Detailing Manager - Early Connected Models

Detailing Manager – Early Connected Models | Qnect

About Qnect and the role

Qnect is the neutral provider of Early Connected Models: fully connected 3D Tekla models with 100% of the main connections modeled, developed alongside the engineer of record during design development. Backed by a powerful delivery infrastructure, we help project teams bring efficiency to the steel process, solve problems early, optimize joints and steel, and tackle some of the most persistent challenges the industry has faced.

We're looking for an experienced Detailing Manager to lead this work across multiple projects, overseeing project managers and detailing teams and serving as the senior technical and client-facing lead.

What you'll do

• Oversee a portfolio of concurrent Early Connected Model projects from kickoff through model completion and handoff.
• Lead and support project managers and detailing groups, assigning work, balancing capacity, and resolving bottlenecks.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for owners, general contractors, engineers of record, and connection designers on scope, schedule, design coordination, and RFIs.
• Ensure models meet Qnect's standards for accuracy, completeness, and connection modeling, and maintain strong QA/QC processes across all teams.
• Work closely with design teams to identify and resolve constructability, coordination, and connection issues early in the project.
• Track schedules, design revisions, and scope changes, and flag risks early.
• Coordinate the eventual transfer of completed models to the selected fabricator.
• Review contract documents and help scope and estimate modeling effort for new work.
• Mentor PMs and detailers, and drive continuous improvement in workflows and Tekla best practices.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years in structural steel detailing, with at least [3–5] years as a Detailing Manager, Chief Detailer, or equivalent leadership role at a fabricating shop or detailing firm.
• Advanced Tekla Structures experience. Candidates with deep SDS2 experience will also be considered.
• Strong understanding of steel connections, AISC standards, and how connection design integrates with the structural design process.
• Comfort working directly with owners, GCs, and design teams during design phases, not just after award to a fabricator.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and teams at once while meeting deadlines.
• Clear, professional communication and sound technical judgment.
• Experience with moment frames, complex connections, and commercial, healthcare, or industrial projects is a plus.
• Remote full-time.

Why Qnect

This is a chance to work at the front end of the project, not the back end. Instead of producing shop drawings under fabrication deadlines, you'll collaborate with engineers during design development, influence how steel is framed and connected, and help change how the industry delivers structural steel. As a neutral partner to owners, GCs, and design teams, Qnect is positioned to do what traditional detailing can't.