Senior VDC Associate

About the role

Strategic Mission Critical (SMC) is seeking a Senior VDC Associate to support the delivery of complex mission critical projects across the United States. This role is ideal for an experienced VDC professional who thrives in a production-focused environment and enjoys leading projects from model development through coordination. You'll remain hands-on in Revit while partnering with project teams, contractors, and clients to produce high-quality, constructible models and shop drawings that support successful field execution.

Responsibilities

• Produce and oversee detailed electrical Revit models and shop drawings for mission critical projects
• Lead project coordination efforts, including clash detection, constructability reviews, and model resolution using Navisworks
• Translate engineering design intent into coordinated, field-ready models supporting fabrication and installation
• Lead coordination meetings with internal teams, contractors, architects, and design partners
• Mentor and support junior VDC team members on modeling standards, best practices, and project execution
• Coordinate RFIs, model revisions, and project deliverables while ensuring quality, accuracy, and schedule commitments
• Collaborate with clients and project stakeholders to resolve complex coordination challenges throughout construction

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional VDC, BIM, or construction modeling experience
• Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Revit in a production environment
• Hands-on experience modeling electrical systems, including conduit, cable tray, lighting, equipment, and related systems
• Experience producing construction models and shop drawings for contractor or fabrication workflows
• Experience using Navisworks for clash detection and model coordination
• Experience leading coordination meetings and driving multi-disciplinary project execution
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and translate design intent into constructible models
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of contractor-side VDC/BIM experience
• Multiple mission critical or data center projects completed
• Experience working for an electrical contractor
• Autodesk Certified Professional, Revit (or similar certification)

Pay

$100,000 - $130,000+ per year (depending on location, experience, education, and skills)

Benefits

• 36-hour standard work week (half-day Fridays)
• Paid time off
• Hybrid working arrangement
• 13 paid holidays
• 100% coverage of medical, health, and dental insurance premiums for full-time employees
• Subsidized spouse and family insurance premiums
• Reimbursement of professional licensing costs
• Employer-sponsored life and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with annual safe harbor contribution

Locations: Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Clifton Park