Assistant Structural Designer (for BIM projects in Sweden)
Job Description
As a member of the Information Excellence team in AFRY, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects in that will make a real impact. Through the Design Center you will collaborate with a team of highly skilled professionals in Sweden, use cutting-edge technology, and play a pivotal role in delivering innovative solutions for our clients. It is important that you are a team player that like to work in teams with different competences and that you are curious and eager to learn new things.
About the team in Sweden
Our Malmö office in Sweden is home to a team of around 10 dedicated BIM Specialists. They are a part of Advisory, working across cost management, sustainable building strategies, and early‑stage energy and design analysis to support smarter decision‑making throughout the project lifecycle.
We work with a wide range of assignments, spanning from early‑stage BIM strategy development to the long‑term management of Digital Twins. Our team is currently involved in around 20 ongoing projects of varying scale and complexity. In general, we work in dedicated project teams, and our engineers typically handle 2–5 projects simultaneously.
The design-phase of our projects is a relatively set process with following main stages:
- Pre-design
- Conceptual design
- Detail design
- As-Built drawings.
We work with all kinds of buildings ranging from hospitals, offices, schools, datacentres and much more
Your key responsibilities:
in Revit (Core Competence):
- Create, develop, and maintain BIM models using Revit
- Support the creation and management of families, templates, and project standards
- Ensure models are well-structured, coordinated, and aligned with project requirements
in Point Cloud & Digital Engineering Support (scan-to-BIM):
- Assist in converting point cloud data into accurate, BIM-ready models
- Support digital engineering workflows by integrating scanned data into design and coordination processes
- Help ensure data quality and alignment between existing conditions and design models
- Expertise in point cloud management software, incl. Autodesk ReCap, Navisworks
in BIM Coordination & Quality Assurance:
- Contribute to model coordination across disciplines and support clash detection activities
- Review models to identify inconsistencies, missing information, or deviations from standards
- Scripting and automated model checking
- Support the implementation and documentation of BIM standards, naming conventions, and classification systems
in Continuous Improvement:
- Contribute to improving workflows, templates, and digital tools within the BIM environment
- Stay up to date with BIM tools, technologies, and best practices
Qualifications
Must have:
- A degree in Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Architecture
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in 3D modelling or previous experience as a BIM Specialist
- Good written and spoken English (minimum CEFR level B1)
- Hands-on experience from at least three large Revit design projects
- Solid working knowledge of MS Office applications
- A proactive approach, ability to take decisions and strong sense of quality
Good to have:
- Experience of working abroad, especially projects in the Nordics
- Knowledge of the Swedish building industry and building standards
- Knowledge of FME
- Good knowledge of the Swedish language
- Skills in AutoCAD and NavisWorks/ Solibri
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
Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position, please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.
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.
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.