Manager, Virtual Design & Construction

Job Type: Manager, Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) | Location:Texas | Department: Innovation | Reporting to: Chief Innovation Officer | Work Location Type: #remote

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

The Manager, 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.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way – responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in. 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.

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.

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 or Living-out-allowance / per diem (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!

IE US Operations Inc., the employing entity and proud member of the IREN group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We are committed to evaluating qualified applicants and do not discriminate against protected characteristics under applicable legislation.

IE US Operations, Inc. “IREN” participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

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