Vice President, Virtual Design & Construction

ARCO; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Company 401k with match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid sabbatical

Job summary

ARCO seeks a strategic VP of Virtual Design & Construction to build enterprise VDC from the ground up, defining BIM, model coordination, and construction tech standards. You will lead a distributed team, partner with executive leadership, and drive VDC as a company-wide value driver.

You will work across business units to implement standards, governance, and an operating model designed to accelerate project delivery and reduce risk through coordinated modeling and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of collective experience in VDC, BIM management, or construction technology with VP-level scope
• Experience scaling a VDC function across multiple business units or entities
• Deep knowledge of BIM authoring and coordination platforms and workflows
• Proven ability translate VDC outputs into executive business impact
• Experience in matrixed organizations and complex contracting environments
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise VDC vision, roadmap, and maturity model across all business units
• Establish standards for BIM execution, modeling standards, and LOD requirements
• Set technology stack strategy for BIM project execution and coordination platforms
• Build a scalable operating model and distributed VDC team
• Partner with PMs, Ops, and Field leadership to embed VDC in design and estimating
• Develop KPIs showing VDC impact on clash avoidance and schedule efficiency
• Report VDC performance and ROI to executive leadership

Skills

Executive leadership

VDC strategy

BIM governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

BIM 360/Forma

Job description

ABOUT YOU

ARCO is seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Vice President of Virtual Design & Construction to build and lead our enterprise VDC function from the ground up. In this role, you'll define how ARCO approaches BIM, model coordination, and construction technology across every business unit, scaling VDC into an enterprise-wide value driver. If you enjoy building something new, setting the standard for how it's done, and partnering directly with executive leadership, we'd love to hear from you. Because ARCO is committed to creating opportunities for individual success, from day one, you will be given the tools to excel in your role, take on meaningful responsibilities, and experience why ARCO is truly the best place to build a career.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Define ARCO's enterprise VDC vision, roadmap, and maturity model across all business units
• Establish standards and templates for BIM execution plans, modeling standards, and LOD requirements company-wide
• Set the technology stack strategy for BIM project execution, coordination platforms, and reality capture, and own build vs. buy decisions
• Build a scalable operating model that flexes across entity size and project type
• Recruit, structure, and lead a distributed team of VDC managers, BIM coordinators, and technologists
• Partner with Project Managers/Directors of Operations to embed VDC earlier in estimating and design phases
• Partner with Operations and Field leadership to ensure model-to-field workflows are adopted on projects
• Develop KPIs that quantify VDC's impact on clash avoidance, schedule compression, rework reduction, and prefabrication opportunities
• Report enterprise VDC performance and ROI to executive leadership on a regular cadence
• Represent VDC in enterprise technology governance conversations alongside Innovation and IT
• Monitor industry trends and competitor VDC/construction technology practices

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• 12-15 years of collective experience in VDC, BIM management, or construction technology, with demonstrated VP-level or equivalent scope, including leadership of multi-project or multi-entity teams
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling a VDC function, not just operating within an existing one
• Deep working knowledge of BIM authoring and coordination platforms (Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360/Forma, or equivalent)
• Strong track record translating technical VDC output into executive-level business impact
• Experience working across multiple business units, regions, or divisions in a matrixed organization
• Experience delivering VDC on Mission Critical and other niche/specialized construction sectors (industrial, self storage, process, energy and infrastructure, entertainment, Tenant Solutions, Multi-family, Nuclear) is required
• Experience in commercial design-build general contracting is required; plan and spec background does not translate to this role
• Familiarity with construction AI/technology adoption initiatives and change management at scale
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience preferred

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• 100% company-funded retirement contributions
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets