VDC Content Developer

ACCO Engineered Systems; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K

Employee stock ownership plan

Job summary

ACCO Engineered Systems seeks a VDC Content Developer to manage and create Revit families and Fabrication CADmep databases for hydronic, plumbing, and process piping trades. You will ensure digital assets align with shop standards and support VDC teams with advanced technical expertise.

The role requires expert Revit and CADmep skills, experience with Navisworks and ACC/BIM 360, and collaboration with regional teams to maintain synchronized databases and content quality.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of extensive experience with mechanical VDC content creation, Revit family building, and database management.
• Expert-level proficiency in Autodesk Revit and Fabrication CADmep with strong piping content knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Extract and apply trade-specific database content from the master database to active project models with regional teams.
• Manage Revit libraries and Fabrication CADmep databases, creating highly parametric families and ITMs.
• Configure and maintain map.ini and global settings for uniform hydronic workflows.
• Audit databases and libraries to remove duplicates and broken links.
• Build and optimize piping Services and Service Templates for drafting and spooling.
• Coordinate with shop foremen and fabrication managers to sync exports with spooling software.
• Provide primary technical support for VDC personnel on piping database errors and Revit issues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Problem-Solver

Execution

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Fabrication CADmep

Navisworks Manage

ACC/BIM 360

Bluebeam Revu

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Job Summary:

The VDC Content Developer is responsible for the expert management, creation, and maintenance of the business's Revit family libraries and Fabrication CADmep databases for hydronic, plumbing, and process piping trades. This role ensures the integrity and efficiency of digital assets through the development of parametric Revit families and fabrication content to support piping VDC teams. The developer provides high-level technical support for database-related issues and maintains synchronization between digital models and shop fabrication requirements. This position reports directly to the VDC Process Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Extract, configure, and apply trade-specific database content (ITMs, RFMs, Revit families) from the master database to active project models in collaboration with regional teams.
• Manage all aspects of Revit libraries and Fabrication CADmep databases, including the creation and testing of highly parametric Revit families and fabrication ITMs.
• Configure and maintain primary database settings (map.ini) and global configurations to ensure uniformity across all hydronic workflows.
• Conduct regular audits of the database and Revit libraries to eliminate duplicates, broken links, or legacy piping data.
• Build and optimize piping "Services" and "Service Templates" to streamline the drafting and spooling processes.
• Establish and maintain material specifications (Material, Schedule, Pressure Class, End Preps) to ensure digital content matches shop inventory and weld standards.
• Coordinate with piping shop foremen and fabrication managers to ensure database exports synchronize seamlessly with spooling and tracking software.
• Manage ancillary kits (bolts, gaskets, hangers, seismic bracing) and coordinate with external vendors for outsourced content creation to ensure deliverables meet standards.
• Act as the primary technical support for VDC personnel regarding piping database errors, Revit family issues, or connectivity problems.

Position Requirements (Work Experience, Skills, Licenses, etc.):

• Expert-level proficiency in Autodesk Revit, specifically within the Family Editor environment.
• Expert-level proficiency in Autodesk Fabrication CADmep.
• Current proficiency in Navisworks Manage and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC/BIM 360).
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu and Smartsheet.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of extensive experience with mechanical VDC content creation, Revit family building, and database management.

Desired:

• Expertise in Mechanical Piping, Process Piping, and Plumbing trades.

ACCO Competencies:

• Proactivity/Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one's level/position and with minimal supervision.
• Perseverance: Shows wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
• Motivation/Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals, takes responsibility, and shows personal humility.
• Technical Curiosity/Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feedback; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.
• Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
• Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.
• People Skills: Is approachable and gains the mutual trust and respect of others. Understands people's strengths & weaknesses and actively seeks to understand other perspectives.
• Communication: Fosters open, honest, candid and respectful communication. Effectively assesses, defines and communicates issues in a timely manner, both written and verbal.
• Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals with others by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information in an authentic and approachable manner.
• Big Picture: Understands and contributes to the organizations' short- and long-term business strategy. On a personal level has independently developed a vision for short- and long-term career success.
• Problem-Solver: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems in support of personnel, group, department, or organizational objectives.
• Execution: Effectively takes a vision and translates into action by including the right people. Identify and remove barriers, when possible, to achieve results. Demonstrates appropriate compromise, effective time management, prioritization practices and holds team members (including themselves) accountable for their performance/conduct.
• Professionalism: Respectfully observes and challenges the status quo with intent for improvement. Can take direction, accept feedback, and take full responsibility for their actions. Lead by example through positive influence and ethical leadership with consideration of the entire organization.

Job Responsibility Level:

No direct reports

Travel Requirements:

Travel required 5% of the time to other office locations.

Hours:

This is a non-exempt position from Monday through Friday. Work hours begin and end between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm with a one-hour break for lunch and two rest breaks. Eight hours per day is required and other occasional overtime may be necessary for business needs.

Physical Demands:

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear while performing the duties of this job.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and occasionally reach above shoulder height to access storage cabinets and shelves.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl for project job walks and site inspections.

Competitive Wages:

$50.15-$76.23 per hour. Applicants, please note that actual compensation is determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location, among others. The offered wage or salary is only one aspect of an employee's total compensation.

We also offer educational, skill development, and leadership opportunities, as well as competitive benefit plans including, medical, dental, vision, 401K, and eligibility to participate in our 100% employee-stock ownership plan.