Design Technology AI Lead (AEC Technology)

At Core States Group, the work you do matters to the clients we serve, the communities we support, and the teams who rely on one another to deliver with excellence. Our mission is to create a world where all environments improve everyday life.

Benefits

• Competitive wages and bonus programs
• Great 401(k) match to help you invest in your future
• Excellent health benefits, life insurance options, and supplemental benefit options
• Generous PTO time to help you recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Team wellness challenges, Costco membership reimbursement, half-day Fridays during summer months, and more
• Flexible work environment supporting a healthy work-life balance
• Four weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement to support your learning journey

About the Role

The Design Technology AI Lead is responsible for externally sourced tools, owning the production process, and communicating priorities and progress across the company. This role drives the AI Enablement Charter for vendor-provided AI tools across all business lines (Architecture & Engineering, Civil, and Construction).

Responsibilities

• Serve as CSG's Design Technology AI Leader for externally sourced AI tools
• Own the production process and communicate priorities and progress across the company
• Execute the AI Enablement Charter for external, vendor-provided AI tools across all CSG business lines (A&E, Civil, Construction)
• Scout, evaluate, and pilot third-party AI tools such as Autodesk Assistant, Forma AI, and SketchUp AI against real production needs
• Build the business case, ROI analysis, and rollout plan for tools that pass evaluation
• Own the go/no-go decision on what reaches the production floor
• Partner directly with the Design Technology Leads (Architecture, Engineering, Land & Integrated Infrastructure) to identify workflow gaps and embed adopted tools into discipline-specific content, templates, and standards
• Support the AI Champions on the production floor; investigate and research alongside Champions to identify the best-fit solution for each workflow challenge
• Coordinate with the Design Technology Product Manager to help identify use cases for in-house AI solutions
• Align external and internal AI roadmaps and avoid duplicate tool investments
• Define and track adoption and success metrics for each rolled-out tool
• Manage vendor relationships, trials, and licensing for evaluated and adopted external AI tools
• Develop training materials and lead onboarding for new tools with the Design Technology Leads
• Report on AI enablement progress and roadmap milestones to the Director of Design Technology
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, or a related field preferred; or 10+ years of relevant industry experience in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of experience in the AEC industry (10+ years accepted in lieu of a degree)
• Experience evaluating, piloting, or deploying software and AI tools in a design or production environment
• Experience managing a product roadmap or vendor relationships preferred

Skills

• Working knowledge of Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam workflows
• Familiarity with emerging AI tools in the AEC space such as Autodesk Assistant, Forma AI, and SketchUp AI
• Basic knowledge of BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Comfortable evaluating SaaS and AI vendor tools, reading product roadmaps, and running structured pilots
• Working fundamentals of Microsoft 365 products

Schedule

This is a hybrid position based in one of the following offices: Charlotte, NC; Duluth, GA; King of Prussia or Philadelphia, PA; or Somerville, NJ. Expect to travel 10%+ of the time or as needed.