Summary of the RoleThe
Design Technology AI Lead, is responsible for externally sourced tools, owning the production process and communicating priorities and progress across the company. Drives the AI Enablement Charter for vendor-provided AI tools across all business lines (Architecture & Engineering, Civil, and Construction). Scouts, evaluates, pilots, and rolls out third-party AI solutions such as Autodesk Assistant, Forma AI, and SketchUp AI to support production floor efficiency. Works closely with the Design Technology Leads and the AI Champions on the floor to embed adopted tools into real project workflows.
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.
- Own execution of 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 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 they raise.
- Coordinate with the Design Technology Product Manager to help identify use cases for in-house AI solutions.
- Coordinate with the Design Technology Product Manager to keep external and internal AI roadmaps aligned 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.
QualificationsWe're looking for talented professionals who are eager to grow their skills and contribute to high-quality, meaningful work. If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you. The following qualifications will help you succeed in this role:
- 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.
- Must have 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.
Technical 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.
Work LocationThis is a hybrid position based that can sit out of the following offices; Charlotte, NC; Duluth; GA; King of Prussia or Philadelphia, PA; or Somerville, NJ. Please expect to travel 10%+ of the time or as needed.
