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Assistant VDC Manager
full-time•Birmingham
About this role
The Assistant Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager is responsible for assisting VDC managers in design and trade partner coordination. This role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a strong proficiency in visualizing the constructability of various projects in order to lead two to four deliverables at one time. In this role, you may be the VDC lead on 1-3 smaller projects at one time. In this role you may be required to travel up to 15% of the time.
Responsibilities:
- Lead MEP coordination meeting discussions
- Identify constructability issues, missing information, and notify the project team of these issues and RFI’s that need to be written
- Maintain open communication with project teams, to resolve issues in a timely manner
- Actively engage in collaborative problem solving with architects, engineers, project team members, and trade contractors
- Assist VDC Manager in developing project specific VDC strategies, scope, and plan in addition to standard processes
- Aide and support training in various software packages (i.e.: Navisworks, Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, etc.)
- Administer and support VDC coordination kick-off meeting and subsequent meetings
- Assist VDC Manager in preparing guidelines and processes for project requirements and in the development of BIM plans and strategy
- Support implementation of project specific VDC strategy and VDC initiatives
- Project specific leadership and mentoring for VDC and related technology fields
- Assist VDC Managers in language creation for BIM Execution Plans.
- Support the pre-construction process by producing and adjusting models as required for constructability reviews, quantity take-offs, project scheduling and cost estimates. Create virtual mock-ups and other modeling activities.
- Assist in development of laser scan plan documents and perform laser scan services for project teams
- Communicate with the project trade partners to manage the production of Model Based Submittals
- Collect comprehensive building models, examine for conflicts, document, assign and help determine how to manage change and development
- Communicate with trade contractors on coordination progress and host working sessions
- Manage on-site construction team efforts in the implementation of VDC applications and processes in addition to VDC deliverables
- Assist in the development and maintain project coordination schedules. May delegate to and coach VDC Engineers on day-to-day tasks and assignments
- Support setup of VDC field equipment and software (total stations, laser scanner, UAVs)
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Const Mgmt, Architecture, Engineering or related field, or equiv AEC experience preferred
- 2-5 years BIM coordination experience preferred
- 2-5 years experience working in Precon, Operations, or VDC-related role
- Intermediate level software knowledge in Autodesk packages (i.e.: Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, etc.) and other platforms
- Proficiency in Navisworks required. Experience with Revit, Assemble, Revizto preferred by not required.
- Experience creating custom Revit families
- Familiarity with construction concepts, practices, and procedures
- Possesses strong technical skills, and creative problem-solving abilities
- Valid Driver's License required
Physical Demands and Working Environment:
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with extensive public contact and frequent interruptions.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight 50 lbs; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
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What you'll do
- The Assistant VDC Manager assists VDC managers in design and trade partner coordination, leading MEP coordination meetings and identifying constructability issues. They also support the development of project-specific VDC strategies and engage in collaborative problem-solving with project teams.
About Hoar
The story of Hoar Construction is the story of people. It’s individuals, families, communities, all coming together to build places that will truly last, and become a legacy for the generations to come. This is our commitment; to always grow in our character. Always improve. Always lead. Always steward. Always build up. Always find a way.
We have been in business for 80 years, and we’re very proud of that. There aren’t many companies in our industry that have been around this long. During these 80 years, we’ve been able to thrive, grow, and expand. What started out as a small family business is now more than 600 employees strong. Today, we have seven offices in six states and attribute our success to the values our company was founded on.
From the beginning, we have had a relentless desire to improve. We constantly seek ways to change not only our own company, but to improve the industry. We saw time and effort being wasted on warranty callbacks, so we created a unique quality control program that is now being used by contractors across the country. We know the biggest problem facing the construction industry is inefficiency, so we work hard to eliminate inefficiency every day. We use creativity and attention to detail to dig deeper than the drawings. We don’t ask, “How do we build this?” We ask, “How do we build this better?”
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As a Assistant VDC Manager at Hoar, you will: the Assistant VDC Manager assists VDC managers in design and trade partner coordination, leading MEP coordination meetings and identifying constructability issues. They also support the development of project-specific VDC strategies and engage in collaborative problem-solving with project teams..
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The Assistant VDC Manager position at Hoar is based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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