Innovation Optimization/Scaling Solutions Manager
About The Position
The Innovation Optimization & Scaling Solutions Manager leads Bechtel’s enterprise effort to identify solutions that have proven effective on projects and make them available across every Global Business Unit (GBU). Reporting directly to the Chief Innovation Officer, the manager works to harvest, harden, and generalize GBU-developed solutions so they can be deployed at scale. Success is measured by capability transferred into the business rather than by a P&L. The role assesses candidate solutions, leads their preparation to meet enterprise standards, and proves generalized solutions on projects and in a second GBU before recommending enterprise standardization. It also administers readiness and scaling gates, owns the enterprise solution catalog and registry, establishes total cost of ownership and sustainment models, and coordinates handoffs with deployment teams. The role requires travel to GBU offices and project sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, construction management, or a related field and 12 years of relevant experience, including 5 years leading teams or programs; alternatively, 18 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with large construction project execution.
- Multidiscipline knowledge across project execution, including engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls.
- Experience as a change agent, leading people and teams through new ways of working.
- Cross-functional and cross-business experience, including work across more than one GBU or function.
- Familiarity with Bechtel's work processes and procedures.
- Experience evaluating, implementing, or scaling digital tools or work-process improvements on projects.
- Working knowledge of the IT, cybersecurity, data, and IP requirements that apply to enterprise solutions.
- Ability to travel to GBU offices and project sites as required.
Nice To Haves
- Product management experience, including roadmaps, release planning, and user feedback.
- Experience scaling digital or software products across multiple business units or geographies.
- Portfolio management experience, including prioritization and stage-gate decisions.
- Experience building total cost of ownership and sustainment models for enterprise software.
- Experience working in more than one Bechtel GBU.
Responsibilities
- Identify and harvest proven solutions developed by GBUs and projects, working with GBU and Project Managers of Innovation to surface tools that deliver field results.
- Work with the five GBU Managers of Innovation, Project Managers of Innovation, GBU Solution Development and Deployment teams, and EPC functions.
- Assess candidate solutions for technical maturity, field results, data dependencies, user adoption, and suitability across project types.
- Lead the hardening and generalization of selected solutions with IT, cybersecurity, data, and intellectual property teams so solutions meet enterprise standards while retaining their effectiveness.
- Prove generalized solutions on a small number of projects and in a second GBU before recommending enterprise standardization.
- Define and administer readiness and scaling gates with clear, light criteria for moving solutions from project use to multi-GBU deployment.
- Own the enterprise solution catalog and registry so project teams can find existing solutions and duplicate builds are stopped.
- Develop total cost of ownership estimates and sustainment models, and agree on ownership, funding, and support before handoff.
- Partner with GBU Managers of Innovation and Enterprise Solution Deployment to hand off scaled solutions with documentation, training materials, and support arrangements in place.
- Keep originating project teams engaged as champions and storytellers for the solutions they built.
- Coordinate with GBU Solution Development teams and Enterprise Development to avoid unintentional parallel builds and incorporate field lessons into enterprise development.
- Track and report capability transferred, reuse across projects and GBUs, and cost avoided by eliminating duplicate builds.
- Travel to GBU offices and project sites to assess solutions in use and support second-GBU proving.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Optional disability and supplemental insurance options.
- 160 hours of paid time off annually, accrued at 6.16 hours per pay period.
- Nine paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Discretionary bonuses.
- 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
