Senior VDC Manager

About the role

The PENTA Building Group is searching for a Senior VDC Manager to join our team in Los Angeles County and Orange County, CA. The role involves leading VDC delivery across a regional portfolio of commercial construction projects, setting the execution standard for all VDC workflows, leading a regional team of VDC professionals, and serving as the primary VDC leader for project teams and clients. The right candidate brings deep construction knowledge, a track record of leading teams, and the ability to translate VDC strategy into consistent, field-relevant results on every project.

Responsibilities

• Pursuit: Lead the development of VDC content for project pursuits including VDC narratives, construction approach, visualization strategies and logistics concepts in coordination with preconstruction and marketing; represent VDC in owner interviews and shortlist presentations; communicate VDC scope, approach, and value to clients and owners with clarity and confidence; define VDC scope and budget for pursuit projects; build and maintain relationships with clients, design partners, and trade contractors.
• Preconstruction: Own the VDC Management Plan for all projects in the regional portfolio from project award through completion; define the model coordination process for each project including subcontractor model requirements, coordination meeting cadence, issue tracking protocol, and deliverable schedule; lead design review and constructability analysis sessions using design drawings and project models; coordinate with the preconstruction team on quantity tracking and cost support where required; assign and direct VDC Engineers on preconstruction deliverables; direct existing conditions documentation including reality capture, as-built review and site verification at project initiation.
• Construction: Lead VDC delivery across all active workflows in the regional portfolio including visualization, model coordination, design review, reality capture and field technology; lead model coordination meetings across the regional portfolio, managing issue logs and trade partner commitments; represent VDC in project-level conversations with project executives, general superintendents, project managers, subcontractors, and design teams; lead the regional VDC team by setting clear expectations, reviewing output, and developing team members; manage regional VDC staffing and resource allocation across the portfolio; direct reality capture operations across the portfolio using laser scanning and aerial drones; support RFI resolution using model and coordination data.