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xPL VDC Engineer

Turner Construction Company
Detroit, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 9/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026
Division: xPL Offsite

Project Location(s): Chicago, IL 60606 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved: 10-20%

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education:

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Manage, evaluate, and assess model-based information from design teams, trade subcontractors, and other stakeholders during preconstruction, engineering, fabrication, and field installation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) related project deliverables for assigned xPL products, projects, and programs.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:


  • Develop comprehensive working knowledge of program contract documents, client's standards and requirements, and 2D and 3D deliverables.
  • Develop in-depth product knowledge per program, ensuring expertise in materials, systems, and processes.
  • Maintain program specific standards and file-based communication process to support modeling and team communication.
  • Disseminate and understand scope of work documents for trades involved in utilizing BIM models.
  • Oversee model content by integrators to ensure seamless integration and coordination among stakeholders.
  • Review coordination models and model-based submittals and shop drawings from design teams, trade subcontractors, and other stakeholders to assess conformance to contract specifications and resolve any conflicts in interpretation.
  • Schedule and manage virtual trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings, and submittal review meetings with subcontractors and other BIM related meetings.
  • Develop reports and assessments on coordination meeting records, constraint logs, and other project-related documentation.
  • Communicate with stakeholders, Site managers and engineering/data teamsregarding parameters, Build of Materials (BOMs) and BIM for manufacturing standards to facilitate collaboration and alignment with project schedule and contractual requirements.
  • Oversee closeout process for BIM realated content, including preparation of final records (e.g., as-built models, operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, and as-built documentation). Produce turnover model files with associated documents for owner, as required.
  • Utilize BIM standards for quality for Coordination Standards, BIM Execution Plans, and Schedule development to support manufacturing workflows and deployment to projects.
  • Develop and maintain relationships to enhance collaboration with engineers, design consultants, and external resources (e.g., integrators, subcontractors, manufacturers, inspectors, and owner’s representatives) and extend business development opportunities.
  • Automate routines in BIM to support standards for increased productivity and consistency across team.
  • Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.


The salary range for this position is estimated to be 90,000.00 - 135,000.00 USD annualized.

Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.

Qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Construction Management, or Building Construction with minimum of 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, andexperience
  • Able to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
  • Supervisory skills or team leadership experience
  • Comprehensive understanding of team roles to facilitate utilization with BIM processes
  • Proficient computer skills, , Microsoft Office Suite of applications, and with BIM applications (e.g., Navisworks Manage, Trimble SketchUp, Autodesk Revit)
  • Critical thinking and analysis skills for decision-making and problem-solving
  • Ability to apply active listening skills to hear and understand ideas, options, and opinions of others
  • Professional verbal and written communication skills and tailor communications for non-technical audiences
  • Project management experience, organizational skills with attention to detail, and able to quickly adapt and prioritize responsibilites while working in fast-paced environment
  • Interpersonal and team building skills with ability to work across organizational levels and with clients and vendors
  • Experience with continuous improvement tools and methodologies
  • Limited travel Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.


Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office and/or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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