Survey & Layout Manager at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

VDC Field Manager – Position Summary The VDC Field Manager is responsible for the overall management, implementation and execution of McCarthy's VDC field tools and technologies for virtual building within their assigned region. This role will focus on the application, execution and oversight of BIM field technologies and VDC workflows related to: building documentation, site surveying, robotic digital layout and reality capture. The VDC Field Manager reports to the Regional VDC Director and supports the development of VDC Engineers and Superintendents, along with Project Teams, for mentorship guidance as applicable to their roles and responsibilities. Key Responsibilities

General Application

• Promote a culture of virtual building among all internal and external stakeholders.
• Subject-matter expert for survey, scanning and layout (reality capture) work practices and techniques.
• Effectively communicate value proposition and standard of care for all VDC Field capabilities.
• Develop integrated relationships with peers and leadership in key departments such as Business Development, Operations, Preconstruction, Design Integration, and Scheduling.
• Develop and lead implementation of VDC processes, best practices, technologies and their related training(s) for project teams, peer groups and regional initiatives.
• Maintain, evaluate, and communicate VDC lessons learned, best practices and metrics for all stages of the project lifecycle.

Regional and Project Management

• Regional management of the VDC Field Team for planning and execution, including consensus building and integration with all partners/peers through project lifecycle.
• Development and ownership of field execution planning, contracts, proposals, resource plans, integration schedules, defined scopes of work, and ensure alignment within VDC cost budgets/estimates at the office and project level.
• Project-level oversight and execution of building documentation, reality capture (laser, lidar, 360 imagery, drone mapping, traditional measurement tools, etc.), site surveying and other capture related workflows.
• Collaborate with other VDC partners to plan, schedule and execute project deliverables.
• Track, report and communicate updates to resource, schedule, scope, and budget baselines.
• Integrate in with project teams and leadership to develop VDC plan scaled to needs of all projects at the onset of project startup.
• Process management of survey, scanning, layout in coordination with all other regional VDC standards of care.
• Maintain an active voice of leadership and be known as the VDC Field subject matter expert.
• Actively support regional VDC initiatives and national focus area projects.
• Ability to produce model content, collect laser scan data and processing and conduct drone flights.
• Creation of detailed VDC-specific schedules aligned with construction activities and field coordination.
• Coordinate project drafting, modeling and laser scanning needs directly with project teams for overall regional scheduling and workload.
• Tracking metrics and create case studies and lessons learned for equipment rental, project implementation costs and metrics reporting throughout and at project completion.
• Participate in the research, development and implementation of regional goals and initiatives and conduct regional VDC tools/process training.

Laser Scanning

• General As-Built laser scanning and point cloud registration for site documentation.
• Concrete Wet and post pour scans and production of analysis and reporting for FF/FL.
• Construction Verification Scanning reporting and analysis to verify install placement and tolerance.
  

Surveying

• Use of a wide range of surveying equipment and surveying software to conduct site surveys for verifying provided control, building positioning, property lines, easements and setbacks.
• Field locate and document monument control positions.
• Boundary Surveying lifecycle including estimating, site research, field recon, topo collection, analysis, boundary resolution, drafting, delivery preparation and QA/QC.
  

Robotic Total Station Layout

• Point calculation, layout, verification of documents via georeferencing, data and file management, layout and building control, and support of training of robotic layout.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture is required or equivalent years of industry field experience.
• Professional credentials such as Licensed Surveyor (PLS) is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years' construction experience in surveying, reality capture, construction layout and/or building documentation is required, field experience in Civil or Building trades is preferred.
• FAA Part 107 sUAS Drone License is strongly preferred.
• Specific understanding of construction materials, methods and construction sequencing.
• Strong verbal and written communication and ability to train other and build teams.
• Process oriented, self-motivated, ability to multi-task, prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to plan, facilitate and document meetings/initiatives to sufficient detail.
• Proficient with authoring, analysis and scheduling tools such as Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, Leica Cyclone, FARO Scene, ClearEdge3D and other field technology-related softwares.
• Strong computer skills with daily word processing and documentation softwares such as Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam and related programs.
• Intra-Regional travel is required, Inter-Regional travel as needed to support other regions.

McCarthy Building Companies is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religious beliefs, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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