Senior VDC Manager - Austin

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Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Senior Virtual Design Construction Manager will provide complex Building Information Modeling (BIM) administration and coordination to multiple and complex projects and serve as team leader. This position will be responsible for interpreting requirements, leading the model management process and training team members on best practices and processes. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
• Career Path: Virtual Design Construction Director

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

VDC MANAGER FAMILY - CORE

•    Manages VDC processes and activities to support assigned projects.
•    Provides models and documents necessary to complete scope as determined with VDC/BIM leadership and project teams.
•    Creates and maintains clear and effective project documentation; meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and constraint logs.
•    Reads and interprets shop drawings, submittals, product data and incorporates all necessary items into the BIM process.
•    Supports operations with the RFI process for BIM related items.
•    Manages and maintains a productive and efficient BIM process.
•     Supports and collaborates with VDC Directors and Self-Perform VDC to ensure general VDC services, deliverables, and schedules are maintained to meet project objectives.
•    Maintains working relationships with owners, subcontractors and project teams.
•    Reads and interprets owner requirements, BIM execution plans, front end scopes of work, and makes sure minimum project requirements are met.
•    Develops composite model by assembling 3D content provided by designers and trade contractors; creates models for any content not provided.
•    Responsible for leading the VDC processes and standards.
•    Manages change process and incorporates into all project models. Tracks and communicates schedule and budget impacts to operations teams in a timely manner.
•    Provides BIM technical support to internal project teams.
•    Participates in the development of project-specific BIM execution plans and budgets.
•    Implements best practices and processes.
•    Leads design and project teams through VDC process on multiple large projects.
•    Partners with cross functional teams by providing model-based support and solutions.
•    Implements and leads project specific VDC strategy to meet overall objectives and goals.
•    Implements BIM/field layout processes on projects. (Self Perform VDC Focused)
•    Identifies BIM/self-perform scopes of work and supports BIM/VDC self-perform processes. (Self Perform VDC Focused)
•    May supervise and lead others.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

SENIOR VIRTUAL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Provides complex Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) administration for multiple complex projects or vertical markets and serves as team leader.
• Assumes responsibility for VDC work product deliverables, and individual and team performance for assigned area of responsibility.
• Supervises VDC team to assure consistent BIM product is being delivered regionally and in alignment with national VDC strategy.
• Develops and implements project or VDC execution strategy and processes.
• Looks for innovative solutions to enhance current VDC processes and standards.
• Develops and manages project-specific BIM scopes of work, BIM execution plans, schedules and budgets.
• Implements best practices and processes.
• Supports VDC Directors in VDC project forecasting and resource planning.

• Develops and implements BIM/field layout processes on projects. (Self Perform VDC Focused)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

•    Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
•    Communication skills, verbal and written – Advanced
•    Proficiency in MS Office – Advanced
•    Ability to conduct effective presentations – Advanced
•    Knowledge of organizational structure and available