Field Technology and Innovation Director - Alberici Constructors Inc.

CORPORATE OVERVIEW

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects.

Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100+ years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our mission is simple — and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life.

When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance.

Our values:

• Working Safely
• Valuing Diversity
• Serving Humbly
•  Executing with Integrity
•  Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully

What We Offer:

• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

POSITION SUMMARY

The successful implementation of construction technology ensures our project teams perform as effectively as possible and helps Alberici maintain its position as a leader in the construction industry. The Director of Field Technology and Innovation plays a crucial role in identifying, researching and vetting innovative Construction Field Technologies (CFT) to positively affect safety, quality, and the effectiveness of the overall construction process. Through strategic planning and communication with company leadership, the director is responsible for maintaining financial goals of the department and ensuring consistent adoption of CFT across projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; however, other duties may be assigned.  The Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company. To be a qualified individual, an employee must be able to perform each of the essential functions of his or her job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Tracks existing technology investments for changes and improvements, including testing and implementation of updates.
• Conducts research, pilots, proofs of concepts, and case studies on leading edge technologies and makes recommendations on implementation.
• Maintains active catalog and valuation of hardware and software systems.
• Undertakes market research to determine industry conditions, trends, opportunities, competition, and growth.
• Leads CFT net revenue generation efforts and ensures the fiscal health, efficiency, and effectiveness through sustainable offerings that contribute to the organization’s bottom line.
• Develops and implements a CFT strategic plan with performance indicators, in partnership with Senior Management Group (SMG), to support the Alberici corporate strategic plan.
• Fosters collaboration, partnerships, and the sharing of information and expertise with other company departments and initiatives.
• Engages with project executives, project managers, and other team members to establish a budget and plan of execution on projects.
• Develops trainings, SOPs and workflows for newly adopted construction field technology.
• Ensure all CFT initiatives and services are managed within goals, timelines and budgets through regular monitoring and report outs to the SMG.
• Ensures consistent implementation and SOP compliance of construction field technologies.
• Applies technical knowledge to identify areas of improvement in the construction process.
• Oversees the Innovation Committee and promotes interest in innovative tech.

• Travels to Company and subsidiary offices; offsite client, subcontractor, and supplier meetings; and other locations across North America to fulfill the essential duties of the role as required.
• Regular and reliable attendance in person as required by your Supervisor, Company guidelines, or project and office obligations.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Models and reinforces safety as a top priority of the organization. Always wears a hard helmet and other appropriate personal protective equipment in the field.
• Ensures client satisfaction, both internally and externally, through efficient handling of issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Utilizes Microsoft Office-based applications and other software systems appropriate for this role.
• Proficiency with construction management applications such as Bluebeam, Procore, or other similar software programs.
• Extensive exposure to VDC technologies such as Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and other similar software systems.
• Effectively presents information to clients, top management, public groups and boards of directors.
• Proven leadership experience and expertise within construction technology and innovation.
• Possesses highly developed analytical skills, writing and presentation skills, and ability to communicate with business, industry and technology leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and influence current and future processes and technologies to enhance project performance and value to clients.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of construction industry or strong technology and innovation experience.
• Trainer/instructor experience preferred.

Alberici is a North American company with multiple Operating Companies:

Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)