About this role
Job Description Summary: Manage the Virtual design and construction modeling process to help to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within allotted budget.
Job Description: POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
• Able to perform essential Assistant VDC Lead responsibilities and duties.
• Assist with identifying best-in-class talent, support the hiring process, and ensure new hires have a successful integration experience.
• Assist with training, developing, coaching, and managing work assignments of VDC/Detailing staff.
• Assist with managing and improving detailing process standardization & implementation.
• Oversee all detailing related tasks and resources to support project sites and pursuits, including producing pursuit deliverables and participating in client interviews.
• Lead and educate teams with reviewing, planning, and managing project requirements and deliverables.
• Oversee and ensure proper utilization of tools and software for site surveying and layout.
• Leverage reality capture techniques and other technologies to produce useful deliverables to solve challenges.
• Work with project teams to maintain and communicate approved design changes within Building Information Modeling [BIM] to ensure proper coordination throughout construction.
• Produce models to support quantity take-off for any needed trade.
• Produce accurate virtual mock-ups.
• Train and educate teams on proper set up of cloud based collaborative workspaces.
• Educate and work with teams to properly utilize existing conditions capture technology data to conduct comparative analysis, identify and resolve discrepancies effectively.
• Coach and train teams to convert reality capture into accurate model of various trades.
• Support and train teams to generate accurate background architectural models and elements.
• Educate teams on incorporating various gap models to support design intent and proper coordination.
• Assist with reviewing modeling and detailing work for quality and completeness in line with best-in-class standards.
• Identify and produce automation practices to support modeling and detailing deliverables.
• Develop modeling and detailing deliverables that consistently deliver best-in-class shop drawings for various self-perform disciplines; coach teams to develop modeling and detailing knowledge.
• Educate teams to develop modeling and detailing deliverables for more than one self-perform discipline.
• Train teams on exporting layout, spooling, or other fabrication files based on required or standard templates.
• Participate in coordination meetings to support project teams and VDC staff.
• Maintain communication with divisional leadership to deliver and gain feedback to remain aligned.
• Build working relationships to effectively collaborate with project teams, craft, self-perform, clients, design partners to execute projects successfully.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.
MINIMUM SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree or certification in relevant field; or equivalent field experience.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of design, engineering, or construction experience; with at least 5-6 years in VDC or Detailing related experience.
• In-depth understanding of commercial construction means and methods.
• Experience with managing teams and driving department objectives
• Extensive knowledge of industry standard BIM software application; advanced Revit experience expected.
• Able to educate others on VDC systems, processes, and tools.
• Proficient ability to read and understand plans and specifications.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with managing multiple project assignments.
• Displays critical thinking ability with effective problem-solving skills.
• Relationship driven, fosters collaboration, and able to partner with project and trade partners to execute project successfully.
• Ability to travel to support company VDC needs.