Building Systems Designer - MEP
Building Systems Designer - MEP
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Job Description Summary
As Systems Designer you will work as a member of the global VBC Building Systems team with 27 members across 6 locations. The team serves VBCs three modular factories with workshop drawings billsofmaterials and machine files for automated equipment. Building Systems coordinates upstream with VBC Studio (architectural) externally with consultants of all disciplines with project management and downstream with manufacturing and construction site. Your job is to ensure that drawings and specifications issued to the factories are compliant with manufacturing methods presented to preserve design intent and liability and provides traceable clarity to stakeholders.
Main focus
- Understand external consultants design intent and calculations within the building services field (MEP and associated disciplines like sprinklers trusses alarm systems etc..
- Translate design intent into a 3D model within Revit.
- Coordinate the 3Dmodel with other disciplines both during the architectural stage and during the workshop drawing stage.
- Provide advice and guidance to the architecture team on how to best establish a design for manufacturing and assembly.
- Follow version control and release protocols to ensure quality of issued drawings.
- Coordinate with manufacturing and construction in the US to create a buildable design.
- Cooperate within the Building Systems team on a daily basis to always keep on pace with deliverables.
- Contribute to and help maintain a system of quality to ensure that the standard of building systems output continuously improves to meet the needs of the business manufacturing and construction teams.
Specific tasks
- Build a 3Dmodel for building services with members of the Building Systems team and the Studio team.
- Act as responsible for nominated MEP disciplines during the course of a project.
- Issue drawings on sheets from the 3Dmodel according to the shop drawing release schedule.
- Understand external consultants drawings and calculations and translate them into a buildable design.
- Provide basisofdesign sketches for outside consultants to perform calculations (to identify location of runs in building layout).
- Issue and answer RFIs using Procore.
- Download and upload Revit models to BIM360.
- Follow the instructions from Design Operations team that sets up the Revit model framework.
- Coordinate work with the MEPteam and the structural team within Building Systems.
- Report on problems and issues as quickly as possible to address in time for production.
- Participate in departmental meetings.
- Coordinate calculations of roof trusses with outside expertise as needed.
- Provide set package and site layout drawings as required for site coordination and construction.
Your authority:
- Decide on best arrangement for building services to run inside modules by weighing input from architecture manufacturing and construction.
- Ensure that code compliance communicated through consultant calculations and schedules is upheld.
Qualifications :
About you
- Experience in electrical drafting preferably for modular construction.
- 3 years experience in modular construction.
- Knowledge of US building code (IBC and regional codes) within the building services area.
- Skilled in understanding and translating consultant calculations and sketches into drawings.
- Skilled in drawing creation 2D or 3D.
- Good interpersonal skills given the coordinating nature of the position.
- Skilled in MS Office.
- Systematic problemsolving skills.
- Willingness to continuously improve both personal and team performance over time.
- Ability to work onsite at the VBC Berwick factory 23 days per week.
Organizational structure
- Reports to Building Systems Manager for MEP and then to Director of Building Systems in Ireland.
- Part of an MEP team with 5 other members and 4 additional in adjacent teams.
- Remote work possible from home 23 days per week (normal workday 8am5pm with a total of 1hr break).
Additional Information :
We offer
- Highly competitive pay benefits program and flexible timeoff programs
- 401(k) program with employer matching
- Employee referral programs with charitable donations
- Day of Giving program to volunteer at community charities
We believe the future of housing is inclusive. As such VBC is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age national origin disability protected veteran status gender identity or any other factory protected by applicable federal state and or local laws.
VBC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need special accommodation at any point during the interview process.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
