• Job Description

  Req#: JR-10401

  Job Description

  Employer Name: DPR Construction, A General Partnership (DPR Construction)

  Position: VDC Project Manager

  Work location: Durham, North Carolina

  Wage: $134,326 - $150,000 / per year*

  Job Duties:

  Plans, directs, and coordinates activities and processes concerned with the construction of DPR Construction’s commercial construction projects. Responsible for implementing and supporting VDC construction management activities and processes across the business unit to support the design, construction, and handover of construction projects.

  Other responsibilities include:

  • Provide construction project management and support services by monitoring performance against Project Execution;
  • Participate in preconstruction and operations management meetings for local office(s) and provide input as the VDC subject matter expert;
  • Manage regional staffing for VDC plans, any DPR subsidiary resources, and all finances associated with project engagements;
  • Develop and document tasks, construction project timelines and milestones, facilitate group meetings and document group findings;
  • Review as-built plans, client and project needs, and institute remedial actions against the design model when required;
  • Support model-based project management, process workflows; and deployment of construction technology supporting VDC construction management methods;
  • Assist in strategic regional business roadmap development, and in preparing the BIM/VDC portions of proposals and participating in interviews when appropriate;
  • Develop preconstruction subcontractor procurement templates and exhibits for BIM/VDC;
  • Develop and manage internal/external resources for a regional VDC training program that will engage project teams in the everyday use of VDC best practices;
  • Develop and apply a thorough understanding of DPR’s project procurement, packaging and delivery methods to align VDC efforts with preconstruction, operations, scheduling and planning, and project controls;
  • Provide regional staff leadership and career development to VDC staff, and engage in recruiting and all business unit VDC staffing plan efforts;
  • Provide leadership to regional/local VDC resources in a fashion that supports the company’s culture, mission and values;
  • Review any risk or value for the organization by analyzing requirements, contracts, and evaluation documents;
  • Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external clients that facilitate effective and efficient VDC processes;
  • Create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to evaluate and assess value, impact, and ROI of established VDC Initiatives;
  • Manage and participate in data gathering and analysis of metrics for regional and local VDC growth;
  • Help develop the infrastructure needed to monitor goals, objectives and business plans;
  • Help support standards/best practices for VDC implementation to be leveraged across the region;
  • Utilize tools of VDC to take the virtual world into the field to confirm model alignment during installation.

  Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a civil engineering or construction management position in the commercial construction industry.

  Alternate education/experience requirements: In the alternative, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a civil engineering or construction management position in the commercial construction industry.

  Special Requirements: Position requires at least 1 year of experience with each of the following:

  • Implementing VDC strategies beyond 3D modeling and clash-detection;
  • Applying the concepts and methods of VDC in construction logistics and facility/final product operations and maintenance areas;
  • Autodesk packages such as Revit, AutoCAD, and Navisworks;
  • Contractor facing authoring and collaboration tools such as Revit, Tekla, or AutoCAD MEP;
  • Implementation and support of Autodesk BIM 360 products: Glue, Field, and Docs;
  • Leveraging and supporting Autodesk Navisworks Manage;
  • Model element quantification/estimation w/ Assemble Systems, or Navisworks QTO;
  • 4D project scheduling tools such as Synchro and integrating them with BIM/VDC tools and technologies.

  * Reflects annual base salary. DPR offers a variety of health & wellness benefits, see https://www.dpr.com/company/careers/benefits

  TO APPLY: Please email resume to careers@dpr.com, and indicate job code RJ008.

  This notice is being posted in connection with the filing of an application for permanent alien labor certification. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Regional Certifying Officer of the Department of Labor. Include the following address: Certifying Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210

  DPR has been nationally recognized for its strong company culture, based on a well-defined purpose “We Exist to Build Great Things,” and four core values: integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and ever forward. A flat, title-less organization that empowers people at all levels to make decisions, DPR ranked on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for five consecutive years. For more information, visit http://www.dpr.com.

• About the company

  DPR Construction is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm based in Redwood City, California.

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