[Hiring] Innovation Program Lead @DLB Associates

Role Description

The QC EcoSystem's Innovation Program gives employees a visible, supported path for turning practical innovative ideas into better tools, workflows, programs, and potential service offerings. ai2io manages the program on the EcoSystem's behalf, helping contributors develop promising concepts, recognizing valuable contributions, and guiding solutions toward the right level of support and adoption.

As Innovation Program Lead, you will own the health, direction, and outcomes of the full innovation portfolio. You will:

• Evaluate submissions, investigate promising concepts, and run the program's recurring forums.
• Help innovators find the right path forward, encouraging ideas to come into the open early.
• Identify duplicate or overlapping efforts and coordinate the path from local concept or prototype toward a scalable, maintainable, formally supported enterprise solution.
• Work closely with the Operations & Innovation Program Specialist, software engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Revit families, templates, shared parameters, add-ins, and automation concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical or process-improvement ideas for feasibility, effort, value, adoption potential, and strategic fit.
• Experience owning a program, portfolio, review process, or cross-functional pipeline.
• Strong facilitation skills, including agenda setting and structured discussion.
• Clear and efficient written and verbal communication.
• Collaborative judgment and interpersonal credibility.
• Experience reviewing software applications, scripts, databases, integrations, or technical solution designs.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles, product management, application support, or transition from prototype to enterprise ownership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and comfort with program-tracking tools.
• Experience identifying duplicate technology efforts and guiding teams toward reuse.
• Process-improvement mindset with a record of identifying workflow gaps.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant AEC experience across multiple roles, including substantial hands-on Revit/AEC design or BIM experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Building/Construction Technology, or equivalent experience preferred.

Benefits

• Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option).
• Flex spending accounts (FSA).
• Dental and vision plans.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse/domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26.
• 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option.
• PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year.
• Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage.
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance.
• Paid parental leave after one year of employment.