Job descriptionJob Type: Full Time |
Location: Texas |
Department: Innovation |
Reporting to: Chief Innovation Officer |
Work Location Type: #remote
The Manager, Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) will establish and lead IREN's corporate Virtual Design & Construction function - defining the company-wide strategy, standards, and digital delivery framework through which BIM, model-based coordination, and data-rich design processes are applied across IREN's data center portfolio.
This is a corporate enablement role: it sets the standards, tools, and workflows that every project follows, and supports the project teams who directly oversee VDC activities on their builds - equipping them to deliver coordinated, constructible models and ensuring lessons learned flow back into company-wide standards. The role sits within the Innovation organization and supports its mission of compressing design and delivery timelines through digital, model-first methods.
Job requirements - Minimum 8+ years of experience in VDC, BIM management, or digital construction delivery, including 3+ years leading VDC programs or teams - data center, mission-critical, or large industrial project experience strongly preferred.
- Expert proficiency with industry-standard VDC toolsets (e.g., Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360/ACC or equivalent CDE platforms) and demonstrated experience federating and coordinating large multidisciplinary models.
- Proven track record establishing corporate BIM/VDC standards and execution plans, and enforcing them across external design and construction partners.
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and structural systems sufficient to lead multidisciplinary coordination and constructability reviews with credibility.
- Experience supporting prefabrication or modular construction from fabrication-level models is highly desirable, as is exposure to 4D/5D workflows, reality capture, or digital twin programs.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline required; relevant certifications (e.g., Autodesk, buildingSMART) are a plus.
- Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical model data into decisions for executives and field teams; willingness to travel to project sites asrequired.
Job responsibilities Corporate VDC Strategy & Standards - Define and own IREN's enterprise VDC roadmap -establishingBIM execution plans, modeling standards, level-of-development (LOD) requirements, naming conventions, and quality benchmarks that create consistency across all projects, consultants, and contractors.
- Develop governance for how design partners, general contractors, and trade partners author, exchange, and federate models - embedding VDC requirements into contracts, RFPs, and consultant agreements so digital deliverables are enforceable and consistent.
- Standardize the transition of model data across the project lifecycle, from early concept through detailed design, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and handover to operations - ensuring the model remains the single sourceof truth at each stage.
Project Team Support & VDC Enablement - Support the project teams who directly oversee VDC activities on each build - providing guidance, templates, and best practices for federated model management, clash detection and resolution, constructability reviews, and coordination cadences, without duplicating their day-to-day oversight role.
- Advise project teams on model-based quantity takeoff, sequencing (4D), and cost integration (5D) where these materially improve estimating accuracy, schedule certainty, and procurement timing.
- Support prefabrication and modular construction initiatives by helping teams ensure models are developed to fabrication-level detail where required, enabling off-site manufacturing partners to build directly from coordinated model data.
- Provide hands-on escalation support on complex coordination challenges,settingthe technical bar for what well-executed VDC looks like at IREN.
Technology, Tools & Data Integration - Own the corporate VDC technology stack - evaluating, selecting, and administering authoring, federation, coordination, and common data environment (CDE) platforms, and managing licensing, access, and vendor relationships.
- Integrate model data with adjacent systems - project controls, document management, GIS, asset management, and digital twin initiatives - so design data flows into construction management and long-term operations without manual rework.
- Monitor emerging capabilitiesin reality capture, automated clash resolution, generative design, and AI-assisted coordination, piloting those with clear potential to improve delivery speed or quality.
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Commissioning, and Data Center Operations to align VDC deliverables with how each functionactually consumes model data - and with the Innovation team's broader initiatives in industrialized delivery and next-generation architecture.
- Serve as IREN's primary interface with external design firms, general contractors, and fabricators on VDC matters, onboarding partners to IREN standards and holding them accountable for digital deliverable quality.
Leadership & Team Development - Build and lead IREN's corporate VDC team - recruiting BIM/VDC coordinators, specialists, and engineers, and structuring the team to support both corporate standards development and embedded project delivery.
- Develop internal VDC capability across the wider organization through training, playbooks, and documented workflows, raising the baseline digital fluency of project engineering and construction teams.
Metrics & Continuous Improvement - Establish KPIs for VDC performance - clash resolution cycle time, coordination issue aging, model quality scores, RFI reduction, and rework avoidance - and report outcomes to executive leadership in terms of schedule and cost impact.
- Run structured lessons-learned reviews after each project phase, feeding improvements back into corporatestandardsso the VDC program measurably compounds in effectiveness across the portfolio.
Job benefits - Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and market data for the region.
- Total Compensation package may be inclusive of annual incentive bonus, equity (long-term incentive).
- Relocation (as appliable and based on successful candidate circumstances)
Health & Wellness
- 100% company paidhealth insurance premiums(medical, dental, and vision)for employees, 75% company paid coverage for dependents
- Company-paidshort-term and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) - when combined with theHigh DeductibleHealth Plan
- Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
Retirement & Financial Wealth
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Access to financialplanning and legalservices
Time Off & Leave Programs
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
Growth & Development
- Internal skills training and advancement pathways
- Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role related training
Community & Culture
- Company events and team-building activities
We value diverse perspectives and believe that skills can be developed. If you're passionate about this role, we want to hear from you - whether you meet every criteria or not. Your unique experiences might be exactly what we need!
