*Location: Candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to Boston, MA.*
The Role
The construction technology landscape is rapidly evolving with over 8,000 construction technology startups emerging in the last few years. At Suffolk, we are capitalizing on this surge of solutions to identify the tools that will create the most value to our operations project teams. Suffolk is seeking a Senior Director of Construction Technology to equip teams with the best tech tools to solve their operational needs that will drive safety, efficiency, and quality.
The Senior Director of Construction Technology will define the menu of construction technology tools used across our jobsites and drive adoption of those tools. They will steer the product innovation stage-gate process to transform innovative ideas and products into standard operating procedures. They will lead a team of regional associates to design and execute data driven pilots, and support teams with selecting and utilizing the best tech tools for their project. The Senior Director will stay up-to-date on emerging trends and best practices in the construction technology landscape to proactively identify opportunities to incorporate new ideas into Suffolk's ecosystem.
This is a highly cross-functional role that will partner with operational and functional leaders to test and embed solutions. The ideal candidate has a passion for technology and a deep understanding of how it can be leveraged to improve construction workflows and project outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Drive adoption of our required and recommended construction technology tools
- Continuously assess and update the set of recommended and required tech tools to ensure they represent the best tools in the market to meet our operational needs
- Lead change management efforts to embed approved tools into the organization including revising standard operating procedures, integrating data and applications, and providing training and support across job sites
- Work with external vendors to influence their product roadmap based on Suffolk operational needs and requests
- Work cross functionally to prioritize, design, and implement product enhancements and integration requests by project teams
- Systematically collect feedback to understand operational pain points and effectiveness of current systems, tools, technologies
- Own the construction innovation strategy to address priority operational issues
- Refine and drive the product innovation stage-gate process to systematically prioritize ideas and transform them into standard operating processes across jobsites
- Design, execute, and analyze pilots to inform the scaling potential of construction technology
- Lead a team of regional construction technology associates to execute process and product pilots, drive utilization of standard toolkit, support training and adoption of processes and tools, and solicit on-the-ground feedback
- Work cross functionally to perform required technical and legal assessments of products at each stage of the innovation stage-gate process
- Manage vendor relationships and Master Service Agreements for tech tools
- Stay up-to-date on emerging trends and best practices in construction technology and proactively identify opportunities to incorporate new ideas into Suffolk's innovation roadmap
- Refine construction innovation metrics and report on the progress of construction innovation program
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in construction technology, construction operations, or related field
- Strong understanding of construction workflows and technology tools used in construction
- Demonstrated ability to assess, prioritize, and deploy technology solutions
- Experience influencing and collaborating at all levels of an organization
- Strong project management experience
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing direct reports
- Clear and concise written and oral communicator, able to adapt information by audience
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
Note*
All vendors must have an executed Suffolk vendor agreement signed by the Vice President, Talent Strategy in order to receive payment for a candidate placement. Any resume submitted to any employee without a Suffolk signed vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Suffolk. Securing a signed preferred vendor agreement from the Vice President, Talent Strategy is the only way you will be paid. Verbal commitments from any member of the Suffolk staff will not be considered binding. Additionally, Suffolk will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with a member of the Talent Acquisition Group. It is the responsibility of all third-party recruiting /staffing agencies to know and abide by this policy.
