Reality Capture VDC Manager

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as a Reality Capture Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the worlds leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

The Reality Capture Manager is responsible for leading the firm’s Reality Capture capabilities in direct support of our design and construction services. This role develops and manages enterprise-wide reality capture resources including laser scanning, drone services, photogrammetry, mobile mapping, existing conditions documentation, and scan-to-BIM deliverables. The Reality Capture Manager is accountable for service delivery, quality, schedule performance, and technology strategy, ensuring accurate existing conditions data is seamlessly integrated into our design packages and supports design, construction, facility management, and digital twin initiatives.

The position serves as both a technical leader and service manager, driving adoption of reality capture across the organization, embedding capture workflows into standard project delivery, and reducing reliance on outsourced scanning services. Over time, the role is expected to mature these capabilities to the point where a portion of reality capture work can be offered as a stand-alone, revenue-generating service.

• Develop and manage Reality Capture as a core internal capability that enhances the quality, accuracy, and efficiency of the firm’s design packages.
• Establish annual utilization, adoption, and service-quality targets aligned with project delivery needs.
• Develop internal service offerings, scoping guidelines, and charge-back models so capture services are consistently incorporated into project budgets.
• Track and report on cost performance including utilization, cost savings versus outsourced services, and return on technology investments.
• Create business plans supporting integration of reality capture across all markets, including a phased path toward future external service offerings.

• Partner with Project Managers, VDC Managers, Market Leaders, and Business Development teams to identify projects that benefit from reality capture services.
• Support proposals, interviews, client presentations, and scope development by defining capture scope, deliverables, and pricing within design service packages.
• Expand existing conditions, scan-to-BIM, drone mapping, asset documentation, and digital twin capabilities that strengthen our design deliverables.
• Develop repeatable capture packages that can be consistently applied across multiple business sectors and project types.
• Establish strategic partnerships with technology vendors and service providers.

• Oversee all reality capture projects from planning through final delivery.
• Manage scheduling, staffing, equipment utilization, and resource…