Innovation Engineer - Safety

Turner Construction • Cincinnati, OH

8d • $70,000 - $121,000

About The Position

Coordinate team activities, conduct research on innovation technologies, and contribute to cross-functional development of solutions for innovation projects specific to Safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program with minimum of 2 years of construction operations experience, preferably specializing in safety or EH&S
• Familiar with bringing new products or services to market and passion for technology innovation
• Project management skills, highly organized, and ability to coordinate concurrent projects
• Comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty, and humility working through creative process
• Relentlessly curious, continuous learner, and take initiative to explore and ask questions
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work independently and in collaboration with others
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaborative tools
• Regular travel (~30% of time or at least one week per month)

Nice To Haves

• Commercial construction industry experience a plus, self-perform operations experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Work closely with EH&S leadership and field teams to standardize processes, accelerate onboarding and training, evaluate and pilot software solutions, and help scale safety initiatives nationally.
• Conduct thorough research on innovation emerging technologies related to Safety (e.g., IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics) and maintain knowledge of current trends and related industry developments and develop summaries to share knowledge with Innovation and EH&S leadership. May engage with external technology leaders and university partners as directed.
• Assist and engage with Innovation and EH&S teams to support project initiatives, workshops, and groups, contribute to preparation of scope of work documents, create management and documentation structures to organize project artifacts and materials, track project schedules and activities.
• Support process improvements by identifying opportunities for standardization, automation, and workflow optimization. Plan, co‑facilitate, and progressively lead workshops with EH&S stakeholders, and collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative feedback from workshops, surveys, and stakeholder discussions.
• Engage with Innovation and EH&S teams to understand and develop supportive technology requirements to assess potential value through proof of concept, prototypes and pilots.
• Engage with Innovation management and EH&S leadership to identify related training needs and coordinate with the appropriate team to develop training schedules and sessions.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level