Senior VDC Technician
Description:
About Us
Robert Bird Group is a global consulting engineering firm committed to delivering each client’s vision through the relentless pursuit of engineering excellence across all projects. We integrate engineering design excellence with construction and delivery expertise to achieve significant benefits for our client, notably those related to cost, programme and risk.
Our Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team develop bespoke VDC solutions by combining our extensive engineering expertise with superior visualisation technology. From simple explanatory details on still images and animations to interactive models utilising gaming technology.
Our team is unique in the market, modelling and animating the virtual environment and embedding intelligence within visualised solutions for landmark projects.
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for 3D Designers/3D Visualisers (we call them VDC Technicians) to work on the world’s most iconic projects using your virtual design and creative expertise.
You will be joining a highly skilled, friendly, and collaborative Engineering and VDC team at the cutting edge of industry-changing 4D Construction Visualisation.
This role provides an opportunity to produce and communicate realistic and time-dependent animations of the construction process covering temporary works requirements, construction staging and sequencing considerations, site access, materials handling, and logistics requirements, and schedule constraints, all within real-world construction scenarios.
You will also utilise RBG’s world-class in-house developed ‘Reveal’ interactive visual communication tool.
Preview some of the short videos to give you some insight into the type of work that you might be involved in with Robert Bird Group:
About the job
Work on the design of landmark building and construction projects
Develop your design/animation skills utilising our advanced software tools
Utilise our world-class and in-house developed ‘Reveal’ interactive visual communication tool
Actively participate in developing visualisation solutions using your technical skills, experience and your knowledge of the industry
Produce complex and detailed models
Model structural and architectural assets
Create custom shaders and textures
Placement, sequencing and staging of all relevant 3D assets within construction methodologies
Proactively assist with the development of current visualisation practices and standards.
Optimize models, materials, textures, and lighting for use in game/interactive platforms
Set up models for real-time rendering
The ideal candidate will have
Experience in visualisation, preferably in Architecture of Construction
High skill level in 3D Studio Max
Strong knowledge of low-poly modelling, texturing and animation.
Solid knowledge of Unity Gaming Engine
Solid knowledge of performance optimisation techniques in Unity
Solid knowledge of game development best practices
Knowledge of C# scripting
Good communication skills.
Ability to be flexible, and multi-task.
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, with experience in the extended Adobe Suite being an advantage.
Autodesk Revit and Rhino knowledge would be favourable
Experience in other coding languages and visual scripting (grasshopper preferable) would be favourable
Knowledge of V-Ray and Railclone favourable
Why work for us?
RBG provides frequent opportunities for professional development and the chance to learn directly from our dedicated team of leaders and talented specialists in our global business.
We offer access to high-profile projects, ongoing training and development, paid birthday leave, 401K, private health insurance, sick leave, recognition awards and a social and cohesive team environment
If you’d like further information, please reach out to the Recruitment Team at
Robert Bird Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This role does not require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to RBG’s employees/managers as we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.