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Piping Designer

Los Angeles, CA ยท Hybrid

$60 - $65/hr

Job Title: Senior Designer (Plant 3D / Civil 3D) Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid ... Familiarity with industry codes and standards (API, ASME, ANSI) Education:Employment Type:

Piping Designer

Los Angeles, CA ยท Hybrid

$60 - $65/hr

Job Title: Senior Designer (Plant 3D / Civil 3D) Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid ... Familiarity with industry codes and standards (API, ASME, ANSI)

Piping Designer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$60 - $65/hr

Job Title: Senior Designer (Plant 3D / Civil 3D) Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid ... Familiarity with industry codes and standards (API, ASME, ANSI)

Piping Designer

Los Angeles, CA ยท Hybrid

$60 - $65/hr

Job Title: Senior Designer (Plant 3D / Civil 3D) Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid ... Familiarity with industry codes and standards (API, ASME, ANSI) Education:Employment Type:

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How much do civil 3d api jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for civil 3d api in the United States is $82,674.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $67,500.00 and $98,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is Civil 3D API?

The Civil 3D API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of tools and libraries provided by Autodesk that allows developers to customize and automate tasks in Autodesk Civil 3D software. Using the API, you can create programs and scripts to interact with Civil 3D objects, automate repetitive processes, and extend the software's capabilities to better fit specific project needs. The Civil 3D API supports .NET languages such as C# and VB.NET, enabling integration with other software and databases. This is especially useful for civil engineers and developers who need to streamline workflows or add specialized functionality to Civil 3D.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Civil 3D API developer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Civil 3D API Developer, you need strong programming skills (especially in .NET and C#), a solid understanding of civil engineering concepts, and experience with Autodesk Civil 3D software. Familiarity with the Civil 3D API, Autodesk development environments, and relevant certifications like Autodesk Certified Professional are typically required. Analytical thinking, problem-solving, and clear communication are important soft skills that help developers interpret requirements and collaborate with project teams. These skills are essential for creating efficient custom solutions that streamline workflows and enhance productivity in civil engineering projects.

What are the common challenges developers face when working with the Civil 3D API, and how can they overcome them?

Developers often encounter challenges such as limited documentation for advanced features, frequent software updates that may affect API compatibility, and the complexity of integrating custom tools within Civil 3D's environment. To overcome these hurdles, it's helpful to engage with Autodesk's developer community, review official API guides, and participate in forums where common issues are discussed. Additionally, maintaining clean, modular code and testing extensions thoroughly with each new version release will help ensure long-term stability and compatibility.

What is the difference between Civil 3D Api vs Civil 3D Designer?

AspectCivil 3D ApiCivil 3D Designer
Required SkillsProgramming, scripting, API developmentDesign, drafting, Civil 3D software proficiency
Work EnvironmentSoftware development, customization, automationDesign office, drafting, project planning
CertificationsAutoCAD Civil 3D certifications, programming coursesAutoCAD Civil 3D certifications, engineering degrees

The Civil 3D Api focuses on customizing and automating Civil 3D through programming, while Civil 3D Designer primarily involves creating and managing civil design projects within the software. Both roles require Civil 3D knowledge, but the Api role emphasizes coding skills, whereas the Designer role emphasizes design expertise.

What other helpful pages are available for Civil 3D Api?

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Infographic showing various Civil 3D Api job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 82% Full Time, 13% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 89% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $82,674 per year, or $39.7 per hour.

BIM Modeler, Civil (Outdoor & Underground)

Houston, TX โ€ข On-site, Remote

Giga Energy
Industrial Machinery Manufacturingย โ€ขย 11 - 50 employees

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

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Key responsibilities

  • Model foundations, equipment pads, embeds, and anchor bolt setting plans for heavy equipment, coordinated against equipment general arrangement drawings

  • Verify anchor bolt and stub-up locations against equipment GAs before pour and shop release

  • Model electrical duct banks, underground raceway, grounding systems, outdoor structures, and equipment yard layout, including electrical clearances and maintenance access


Job description

What you'll do

As BIM Modeler, Civil (Outdoor & Underground), you'll own everything that sits below grade and outside the building line - foundations and equipment pads, electrical duct banks and underground raceway, grounding, and equipment yard layout. On a data center campus this is where the schedule is genuinely won or lost: duct banks have to be right before concrete is poured, and anchor bolts have to match equipment we're already building in our own factory. You'll work in both Revit and AutoCAD, and reconcile Civil 3D surfaces and utility data from our Civil & EPC Lead into the federated model, since translating between these formats is core to the job, not an afterthought. You'll build the outdoor and underground side of our BIM capability rather than maintain someone else's, and be the one person who can say with confidence that this scope is coordinated before anything is poured or shipped.

Where you'll work

We are an in-office culture - velocity matters when you're building physical infrastructure, and the best decisions happen in the room. This role is ideally based in our San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays.

That said, we will make exceptions for truly exceptional talent if you live outside one of our hubs. If you're the right person for this role, we'll have a conversation about what works.

Responsibilitiesย 
  • Model foundations, equipment pads, embeds, and anchor bolt setting plans for heavy equipment, coordinated directly against equipment general arrangement drawings
  • Verify anchor bolt and stub-up locations against equipment GAs before pour and before shop release
  • Model electrical duct banks and underground raceway - conduit arrangement, encasement, bend radii, spare capacity, manholes, and pull boxes
  • Model the grounding system - ground grids, rods, conductor routing, and connections to pads, structures, and fence lines
  • Model outdoor structures and equipment yard layout, including electrical clearances, phase spacing, and maintenance access
  • Take in Civil 3D surfaces, utility networks, and survey data and reconcile them into the federated model, including shared coordinates and georeferencing
  • Convert incoming AutoCAD site and utility drawings into native Revit geometry, and produce CAD output back out where required, keeping both in sync
  • Run underground clash cycles in Navisworks - duct bank against foundation, grounding against structure - resolving conflicts rather than just reporting them
  • Build and maintain the parametric Revit family library for repeatable outdoor and underground content - pads, duct bank sections, manholes, and bus supports
What this role do not coverย 

We are explicit about this because "outdoor and underground" means different things at different firms. You are not the civil Engineer of Record, and you will not be asked to produce a stamped civil permit set. The following sit with our Civil & EPC Lead and our consultants:

  • Site grading design, earthwork balance, and cut-and-fill authoring in Civil 3D
  • Road corridor design, alignments, and stationing
  • Stormwater sizing, detention basin design, and drainage calculations
  • Civil plan-and-profile sheets and the stamped civil permit set
  • Geotechnical design and bearing capacity
  • Survey and topographic data capture, and legal descriptions
  • Utility interconnection engineering with the serving utility
Requirements
  • 5+ years modeling foundations, outdoor structures, and underground services for industrial, energy, substation, or mission-critical projects; commercial or residential experience alone will not transfer
  • Expert-level Autodesk Revit, including structural modeling, family creation, parametric content, worksharing, and shared coordinates
  • Strong AutoCAD fluency - genuinely comfortable moving work in both directions between AutoCAD and Revit without losing accuracy
  • Demonstrated experience modeling underground electrical raceway or duct banks, and foundations, equipment pads, or anchor bolt layouts for heavy equipment
  • Able to read, link, and reconcile Civil 3D data - surfaces, pipe networks, alignments, and survey points - into a Revit model
  • Working knowledge of NEC Article 300.5, NESC / IEEE 605, IEEE 80, ASCE 7, ACI 318, and AISC 360
  • Navisworks proficiency, including running clash tests and resolving interference in your own models
  • Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Bonus points
  • Data center campus experience - multi-block sites, high-density underground electrical distribution, utility interconnection
  • Substation civil and structural work - yard layout, equipment foundations, grounding grids, oil containment
  • Hands-on Civil 3D authoring ability
  • Modular or repeat-deployment work where the model drives a factory build and gets reused rather than redrawn
  • Dynamo or Revit API scripting to automate repetitive modeling and QA
Benefits
  • Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
  • 401(k) with 4% employer match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Parental leave
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Commuter benefits
  • Team on-sites where all offices come in-person to collaborate