Virtual Design Construction Planner

Arena Family of Companies; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Family of Companies seeks a VDC Planner who bridges electrical field work and technology across national projects. The role blends electrical planning, constructability, BIM coordination, prefabrication strategy, material planning, and field problem-solving.

You will own VDC scope, align deliverables with schedules, review installation approaches, and mentor designers and technicians while coordinating prefabrication and resolving field issues. Travel up to 35% is expected.

Qualifications

• Journeyman-level electrical background.
• 3–5 years of electrical planning, design, or construction coordination.
• Strong NEC knowledge.
• Hands-on understanding of power distribution, lighting, and low-voltage systems.
• Experience with material takeoffs and resource scheduling.
• BIM/VDC exposure and collaboration skills.
• Travel up to 35%.

Responsibilities

• Define VDC scope and construction planning activities.
• Align VDC deliverables with project schedules.
• Review electrical installation approaches and constructability.
• Coordinate prefabrication opportunities.
• Mentor designers and technicians.
• Resolve field coordination issues.
• Support material takeoffs and resource planning.
• Improve VDC workflows using lessons learned from the field.

Skills

Journeyman electrical background

NEC knowledge

Power distribution

Lighting systems

Low-voltage systems

BIM/VDC exposure

Travel up to 35%

Tools

BIM software

Job description

This one is a great fit for an electrical construction professional who understands both the field and the technology.

I am recruiting for a VDC Planner with a national electrical engineering and construction organization. The role combines electrical planning, constructability, BIM coordination, prefabrication strategy, material planning, and field problem-solving.

What you will own:

• Define VDC scope and construction planning activities
• Align VDC deliverables with project schedules
• Review electrical installation approaches and constructability
• Coordinate prefabrication opportunities
• Mentor designers and technicians
• Resolve field coordination issues
• Support material takeoffs and resource planning
• Improve VDC workflows using lessons learned from the field

What I am looking for:

• Ideally a Journeyman-level electrical background
• 3-5 years of electrical planning, design, or construction coordination
• Strong NEC knowledge
• Hands-on understanding of power distribution, lighting, and low-voltage systems
• Experience with material takeoffs and resource scheduling
• BIM/VDC exposure and strong collaboration skills
• Travel generally up to 35%

If you are an electrical Foreman, Journeyman, VDC Planner, BIM Coordinator, or field leader who has moved into construction technology and planning, I would especially like to talk with you.