Construction Automation Team Lead

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This position is responsible for leading construction‑focused digital delivery, automation, and technology solutions across large, complex infrastructure projects and programs. The Construction Automation Team Lead will oversee and mentor a team of construction technology professionals while establishing technical strategy, scalable workflows, governance standards, and implementation approaches that support the full project lifecycle from planning and design through construction and turnover to operations.

This role will drive innovation in construction delivery through the application of automation, data integration, VDC, BIM, and advanced digital workflows that improve project execution, quality, safety, and efficiency.

The position is responsible for advancing practical and scalable solutions that align with contractor, owner, and project team needs while supporting enterprise consistency and long‑term digital strategy. The Construction Automation Team Lead will play a key role in expanding HNTB’s construction technology capabilities, enhancing client value, developing staff, and positioning the firm at the forefront of digital transformation within the infrastructure and construction industry.

• Lead and manage VDC teams and enterprise digital delivery initiatives.
• Define digital strategy, technical roadmap, and project priorities.
• Oversee team performance, development planning, and succession management.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align digital construction with business strategy.
• Ensure delivery of secure, scalable, and high‑performing digital solutions.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and team growth.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Associate’s degree or certificate in computer‑aided design (CAD), BIM, VDC, or related field and 7 years of relevant experience, or
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field and 5 years of related experience, or
• In lieu of education, 9 years of relevant experience.

• Contractor VDC experience is highly preferred.
• Proven experience supporting construction management, CMGC, design‑build, progressive design‑build, or other alternative delivery methods.
• Strong understanding of construction operations, field workflows, digital coordination, and technology adoption across design, construction, and turnover.
• Experience developing and implementing automation workflows, model governance standards, data validation routines, and digital construction execution strategies.
• Experience integrating BIM, GIS, reality capture, schedule, cost, asset, and IoT data into connected construction and operations workflows.
• Familiarity with AI‑enabled construction technologies including model analytics, computer vision, generative AI, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Strong understanding of Common Data Environments (CDE), information management principles, and digital handover workflows aligned with industry standards.
• Strong project management, stakeholder engagement, organizational leadership, and client communication skills.
• Experience with strategic planning, resource management, budgeting, operational leadership, and team development.
• Ability to bridge technical implementation with practical construction execution and business objectives.

• Autodesk ecosystem including Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks Manage, Construction Cloud (ACC), Build, BIM Collaborate Pro, Tandem, Forma, ReCap, Dynamo, and Data Exchange.
• Bentley ecosystem including Open Roads, Open Bridge Modeler, Open Rail, Micro Station, SYNCHRO, Asset Wise, and iTwin Platform.
• Construction and project delivery platforms including Procore, Primavera P6, Oracle Aconex, Trimble Connect,…