VDC Project Manager - Dallas, TX

As a VDC Project Manager, you will lead the development, coordination, and management of virtual design and construction (VDC) efforts for complex mechanical systems. This role involves preparing and maintaining detailed design drawings, schematics, and specifications using advanced CAD/CAE software. You will collaborate closely with engineers, designers, and project teams to resolve design challenges and produce high-precision 2D and 3D models of parts and assemblies. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining drafting standards and procedures, managing project documentation, and recommending CAD/CAE hardware and software enhancements to support evolving project needs.

• Take the lead in overseeing construction and fabrication drawings using cutting-edge AutoCAD and Revit systems for large-scale commercial and industrial projects. Drive Agile/Scrum processes as the project owner to ensure project success.
• Provide guidance and supervision to VDC Designers and Interns, ensuring efficient workload management, resource coordination, and conducting Performance and Development Reviews for team members.
• Provides input on long-range planning trade coordination in terms of capabilities, manpower, budgets and objectives.
• Delivers on-site support for field personnel, when needed, and interfaces with other team leaders, the group managers, project managers, the shop fabrication managers and field supervisors.
• Coordinates overall schedules, including BIM logs, with department managers, project managers, shop supervision and field supervision.
• Ensure optimization of the model to drive DFMA.
• Work with project leadership to maximize prefabrication opportunities that leverage off-site manufacturing and create material management efficiencies.
• Participates in Handover/BIM kickoff meetings to facilitate in listing out services/deliverables and understanding the scope, budget, and timeline of projects.
• Collects and re-distributes specification summary and help setup job profiles.
• Schedule and run job reviews, biweekly or monthly as needed.
• Reviews engineering and contractual documents and coordinates the architectural and structural documents with other members of the project team to ensure accuracy and Reviews equipment submittal documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinates draft construction drawings with other trades to ensure routings and clearances are understood and no obstructions
• Provides input on department strategies, goals, objectives and communicates results with their teams.
• Provides or facilitates training on new processes, software, etc.
• Makes final checks and reviews trade drawings prior to fabrication release.
• Provides completed and complex construction drawings to the shop for parts manufacturing and to job site management to use in the construction and installation of material and equipment.
• Reviews work from coordinators assigned to the project for timely completion and drawing quality.
• Monitors work in progress and reviews completed work to ensure compliance with department standards and ensures a high standard of drawing quality.
• Manage expectations of the field team and project team for deliverables.
• Serves as technical subject matter expert.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff within their respective trade to ensure that they understand how to go about the completion of the research and layout work necessary to complete fabrication or installation drawings.
• Ensures the team is updated and using the current contract documents and models.
• Reviews contractual documents and construction drawings for apparent conflicts with architectural and structural documents and ensures compliance with local code requirements. Identifies each of the issues that surfaces during the review, and brings it to the attention of the project management for clarification and resolution through the Request For Information (RFI)
• Manages document control during the detailing process and interprets various discrepancies and conflicts within the contractual documents. Approves Requests for Information (RFI's) and provides input for Coordination Change Orders (CCO's) for delivery to project
• Monitors cost and schedule throughout the project in order to keep the coordination effort as closely aligned with the project estimate as possible. Advises appropriate project management staff of any potential overruns including work required or requested for the project which is outside of the baseline scope of work.
• Interprets complex Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Performs other duties as required.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a VDC Designer in a related field
• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Construction Science, or a related field is preferred, but equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Should have basic understanding of current design software such as AutoDesk.
  Working knowledge of drawing production and standard construction techniques and principles.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, delegate and control the work process.

Founded in 1946, TDIndustries is a premier, employee-owned Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) company delivering full-lifecycle building solutions-from design and construction to service and facilities maintenance. We power critical environments like hospitals, schools, data centers, stadiums, and commercial buildings across Texas and the Southwest.

Our Partners (employees) are the core of our success. As an employee-owned company, you have a voice, a stake, and a clear path to grow. Recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as a "100 Best Company to Work For," we invest in top training, career development, and a culture built on trust and servant leadership.

Join a growing team where your skills matter, and your future is built to last.

At TDIndustries, we believe opportunity should be built - and shared - by all. Whether you work with tools or technology, in the field or the office, we hire and grow people based on skill, potential, and integrity - never labels. We value the diverse paths that bring people to our team and welcome Partners of all backgrounds, including differences in race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, military service, and more. What matters most is how we work together to build excellence.