Assistant VDC Manager

Socket.dev; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty US seeks an Assistant VDC Manager to join the Mid-Atlantic team, based out of Richmond, VA. This role supports model coordination, digital delivery workflows, and BIM process improvements to drive project outcomes.

Ideal candidates have about four years of BIM and VDC experience, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to advance VDC standards across projects while working with trade partners, designers, and project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field required.
• 3+ years of VDC/BIM experience within the construction industry, including commercial projects.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Experience with operations, preconstruction, design partners, trade contractors, and clients.
• Interest in innovative technologies and continuous improvement for project delivery.
• Ability to support VDC strategies and standard adherence.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate multi-trade coordination and clash detection using Navisworks and Revit.
• Coordinate building systems with trade partners to resolve conflicts.
• Perform BIM execution planning, model logistics, and data management.
• Create and maintain architectural, structural, and MEP models through design and construction.
• Provide model-based support for documentation, coordination, and field use.
• Assist teams with Procore and ACC workflows.
• Perform model checks for quality and alignment with documents.
• Collaborate with project teams to support digital delivery best practices.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Problem-solving

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

Procore

Bluebeam

Synchro

Revizto

Dynamo

Job description

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Our Benefits

Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive compensation and benefit package:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus
• And more!

Summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking an Assistant VDC Manager to join our Mid-Atlantic team, based out of Richmond, VA. This role is ideal for a VDC professional with approximately four years of BIM and digital delivery experience who is ready to support coordination, strengthen project workflows, and grow into broader VDC leadership responsibilities. The Assistant VDC Manager partners with project teams, designers, and trade partners to support model coordination, improve digital workflows, leverage construction technology, and contribute to successful project outcomes while advancing Balfour Beatty's digital delivery capabilities.

Essential Functions

Model Coordination: Facilitate multi-trade coordination and clash detection using Navisworks and Revit; run coordination meetings and model issue tracking.

MEP & Trade Integration: Coordinate building systems with trade partners to identify and resolve conflicts and support constructability reviews.

VDC & BIM: Perform BIM execution planning, model logistics, and data management in alignment with company VDC standards and workflows.

Model Development: Create, update, and maintain architectural, structural, and MEP models at appropriate Levels of Development (LOD) through design and construction phases.

Technology & Platform Support: Provide model-based support for documentation, coordination, and field use; assist teams with Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) workflows.

Quality & Accuracy: Perform model checks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with construction documents and project standards.

Collaboration & Communication: Work collaboratively with project teams, designers, and subcontractors to support alignment, efficiency, and best practices in digital delivery.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• 3+ years of VDC/BIM experience within the construction industry, including exposure to commercial construction projects.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Experience collaborating with operations, preconstruction, design partners, trade contractors, and clients.
• Interest in implementing innovative technologies and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery.
• Ability to support VDC strategies that improve project execution, VDC standards, collaboration, coordination, and efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to support VDC deliverables across assigned projects while maintaining quality, schedule, and company standards.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and shop drawings.

Workflows and software

• Experience supporting VDC/BIM efforts on project teams, including BIM execution planning and digital delivery workflows.
• Experience participating in multidisciplinary coordination meetings, clash detection, model coordination and model review processes.
• Proficiency with Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)/BIM 360.
• Working knowledge of Procore, Bluebeam, Synchro, Revizto, Dynamo, or other construction technology platforms.
• Experience supporting preconstruction efforts (such as 4D scheduling, 5D estimating) and logistics planning.

Preferred Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in VDC/BIM, with increasing responsibility supporting project teams and coordination efforts.
• Experience supporting VDC efforts on data center, federal, or mission critical project types is preferred.
• Experience supporting regional level VDC objectives.
• Experience supporting presentations of VDC solutions, coordination progress, and digital delivery workflows to project stakeholders.
• Exposure to field technology such as layout, laser scanning, drones or reality capture.
• Ability to assist with training and technical guidance for project team members on VDC tools and workflows.

Pay Rate: $100,000-120,000/year
*This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, incentive, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law and any applicable plan documents.

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.