VDC Designer III

POLK Mechanical•Grand Prairie, TX

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The VDC Designer III acts as the project lead and primary point of contact for VDC Teams on assigned projects, overseeing all relative VDC activities required to support construction and/or fabrication stakeholders. This role involves placement on multiple projects simultaneously and supporting various internal stakeholders. Collaboration with external entities such as Architects, Engineers, Project Managers, Field Leadership, and Fabrication Leadership is essential. Some travel to construction projects will be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED is required.
A combined experience of at least 10 years experience consisting of at least 5 of those years being in VDC Trade experience is required. (5yrs Field experience or 5yrs Revit Specialist + 5yrs VDC Trade Experience would qualify)
10 years of VDC related experience with Fabrication + Revit is required. (Field experience can count towards 5 of these years)
Must have a high level of knowledge relative to the installation of Mechanical Piping with a strong awareness of HVAC and Plumbing systems.
Must have in depth knowledge of Mechanical Piping design principles.
Must be able to read and interpret architectural, structural, mechanical, and plumbing drawings/blueprints.
Proficient in current Autodesk software solutions such as AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including, but not limited to, Excel, Word, Power Point, and Microsoft Teams.
Must be fully sufficient in all aspects of VDC and can be put on a project with little to no assistance and be fully successful.
Must possess excellent organizational and strong leadership skills.
Ability to effectively plan, organize, delegate, and control the work process.
Must be able to perform site surveys and/or field measurements of work as needed to support VDC activities.

Nice To Haves

Associates’s degree in construction management, construction engineering, construction science, computer science, information technology, drafting, design technology or another relative field is preferred.
Autodesk Certified User Revit is preferred
Autodesk Certified User AutoCAD is preferred
Certification in Drafting Technology is preferred
1 years of experience in Fabrication + AutoCAD is Preferred.
Position may require detailed knowledge of building, mechanical, and plumbing codes, and industry standards such as SMACNA, ASME, ANSI, ASTM, ASI, NFPA 99, IPC, etc, as they apply to each discipline and/or trade.

Responsibilities

Creates trade specific virtual models utilizing Autodesk Fabrication + Revit software platform during the pre construction, construction, and/or post-construction phases of commercial Mechanical Piping Systems.
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders during the BIM Coordination phase of the VDC workflow.
Creates detailed fabrication and/or construction drawings to support relative pre-fabrication activities within a manufacturing environment or relative production activities on commercial construction projects.
Makes creative and innovative solutions to help save time and money for construction teams by re-designing systems for optimized installation speed and material cost.
Discovers and implements the best routing methods for certain systems, while keeping things within approved engineering loads (DFU’s, FPM, Static Pressure, etc.).
Provides constructability review of construction documents to ensure compliance with organization’s means and methods.
Acts as primary point of contact for VDC Teams on assigned projects, coordinating with VDC Trade Manager/PM, Field Leadership, and Fabrication Leadership to ensure alignment of VDC schedules with project construction schedules.
Coordinates VDC scope of work on assigned projects with VDC Trade Leader to determine scheduling and resourcing of VDC employees.
Monitors work in progress on assigned projects to ensure schedules and target budgets are achieved.
Provides guidance and mentorship with QA/QC for VDC Designer 1 and 2 positions that are assisting on the same projects.
Generates, and/or assists in generating, reports for client feedback such as Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Pricing (RFP) during any phase of the construction project.
Directly collaborates with external stakeholders such as Building Owners, General Contractors, Architects, Engineers, and/or Vendors.
May assist pre-construction stakeholders in development of estimating models for project pursuits.
Performs other duties as required.