Product Manager - Construction Operations

McGough•Roseville, MN

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Operations Product Manager is the business-side partner for McGough’s Construction Operations digital ecosystem. The role ensures technology effectively supports construction processes, including project planning, document management, preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, safety, quality, execution, field operations, BIM/VDC, and closeout. The Product Manager partners with Construction Operations leadership, project teams, IT/IS, Business Analysts, Application Specialists, Program Management, and peer Product Managers to define, prioritize, deliver, and continuously improve digital capabilities. The role owns the roadmap and business outcomes for Construction Operations applications and represents Operations when workflows intersect with Financials, Marketing and Communications, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Applications, and other product domains. The position requires understanding how work is performed and what digital systems need to support. It engages directly with project teams to identify system friction, workarounds, adoption challenges, and emerging needs, distinguishing among process, technology, configuration, integration, training, and change-management issues. Business leaders define processes and desired outcomes; the Product Manager translates that vision into product strategy, roadmap priorities, requirements, enablement, and measurable digital improvements. The position is based at McGough’s headquarters in Roseville, Minnesota. Travel is expected to be up to 20% for training or team-building activities, with additional travel to national office locations potentially required. The role may involve visiting construction jobsites.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in product management, construction technology, enterprise applications, or related digital product roles.
Demonstrated experience defining and managing product roadmaps aligned with business priorities and measurable outcomes.
Proven ability to translate business processes and operational needs into digital requirements and product capabilities.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving business leaders, IT/IS, Business Analysts, Application Specialists, and external partners.
Strong understanding of enterprise application ecosystems, integrations, dependencies, and downstream impacts.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and organizational influence skills.
Strategic thinking and tactical execution skills, including the ability to define and defend investment priorities.
Construction systems thinking and understanding of how applications support workflows across the project lifecycle.
Strong discovery and facilitation skills, including identifying root causes of system friction, workarounds, and adoption challenges.
Ability to translate business vision into product priorities, requirements, roadmap decisions, and measurable outcomes.
Ability to work directly with project teams, business leaders, technical teams, and vendors in office and jobsite environments.
Technical fluency in evaluating application capabilities, integrations, configuration options, and implementation tradeoffs.
Clear, confident communication and ability to influence stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.

Nice To Haves

Experience in commercial construction, including project management, field operations, preconstruction, or construction technology.
Strong working knowledge of Procore and its use across project execution workflows.
Experience with construction technologies such as P6, CostX, HammerTech, Textura, VDC applications, reality capture, or similar platforms.
Working knowledge of estimating, scheduling, document control, safety, quality, project controls, and closeout processes.
Familiarity with construction ERP and financial workflows, including CMiC or similar platforms, and the operational processes they support.
Experience with digital transformation, organizational change, and technology adoption within construction or project-based organizations.

Responsibilities

Define, maintain, and communicate the Construction Operations product roadmap in alignment with Operations priorities and enterprise digital strategy.
Translate business strategy and operational priorities into product capabilities, investment needs, and delivery priorities.
Prioritize enhancements, new capabilities, and product investments based on business value, user impact, risk, effort, and strategic fit.
Represent Construction Operations when workflows intersect with Financials, Business Intelligence, Marketing and Communications, Enterprise Applications, and other product domains.
Evaluate application capabilities, overlap, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen the Construction Operations ecosystem.
Establish product goals, success measures, and investment rationale with business and technology leadership.
Engage with estimators, project teams, field leaders, and Operations leadership to understand how work is performed.
Identify root causes of system friction, workarounds, inconsistent use, and operational pain points before recommending solutions.
Maintain working knowledge of workflows across estimating, preconstruction, planning, project execution, scheduling, field operations, safety, quality, BIM/VDC, and closeout.
Partner with Business Analysts to translate business-owned processes and desired outcomes into requirements, workflows, and product capabilities.
Represent Construction Operations requirements and operational impacts when business processes extend into applications owned by other Product Managers.
Validate proposed capabilities through observation, workshops, pilots, jobsite engagement, and direct user feedback.
Define successful use of Construction Operations technologies across key project and operational user groups.
Develop enablement strategies for new capabilities, enhancements, and changes to existing workflows.
Partner with Application Specialists, Business Analysts, vendors, and business champions to develop training, guidance, and support resources.
Participate in demonstrations, pilots, office hours, and targeted training when hands-on Product Manager involvement can improve adoption.
Develop internal champions and feedback networks to strengthen product knowledge and capability across project teams.
Monitor adoption and user proficiency and adjust enablement approaches when expected outcomes are not achieved.
Champion Construction Operations-specific digital delivery standards and documentation practices across the product ecosystem.
Partner with Digital Operations Leadership to align with McGough’s project governance model.
Drive continuous improvement in deployment, enhancement, and support processes to improve velocity, quality, stability, and consistency.
Collaborate with vendors and delivery partners to ensure solutions align with Construction Operations needs and enablement goals.
Promote consistent product management practices across roadmap execution, requirements management, release readiness, and lifecycle planning.
Surface product risks, dependencies, and delivery issues through established governance and escalation processes.