Area Digital Delivery Manager

About the role

The Area Digital Delivery Manager will oversee the development and expansion of HDR’s Digital Delivery practice within the Transportation Business Group, supporting Architecture, Engineering, and Construction teams across Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, growth and resources of the Digital Delivery practice for the area to support Architecture, Engineering and Construction teams.
• Responsible for standardizing and growing area Digital Delivery Program to support VDC/BIM, Data Acquisition, 3D Clash Detection, 4D Construction Phasing, 5D Cost Estimation and Asset Management across various sectors within the Transportation industry.
• Work in close coordination with area Project Controls, Geospatial Information Management, and Visualization & Interactive Design teams to enhance project delivery within the area through effective use of technology related services.
• Work closely with National Digital Delivery Leadership to assist in development of Area/Regional BIM Standards, best practices, training, knowledge sharing networks, technology implementation and thought leadership while establishing regional presence to support growth of Digital Delivery practice within the area.
• Identify appropriate staffing needs through working with area leadership in building Digital Delivery team and BIM Staff to enable successful Digital Delivery of Projects.
• Lead Digital Delivery/BIM Management of Regional Mega Projects, working alongside Project Managers to develop scope and fee of Digital Delivery services, writing and enforcing BIM Execution Plans, establishing and communicating standards, protocols and best practices while working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Work with Area CAD Managers to lead team members in coordinating submittals for clients, governmental agencies, permitting agencies, etc. for reviews, approvals, and other milestones.
• Lead team and establish best practices for performing thorough quality control (QA/QC) of models and sheet files for standards compliance and discipline coordination.
• Ability to lead the setup, implementation and oversight of projects Common Data Environments with support of application specialists.
• Handle multiple, demanding, and complex projects in a timely manner with accurate and measurable results.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of Digital Delivery/BIM Management, demonstrated performance of managing large linear infrastructure Digital Delivery programs to integrate Civil and Architectural Design.
• Demonstrated experience in Model Authoring/CAD software such as Civil3D, Revit, Microstation, and OpenRoads Designer.
• Proficiency in BIM management and coordination tools such as Navisworks, BIM360, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud/iTwins, Synchro, and Assemble, supporting BIM uses like clash detection, 4D construction phasing, model health assessments, extended reality, and digital twins and digital asset management.
• Familiarity with ISO-19650 standards.
• Certified Professional in Bentley OpenRoads Designer or Civil 3D, with experience integrating GIS into BIM workflows and publishing 3D models to GIS.
• Understanding of reality capture methods and integration of existing conditions data into design workflows.
• Awareness of current and future artificial intelligence applications in the AEC industry and BIM/CAD, including potential benefits and risks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelors Degree in Science, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or similar preferred.
• 10+ years of experience with civil engineering/site development & Architectural projects, with proven track record serving as BIM Manager on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to gather, organize and interpret data for process monitoring or business case development.
• Oral and written communication skills.