VDC Manager (North Texas) - Austin Commercial

Austin Industries; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Employee-owned

Job summary

Austin Commercial in North Texas is seeking a VDC Manager to lead BIM/VDC services across multiple regional projects, develop BEPs, and implement model-based workflows on site. You will train project staff, manage BIM/VDC consultants, coordinate with design and field teams, and market services externally while staying ahead of industry innovations; this ESOP company offers growth and stability.

As an employee-owned firm, we value safety, integrity, and collaboration, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture.
• 6–8 years of project management experience in construction leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of BIM/VDC processes and project delivery methods.
• Advanced knowledge of BIM/VDC software and service implementation.
• Strong communication and public speaking skills.
• Ability to manage BIM/VDC consultants and coordinate regionally.

Responsibilities

• Increases BIM/VDC service standard training and adoption regionally.
• Manages and implements BIM/VDC services on multiple projects.
• Trains project staff on BIM/VDC processes and services.
• Spends time at regional jobsites implementing BIM/VDC processes.
• Markets BIM/VDC services internally and externally.
• Presents BIM/VDC projects and services at industry related conferences and forums.
• Stays current on what is being marketed/executed by our competition regionally.
• Creates project specific BIM Project Execution Plans and Templates (BEPs).
• Identifies BIM/VDC requirements in technical specifications.
• Creates BIM/VDC contract language and consultant agreements on assigned projects.
• Manages BIM/VDC consultants their business unit.
• Creates a models including site logistics, structure, interior/exterior architecture, and MEP/FP systems as needed.
• Manages model authoring, revisions, versioning, exchange, validation, and as-builts.
• Creates custom model components and families.
• Manages model authoring service providers and sub-trades regionally.
• Supports the development of 4D service standards for national adoption.
• Creates and manages 4D project schedules on multiple projects.
• Supports the development of coordination service standards for national adoption.
• Leads and/or Manages BIM/VDC coordination effort on multiple projects.
• Trains and supports BIM/VDC coordination teams on multiple projects.
• Manages the production of dimensioned drawings for field use on multiple projects.
• Manages BIM/VDC layout and assists in field as-built verification on multiple projects.
• Manages and coordinates model turnover on multiple projects.
• Supports the development of 5D service standards for national adoption.
• Manages the validation of models for model based quantity takeoff.
• Creates model based quantity surveys for estimate verification.
• Models components as needed for accurate quantity takeoff.
• Participates in development of 5D Estimating standards and processes.
• Develops, implements, and manages an FM strategy based on the Owner’s needs and future goals.
• Trains Owner’s FM staff on implementation of FM software and workflows, providing support to Owner’s FM staff after project completion as required

Skills

Project leadership

Public speaking

Communication

Team training

BIM/VDC knowledge

Education

BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture

Job description

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to grow your career at one of the industry’s leading construction firms? Put your expertise and project engineering skills to work at Austin Commercial. Austin Commercial is currently seeking a VDC Manager for our North Texas Division. Austin Commercial is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our employee-owners has a vested interest in our success. As a result, we consistently meet and exceed our customers’ expectations with our commitment to safety, service, and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Increases BIM/VDC service standard training and adoption regionally
• Manages and implements BIM/VDC services on multiple projects
• Trains project staff on BIM/VDC processes and services
• Spends time at regional jobsites implementing BIM/VDC processes
• Markets BIM/VDC services internally and externally
• Presents BIM/VDC projects and services at industry related conferences and forums
• Stays current on what is being marketed/executed by our competition regionally
• Creates project specific BIM Project Execution Plans and Templates (BEPs)
• Identifies BIM/VDC requirements in technical specifications
• Creates BIM/VDC contract language and consultant agreements on assigned projects
• Manages BIM/VDC consultants their business unit.
• Creates a models including site logistics, structure, interior/exterior architecture, and MEP/FP systems as needed
• Manages model authoring, revisions, versioning, exchange, validation, and as-builts
• Creates custom model components and families
• Manages model authoring service providers and sub-trades regionally
• Supports the development of 4D service standards for national adoption
• Creates and manages 4D project schedules on multiple projects
• Supports the development of coordination service standards for national adoption
• Leads and/or Manages BIM/VDC coordination effort on multiple projects
• Trains and supports BIM/VDC coordination teams on multiple projects
• Manages the production of dimensioned drawings for field use on multiple projects
• Manages BIM/VDC layout and assists in field as-built verification on multiple projects
• Manages and coordinates model turnover on multiple projects
• Supports the development of 5D service standards for national adoption
• Manages the validation of models for model based quantity takeoff
• Creates model based quantity surveys for estimate verification
• Models components as needed for accurate quantity takeoff
• Participates in development of 5D Estimating standards and processes
• Develops, implements, and manages an FM strategy based on the Owner’s needs and future goals
• Trains Owner’s FM staff on implementation of FM software and workflows, providing support to Owner’s FM staff after project completion as required

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture
• Minimum 6-8 years of project management experience - Project Architect, Project Manager or equivalent, demonstrating proven leadership qualities in previous project roles
• Advanced knowledge of construction related BIM/VDC processes and project delivery methods and their impact on BIM/VDC services (CMR, DBB, IPD, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of BIM/VDC software, service implementation, and management
• Proven leadership qualities from previous project roles and strong communication and public speaking skills
• Advanced understanding of construction terminology and processes; construction materials and systems; and drawings and specifications
• Advanced understanding of planning and scheduling concepts and advanced understanding of construction work sequencing
• Advanced understanding of quality control principles

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Commercial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See the "Know Your Rights" poster available in English and Spanish.

About Austin Commercial

Become an owner of one of North America's most respected and fastest-growing commercial construction firms! Austin Commercial’s employee-owners put our expertise to work in regional and national operations, building iconic projects that set the bar in our industry. Whether world-class airports and aviation facilities, technologically advanced healthcare facilities, cutting-edge educational and research facilities, professional sports stadiums, high-rises, hospitality, and other leading commercial markets, Austin’s industry expertise and ingenuity are second to none. Become an employee-owner today, grow your career, and put your skills to work at Austin Commercial.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/commercial.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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