CA$85,000 – CA$100KSeniorFull Time
Role Summary
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Duct VDC Designer to join our Calgary, Edmonton (Leduc), or Vancouver Design team. This role focuses on modeling, coordinating, and developing ductwork and mechanical systems into fully fabricable, installable virtual models using Revit. You will work closely with engineering, construction, and VDC leadership to ensure systems are efficient, coordinated, code-compliant, and cost-effective.
Why This Role Matters
Virtual Design & Construction plays a critical role in the successful delivery of our mechanical projects. As a Senior Duct VDC Designer, your work directly supports constructability, prefabrication, cost control, and installation efficiency—helping Modern Niagara deliver high-quality mechanical systems that meet both project and client expectations.
Key Impact / Purpose
The VDC Designer is responsible for advancing consultant designs into coordinated, optimized, and install-ready models. By improving routing, resolving clashes early, and supporting prefabrication strategies, this role contributes to safer installations, reduced rework, and overall project success.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ductwork systems
- Mechanical rooms and spool drawings for prefabrication
- Mechanical and domestic distribution systems
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Nice-to-Haves:
This is a replacement position. Expected annual compensation; $85,000 - $100,000.
Modern Niagara offers a competitive total compensation package including:
About Modern Niagara
Who We Are
Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure — and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal. We build for life.
Our Culture & Values
We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do, and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Modern Niagara
We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity, feels a sense of belonging, and can thrive. We actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada) in the construction industry. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring process.
If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@modernniagara.com so we can make appropriate arrangements.
We appreciate every applicant’s interest in joining Modern Niagara. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
