VDC Engineer - Columbus, OH

About the role

Messer Construction Co. is a construction manager and general contractor that provides leadership for complex commercial building projects. An employee‑owned company founded in 1932, Messer builds better lives for its customers, communities, and employees, and delivers value through quality construction and client experiences. The company has eleven regional offices across the Midwest and Southeast: Greenville, SC; Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton, OH; Louisville and Lexington, KY; Indianapolis, IN; and Knoxville & Nashville, TN. The position is to start in June 2027.

Responsibilities

• Spatially coordinate and manage virtual models for construction and field use.
• Produce and maintain 3D models throughout the life of a project.
• Coordinate with project team members to assist in the management of shop drawing/model production in support of self‑performance efforts.
• Review 3D models produced by architects and/or engineers and evaluate conformance to schematic design, design development, or construction document requirements.
• Coordinate and prepare models with Estimating for quantity extraction to enable Model‑Based Cost Planning.
• Coordinate and prepare models with field engineers to export layout points for use with field survey equipment.
• Reality Capture – coordinate and prepare point cloud/UAV data to work with design and construction model progression.
• Prepare models for AR/VR to be used in the field.
• Create models, model animations, video, etc. to support project requirements and business development pursuits.
• Prepare models to be used for safety planning in support of the Zero Injury safety program.
• Support Messer's Quality Program by leveraging Messer's best practices.
• Apply basic knowledge and use of design drawings, shop drawings, and specifications, including MEP.
• Apply basic knowledge and understanding of Construction Scheduling and LEAN tools for alignment of VDC tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Civil Engineering, Architecture Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
• 0‑2 years of experience in virtual construction engineering, preferably in a commercial construction environment.
• Messer Construction Co. does not provide immigration‑related sponsorship for this role; candidates who need employer immigration sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.

Skills

• Basic experience in producing/manipulating 3D models using Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks Manage, Trimble SketchUp, or other model authoring software.