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Suffolk Construction · 7 hours ago

Site AI Engineer

Fort Myers, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Suffolk Construction is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests, providing value across the entire project lifecycle. The Site AI Engineer will collaborate with project teams to implement AI solutions that enhance operational efficiency and transform project operations.

Civil EngineeringConstructionService Industry

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Opportunity hunting and workflow redesign – Lead Lean/Six Sigma discovery workshops; map value streams, assess process and data maturity, and log low-effort/high-impact AI use cases

Process and data maturity assessment – Evaluate each jobsite’s current workflows and underlying data; surface gaps that block AI adoption and develop phased improvement plans with Operations Excellence to establish the right process baseline before deploying agents

Assess the market solutions – Evaluate off-the-shelf and platform tools; launch pilots, measure impact, and scale wins

Rapid AI-agent builds – Convert user stories into production-ready agents in Copilot Studio / Power Apps/Automate, ChatGPT Enterprise, or code-first frameworks within days; wire them to Teams/SharePoint on the front end and Databricks Lakehouse or other sources on the back end

Enterprise-grade engineering & LLMOps – Build RAG pipelines backed by Delta tables, Unity Catalog, and Databricks Vector Search; automate infra with GitHub Actions / Posit; monitor latency, cost, adoption, and drift

Data integrations – Partner with Data Engineering to design and maintain ETL pipelines, API integrations, and event-driven connectors feeding RAG and agents

Cross-cloud orchestration – Blend OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and AWS Bedrock behind secure custom connectors; package agents for seamless rollout

Change enablement – Train crews, gather feedback, iterate, and track adoption and ROI metrics; apply influence model principles to embed agents into daily routines and SOPs, and track behavior change KPIs

Stakeholder communication – Brief project leadership and clients on agent impact in clear business terms; contribute use cases and playbooks for Suffolk’s “Construction Site of the Future.”

Escalation & hand-off – Draft clear user stories, data specs, and acceptance criteria for any complex solution that requires the central AI Solution Engineers or Data Engineering / Data Science team to lean in

Compliance – Ensure every on-site AI tool meets Suffolk’s information security, data governance, and client confidentiality standards

Qualification

AI engineeringLLM/RAG solutionsLean/Six SigmaPythonSQLDatabricks LakehouseGitHub ActionsETL/ELT designCommunicationFacilitation skills

Required

4–6+ years in AI engineering / full-stack data applications or data science, including 2+ years building production LLM/RAG solutions

Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Demonstrated process excellence background (Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent) with experience diagnosing process and data gaps and supporting change management plans with Operations Excellence

Strong facilitation and communication skills

Hands-on expertise with Copilot Studio, Power Apps/Automate, custom connectors, and CoE Toolkit governance

Programming & data stack: Python, SQL, Databricks Lakehouse, vector stores

DevOps & IaC: GitHub Actions (or Azure DevOps) and Posit Workbench/Connect automation or comparable CI/CD tooling; strong Git/GitHub workflow discipline

Integration & ETL skills: Foundational understanding of ETL/ELT design, Airflow or Databricks Workflows, and REST/GraphQL API development; proven collaboration with Data Engineering on source-to-lake and lake-to-agent pipelines

Willing and able to travel and work on active jobsites

Preferred

Master's degree in CS, Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Prior hands-on work in construction or heavy process industries (manufacturing, oil & gas, chemicals) is a significant plus

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles

Access to market leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits

Dental and vision insurance plans

Virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care

Generous paid time off

401k plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources

Company paid and voluntary life insurance

Tax deferred savings accounts

10 backup daycare days each year

Short- and long-term disability

Commuter benefits

Company

Suffolk Construction

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Suffolk Construction is a construction contracting company.

Founded in 1982

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.suffolk.com

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