Prefab Product Modeler

mydpr; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a detail-oriented modeling and detailing specialist to develop and maintain detailed models of prefab assemblies for fabrication and installation. You will work with project teams and fabrication partners to ensure models meet contract documents, quality standards, and production needs.

You'll apply established detailing standards, support shop drawing development, and contribute to continuous learning in prefab methods and safety-focused design practices.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering technology or related field required.
• 2+ years of experience in modeling, detailing, or prefabrication-related work.
• Experience with shop drawing development and production planning is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develops and updates models of prefab assemblies (wall panels, bathroom pods, racks, modular elements).
• Applies fabrication-oriented detailing standards to ensure accuracy and production readiness.
• Coordinate with designers, engineers and fabrication partners to resolve model discrepancies and clarify assembly requirements, applying safety-in-design principles.
• Produce model-based views, details, and documentation to support shop drawings and fabrication workflows.
• Incorporate design changes and production feedback into models.
• Identify opportunities to standardize components to improve fabrication efficiency and pursue continuous learning.

Skills

Modeling

Detailing

Collaboration

Safety in design

Production planning

Education

Associate degree in engineering technology

Job description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title-they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Develops detailed models of prefabricated building components, sub-assemblies, and modular systems that support fabrication, assembly, and installation. Applies established detailing standards and manufacturing-focused workflows to ensure components are consistent, repeatable, and efficient to produce. Collaborates with project teams and fabrication partners to integrate modular design requirements and resolve model discrepancies. Reviews and incorporates project specifications and contract documents into modeling scope and deliverables. Applies individual quality control practices to ensure design accuracy, completeness, and constructability prior to formal review. Maintains accurate documentation that supports shop drawing development and production planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and updates models of prefab assemblies such as wall panels, bathroom pods, multi-trade racks, and other modular elements.
• Applies fabrication-oriented detailing standards to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with production needs.
• Coordinates with designers, engineers, and fabrication partners to address model discrepancies and clarify assembly requirements, applying safety-in-design principles to support safe work practices for internal and external workforce and for customers and end users.
• Produces model-based views, details, and documentation that support shop drawings and fabrication workflows.
• Incorporates design changes, coordination updates, and production feedback into models.
• Identifies opportunities to simplify or standardize components to improve fabrication efficiency, and pursues continuous learning to expand technical knowledge, improve modeling practices, and adopt emerging prefab standards and methods.
• Maintains organized documentation, versions, and reference materials that support prefabrication workflows.

Education Qualifications

Associate degree in engineering technology, drafting, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

2+ years of experience in modeling, detailing, or prefabrication-related work required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together-by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers .