AI Enablement Lead

Requisition

• Relocation Authorized:
  National - Family
• Telework Type:
  Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location:
  Various Work Locations USA

Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business that serves the increasing demand of EPC services for customers in semiconductor, data center, electric vehicle, and life sciences markets.

M&T strives to exceed customer objectives through agility, innovative technologies, and world-class talent. M&T will solve the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future.

The AI Enablement Lead is responsible for driving the adoption and scaled delivery of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities across the Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) global business unit. This role sits within Digital Solutions and serves as the central coordinator of AI enablement, ensuring initiatives are aligned, governed, and delivering measurable value across projects and functions. The AI Enablement Lead owns the AI portfolio intake and prioritization process, leads the controlled development AI solutions (including agents, low-code/no-code applications, and lightweight models), and works cross-functionally to identify high-value use cases and eliminate duplication.

The role maintains visibility of AI activity across the GBU, and partners with internal teams and external vendors to accelerate adoption. This position works alongside Digital Solutions Data Architecture and AI team to maintain and deploy a robust AI portfolio. This position plays a key role in scaling AI from isolated pilots to repeatable, enterprise-ready solutions, enabling consistent delivery, value tracking, and alignment with business priorities.

• Lead intake, evaluation, and prioritization of AI initiatives across the GBU, aligned to business and project priorities.
• Work with Data Architecture and AI team to assess use-cases, determine build requirements, apply prioritization, and assign resources.
• Maintain a centralized view of AI initiatives, ensuring visibility, coordination, and governance.
• Define and track value realization metrics (e.g., efficiency, cost savings, cycle time improvements).
• Partner closely with project teams and functional stakeholders to understand business challenges and identify AI-enabled solutions. Translate business needs into implementable use cases, ensuring solutions are practical and value-driven.
• Deliver AI solutions in a controlled and scalable manner, including AI agents and co-pilot, low-code and no-code applications, automation and lightweight models.
• Identify and promote reuse of solutions across projects and functions, reducing duplication and maximizing value by working across GBUs, projects, and functions to identify overlapping needs and shared opportunities.
• Develop and deliver guidance, best practices, and training to support broader AI adoption.
• Build internal capability for low-code/no-code and AI solution development.
• Enabling and driving adoption of Data governance best practices with the business.
• Support broader information management and digital enablement activities within the GBU as needed, including data governance, reporting, and analytics initiatives.
• Contribute to cross-functional Digital Solutions priorities, ensuring alignment between AI initiatives and the broader data and information strategy.
• Perform other responsibilities aligned with the needs of the Digital Solutions team and evolving business priorities.

• Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.

• Proven experience in AI, digital enablement, analytics, or project delivery environments.
• Significant experience in engineering, construction, or project delivery with a proven drive for Continuous Improvement, systems-based approaches, and digital enablement.
• Experience managing pipelines, portfolios, pilots, or proof-of-concepts, including capturing value, ROI, white papers, and lessons learned.
• Experience with Design Thinking, Lean, or Continuous…