VDC Manager (GCs)

VDC Manager – Design Quality & Constructability

We are looking for a VDC Manager with strong field-informed judgment, capable of

connecting design, coordination, and construction execution, bringing real-world project

experience into our design and preconstruction process. The ideal candidate brings hands-on

experience from complex projects and understands how to identify, prioritize, and

communicate the issues that can materially impact cost, schedule, and constructability.

This role will work closely with the BIM Project Manager as a technical counterpart, helping

ensure that design decisions are grounded in practical, buildable solutions. The focus of this

role goes beyond model coordination. We are looking for someone who understands how

projects are actually delivered in the field and can use that experience to anticipate issues,

challenge design assumptions, and guide teams toward more effective outcomes.

The VDC Manager will support multidisciplinary design reviews across all phases, evaluating

constructability, system interactions, coordination risks, and spatial feasibility. A key part of

the role is helping identify what could go wrong before it becomes a problem—recognizing

patterns, common coordination failures, and design gaps based on prior project experience.

This person will guide the team on what to look for during reviews and oversee the issues and

risks identified throughout the design lifecycle. This includes helping the team move beyond

simply tracking and documenting items, and instead understand their real impact on

construction, cost, schedule, and execution.

The VDC Manager will also participate in technical conversations with designers, project

teams, and key stakeholders as needed, bringing a practical construction perspective to the

table. T he expectation is not only to review m odels, but to ask the right questions, guide

discussions, and help teams connect design intent with construction reality.

We are looking for someone who understands how coordination translates into field

execution, being in a technical leader position. The VDC Manager complements the BIM PM

by owning the technical depth of the service, bringing experience, foresight, and clarity into the design process.

Required Experience & Skills

• 7+ years of experience in construction, preconstruction, VDC, BIM coordination, design management, or related project delivery roles.

• Proven experience working on real projects alongside or for Construction Managers, General Contractors, or field execution teams.

• Strong understanding of project delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build.

• Ability to evaluate design documentation and models from a constructability, coordination, and execution perspective.

• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary coordination across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

• Strong technical judgment and ability to prioritize issues based on their actual impact on cost, schedule, construction feasibility, and project execution.

• Experience leading or supporting multidisciplinary design and constructability reviews.

• Working knowledge of 3D coordination and visualization tools.

• Ability to guide teams on what to look for during model and design reviews without focusing only on software or production tasks.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly and facilitate practical discussions between design and construction teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on complex projects with significant multidisciplinary coordination requirements.

• Prior involvement in preconstruction, design-assist, constructability reviews, or field coordination processes.

• Experience supporting issue/risk management workflows and helping teams

prioritize high-impact items.

• Background in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a related

technical discipline.