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Digital Construction

Digital construction is the use and application of digital tools and processes to improve the process of delivering and operating the built environment. Digital Construction enables the generation and management of information on a construction project during its entire life cycle to create digital and built assets. 

The MSc in applied BIM and Management course will not only provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in your chosen careers but will also assist in providing you with the skillset to embrace this new digital landscape. Our aim is to provide a creative, committed, and energetic environment, in which our students can explore and develop their individual abilities to work collaboratively within a BIM environment. Our BSc (Hons) in BIM (Digital Construction) is a one-year part-time re-skilling programme which addresses a significant market deficit for construction professionals by providing them with the ability to use BIM technologies in discipline-specific modelling and multidisciplinary coordination contexts. There is a strong focus within both programme on improving the construction sector's productivity through better multidisciplinary coordination, digital transformation, and through the application of Lean principles, including fully utilising people’s talents, skills, knowledge, and reducing waste. 

The construction Industry are exploring more productive ways of doing business with a focus on predictive analytics to
improve project outcomes. Significant societal problems, such as addressing the shortage of adequate housing in Ireland
and improving infrastructure worldwide, will only be successfully addressed by applying analytics techniques with
advanced critical thinking by knowledgeable professionals. The Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Construction Analytics / Engineering Analytics services aims to address this by increasing need for the application of data science methods to the Engineering and Built Environment sectors.

To express you interest in any of the above courses please email bim@tudublin.ie

 

Researcher Officer (Build Digital Project Innovator) - 12 months

School of Surveying and Construction Innovation Technological University Dublin (City Campus)

The School of School of Surveying and Construction Innovation 

Job Description

TU Dublin is the lead organisation for the large-scale Build Digital Project funded by the Department of Public Enterprise and Reform (DPER) on a fixed term (12 months) specified purpose basis. The project involves a national collaboration across five Higher Education Institutions. We are seeking a suitably qualified, ambitious, and motivated candidate to work as a research officer for the Build Digital Project. The successful candidate will be responsible for producing the associated TU Dublin deliverables were specified regarding the Build Digital Project Work Package. The successful candidate should be flexible and have an inquisitive nature, as evidenced through research activities in an appropriate and relevant area to the project. The successful candidate will report directly to the TU Dublin Build Digital Project Leads

Principal Accountabilities

The advertised position provides an opportunity to join the TU Dublin Build Digital team. The successful candidate will carry out research with a focus on the area of Standards and Procurement in the context of the Digital Built Environment, both nationally and internationally. The successful candidate will also undertake research focusing on Education and Leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for research work, project management, collaboration with the project partners and the wider project team and will be involved in extensive external engagement with the Construction Industry in Ireland and Internationally.

The project may involve travel to and from relevant industry sites and travel to partner meetings and conferences as required.

The post requires a person with appropriate qualifications associated with the areas of digital / collaborative construction / engineering. This person will ideally have experience working and researching in a discipline area or, ideally, across disciplines within the AEC (Architecture Engineering Construction) sector. 

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the appropriate mix of knowledge, experience, skills, talent and abilities as outlined below:

Knowledge

  • PhD Degree in a relevant discipline (Essential).
  • Evidence of dissemination of research (Essential).
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills (Essential).

Skills, talents & abilities

  • Strong level of technical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
  • High level of technical competency in relation to BIM software and related tools.
  • High level of technical competency in relation to BIM Standards i.e. ISO 19650
  • The potential candidate should be self-motivated with an aptitude for creative problem-solving, along with the flexibility to adapt to new tools and techniques.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
  • Have knowledge / understanding of the Irish Capital Works Management Framework.
  • Present results/methods in written and oral form to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Able to work independently as a self-starter and as part of the wider project team.
  • Capable of directing and interfacing with the work of collaborators (including at remote locations).
  • Ability to build and document knowledge and share information about latest methods, trends, and developments in the relevant field of activity.
  • Manage development aspects of the project according to aligned project briefs.
  • Fluency in English and excellent written and oral presentation skills.

Salary

The successful candidate will be aligned to the  Post-Doctoral Researcher Scale for pay (Position is for 12 months)

Interested parties should send a current CV to bim@tudublin.ie by 5pm 22nd August. Interviews will take place on the week commencing the 1st of September. The position will commence on the 16th of September.