Senior Manager, AEC Digital Delivery and Innovation, GISI Ignite

About GISI Ignite And Palladium

GISI is a global, employee-owned family of companies focused on construction, infrastructure, earth and environment, and global development. GISI Ignite is GISI's newly launched centralized technology and innovation team, built to strengthen how our operating companies deliver projects and provide expert guidance on AI, data, and digital solutions. We develop scalable platforms, drive workflow modernization, and help operating companies apply cyber‑physical solutions that strengthen the performance, resilience, and safety of major capital programs.

Palladium, a GISI company, works to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff around the world.

This role is hired through Palladium, the operational platform for Ignite.

GISI Ignite is seeking a Senior Manager, Digital Delivery & Innovation to support the delivery of technology‑enabled solutions and innovation programs across GISI’s family of companies and client portfolio. The Senior Manager will advise design, engineering, and construction management projects on the use of technology to enhance delivery. The role helps internal and external clients define problem statements, evaluate options, and implement impactful solutions across architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) domains for application in infrastructure and mobility, government and society, and the natural world (earth and water).

The ideal candidate brings experience and understanding of AEC disciplines, combined with the application technologies such as design automation, PMIS workflows, BIM/VDC, digital twins, agentic AI, and other emerging technologies. The practitioner will translate real‑world workflows into scalable, technology‑driven solutions.

This person will operate as a seller‑doer, operating across strategy and execution. Assignments will span internal operational efficiency initiatives and external client engagements, working closely with GISI Ignite Directors, Operating Companies (OPCOs), clients, and GISI’s technical teams to ensure innovation and digital transformation engagements are aligned with business needs and deliver measurable value.

This is a full‑time position based out of one of GISI’s offices in the following areas:
New York, NY;
Arlington, VA;
Denver, CO; or Newport Beach, CA, with potential client travel. GISI Ignite supports a hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Candidates must presently be authorized to work in the US as sponsorship cannot be provided.

For our prospective employees in the United States, the annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $150,000 to $200,000. A final salary offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and GISI/Palladium’s business or organizational needs.

• The role reports to a Director, GISI Ignite.
• Initially, the position will not include direct supervisory duties; however, these responsibilities may be introduced as the business evolves over time.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders internal and external to GISI operating companies.
• Lead discovery activities—including interviews, workshops and field assessments—to surface project delivery, coordination, data and workflow challenges.
• Identify cross‑company and cross‑sector patterns related to digital delivery, model‑based workflows, automation and data integration.
• Assess and improve project delivery workflows using technology, while balancing standardization with project realities.

• Lead strategy and development of innovation concepts, digital transformation pathways, and solution…