Description
Director of Digital Practice
Position Summary:
Lawrence Group is seeking a Director of Digital Practice to join our team. The Director of Digital Practice & Innovation is a senior leadership position responsible for the firm's digital strategy, technology roadmap, and innovation initiatives. The role drives continuous improvement in project delivery through BIM leadership, AI integration, workflow optimization, automation, and digital standards. Working with firm leadership, this individual ensures technology investments improve productivity, design quality, client service, and profitability.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
• Develop and execute the firm's Digital Practice Strategy and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Lead BIM governance, including Revit templates, standards, libraries, and quality assurance.
• Champion AI adoption, governance, and responsible use across design, documentation, operations, and marketing.
• Improve firmwide productivity through standardized workflows using Revit, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft O365.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities potentially using AI, Dynamo, Power Automate, and related technologies.
• Partner with Design, Operations, IT, and Studio Leadership to align technology with business goals.
• Lead digital training, mentoring, and change management initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and manage strategic software/vendor relationships.
Measures of Success
• Firmwide adoption of digital standards and AI-enabled workflows.
• Measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and project delivery.
• Successful implementation of automation initiatives with documented ROI.
• A culture of continuous innovation, learning, and digital excellence.
Qualifications
• Professional degree in Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of professional practice with demonstrated digital leadership.
• Expert knowledge of Revit and BIM management
• Strong understanding of Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Experience implementing AI, digital transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven leadership, communication, strategic planning, and organizational change management skills.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position will have supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment with hybrid schedule capability. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
This position requires no minimum ability to lift, bend or stand.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work vary.
Travel
Minimal to no travel is expected for this position.
Reporting Relationship:
This position will report to the Chief Operating Officer.
Recruitment Firm Disclaimer:
Lawrence Group is not accepting resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment or staffing agencies at this time. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted to Lawrence Group without a signed agreement in place will be considered the property of Lawrence Group, and we will not be obligated to pay any fees for those candidates.
