Turner Construction Company · 5 hours ago
Innovation Engineer - Safety
Buffalo, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$88K/yr - $121K/yr
2+ years expTurner Construction Company is a leader in the construction industry, and they are seeking an Innovation Engineer specializing in Safety. The role involves coordinating team activities, conducting research on innovative technologies, and contributing to the development of safety solutions across projects.
Building MaterialConstruction
Responsibilities
Work closely with EH&S leadership and field teams to standardize processes, accelerate onboarding and training, evaluate and pilot software solutions, and help scale safety initiatives nationally
Conduct thorough research on innovation emerging technologies related to Safety (e.g., IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics) and maintain knowledge of current trends and related industry developments and develop summaries to share knowledge with Innovation and EH&S leadership. May engage with external technology leaders and university partners as directed
Assist and engage with Innovation and EH&S teams to support project initiatives, workshops, and groups, contribute to preparation of scope of work documents, create management and documentation structures to organize project artifacts and materials, track project schedules and activities
Support process improvements by identifying opportunities for standardization, automation, and workflow optimization. Plan, co‑facilitate, and progressively lead workshops with EH&S stakeholders, and collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative feedback from workshops, surveys, and stakeholder discussions
Engage with Innovation and EH&S teams to understand and develop supportive technology requirements to assess potential value through proof of concept, prototypes and pilots
Engage with Innovation management and EH&S leadership to identify related training needs and coordinate with the appropriate team to develop training schedules and sessions
Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program with minimum of 2 years of construction operations experience, preferably specializing in safety or EH&S
Familiar with bringing new products or services to market and passion for technology innovation
Project management skills, highly organized, and ability to coordinate concurrent projects
Comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty, and humility working through creative process
Relentlessly curious, continuous learner, and take initiative to explore and ask questions
Professional verbal and written communication skills
Able to work independently and in collaboration with others
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaborative tools
Regular travel (:30% of time or at least one week per month)
Preferred
Commercial construction industry experience a plus, self-perform operations experience preferred
Company
Turner Construction Company
Turner is a provider of construction services committed to making a difference in the lives of people.
10001+ employees
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