VDC/BIM Manager

Job Summary

The VDC Department Manager leads all BIM/VDC efforts related to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, emphasizing prefabrication and virtual construction. Success requires driving organizational buy-in to VDC processes and maintaining high standards of model accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Create a positive, collaborative, and high-performance environment that promotes respect, accountability, integrity, and teamwork.
• Lead with humility, transparency, and authenticity while maintaining high standards of performance.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal departments, trade partners, designers, and clients.
• Navigate challenges and conflicts with a solutions-oriented mindset that strengthens relationships.
• Achieve a "Build it virtually first" philosophy company-wide and with trade partners.
• Establish and enforce model accuracy, completeness, and constructability expectations.
• Implement quality control processes to validate models before release to fabrication or field teams.
• Ensure models are precise in dimensions, routing, and trade coordination — detailed enough to support fabrication without rework.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop VDC professionals, field personnel, and project teams.
• Conduct regular coaching conversations focused on both technical growth and leadership development.
• Build a career development pathway for team members.
• Encourage innovation, problem-solving, and ownership at all levels.
• Provide constructive feedback and recognize achievements that align with company values.
• Ensure models are developed to fabrication level (LOD 400+) for shop production.
• Collaborate with fabrication shops to align model output with manufacturing capabilities.
• Oversee spool drawings, assemblies, and material lists derived from coordinated models.
• Validate installation sequencing virtually before fabrication and field work begins.
• Develop and enforce BIM/VDC standards specific to mechanical/plumbing coordination and prefabrication.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (laser scanning, point clouds, digital twins).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 7–10+ years of construction, BIM, VDC, or related industry experience.
• 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of MEP systems, installation practices, and prefabrication.
• Proven experience developing fabrication-level models (LOD 400+).
• Advanced proficiency in Revit, Navisworks, and Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Key Competencies

• Leadership in driving VDC adoption across teams and trade partners.
• Strong commitment to virtual construction methodologies.
• Exceptional attention to model accuracy and detail.
• Ability to translate models into real-world construction and fabrication success.
• High accountability for quality and constructability.