Sr. VDC Technician

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in nearly 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages over 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of nearly $78 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This role works closely with the Design, Factory Operations, and VDC Team to develop, maintain and operate working BIM’s for the Design, Manufacturing, Construction and Operations of our modular units. The Virtual Design and Construction Technician will be responsible for creating and maintaining documents as designs change and factory efficacies are implemented. This role will require a versatile CAD/BIM skill set and the ability to learn new software as technology changes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

•    Responsible for, drafting, designing, and interpreting engineering drawings in Revit, AutoCAD, and other BIM software.

•    Develop and model site logistics and construction sequencing animations with factory and construction teams.

•    Facilitates requests from the VDC Team, Design Engineer, and the Director of Factory Operations for the continuous improvement of our manufacturing process.

•    Maintains BIM Data for the Factory and Individual Projects across the project lifecycle including design, manufacturing, construction, operations, and facilities management.

•    Creates Revit Families in accordance with vendor specifications.

•    Maintains Revit Libraries as suppliers and specifications change. 

•    Develops and maintains the latest production drawings in accordance with factory standards and job specific A/E design packages, leads stud roller and CNC inputs (e.g., Rhino, Tekla or Structsoft or 3D Prints), adapts improvements in the manufacturing processes and assures product and process quality.

•    Actively identify potential operational issues and help design solutions that enhance productivity.

•    Participates in QA/QC process for factory operations.

•    Designs diagrams, process maps, and layouts to illustrate best practices and workflows.

•    Participates in planning meetings, reviews, and provides input into the project’s scope of work and specifications, and the timeline to ensure an on-time and on-budget project completion.

•    Creates "Visual Operating Procedures" using digital and photographic images.

•    Create field installation and factory detail build details for local inspectors and installation crews.

•    Model Existing Conditions and Work with Point Cloud Data.

•    Develop Surveying Point Files for the use on active and new sites.

Additional Compensation:

Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.

• Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in a quarterly or annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.

• Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.

Robust Benefits Offered*:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.

• Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.

• For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.

• 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).

• 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.

• Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.

• Charitable giving program and benefits.

*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.