VDC Specialist

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success. By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years. Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places every day, and we need inspired people like you to join us in building authentic partnerships.

About the role

The Virtual Design Construction Specialist will learn JE Dunn processes and tools, develop and utilize professional skills, and deliver consistent value-add services to our project teams and internal customers. This position will complete routine activities to support the VDC processes and workflows for assigned projects.

Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on assigned areas of responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor, and refers all exceptions to supervisor as needed.

Career Path: Senior Virtual Design Construction Specialist

Responsibilities

• Provides models and documents necessary to complete scope as determined with VDC/BIM leadership and project teams.
• Assembles 3D content modeled by others and models any content not provided.
• Learns and maintains a productive and efficient BIM process.
• Creates and maintains clear and effective project documentation, such as meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and constraint logs.
• Supports operations with the RFI process for BIM-related items.
• Maintains working relationships with subcontractors and project teams.
• Assumes responsibility for learning the VDC processes and standards; applies them to assigned projects.
• Reads and comprehends construction documents and project BIM requirements and applies them to VDC processes.
• Incorporates design updates into project models.
• Analyzes construction documents and models, looking for errors and omissions, and makes corrections as necessary.
• Supports operations with self-perform model management and layout.

Requirements

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to set up and establish project-specific VDC technology to support project delivery strategy.
• Ability to read construction documents and specifications.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
• Ability to learn and apply BIM technology solutions to overall VDC processes and application in the AEC industry, including:
  • Autodesk BIM 360 Glue
  • Autodesk Construction Cloud
  • Autodesk Design Collaboration
  • Autodesk Revit (Architecture, Structure, MEP)
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Navisworks Manage (including JE Dunn clash spheres program)
  • Trimble’s Sketch-Up
  • Bluebeam

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field (Preferred). In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 0-2 years of construction experience and/or summer internship/co-op experience in construction (Preferred).

Working Environment

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Typically, travel is not required.
• Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet business needs.
• Normal office environment, but may be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold).
• Frequent activity: Sitting, viewing computer screen.
• Occasional activity: Standing, walking, bending, climbing, reaching above shoulder, pushing, pulling.

Pay

Base compensation for the VDC Specialist role in Minneapolis is between $69,406 and $86,757, depending on experience, and may be more than this range for candidates with exceptional experience and a demonstrated history of successful performance. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive a target bonus based on both individual and company performance.

Benefits

This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.