Virtual Design & Construction Manager

About the Role

This position owns full P&L responsibility for Suntec's VDC/BIM/CAD Department, including budget, staffing, and resource allocation. The role leads, implements, and continuously innovates VDC, BIM, and CAD processes and best practices across the entire company, ensuring coordination with project leadership, design teams, and preconstruction services. You will oversee production and management of CAD shop drawings and 3D/4D models, establish scope, schedule, and deliverables for VDC services, and drive process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and budget performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, implement, and innovate VDC, BIM, and CAD processes and best practices company-wide.
• Provide supervision and oversight of the VDC, BIM, and CAD team across all business units.
• Drive incremental process improvements to CAD detailing and BIM/VDC workflows to increase shop drawing accuracy, shorten delivery timeframes, and improve budget performance.
• Capture and deploy lessons learned and best practices; own and evolve Suntec's VDC/BIM/CAD Playbook and standards.
• Coordinate with project leadership, design teams, and preconstruction services (estimating, scheduling, constructability, site logistics) across all business units.
• Oversee production and management of CAD shop drawings and 3D/4D models supporting self-perform scope and multi-trade coordination.
• Establish the scope of work, schedule, and deliverables for VDC and integrated delivery services on each project.
• Research, evaluate, and pilot new VDC and construction technology to maintain industry leadership.
• Lead internal training on VDC, BIM, and CAD tools and processes company-wide.
• Develop, modify, and update CAD shop drawings and BIM models in support of Suntec's self-perform scope and coordination needs.
• Represent Suntec at industry BIM/VDC/CAD conferences and events.
• Manage, mentor, and develop VDC, BIM, and CAD team members, building a growth and succession pipeline.
• Support VDC, BIM, and CAD processes and teams across all Suntec locations — Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Performance Outcomes

• Reduce rework and RFIs through improved CAD detailing and model-based shop drawing precision.
• Shorten model and shop drawing turnaround to align with project schedules.
• Manage the VDC Department P&L and drive cost efficiency across projects.
• Build the skills, depth, and career paths of the VDC team.

How This Role Lives Our Core Principles

• We Protect: Champion model and shop drawing accuracy to get ahead of problems — protecting crews, schedule, and budget.
• We Empower: Train and mentor teams company-wide on VDC, BIM, and CAD tools so every level of the organization uses data with confidence.
• We Have Grit: Own tough process and delivery challenges end-to-end, without cutting corners.
• We Care: Treat VDC as a service to project teams and clients — prioritizing clear, proactive communication over technical jargon.
• We Have Humility: Bring outside VDC expertise to Suntec without ego; learn our self-perform process and build the playbook as a true partner to the field.