Director, VDC

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.WE BUILD FOR LIFE.
We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.
At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.
Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.
The Director, VDC leads the strategic direction and execution of VDC processes for projects in Ottawa. This role oversees a team of VDC Designers, drives innovation in modeling and ensures seamless integration between design, fabrication and field operations.
Duties and Responsibilities: Lead VDC Strategy for the Ottawa construction division by aligning with overall operational and business goals
Integrate VDC across all phases of design, preconstruction, fabrication and field execution
Support the Area Manager in building, managing and mentoring the VDC team including VDC designers, subject matter experts and leads
Oversee the creation and coordination of 3D models for MEP systems
Ensure clash detection, model accuracy and constructability reviews are completed efficiently
Work with the operations team to establish deliverables and schedules for each project and ensure timely execution
Coordinate with general contractors and other trades to resolve design issues and to ensure adherence to VDC project requirements (BIM Execution Plans)
Build relationships with general contractors and conduct business development to align on new projects
Budget VDC projects for tenders and pursuits
Support preconstruction, estimating and operation teams by providing models and quantity takeoffs
Monitor and report on project budgets and production status
Responsible for data integrity of the department which will feed into other data sources for data driven decisions
Align and support quality assurance and quality control on all projects
Innovative software development in the industry, drive new tech and software within the organization
Proposal support – interviews with clients for executing projects Qualifications and Job Requirements: Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
8+ years experience in VDC/BIM within MEP contracting
Strong knowledge of mechanical systems
Proficient in Revit, Navisworks
Familiarity with project management software solutions, such as Procore
Proven track record in a leadership position supporting a regional team We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.
We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at .