Assistant VDC Manager

Balfour Beatty US; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty US in Richmond, VA is seeking an Assistant VDC Manager to join our Mid-Atlantic team. This role supports model coordination, BIM workflows, and digital delivery efforts across projects, with opportunity to grow into broader VDC leadership responsibilities.

You will collaborate with project teams, designers, and subcontractors to improve coordination, leverage Navisworks, Revit, and ACC workflows, and advance the company's digital delivery capabilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of VDC/BIM experience in construction.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specs, and shop drawings.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Experience coordinating with operations and design partners.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multi-trade BIM workflows and clash detection.
• Support model development across architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines.
• Lead BIM execution planning and digital delivery processes.
• Assist with Procore and ACC workflows for project teams.
• Maintain model quality and alignment with project standards.

Skills

VDC experience

BIM coordination

Communication

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Architecture

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

ACC/BIM 360

Procore

Job description

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.