Senior VDC Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of project-specific VDC Project Execution Plans (PxP) and VDC implementation strategies.
• Cookinate and manage Architectural, MEPTF, Structural, Civil, Specialty, and Site model components.
• Ensure model accuracy, reliability, and adherence to project standards.
• Manage information flow, issue tracking, and resolution using VDC workflows.
• Assist the VDC Manager with quality assurance reviews of project models and VDC deliverables.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of VDC Engineers on assigned projects.
• Lead constructability and coordination reviews during design and preconstruction phases.
• Support estimating teams in the use of models for quantity takeoffs, visualization, and communication.
• Develop site logistics and site utilization plans in coordination with project teams.
• Generate BIM coordination schedules aligned with project milestones and field activities.
• Facilitate and/or run coordination meetings with design teams and trade partners.
• Identify clashes, gaps, and constructability issues; recommend solutions and support RFI development.
• Cooordinate documentation of existing conditions via as-builts and/or laser scanning.
• Maintain and update federated models throughout construction and promote field use of models.
• Track and document design conflicts, scope changes, and VDC-related metrics.
• QC architectural model for use in clash detection and problem solving.
• Coordinate drawings between architectural, structural, MEPTF, and framing scopes.
• Generate and/or oversee production of: Concrete shop drawings, Penetration plans, & Framing overlays
• Train project team members in VDC workflows and model viewing tools.
• Support project teams with 3D shop drawing clash to final sign off.
• Support office and field teams with ongoing VDC needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of commercial construction experience, including at least 5 years in project engineering, field engineering, or superintendence and 5 years in Virtual Design & Construction (VDC)/Building Information Modeling (BIM) within a general contracting or design-build environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial construction means, methods, sequencing, and constructability, with the ability to apply VDC solutions to improve project outcomes.
• Advanced proficiency with: Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, BIM360 / ACC
• Company paid life insurance
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Flexible spending account & dependent care flexible spending account
• 401(k) with company match, fully vested after two years of employment
• Hired applicant will be eligible to receive annual bonus
• Company paid parking
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly cellphone stipend is provided to support work-related communication
• Wellness program, including on-site gym

Qualifications

• Professional presence with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Flexible spending account & dependent care flexible spending account
• 2 weeks of paid time off
• 10 company paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match, fully vested after two years of employment
• Hired applicant will be eligible to receive annual bonus
• Company paid parking
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly cellphone stipend is provided to support work-related communication
• Wellness program, including on-site gym

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