What are the responsibilities and job description for the VDC Specialist - Electrical position at RK?
Description
As a VDC Specialist at RK, you’ll be the technical expert behind our cutting-edge virtual design and construction work. This role is all about detail, accuracy, and innovation—transforming drawings into precise 3D models, coordinating across multiple trades, and identifying potential conflicts before they ever hit the field. You’ll work closely with project teams, bringing creative problem-solving and technical excellence to every job. With RK’s collaborative environment, advanced tools, and reputation for quality, this is your chance to grow your career while shaping some of the region’s most exciting projects from the ground up—virtually, before they’re even built.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary
Work closely with Preconstruction Team, Project Managers, VDC/BIM, Field and Manufacturing team to determine material and fabrication best practices to execute projects most efficiently. Optimize every project prior to spooling drawings for fabrication. Mentor and train members of the staff on trade-specific means and methods.
Role Responsibilities
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law
As a VDC Specialist at RK, you’ll be the technical expert behind our cutting-edge virtual design and construction work. This role is all about detail, accuracy, and innovation—transforming drawings into precise 3D models, coordinating across multiple trades, and identifying potential conflicts before they ever hit the field. You’ll work closely with project teams, bringing creative problem-solving and technical excellence to every job. With RK’s collaborative environment, advanced tools, and reputation for quality, this is your chance to grow your career while shaping some of the region’s most exciting projects from the ground up—virtually, before they’re even built.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary
Work closely with Preconstruction Team, Project Managers, VDC/BIM, Field and Manufacturing team to determine material and fabrication best practices to execute projects most efficiently. Optimize every project prior to spooling drawings for fabrication. Mentor and train members of the staff on trade-specific means and methods.
Role Responsibilities
- Provide direction and leadership to the department team to achieve high quality, productivity, and safe standards.
- Proficient in Revit.
- Ensures compliance to production schedules, process quality, efficiency standards, budget, inventory, and data reporting.
- Facilitate improvement through team involvement, training, and education on specific tasks, safety issues, and other company-related functions.
- Review Contract drawings for design intent as well as constructability prior to VDC/BIM Kick-off.
- Evaluate appropriate applications for prefabrication, packaging, and delivery.
- Quality control reviews and corrections of VDC/BIM Drawings or models; compliance with contract documents.
- Quality Control review of fabrication drawings prior to delivering to the shop.
- Regularly walk project sites with the Project Field Managers to document best practices, and field material preferences.
- Other duties as assigned.
- College/University graduate preferred with 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
- Indirect supervision.
- Knowledge of project plans, scope, schedule, specs, submittals, budget, verify benefits of revised materials and systems, etc.
- Firm understanding of drafting and design techniques and are able to convey all information in a clear, concise manner.
- Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
- Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
- Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
- Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
- Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law