VDC Designer III

Polk Mechanical Company; Grand Prairie (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Polk Mechanical Company in Texas seeks a capable VDC Designer III to lead VDC activities across multiple projects, coordinating with Architects, Engineers, PMs and Field leaders to align schedules and constructability reviews.

You will produce detailed fabrication and construction drawings using Revit and Autodesk Fabrication, mentor junior VDC staff, and ensure cost-effective, install-ready designs on piping systems. Travel to site as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires strong VDC coordination and leadership.
• Proficient in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks.
• Understand construction drawings and fabrications processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead VDC activities for multiple projects and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Create fabrication/construction drawings for pre-fab and field installation.
• Provide constructability review and ensure alignment with schedules and budgets.

Skills

VDC coordination

Revit

Autodesk Fabrication

Team collaboration

Reading drawings

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate's in construction management or related field

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Fabrication

Job description

The VDC Designer III acts as the project lead and primary point of contact for VDC Teams on assigned projects while overseeing all relative VDC activities required to support construction and/or fabrication stakeholders on those projects. Should expect placement on multiple projects, at times, while also supporting multiple stakeholders within the organization. Will be required to collaborate with entities both inside and outside of the organization, including, but not limited to, Architects, Engineers, Project Manager, Field Leadership, and Fabrication Leadership. Some travel to construction projects will be required at times. Reports to VDC Trade Manager / VDC PM.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Creates trade specific virtual models utilizing Autodesk Fabrication + Revit software platform during the pre construction, construction, and/or post-construction phases of commercial Mechanical Piping Systems.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders during the BIM Coordination phase of the VDC workflow.
• Creates detailed fabrication and/or construction drawings to support relative pre-fabrication activities within a manufacturing environment or relative production activities on commercial construction projects.
• Makes creative and innovative solutions to help save time and money for our construction teams. Utilizes their knowledge, experience, and expertise to re-design systems so they are optimized for speed of installation and cost of material.
• Is empowered to discover and implement the best routing methods for certain systems, while keeping things within approved engineering loads (DFU’s, FPM, Static Pressure, etc.).
• Provides constructability review of construction documents to ensure compliance with organization’s means and methods.
• Acts as primary point of contact for VDC Teams on assigned projects, coordinating with VDC Trade Manager/PM, Field Leadership, and Fabrication Leadership to ensure alignment of VDC schedules with project construction schedules.
• Coordinates VDC scope of work on assigned projects with VDC Trade Leader to determine scheduling and resourcing of VDC employees.
• Monitors work in progress on assigned projects to ensure schedules and target budgets are achieved.
• Provides guidance and mentorship with QA/QC for VDC Designer 1 and 2 positions that are assisting on the same projects.
• Generates, and/or assists in generating, reports for client feedback such as Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Pricing (RFP) during any phase of the construction project.
• Required to directly collaborate with external stakeholders such as Building Owners, General Contractors, Architects, Engineers, and/or Vendors.
• May assist pre-construction stakeholders in development of estimating models for project pursuits.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education

High school diploma or GED is required.

Associates’s degree in construction management, construction engineering, construction science, computer science, information technology, drafting, design technology or another relative field is preferred.

Minimum Requirements

• Autodesk Certified User Revit is preferred
• Autodesk Certified User AutoCAD is preferred
• Certification in Drafting Technology is preferred

Minimum Experience Preferred Of The Position

• A Combined experience of at least 10 years experience consisting of at least 5 of those years being in VDC Trade experience is required. (5yrs Field experience or 5yrs Revit Specialist + 5yrs VDC Trade Experience would qualify)
• 10 years of VDC related experience with Fabrication + Revit is required. (Field experience can count twards 5 of these years)
• 1 years of experience in Fabrication + AutoCAD is Preferred.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred Of The Position

• Must have a high level of knowledge relative to the installation of Mechanical Piping with a strong awareness of HVAC and Plumbing systems.
• Must have in depth knowledge of Mechanical Piping design principles.
• Must be able to read and interpret architectural, structural, mechanical, and plumbing drawings/blueprints.
• Proficient in current Autodesk software solutions such as AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks.
• Position may require detailed knowledge of building, mechanical, and plumbing codes, and industry standards such as SMACNA, ASME, ANSI, ASTM, ASI, NFPA 99, IPC, etc, as they apply to each discipline and/or trade.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including, but not limited to, Excel, Word, Power Point, and Microsoft Teams.
• Must be fully sufficient in all aspects of VDC and can be put on a project with little to no assistance and be fully successful.
• Must possess excellent organizational and strong leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, delegate, and control the work process.

Must be able to perform site surveys and/or field measurements of work as needed to support VDC activities.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work performed in an open office / collaborative environment. Work week will be a balance of days in the Polk office and days working remote from home. Will be required to visit construction worksite as business needs arise.