AI Implementation Specialist (Contech) - CHI
About The Position
Human Agency is seeking an AI Implementation Specialist with a background in construction technology (Contech) to join their team. This role involves traveling to active jobsites nationwide to understand construction workflows, identify areas where technology can improve effectiveness, and implement AI tools. The specialist will capture expert knowledge from field teams, evaluate emerging construction technologies, and help jobsite teams adopt AI-assisted workflows. The goal is to make large design-build companies more effective by leveraging AI and technology, ensuring that AI amplifies human potential. The role requires a deep understanding of the construction industry and the contech landscape, as well as AI literacy. The specialist will act as a trusted voice on AI and technology for field teams, providing valuable insights that shape Human Agency's product roadmap and investment strategies.
Requirements
- Construction industry experience (3+ years) with time spent on or around jobsites.
- Understanding of construction workflows (e.g., three-week lookahead, PE's actual day, difference between how construction is supposed to work and how it actually works).
- Backgrounds in project engineering, project management, field operations, or construction technology.
- Deep fluency with the contech landscape (knowledge of players, platforms, funding rounds, and gaps).
- AI literacy that goes beyond using ChatGPT (experience building workflows, automating processes, demonstrating how AI tools change work).
- Ability to teach AI concepts to others.
- Exceptional communication skills across audiences (conversational with superintendents, briefing C-suite).
- Comfort with heavy travel (60–80%) to jobsites across the country.
- Natural credibility with construction professionals.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience with construction technology platforms (Procore, PMWeb, OpenSpace, Bluebeam, BIM tools, or similar) as a power user, implementer, or builder.
- Background in construction technology or AEC innovation (startup, GC's operations/innovation team, or technology consultancy).
- Experience in technology evaluation, venture analysis, or strategic advisory roles.
- Familiarity with how AI products are built (understanding how field insights translate into product decisions).
- Comfort operating in a consulting structure embedded in a client’s organization and culture.
Responsibilities
- Conduct structured job shadows of Project Engineers, Project Managers, and superintendents across various project types to map workflows and identify areas for improvement.
- Extract and codify expert knowledge from experienced construction professionals.
- Synthesize field observations into actionable briefs for Human Agency’s venture studio and product teams.
- Build and maintain a living knowledge base of construction workflows, pain points, and technology gaps.
- Identify systemic patterns across jobsites that indicate opportunities for technology intervention or process improvement.
- Maintain comprehensive, current knowledge of the construction technology landscape, including major platforms, startups, and emerging capabilities.
- Evaluate emerging technologies against real jobsite needs.
- Develop technology fit assessments to determine where tools can create value.
- Brief Human Agency and client leadership on contech trends and investment opportunities.
- Contribute to Human Agency’s venture studio thesis on the future of the AEC industry.
- Help jobsite teams understand and adopt AI-assisted workflows built by Human Agency.
- Run hands-on coaching sessions to translate AI capabilities into construction language.
- Identify high-leverage AI use cases for specific roles and project types.
- Serve as a credible, trusted voice on AI and technology for field teams.
- Surface adoption barriers, user friction, and workflow mismatches to the product team.
Benefits
- Opportunity to shape what Human Agency builds, who they invest in, and how they help design-build partners operate at the highest level.
- Leverage to connect technology and the real world in a large and underserved industry.
- Work with a company that believes AI should amplify human potential.
- Meaningful work with people you care about.
- Adventure worth taking.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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