Design engineer Jobs in Edmonton, AB

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Integrated Construction Technology (ICT) and Virtual Design Construction (VDC) delivery for district projects, ensuring alignment with construction needs and project objectives.
• Establish, manage, and govern digital delivery workflows, including model coordination, data exchange, and integrated construction processes.
• Act as a liaison between design teams, trade partners, and construction teams, ensuring alignment and coordinated delivery.
• Partner with estimating and project teams to define ICT/VDC scope, staffing plans, and budgets for pursuits and active projects.
• Participate in project pursuits, interviews, and proposals, contributing to ICT/VDC narratives, presentations, and delivery strategies.
• Develop and implement BIM / ICT execution plans, including coordination strategy, modeling standards, and technology governance.
• Leverages construction models and model data to enhance field and office use, supporting estimating, quantity take off, scheduling, progress tracking, and project status reporting across the project lifecycle.
• Conditions and enriches construction models and model data for construction use, standardizing parameters, classifications, and data structure so models can be reliably used for field planning and delivery.
• Lead and support ICT and VDC requirements through project closeout, ensuring contractual and operational obligations are met.
• Manage ICT resource planning and allocation across district projects.
• Identify opportunities to leverage integrated construction technology to mitigate project risk and improve delivery certainty.
• Research, evaluate, and pilot new and emerging construction technologies, sharing learnings and driving adoption across the district.
• Develop and deliver ICT training, communication, and knowledge sharing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Post secondary degree, diploma, or two year certificate in a buildings industry related discipline (e.g., Architecture, Engineering, Construction, AEC, Civil, or Architectural Technology).
• 5-7 years of construction related experience, including 2-3 years of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) / construction technology experience.
• Expert understanding of construction sequencing and how digital delivery supports field execution.
• Advanced understanding of and proven experience implementing construction technology, including responsibility for adoption and execution at the project and district level.
• Proven ability to provide project level model management and manage VDC standards across multiple projects.
• Advanced proficiency in 3D modeling platforms and experience supporting 4D scheduling and planning tools.
• Experience coordinating and validating models against Level of Development (LOD) and accuracy requirements.
• Strong understanding of ICT, BIM, and VDC related contract language and its impact on project risk and delivery.
• Strong ability to liaise with scheduling, survey, lean, and other project functions to define technology integration requirements.
• Proven ability to establish data management and data sharing protocols across project teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and present ideas that support project and district strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to lead meetings, manage competing priorities, and delegate effectively.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities across projects.
• Strong willingness and ability to self learn and stay current with evolving construction technology.