Manager for Construction Technologies

Mortenson • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Mortenson is seeking a Manager for Construction Technologies to coordinate, support, train, and continuously improve project control processes used by project teams. The role combines construction knowledge with technology delivery, including configuring, supporting, and improving project workflows and systems. It also supports identifying, piloting, and operationalizing AI-enabled capabilities in project-facing systems such as Procore, Datagrid, Clearstory, Build Cognition, and Bridgit.

The manager translates field needs into practical system configurations, standard operating procedures, and training. The role partners with Data & AI functions to define AI requirements and evaluation criteria, contribute construction expertise and sample datasets, validate results with users, and help establish monitoring and continuous-improvement practices. It also coordinates rollout and change management for AI features, supports technology selection and implementation, evaluates software utilization, and recommends process and technology improvements. The position leads, mentors, and develops team members and works with people across diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.

Requirements

• Preferred bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, or an equivalent field.
• Preferred five years of experience in the construction technology industry.
• Experience executing construction project management control processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with comfort working directly with field teams and project leadership.
• Analytical mindset and experience using data to drive process improvements.
• Interest in or experience with AI and automation, such as copilots, prompt-based workflows, document intelligence, classification, summarization, or workflow automation, and curiosity to test new approaches responsibly.
• General understanding of project financial management, contract management, project controls and document management systems, and construction jobsite technology management.
• Familiarity with Lean principles and techniques, data governance concepts such as privacy, security, and access controls, and disciplined change management.
• Strong teamwork orientation and ability to influence others internally and externally.
• Proficiency in analyzing, prioritizing, and implementing project solution initiatives.
• Positive attitude and professional customer service skills.
• Proactive thinking and an innovative mindset.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, initiative, Lean, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation experience is a plus.
• Active listening skills and effective communication, including openness to diverse input and feedback.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and other Office 365 tools.
• Experience with construction industry technology platforms such as Procore, Autodesk, and Bluebeam.
• Ability to understand system administration.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, or an equivalent field.
• Five years of experience in the construction technology industry.
• Interest in or experience with AI and automation.
• Presentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide project teams with support and training for processes and tools through consultations, webinars, written documentation, and on-demand video education.
• Configure, support, and continuously improve project-facing systems to align with project delivery processes and procedures.
• Identify high-value AI opportunities within system workflows, such as automated metadata tagging, process summarization, search, and issue trend detection.
• Partner with Data & AI functions to translate field problems into AI requirements, including inputs, outputs, acceptance criteria, guardrails, and team-member-in-the-loop steps.
• Contribute construction subject matter expertise to AI development; build and label sample datasets, define evaluation scenarios, and validate results with end users.
• Help establish AI monitoring and continuous-improvement loops, including user feedback capture, quality reviews, drift and exception identification, and refresh or retraining triggers.
• Coordinate rollout and change management for AI features, including training, communications, and documentation explaining how and when not to use them.
• Translate field needs into workable configurations, standard operating procedures, and training that reduce friction for project teams.
• Assist with evaluating, prioritizing, selecting, testing, piloting, and implementing emerging technologies from project teams.
• Monitor and evaluate software utilization to optimize tool efficiency.
• Challenge existing practices and improve operational systems to support operational excellence at project sites.
• Recommend technologies and processes that improve project team performance and efficiency or provide an operational competitive advantage.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members.
• Build effective working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans, including vision coverage at no additional cost.
• Dental plan.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a Mortenson match.
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• No-cost mental health tool and concierge with work-life resources.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance.
• Gym membership discount program.
• Eligible for Mortenson’s incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed