VDC Manager

Buildots is transforming construction management with AI and computer vision.

Our AI-powered SaaS platform automates on-site progress tracking, giving construction teams the tools to plan smarter, improve efficiency, and cut costly delays by up to 50%. The $13 trillion construction industry has seen little disruption in the past 150 years. Until now. Backed by leading VCs and industry pioneers, Buildots enables a new, performance-driven approach.

Deployed on hundreds of projects across North America, Europe and the Middle East, Buildots is already reshaping the future of the world's largest industry, and we're on track for rapid expansion in 2025.

Buildots' customers include top global contractors, consultants and owners - Sir Robert McAlpine, Kier, Wates, Intel and Berkeley Homes, to name a few.

What is VDC in Buildots:

The VDC Manager will work in the Buildots VDC team. This team is a prominent component of the Buildots Operations department. The VDC team is responsible for the creation of our clients' construction projects within the Buildots system and managing the technical relationship with our clients over the life of the project. The role will involve interpretation of construction documentation (models, plans and schedules), discussion with our clients and work with internal design tools to produce the final Buildots digital twin of our clients project.

The VDC team in Buildots is staffed by construction professionals (site and project managers from top UK contractors) with site experience, who bring their expert site knowledge to the VDC role. The team have extensive experience in site and trade management and use this knowledge to create a holistic understanding of how a construction project is built.

The role is ideally suited to construction professionals who are looking to enter the technology industry whilst still retaining and reinforcing their existing expert construction knowledge.

What you'll do:

• Bring your knowledge to the creation of the 'Buildots solution' for global construction projects
• Conduct frequent construction-focused technical discussions with our customers
• Be a construction expert within the company to guide other internal teams
• Work by Buildots design guidelines combined with clients' specific requirements to create a digital twin that allows them to maximise value of the Buildots Product and serves the client's needs.
• Understand the complexities of specific project's construction methodologies to allow you to create a Buildots system that accurately represents how the client will be building the project
• As part of the overall VDC team, use your experience to constantly contribute to the optimisation of our unique design methodology to improve quality and increase efficiency
• Take a prominent part of our clients' implementation stage, by meeting our clients at discovery sessions, understanding their specific needs, while representing Buildots product and strategy.
• Collaborate with various teams, such as Account Management, Customer Success and Product, in order to support the project and our clients' needs

Requirements:

• Five years of experience on construction projects in a mainly site based role
• Working knowledge of MEP systems and installations
• Ability to effectively communicate with construction professionals on site and remotely
• Engineering or construction management (or equivalent) degree
• Working knowledge of 3D software and BIM
• Comfortable with working in a fast paced, dynamic and changeable environment
• Professional verbal and written communication skills in English
• Great interpersonal skills & interface management
• Strong organisational, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Tech savvy, proficient in computer applications, MS Office and G Suite
• Be able to attend the London office 3+ days per week

Advantages:

• Experience working on residential, commercial or industrial building projects
• Experience with Navisworks
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Power Project or P6

If you don't meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your unique experiences, skills, and passion may be exactly what we're looking for.

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