Digital Construction Engineer

Job Description Summary:

Work with DC Management Team (or Lead) & Assigned Project teams to create fabrication level mass timber modeling and shop drawing content for CNC and install

Job Description:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Able to perform all essential Production Detailer responsibilities
• Analyze and interpret architectural and structural contract drawings, assess constructability specific to budget, procurement, detailing, fabrication, install, architectural look and long-term structural performance and behavior of wood material
• Develop, use, and improve parametric modeling techniques (Autodesk Revit) to create effectiveness in fabrication-level modeling with respect to cost/schedule and mitigation of detailing/fabrication errors on current/future projects.
• Implement techniques to increase quality and efficiency within DC department
• Improve current Timberlab parametric Revit families via feedback from CNC operators, installers, and estimators
• Utilize Revit as tool to create clear and organized progression drawing sets (RFI, internal team review, AE review, and field review)
• Partner with Timberlab team, A/E Team, suppliers, other trades, and vendors.
• Actively participate in and lead critical design meetings and work towards solutions which best fit project (design goals, ownership goals, Company goals)
• Manage/lead the CNC coding and translation effort to Fabrication team using foundational knowledge of geometric translation process, schedule, and CNC/machine time
• Real time analysis of CNC realities for wood members and connections, with ability to respond quickly to fabrication issues
• Extensive research on material behavior (tolerance, manufacturing characteristics, fabrication speed and opportunity)
• Lead early schedule development as it relates to DC, Pre-Con, and fabrication activities; use schedule expertise to drive design decisions and milestones for internal/external stakeholders
• Create accountability within internal team and be a role model for effective schedule use Companywide.
• Lead RFI generation for mass timber constructability and interaction with other structural/non-structural elements
• Perform pursuit modeling and massing for visual intent and quantity takeoff
• Work with DC Manager/Lead to interpret/analyze detailing and fabrication schedule for specific assigned project(s) and potential schedule risks based on current detailing (state of contract documents, RFI impacts, etc.)
• Stay abreast to standards and continuously thrive to develop and improve our design/detailing standards
• Other responsibilities as assigned