VDC Designer

Modern Niagara; City of Leduc; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Niagara, a top-tier Canadian company in mechanical and electrical services, seeks a VDC Designer skilled in REVIT to enhance project coordination using advanced modeling techniques. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with project teams to ensure efficient design execution that meets industry codes and client expectations, contributing to impactful infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of REVIT experience for Mechanical projects preferred.
• Experience in the mechanical contracting trade.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings.

Responsibilities

• Modelling 3D building systems from consultant drawings.
• Issuing complete paper/pdf drawings to site teams.
• Develop design workflows transitioning from CAD to CAM.

Skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Post Secondary Diploma in Mechanical or Construction Technology

Tools

REVIT

Job description

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a VDC Designer with strong REVIT experience and multiple system knowledge/code understanding/ routing optimization is developing. to join our Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver team!

The responsibilities of the Virtual Design & Construction Designer are to understand and further develop Engineering Consultant designs into fabricable/installable/coordinated virtual models to represent eventual site installation

The VDC Designer will ultimately be responsible for assisting with designing/modelling at least two of the following disciplines for projects using virtual construction technologies:

• Mechanical & Domestic Distribution systems
• Gravity & venting systems
• Ductwork Systems
• Mechanical room systems with Spooling drawing output support
• Sleeving/Embeds/Trimble
  
  

The VDC Designer uses modelling and coordination software to route & reroute their discipline amongst the architectural /structural /building elements. The VDC Designer’ routing must be optimized to reduce costs; ease installation; follow relevant codes; improve consultant’s design; and represent the intent of our trades

This role is in constant contact with the VDC Project Lead and the Project Superintendent, so that work is vetted, and agrees with project strategies.

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Modelling 3D building system to improve the concepts shown in consultant drawings, with QAQC steps for at least one of the disciplines; systems must meet code requirements and must be installable with maximum efficiency and minimize material/labour costs
• Issuing complete paper/pdf drawings to the site team, with QAQC steps
• Maintain copies of drawings and information regarding changes to database
• Assists to bring profitability and competitive advantage to Modern Niagara with VDC technologies, ensures delivery dates are met
• Oversees Fittings Libraries and reports incorrect fittings to the VDC Manager
• Makes final sketch of proposed drawings, checking dimensions, materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and relation of various parts to whole structure or project
• Sketches rough layouts and computes angles, weights, surface areas, dimensions, clearances, tolerances, leverages, and location of openings
• Work cross-functionally to ensure designs are developed to support overall project timing
• Develop and implement design workflows that transition from Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) to streamline fabrication and installation processes.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of REVIT experience for Mechanical projects is preferred
• Post Secondary Diploma in Mechanical or Construction Technology or other relevant technology field
• Experience in the mechanical contracting trade (HVAC, plumbing, piping, sheet metal, etc.)
• Experience in reading and interpreting construction drawings and documents
• Experience in the construction industry or industry trade
• Problem solving in an engineering/manufacturing/ construction environment using any design tools.
  
  

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [e-mail].