Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Sr. Engineer

Barton Malow Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Barton Malow Company in Nashville, TN seeks a Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Sr. Engineer to advance VDC processes, mentor teams, and integrate 3D modeling across projects. The role focuses on improving quality, schedule, and constructability through technology-enabled construction.

You will support delivery of VDC services, collaborate with designers, clients, and project teams to enhance outcomes from concept to completion, and drive innovative BIM applications across complex pursuits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial construction experience with directly related VDC responsibilities.
• Ability to travel throughout greater Nashville to project sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Set up and provide technical support for 4D scheduling and 3D coordination; model QA/QC; integrate Navisworks/Revit workflows.
• Assist in BIM planning and AE BIM Guidelines; participate in software testing for new releases.
• Support 3D coordination with engineers, architects, subcontractors, and owners; ensure alignment with BIM standards.
• Assist in setup of 3D Coordination, 4D Scheduling, 5D Takeoff, and related VDC tools; contribute to site logistics planning.

Skills

VDC experience

3D coordination

Travel willingness

Tools

Box

Bluebeam

Autodesk Forma

Syncro

Fuzor

Navisworks Manage

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Autodesk Forma Module

Power BI

Job description

Barton Malow is seeking a Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Sr. Engineer to join our growing team in Nashville, TN. At Barton Malow, VDC is more than technology—it’s a strategic approach that integrates 3D modeling and innovative tools throughout the project lifecycle to improve performance, collaboration, and outcomes. In this role, you will support the delivery of VDC services across complex projects and pursuits, partnering closely with project teams, designers, and clients to enhance quality, optimize schedule and cost, and drive constructability. This position is ideal for a forward‑thinking construction technology professional who is passionate about advancing VDC processes, mentoring teams, and shaping how technology‑enabled construction is delivered in the Central Florida market.

Position Summary

The Sr VDC Engineer is considered a stand‑alone engineer who has past VDC experience with specialized knowledge or prolonged exposure to engineer or related field. This position receives occasional guidance from VDC Managers but performs job duties and responsibilities independently.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Can communicate VDC purpose, standards, and follow in line with proper pursuit and project engagement techniques (AKA VDC Enablement vs Production) with assistance from manager; delivers formal and job site specific training: onsite, just in time, e‑learning, instructor‑led, and webinar, as required to Barton Malow team members, subcontractors, architects, and owners. Specific to 3D coordination, ensure unity between all trades, engineers, architects, and model‑coordinating spaces.
• With minimal guidance, can set up, assist, and/or provide technical and process‑related support for Box, Bluebeam, Autodesk Forma, 5D based model quantity take‑off, site logistics planning, reality capture, and other VDC‑supported systems as required. Utilization of 4D scheduling software like Syncro or Fuzor to tie models to a schedule and export a build sequence or full‑schedule animation.
• Has competency in set up and maintenance of 4D scheduling, 3D coordination, model QA/QC, Navisworks Manage, Autocad, and Revit with limited assistance.
• Participate in software testing for new releases of existing and new software.
• Understands the general use and language contained in a BIM Specification Plan, and AE BIM Guidelines.
• Understands and can assist in the setup of some of the following: 3D Coordination, 4D Scheduling, 5D Quantity Takeoff, Facility Management, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Laser Scanning, 360, Cameras, Drones, Revit Modeling, SketchUp Modeling, AutoCad Modeling, Autodesk Forma Module, Revit Workshared Workflow, Site Logistics Planning, Power BI.
• Creates draft BIM Execution Plan including 013700 and AE BIM Guidelines with some guidance; sets up models for coordination and runs or enables others to perform class detection with guidance.

Required Knowledge, Education, Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• 5+ Years of commercial construction experience with directly related VDC responsibilities.
• Ability to travel throughout greater Nashville to project sites as needed.

Barton Malow is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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