Innovation Engineer - SPO

Turner Construction • Orlando, FL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Support Self-Perform Operations (SPO) teams, evaluate and assess activities and information needed to complete Innovation projects specific to SPO.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program with minimum of 2 years of construction operations experience, preferably in self perform work
• Thorough knowledge of applications in cost, scheduling, and estimating
• Understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scope of work and project schedule
• Able to work remote with regular travel (~30% of time or at least one week per month)
• Able to work independently without direct supervision and in collaboration with others
• Professional written and verbal communication skills with confidence presenting to and facilitating groups of varying sizes
• Proficient in computer applications and MS Office
• Proficient in leading-edge technologies
• Proficient in Design Sprint Methodology

Responsibilities

• Work closely with SPO leadership and field teams to standardize processes, accelerate onboarding and training, evaluate and pilot software solutions, and help scale SPO operations nationally.
• Collect, manage, review and evaluate Innovation project data for SPO initiatives.
• Prepare scope of work documents for SPO Innovation projects.
• Support development, execution and maintenance of SPO Innovation projects, including schedule and budget.
• Plan, co-facilitate, and progressively lead workshops with SPO stakeholders.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative feedback from workshops, surveys, and stakeholder discussions.
• Support evaluation of construction technology platforms used by SPO teams by structuring software evaluation sessions.
• Assist with pilot planning and execution, including coordination with internal partners (e.g., IS, VDC), project teams, and vendors.
• Support process improvements by identifying opportunities for standardization, automation, or workflow optimization.
• Capture best practices and operational knowledge for self-perform work.
• Engage with SPO teams to increase understanding of new technologies and potential value to ongoing projects.
• Develop solid understanding of emerging technologies (e.g., IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics).
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to improve internal workflows and support SPO initiatives.
• Conduct thorough research and development in association with technology leaders.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees