Manager, Virtual Design & Construction

IREN•,

3d•Remote

About The Position

IREN is seeking a Manager, Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) to establish and lead the company's corporate VDC function. This role will define the strategy, standards, and digital delivery framework for applying BIM, model-based coordination, and data-rich design processes across IREN's data center portfolio. It's a corporate enablement role focused on setting standards, tools, and workflows for all projects, supporting project teams, and ensuring lessons learned are integrated back into company-wide standards. The position is within the Innovation organization, aiming to shorten design and delivery timelines through digital, model-first methods. IREN is committed to sustainable data center operations powered by 100% renewable energy.

Requirements

Minimum 8+ years of experience in VDC, BIM management, or digital construction delivery.
Minimum 3+ years leading VDC programs or teams.
Expert proficiency with industry-standard VDC toolsets (e.g., Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360/ACC or equivalent CDE platforms).
Demonstrated experience federating and coordinating large multidisciplinary models.
Proven track record establishing corporate BIM/VDC standards and execution plans, and enforcing them across external partners.
Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and structural systems sufficient to lead multidisciplinary coordination and constructability reviews.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to translate technical model data into decisions for executives and field teams.
Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Nice To Haves

Data center, mission-critical, or large industrial project experience strongly preferred.
Experience supporting prefabrication or modular construction from fabrication-level models.
Exposure to 4D/5D workflows, reality capture, or digital twin programs.
Relevant certifications (e.g., Autodesk, buildingSMART) are a plus.

Responsibilities

Define and own IREN's enterprise VDC roadmap, establishing BIM execution plans, modeling standards, level-of-development (LOD) requirements, naming conventions, and quality benchmarks.
Develop governance for how design partners, general contractors, and trade partners author, exchange, and federate models, embedding VDC requirements into contracts and agreements.
Standardize the transition of model data across the project lifecycle, ensuring the model remains the single source of truth.
Support project teams by providing guidance, templates, and best practices for federated model management, clash detection, constructability reviews, and coordination cadences.
Advise project teams on model-based quantity takeoff, sequencing (4D), and cost integration (5D).
Support prefabrication and modular construction initiatives by ensuring models are developed to fabrication-level detail.
Provide hands-on escalation support on complex coordination challenges.
Own the corporate VDC technology stack, evaluating, selecting, and administering authoring, federation, coordination, and common data environment (CDE) platforms.
Integrate model data with adjacent systems such as project controls, document management, GIS, asset management, and digital twin initiatives.
Monitor emerging capabilities in reality capture, automated clash resolution, generative design, and AI-assisted coordination, piloting promising technologies.
Partner with Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Commissioning, and Data Center Operations to align VDC deliverables with their data consumption needs.
Serve as IREN's primary interface with external design firms, general contractors, and fabricators on VDC matters.
Build and lead IREN's corporate VDC team, recruiting and structuring the team to support standards development and project delivery.
Develop internal VDC capability across the organization through training, playbooks, and documented workflows.
Establish KPIs for VDC performance and report outcomes to executive leadership.
Run structured lessons-learned reviews after each project phase to feed improvements back into corporate standards.

Benefits

100% company paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees, 75% company paid coverage for dependents
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) – when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Access to financial planning and legal services
Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
Internal skills training and advancement pathways
Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role related training
Company events and team-building activities
Annual incentive bonus
Equity (long-term incentive)
Relocation or Living-out-allowance / per diem (as applicable and based on successful candidate circumstances)