VDC Specialist I - EFS in Matthews, North Carolina at ISAT Total Support
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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Salary Range: Competitive based on Individual Experience
- Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
- 401 K Program
- $100K Life Insurance
- Accelerated Growth Opportunities
- Access to the Largest Construction Projects
- Nationwide Offices
- A competitive and Rewarding Environment
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE!
ABOUT US:
Tomarco Contractor Specialties, dba ISAT Total Support, designs, manufactures, and distributes non-structural engineering and design systems for commercial construction applications. Founded in 1977, Tomarco/ISAT Total Support has a 46-year history of continuous growth and prides itself on being the global leader in the development and sale of innovative engineering fastening systems and engineering solutions. ISAT Total Support strives to innovate and evolve our products, services and technical offering to achieve customer value, superiority and uniqueness. Our professional staff of salespeople, operations, manufacturing, and professional Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Structural Engineers has been involved from concept to completion in many of the largest projects in the United States and internationally, including hospitals, convention centers, sports venues, data centers, office building, manufacturing, and schools.
PURPOSE/SUMMARY:
The VDC Specialist I is responsible for facilitating interdepartmental communication, ensuring task completion, and coordinating activities across various teams within the organization. This role requires a combination of technical proficiency, industry knowledge, and effective communication skills to support the successful execution of projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION
- Interdepartmental Communication:
- Communicate effectively with VDC project lead, Project managers (PMs), and other stakeholders to ensure smooth project operations.
- Resolve conflicts and facilitate collaboration between different teams to achieve project goals.
- Seismic Proficiency:
- Basic knowledge of Seismic Design. This includes understanding what denotes what requires Seismic Bracing based on length, size and weight and bracing correctly.
- Basic ability to read 2D Layout plans and mark up correct Seismic Design.
- Basic knowledge of ISAT manuals and approved details. This includes knowing where to locate them and utilizing them in Seismic Design.
- Basic understanding of Seismic terminology and ability to communicate comments and concerns in internal meetings to effectively convey the message.
- Basic understanding of the Seismic Bracing Legend. This includes utilizing the Legend while modeling.
- EFS Proficiency:
- Intermediate knowledge of Support Design. This includes the ability to manage a smaller scope of work and correctly design and model using all resources.
- Act as a VDC Lead for smaller scopes on projects.
- Train new hires and help the VDC Technicians with their comments and concerns.
- Look over completed scopes of work and identify errors.
- Have a direct line of communication to the BIM Lead for all issues related to the project.
- Advanced knowledge of industry terminology.
- The ability to create a working model for a new scope of work with limited errors.
- Intermediate knowledge of all ISAT manuals and details.
- Expert understanding of the ISAT workflow to ensure a clash free model.
- Confidence in the ability to discuss design issues in internal meetings.
- Intermediate knowledge of creating and exporting schedules and creating and plotting shop drawings at the end of the scope of work.
- Working knowledge of EFS and Prefab libraries on Nexus.
- Knowing how to import schedules from Revit into Nexus to provided necessary project documents.
- Ability to create a working model with little to no errors.
- Leadership:
- Provide VDC Service Group education to new hires, covering fundamental concepts and tools necessary for project execution.
- Provide leadership in modeling oversight and project scheduling to optimize team performance.
- Foster long-term association with more than one personnel to impart necessary information for their growth.
- Task Completion and Coordination:
- Proactively identify and resolve conflicts to maintain project momentum and foster collaboration. This includes assessing current workflows and ascertaining changes or necessary additions to improve them.
- Correct use of naming conventions for all related content.
- Ability to communicate in a timely fashion with BIM Lead and/or Delivery Manager if any modeling related issues occur.
- Coordinate task completion, model synching, and other project activities with peers to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.
- Conduct peer checks and ensure adherence to industry standards and best practices for clash detection and model coordination. This includes demonstrating experience with niche clash and the ability to provide resolutions.
- Utilize task coordination techniques to manage workloads efficiently and effectively.
- Use data points to produce documentation on current processes using KPIs and other performance metrics.
- BIM360 and Engineering Proficiency:
- Possess an intermediate understanding of BIM360 and basic engineering details to support project requirements.
- Demonstrate intermediate model navigation and knowledge within Navisworks, Bluebeam, and ISAT specific tools.
- Engage Stratus to compile and deliver takeoffs to relevant personnel.
- Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures such as cursory checks, accuracy scans, and peer reviews on deliverables prior to submittal.
- Basic knowledge of model publishing
- Construction Industry Knowledge:
- Demonstrate a general understanding of construction method standard and building codes to determine application and provide practical insights into decision-making processes.
- Capability to model seismic bracing in Revit and evaluate constructability of proposed implementations. Provide insight and solutions to errors discovered throughout the process.
- Familiarity with ISAT products and solutions, including ISAT hardware and engineered solutions. Demonstrating advanced knowledge of proper VDC techniques and ISAT specific problems.
Note: This job description outlines the primary responsibilities and qualifications for the VDC Specialist I - EFS position. Responsibilities may vary based on project requirements and organizational needs.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 3 years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience with increasing responsibility for project components related to BIM.
- Demonstrated ability to present technical material. Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
- Knowledge of building codes, LEAN construction techniques, and LEED principles.
- Should specifically be proficient with BIM computer applications such as Navisworks Manage, Autodesk Point Layout, Trimble, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD and BIMTrack.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and educate team members effectively.
- With 2+ years’ experience, the VDC Specialist I is an intermediate position for virtual construction within the ISAT Total Support employment structure. Their objective is to effectively populate, coordinate design models and export any other project related information for the VDC Service Group. Additionally, VDC Specialist I should be an informational and quality control resource within the VDC Service Group.
- High level of attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality, and a critical eye for design.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Further Qualifications - The successful candidate must also pass a background check.
*Equal Opportunity Employer