Innovation Engineer Assistant HQ

Position Description: Support Innovation Department initiatives and activities through research, evaluation, and documentation of emerging technologies and strategic business opportunities.

Reports to: Engineer, Project Engineer or Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities*:

• Learn about emerging technologies through guided research and hands-on experience
• Assist in testing capabilities of emerging AI tools including by developing code for prototypes and proof of concepts
• Support innovation initiatives for internal deployment and implementation of new technologies and products
• Assist in researching early-stage startups as well as emerging markets of interest to company
• Support evaluation of technologies through structured testing and documentation
• Help prepare technical materials demonstrating technology applications and findings
• Collect, organize, and maintain Innovation Department data and documentation under supervision
• Assist in documenting Innovation workshop outputs, meeting minutes, and innovation project updates
• Support coordination of Innovation Department activities, including scheduling meetings and workshops
• May perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree from accredited degree program in Business, Engineering, Innovation Management, or related field.
· Interest in construction, innovation and emerging technologies
· Relentlessly curious, continuous learner, and takes initiative to explore and ask questions
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· Highly organized, and ability to coordinate concurrent projects
· Able to work independently and in collaboration with others in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
· Professional verbal and written communication skills
· Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and programming tools such as Python, Java, or other languages relevant to innovation projects.
· Limited travel

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works on-site at the constructionworksite where the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in this work environment is usually moderate to very loud.

*May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.   

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.