Construction Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Accela•Birmingham, AL
•Remote
About The Position
The Construction Subject Matter Expert (SME) will provide plan review expertise and validation services to support AI-driven plan review systems. This role ensures that AI-generated outputs align with jurisdictional standards, building codes, and real-world permitting workflows.
Requirements
- Strong experience in construction plan review, permitting, or design (AEC industry). Licensed Architect, Professional Engineer, ICC Certified Plans Examiner, State Certified Plans Examiner, Certified Building Official, or equivalent professional credential.
- Deep understanding of building codes and jurisdictional requirements
- Experience reviewing construction drawings and specifications
- Ability to translate real-world review practices into structured validation logic
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written communication skills for documenting findings and recommendations
- Experience using electronic plan review platforms and permitting systems
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with permitting agencies or municipal plan review
- Exposure to AI/ML systems, automated review tools, or digital plan workflows
- Familiarity with IBC, IRC, FBC, or other U.S. building codes
- Experience in testing, QA, or validation workflows
- Experience with digital plan review platforms such as ePermitHub, or similar systems
Responsibilities
- Test AI-generated plan review outputs for accuracy, completeness, and consistency
- Execute hands-on validation using sample datasets, sandbox environments, and real agency scenarios
- Verify that AI-generated comments align with applicable jurisdictional standards, relevant code references, and established plan review workflows
- Validate AI findings against adopted code editions, local amendments, and agency-specific review standards
- Provide cross-disciplinary expertise spanning architectural, structural, and MEP reviews
- Analyze discrepancies and determine root cause, including AI model errors, incorrect prompts or assumptions, and ambiguous, incomplete, or incorrect requirements
- Deliver structured, iterative feedback to support model refinement, prompt engineering improvements, and rule and requirement clarity
- Define validation criteria and success metrics for AI review results
- Produce weekly findings summaries, including defect patterns and recurring issues, missing conditions or validation gaps, false positives and false negatives, and actionable recommendations and suggestion logs for system improvement
- Create and maintain plan review test scenarios
- Develop edge-case and exception scenarios to evaluate AI performance
Benefits
- flexible time off
- comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- family planning benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- health savings account with company contributions
- flexible spending account
- life, accident, and disability coverage
- business travel insurance
- employee assistance programs
- other well-being benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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