Senior VDC Manager

Leopardo Construction • Hoffman Estates, IL

22h • $120 - $145

About The Position

The Virtual Build Group at Leopardo Construction is growing! The Senior VDC Manager is a great opportunity for a construction or design professional with experience in VDC to join an ENR national top 400 general contractor and top 100 green builder to work on top notch projects. The Senior VDC Manager leverages creativity, building knowledge, and technical skills to successfully manage a group of VDC specialists to support project teams throughout a project’s lifecycle from estimating, preconstruction reviews, systems coordination, work in place validation, construction sequencing, and marketing visualization. The Senior VDC Manager is responsible for forecasting and staffing VDC resources as well as contributing individually to projects, and working with the Director of VDC to develop, disseminate and maintain VDC standards company-wide.

Requirements

• 10 yrs. experience in the Design or Construction Industry required
• Bachelor's Degree, with preference for Architecture, Construction Management/Engineering, or VDC
• Must be able to read and understand contract documents, specifications, and drawings
• Proficiency with Navisworks, Revit, & Recap required.
• Position will require some travel to local area project jobsites and teams
• Interest in new and emerging design and construction technologies
• Understanding of building code and ADA requirements
• Ability to communicate effectively to team members including architects, engineers, sub-contractors, and owners
• Thorough understanding of construction documentation (RFI, submittal, contract document) procedures and coordination process
• Ability to quickly adapt to drawing/modeling standards

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with any of the following: Bluebeam, Realworks, Twinmotion, Blender or other 3D modeling software, Adobe Creative Suite is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight and training to direct reports and team members such as VDC Engineers and VDC Managers
• Forecast and staff VDC work companywide
• Collaborate with project teams to create BIM Execution Plans and schedules and document adherence to the BIM Execution plan and schedule
• Delegate and manage VDC/BIM coordination processes on multiple projects in addition to contributing individually
• Build and maintain relationships
• Facilitate coordination meetings, direct subcontractors to perform work to adhere to the BIM Execution Plan and project schedule
• Develop coordination standard processes and procedures, document project coordination information, and ensure company VDC standards are followed on all projects
• Incorporate reality capture technologies and other field measurements into the coordination ecosystem
• Review 3D models for accuracy against contract documents and perform internal QA/QC check for constructability review, identify constructability problems, and propose solutions
• Adapt design-intent models for construction management purposes including modifying and supplementing Revit models
• Provide model management through design team changes and issuances
• Run weekly clash tests & prepare clash resolution assignments for trade partners
• Prepare coordination meeting agendas, distribute meeting minutes, finalize and distribute standard 3D deliverables
• Work with project teams to create site logistics models and 4D Scheduling animations from construction schedules
• Read and accurately interpret construction drawings
• Review subcontractors’ fabrication and shop drawings, models, and related information, providing them direction as needed to incorporate their work into the shared project model or consolidated 2D deliverables
• Create 4D Scheduling animations from construction schedules
• Create models, renderings, and animations to illustrate project approach and demonstrate BIM capabilities during pursuits
• Prepare other project specific graphic graphics as required
• With direction from the Director of VDC, develop and implement new VDC standards and processes at a project level
• Provide training and support to project team members, preconstruction staff, and other non-VDC specialists in the use of VDC deliverables

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Vision Program
• Short term/long term disability
• 401k + matching plan
• Generous PTO including Paid Holidays and Volunteer PTO, Time & Donation Matching
• Identify theft protection
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group accident insurance, legal services, pet insurance, 529 College Savings Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees