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AI Strategy Technical Program Manager

Turner & Townsend


Job Location:

Houston, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 9 September 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 7 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Real Estate

Job Summary

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced AI Strategy Technical Program Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead the practical application of AI across account operations driving the development adoption and measurement of AI solutions that improve delivery quality productivity and client outcomes. This is a player-coach role requiring both strategic leadership and hands-on experience building testing and demonstrating practical AI solutions. 

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Lead the account AI vision roadmap standards and prioritized use-case portfolio in alignment with Turner & Townsend leadership and strategic AI objectives. 
  • Identify and prioritize AI use cases across design engineering document control project controls commercial management quality commissioning reporting and operations. 
  • Personally build and prototype AI solutions including AI-enabled tools source-grounded solutions workflow automations and API integrations. 
  • Develop evaluation and testing frameworks to assess accuracy grounding consistency usefulness safety latency and human-review requirements. 
  • Build dashboards and measurement systems connecting AI adoption and usage to productivity quality cycle time risk and commercial outcomes. 
  • Establish and maintain a governed library of AI solutions reusable workflow components prompts test packs implementation guidance and supporting documentation. 
  • Lead through influence across a complex matrix organization collaborating with functional leaders subject-matter experts AI champions data owners technical teams and delivery teams. 
  • Drive adoption through demonstrations champion networks office hours role-based training and targeted change management initiatives. 
  • Govern account AI usage in accordance with client requirements confidentiality obligations access controls data governance and Turner & Townsend standards. 
  • Translate strategic AI standards and developments into practical account-level opportunities guardrails and implementation decisions. 
  • Communicate with senior account and client stakeholders regarding AI value limitations risks and recommendations. 
  • Develop clear handoff packages for production engineering or platform teams when solutions require productionization. 
  • Report on AI adoption benefits pipeline risks lessons learned and required leadership decisions. 
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of AI capabilities responsible AI practices workflow automation data governance and emerging AI technologies. 
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications :

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Computer Science Data Science Analytics Information Systems Business or a related field. 
  • Significant experience leading technology-enabled transformation in complex delivery engineering construction consulting or capital-program environments. 
  • Demonstrated experience building or deploying AI-enabled workflows automations agents copilots retrieval-based solutions or similar tools. 
  • Demonstrated portfolio of recently delivered AI assets workflow automations or decision-support solutions with evidence of user adoption and business impact. 
  • Working knowledge of Python and SQL sufficient to inspect data prototype logic perform analysis troubleshoot integrations and review technical approaches. 
  • Experience designing evaluation datasets test cases acceptance criteria scoring approaches regression tests and human-review procedures for AI solutions. 
  • Experience designing dashboards and measurement systems that connect AI usage to operational and commercial outcomes. 
  • Good knowledge of AI grounding retrieval prompt design context management structured outputs model limitations and responsible human oversight. 
  • Working knowledge of data governance privacy confidentiality access control data loss prevention intellectual property and responsible AI practices. 
  • Ability to operate effectively without formal authority in a complex matrix organization and build trust with technical teams functional leaders frontline users executives and client stakeholders. 
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language and business problems into actionable technical solutions. 
  • Balances strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to building testing learning and delivering practical solutions. 
  • Masters degree or MBA in Engineering Management Business Analytics Computer Science Data Science Artificial Intelligence or Technology Management preferred. 
  • Equivalent experience may be considered when supported by a strong portfolio of delivery and measurable outcomes. 
  • Travel up to 25% may be required based on account client team and delivery needs. 

Additional Information :

The salary range for this full-time role is $175K-$200K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidates experience and qualifications. 

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs.*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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