VDC Engineer - Reality Capture
Ryan Companies US, Inc. · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
Art & CreativeFull-time
About the role
The VDC Engineer | Reality Capture supports the planning, coordination, and execution of reality capture work across projects. This role helps turn field conditions into clear and usable data that supports safety, coordination, progress tracking, and quality.
Responsibilities
- Support the growth and adoption of Reality Capture across projects
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows and project outcomes
- Stay up to date on tools, processes, and industry trends
- Coverage reality capture services for projects, including scope, schedule, and deliverables
- Support day-to-day execution of capture workflows in partnership with the Reality Capture Manager
- Review deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with project needs
- Support project teams in using captured data for coordination and decision making
- Ensure proper field conditions are in place to successfully execute reality capture
- Follow and help improve standard workflows and processes
- Serve as a resource for teams and stakeholders using reality capture data
- Develop quotes for reality capture services for internal and external clients
- Track budgets, costs, and usage for reality capture work
- Support invoicing and financial reporting
- Cookordination with third-party vendors, including scheduling, scope, and deliverables
- Help maintain a network of trusted vendors
- Track and manage reality capture equipment and inventory
- Ensure tools are ready, maintained, and properly used
- Support internal systems such as the Reality Capture SharePoint site
- Help organize documentation, workflows, and training materials
- Create simple guides and best practices
- Help teams build confidence using capture tools in the field
- Working knowledge of reality capture tools and workflows
- Experience with Reality Capture software such as ReCap, NavVis IVION, Trimble Field Link, DroneDeploy, OpenSpace or similar
- Understanding of laser scanning, drones, 360 capture, and robotics
- Familiarity with construction drawings and coordination processes
- Youthful attention to detail and focus on quality
- Organized and able to manage multiple responsibilities at once
- Comfortable working across field, office, and technical environments
- Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical teams
- Willing to take ownership and step into different roles as needed
- Problem solver who looks for better and simpler ways to work
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you must have experience working with clear, high-quality data to support projects, delivering work on time and within budget, effectively managing vendors and equipment, and enabling teams to seamlessly incorporate reality capture into their daily workflows.
Qualifications
You Will Really Stand Out If You:
- Strong attention to detail and focus on quality
- Organized and able to manage multiple responsibilities at once
- Comfortable working across field, office, and technical environments
- Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical teams
- Willing to take ownership and step into different roles as needed
- Problem solver who looks for better and simpler ways to work
Skills
- Working knowledge of reality capture tools and workflows
- Experience with Reality Capture software such as ReCap, NavVis IVION, Trimble Field Link, DroneDeploy, OpenSpace or similar
- Understanding of laser scanning, drones, 360 capture, and robotics
- Familiarity with construction drawings and coordination processes
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Retail and Savings Benefits
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Retirement and Savings Benefits
- Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
- Parenting Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Discount Programs
- Pet insurance
- Ryan Foundation – charitable matching funds
- Paid Time for Volunteer Events
Pay
Competitive Salary
Schedule
Full-time