressive experience in drafting and detailing for residential, industrial, and high-rise building projects.
- BIM Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in BIM modeling and coordination.
- Software Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency is mandatory in AutoCAD, Revit (Structure), and Navisworks. Awareness of Civil 3D, CADS RC, or structural analysis software (e.g., Prota Structure) is a distinct advantage.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of construction methodologies reinforced concrete detailing rules (e.g., standard hooks, laps), and structural steel sections.
Tatu City is a 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep with homes, schools, businesses, a shopping district, a medical clinic, nature areas and recreation for more than 250,000 residents and tens of thousands of day visitors. Tatu City’s schools educate thousands of students daily, and a range of homes suits all incomes and businesses that thrive in the country’s first operational Special Economic Zone. Located 30 minutes from Westlands, Tatu City represents a new way of living and thinking for all Kenyans in a live, work and play environment that is free from traffic congestion and long-distance commuting.Tatu City is a development by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder with 30,000 acres of visionary projects in growth trajectories across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tatu City is a 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep with homes, schools, businesses, a shopping district, a medical clinic, nature areas and recreation for more than 250,000 residents and tens of thousands of day visitors. Tatu City’s schools educate thousands of students daily, and a range of homes suits all incomes and businesses that thrive in the country’s first operational Special Economic Zone. Located 30 minutes from Westlands, Tatu City represents a new way of living and thinking for all Kenyans in a live, work and play environment that is free from traffic congestion and long-distance commuting.
Tatu City is a development by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder with 30,000 acres of visionary projects in growth trajectories across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
