Senior Digital Construction Project Engineer

Dowbuilt; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance (medical)

Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Mentorship and career development

Job summary

Dowbuilt is seeking a Senior Digital Construction Project Engineer to lead BIM-enabled projects in a fast-paced residential setting. You will coordinate scope, schedule, cost, and staffing while guiding DC team members through development and on-site coordination using advanced BIM tools.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and hands-on experience with Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper or Python scripting, and the Adobe/Microsoft suites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in residential design and/or construction.
• 2+ years of experience delegating tasks to a team.
• 5+ years of Revit use in a professional setting.
• 2+ years of Rhino experience.
• 1+ year experience with Grasshopper, Dynamo or Python scripting languages and processes.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Attend meetings punctually and communicate strategically with DC management and project teams.
• Define and manage DC scope, schedule, cost, staffing and risk.
• Develop and mentor DC team members through regular check-ins and evaluations.
• Review and produce deliverables in line with DC practices, coordinating with project teams.
• Provide on-site coordination using BIM tools, aligning with DC systems and quality standards.
• Participate in business development discussions and promote DC objectives.

Skills

Residential design

Team leadership

Project coordination

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

Rhino

Grasshopper/Dynamo/Python

Faro 3D Scanning

Smartsheet

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Senior Digital Construction Project Engineer, you’ll be responsible for:

Project Work:

• Accountable for punctual attendance in meetings, meaningful contributions, and proactive communication of strategic directives or issue resolutions to both DC management and project teams. Quality of communication must meet DC management standards
• Establish and manage DC scope and associated schedule and cost expectations, staffing projections, billing rates, risk mitigation, QC and continuous support to ensure comprehensive success of scope per established expectations
• Manage the performance and development of Digital Construction (DC) team members on your assigned projects through regular check-ins, learning and development, task delegation and quality control
• Take leading role in review and apply project documentation, while coordinating, modeling, and producing deliverables in line with DC best practices and management expectations and proactive partnership and communication with project team
• Offer on-site coordination using advanced tools and employ a variety of BIM applications, ensuring alignment with DC systems and quality standard

Management:

• Participate in bi-weekly business development meetings for assigned regions, manage marketing assets to promote objectives, and proactively address inquiries with solution-driven approaches, consulting with the DC Manager prior to submission
• Ensure DC team culture is maintained as a place for learning, innovation, diversity of ideas and merit-based advancement
• Provide leading technical role in development, testing and implementation of various R&D objective
• Maintain accurate projections, time coding, and other administrative DC systems for yourself and team members

Leadership:

• Take a leading role in the assignment, tracking, and implementation of training for new and existing assigned DC team members, ensuring proficiency in systems through effective onboarding and continued training development.

Travel:

Travel may occasionally be required to visit Dowbuilt projects and teams. Less than 5% of the time.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

To be successful as a Dowbuilt Senior Digital Construction Project Engineer, you’ll need:

• 5+ years’ experience in residential design and/or construction
• 2+ years of experience delegating tasks to a team
• 5+ years of Revit use in a professional setting
• 2+ years of Rhino experience
• 1+ year experience with Grasshopper, Dynamo or Python scripting languages and processes
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Suite

Required Non-Technical Competencies:

• Ability to read and interpret architectural drawings and specifications.
• Excellent team-building skills and detailed follow-through.
• Adaptability to changing circumstances.
• Motivated, dependable, and trustworthy
• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills to manage large amounts of information.
• Ability to delegate tasks and efficiently manage project teams.
• Ability to manage stress and maintain composure in challenging situations
• Ability to be an active listener, ask for help, and suggest solutions.
• Strive to continually learn and develop new skills and capabilities.
• Demonstrate mentorship, guidance and leadership with multiple reports and positive feedback.
• Demonstrate dependability by arriving on time every day ready to work through the end of the day.
• Demonstrate discretion and treat all proprietary company information as strictly confidential outside (and in some cases inside) the company
• Review and develop this document annually, or as needed.
• The ability to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen
• US Work Authorization

Preferred Education, Experience and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
• Faro 3D Scanning, Faro As-built Software, and point-cloud handling knowledge
• Smartsheet proficiency

WHAT WE OFFER

We are a fun, easygoing bunch of professionals who take a lot of pride in the work we do. We acknowledge the contributions and talents of our team members by providing benefits that support you at work and in life:

• Competitive pay commensurate with skills and experience
• 100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision, short-term disability and $50k in basic life insurance for full-time employees– 1stof the month following DOH
• 35% Medical and 30% Dental + Vision coverage for eligible dependents
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with3% employer safe harborcontribution
• 8 paid holidays each year, no waiting period
• Paid Time-Off (PTO) –2.31 hours per week to start (120 hours annually) with an increase to this accrual each January with years of service up to max 192 hours/24 days annually
• Mentorship and career development opportunities
• Annual discretionary bonus

WHO WE ARE

Dowbuilt is a construction company founded in 1980, and today our talented teams can be found from coast to coast. We excel at cutting‑edge, innovative, never‑been‑done‑before residential projects and home service—all of which require precision and impeccable attention to detail. We work with top architects, and our builds are regularly featured in publications such as Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, and Dwell.

The Dowbuilt culture is one of care—care for our employees, clients, and the talented craftspeople we partner with—resulting in care for the incredible designs we bring to life.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

We’re committed to investing in our team members’ ongoing professional development, and as a leader with Dowbuilt, you play a big part in ensuring that your team has equal opportunity to play to their strengths, fill gaps in knowledge and grow professionally.

Effective career development requires two-way, open communication between employee and manager. This means expectation setting happens on both sides, along with support, mentorship, and goal setting at regular intervals. Find out how you can take your own career to the next level and inspire the next generation of talent with Dowbuilt.
Dowbuilt is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.