VDC Manager

About the role

The VDC Manager leads a designated VDC service line within the Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) organization. This role is responsible for the operational success, technical excellence, and strategic growth of a dedicated VDC discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead a designated VDC service line and establish consistent standards, workflows, and best practices.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop VDC personnel including Specialists and Senior Specialists.
• Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, coaching, and ongoing feedback.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and succession planning.
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team culture.
• Manage resource planning and staff assignments across multiple projects.
• Balance workload, staffing levels, and utilization to maximize department efficiency.
• Carefully coordinate project assignments based on technical expertise, project complexity, and business priorities.
• Forecast staffing needs and identify future hiring requirements.
• Ensure consistent execution of departmental standards, QA/QC procedures, and project delivery workflows.
• Monitor project performance, quality metrics, and client satisfaction.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and consistency.
• Establish standard operating procedures and maintain departmental documentation.
• Provide technical oversight and subject matter expertise for assigned service line.
• Support complex project challenges and assist project teams with technical issue resolution.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies, workflows, and industry best practices.
• Promote standardization and scalability across projects.
• Develop technical training programs for VDC staff.
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate professional development opportunities.
• Mentor team members toward increasing levels of responsibility.
• Promote knowledge sharing across the department.
• Support pursuit efforts through technical presentations, visualization, demonstrations, and client interviews as needed.
• Collaborate with Operations, Preconstruction, Marketing, and Business Development teams.
• Aid in developing service offerings, departmental standards, and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in VDC, BIM, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Previous personnel management experience preferred.
• Strong Working Knowledge Of Autodesk Revit, Navisworks Manage, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Revizto, AutoCAD, Reality Capture workflows (preferred), Visualization software (Enscape, Twinmotion, Lumion, D5, V-Ray) depending on service line, Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing technical teams.
• Strong organizational and resource management skills.
• Experience balancing multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong operational mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ability to build trust across operations, design teams, subcontractors, and executive leadership.