Plant Layout Engineer

Job Title: Plant Layout Engineer

Job Description

The Plant Layout Engineer develops and maintains highly coordinated 3D factory layouts using BIM tools to support efficient, safe, and scalable manufacturing operations. This role establishes BIM standards, integrates complex equipment models, and ensures seamless coordination between equipment, utilities, infrastructure, and material flow. The engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver accurate, clash-free models and documentation that guide real-world plant design and construction.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain BIM standards for equipment naming, family classifications, file organization, model ownership, approval workflows, and revision control.
• Integrate manufacturing equipment CAD models into Revit, simplifying complex assemblies while preserving critical geometry, maintenance clearances, and coordination requirements.
• Develop and maintain standardized Revit families, equipment libraries, templates, and custom views to support consistent factory modeling.
• Build and maintain coordinated 3D factory layouts in Revit, including equipment, pallets, material flow aisles, utility connections, and volumetric envelopes across multiple elevations.
• Develop and maintain federated Navisworks models to combine and coordinate 3D models from multiple disciplines and identify potential layout conflicts.
• Perform clash detection and clearance analysis across manufacturing and facility systems, track tagged conflicts and viewpoints, and support resolution of issues.
• Maintain equipment parameters, monitor and optimize model health, and manage CAD/Revit importexport workflows.
• Prepare compatible geometry and exports (such as .fbx or .stp files) to support FlexSim and other simulation tools.
• Manage Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) projects, including model publishing, user permissions, and version control.
• Use Bluebeam to review drawings, perform markups, and coordinate engineering changes and drawing revisions.
• Maintain standardized factory base models and migrate legacy 2D CAD layouts into Revit-based 3D environments.
• Develop 3D models from 2D factory layouts and keep both 2D and 3D representations synchronized.
• Create accurate 3D models of manufacturing equipment and integrate them into plant layouts, ensuring proper interfaces with utilities and material handling systems.
• Coordinate with equipment vendors to obtain, validate, and integrate model data and technical specifications.
• Collaborate with industrial engineering, manufacturing, construction, and facilities teams to ensure that digital models align with real plant requirements.
• Manage change and version control for models, maintain a clear release and approval history, and ensure data integrity across all BIM assets.
• Produce and maintain factory BIM models that integrate equipment, utilities, infrastructure, and material flow in Revit.
• Deliver standardized libraries, including optimized equipment families, BIM templates, and custom view configurations.
• Generate Navisworks clash reports with tagged clashes, assigned owners, and documented resolution tracking.
• Prepare and maintain engineering documentation, including ACC-published models, Bluebeam markups, drawing revisions, and archived layouts.
• Validate equipment data, produce model health reports, and ensure exports are compatible with simulation and downstream engineering workflows.

Essential Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Revit for 3D plant modeling, equipment integration, family creation, model optimization, and BIM-based factory layouts.
• Strong AutoCAD skills for 2D layouts, CAD interoperability, and integration of legacy drawings into Revit models.
• Hands-on experience with Navisworks Manage for model federation, clash detection, clearance analysis, and issue tracking.
• Proficiency with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) for cloud collaboration, model publishing, permissions management, and version control.
• Experience using Bluebeam for drawing reviews, markups, coordination of engineering changes, and revision control.
• Demonstrated capability in manufacturing BIM, including factory layouts, equipment utility interfaces, material handling, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Solid understanding of BIM governance, including modeling standards, shared coordinates, data integrity, model health monitoring, and engineering workflows.
• Ability to build and maintain 3D plant models in Revit and keep them aligned with 2D layouts.
• Experience in creating accurate 3D models of manufacturing equipment and integrating them into plant layouts.
• Skill in developing 3D models from 2D factory layouts and maintaining synchronization between 2D and 3D environments.
• Ability to use Navisworks to combine and coordinate 3D models and identify potential layout conflicts.
• Strong design and equipment layout skills with attention to clearances, access, and maintainability.
• Competence in managing change and version control, including maintaining clear release and approval histories for models and drawings.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with automation and integration across Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Inventor, Bluebeam, and ACC.
• Familiarity with preparing geometry and exports such as .fbx or .stp files for use in FlexSim or similar simulation tools.
• Experience in vendor coordination, including obtaining and validating equipment model data and specifications.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with industrial engineering, manufacturing, construction, and facilities teams.
• Experience maintaining standardized factory base models and migrating legacy CAD layouts into Revit.
• Ability to troubleshoot modeling issues, coordinate alignment problems, and software integration challenges in a BIM environment.

Work Environment

The Plant Layout Engineer works in a highly collaborative, technology-driven environment focused on digital design and coordination of manufacturing facilities. The role involves extensive use of Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks Manage, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, and related BIM and CAD tools to develop and manage 3D factory models and associated documentation. Work typically occurs in an office or hybrid office environment with frequent interaction with engineering, manufacturing, construction, and facilities teams, as well as equipment vendors. The position emphasizes structured workflows, rigorous version control, and continuous model quality assurance to support accurate, clash-free factory layouts and efficient project delivery.

This is a Contract position based out of Pittsburgh, PA.

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Pittsburgh, PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Pittsburgh,PA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.