Manager, Digital Engineering- Advanced Manufacturing & Technology

Overview

The Digital Engineering Group promotes a holistic approach to model-based design and construction services, digital delivery, and emerging technologies. The group helps define company strategy around BIM, data integration across models and departments, and adoption of innovative processes and tools that reduce risk to project cost, schedule, quality, and handover outcomes.

 

Leveraging Suffolk’s design, engineering, and construction expertise, the Digital Engineering team is responsible for advancing Virtual Design & Construction, Digital Delivery, and model-based workflows that improve coordination, planning, field execution, and project delivery. This position is responsible for leading Digital Engineering, Virtual Design & Construction, and Digital Delivery across multiple large and complex projects simultaneously within Suffolk’s Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Division. The Digital Engineering Manager serves as the primary leader for project-level digital strategy and execution, driving alignment across project teams, design partners, trade contractors, and vendors to ensure digital deliverables are compliant, actionable, and aligned with project goals.

 

The Digital Engineering Manager serves as the primary leader for project-level digital strategy and execution, driving alignment across project teams, design partners, trade contractors, and vendors to ensure digital deliverables are compliant, actionable, and aligned with project goals.

 

The role works closely with project teams to implement BIM in the field, perform QA/QC verification, and capture site conditions using advanced tools like laser scanning. Must be able to travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage workflows that integrate manufacturing deliverables into constructible and executable digital construction models. Processes should be executed from Design to Maintenance capabilities.
• Must understand Tooling and connected systems for successful interpretation of construction documents into the Digital workflows.
• Track workflow effectiveness, execution quality, and project risk trends.
• Collect, track, and analyze project data and KPIs, provide leadership with data-driven reports on project outcomes and risk exposure.
• Must be able to scan, evaluate scans, create and interpret analysis reports for installation qaqc at a level of tolerance acceptable to AMAT system install and Tool install criteria.
• Lead the successful delivery of Digital Engineering, Virtual Design & Construction, and Digital Delivery across multiple large and complex projects simultaneously.
• Establish and manage project-specific digital delivery strategy, BIM Execution Plans, startup workflows, and coordination standards from preconstruction through turnover.
• Drive the coordination process across stakeholders, including clash detection, issue tracking, agenda development, weekly coordination meetings, and resolution management.
• Manage the delivery of Digital Engineering scopes of work, schedules, budgets, and stakeholder adherence to project digital execution requirements.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards, deliverables schedules, coordination documentation, and other tools that support project visibility and execution.
• Support pursuits, preconstruction, construction, and turnover through the development and application of 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, and 7D model-based workflows and deliverables.
• Develop and manage site logistics, sequencing, and safety models, incorporating field conditions, construction planning, and operational requirements.
• Support constructability reviews, model-based planning, composite drawings, and other digital workflows that improve decision-making and field readiness.
• Track and communicate the impact of design changes, RFIs, bulletins, delays, and added scope on coordination and digital delivery efforts.
• Guide field-facing digital workflows including; digital layout, laser scanning, drone site capture, model validation, and as-built deliverable verification.
• Proactively capture, manage, and integrate scan and site-capture data into project workflows to support quality control, progress tracking, and turnover readiness.
• Support project-level implementation of construction technology pilots and innovative digital processes.
• Ensure successful project team engagement with approved third-party vendors and digital service providers.
• Collect, track, analyze, and report project data, KPIs, and digital performance metrics to support continual improvement.
• Provide training, support, and guidance on Digital Engineering tools, platforms, and workflows to project teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal project teams, design partners, trade contractors, and other stakeholders.<