As Innovation and Technology Analyst, you will support the Innovation Department in building a broad network of meaningful relationships across the organization, sharing innovation best practices, participate in the process of identifying new solutions, and fostering a culture of inclusivity and creativity.

Scope of Position

This role will support multiple innovation and technology implementation projects across business functions from beginning to end with constant evaluation and feedback. Will require working with multiple business units and roles including project managers, project engineers, estimators, schedulers, superintendents, operations managers, and the executive team.

Innovation Program Responsibilities (50%)

In this role, you will work across the organization with direct supervision from the Innovation Program Manager to roll out a company-wide innovation platform and training program. This role has the potential for high-impact visibility with executive leadership.

• Support in the planning, facilitation, and content creation for internal and external facing innovation events, presentations, and trainings
• Create project timelines and schedules for innovation initiatives, including roll out and launch of an innovation platform and company-wide innovation challenges
• Engage employees at all levels of the organization in an innovative mindset by soliciting ideas or problem statements for innovation, understanding barriers to adoption of innovation, and proposing solutions
• Create innovation content and a release schedule, including written, podcasts, images, online trainings, webinars, and instructional videos

Emerging Technology Responsibilities (50%)

STOBG Emerging Technology is a multifaceted program focused on driving accessibility to the industry’s cutting-edge technologies at all levels of our organization. The program seeks to understand and support the goals and direction of each of our brands, maintain awareness of and involvement in construction technology landscape, provide guidance on new technology governance, create an inviting environment around technology, and move us into the future of the AEC industry practices, partnerships and business opportunities.

Technology Scouting - Evaluation, Planning, and Execution

• Monitoring and moderating emerging technology platform, escalating key findings
• Participate in Emerging Technology Group
• Conduct focus groups and initial interviews for evaluating emerging technologies*
• Manage and prioritize inbound requests for new technology*
• Planning and maintaining technical work log and providing status reports*
• Facilitate workshops for product feedback and feature development with established partner vendors*
• Ensure all ET relevant findings are gathered and summarized in the tech scouting tool

Technology Integration and Socialization

• Drive internal and external awareness of technologies through creation of educational content, including social media posts, blog updates, videos, and whitepapers
• Support and promote the innovation team principles of collaboration, openness, and knowledge sharing.
• Assist in event production, including organizing and facilitating workshops, lunch & learns, and tech expos

Education/Experience

• 1-3 years of industry experience
• Experience driving new technology or projects at a company or project level
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with focus on business or project management, or Bachelor’s degree in AEC Technology (Architecture/Engineering/Construction) relevant field.

Your Skills:
You think a few steps ahead of others and communicate well enough to bring everyone along the same journey. You enjoy influencing and negotiating in ways that help you formulate and grow fresh thinking, as well as advising internal teams in the development, production, and promotion of innovation services.

• Accountability: Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving inside and outside the department/organization.
• Customer Focus: Makes service to internal and external customers a priority; focuses on exceeding customer expectations, not just meeting them; recognizes and values all key stakeholders; applies and develops service excellence skills.
• Effective Communication: Listens for understanding and appreciation, encourages open feedback; presents clearly and effectively one on one, and in small and large group settings; considers the audience in preparing messages and in choosing the appropriate communication channels; creates and encourages open channels of communication.
• Execution/Empowerment: Demonstrates the ability to get results; manages competing demands in fast paced environment with effective results; identifies and creates contingency solutions to ensure timely execution.
• Learning & Development: Learning new skills and increasing capabilities a high priority; takes action to address development needs in self and others, if applicable; identifies gaps and learning opportunities to ensure complete technical job proficiency; takes responsibility for own development and skills improvement.

The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.