Improving America's infrastructure isn't for the weak. It takes grit, determination, and hard work to execute high impact projects. Michels Corporation engages 10,000 people and 18,000 pieces of heavy equipment in our insatiable drive to be the best. Our work improves lives. Find out how a career as an IT Manager of AI Solutions Engineering can change yours.
The IT Manager of AI Solutions Engineering will help define and execute Michels' enterprise AI strategy, leading the team responsible for delivering scalable, adopted AI capabilities. As a founding leader on the Enterprise Intelligence team, this role will establish the standards, frameworks, and reusable solutions that enable the organization to translate AI investments into measurable business value. Combining strategic leadership, governance, and technical expertise, this position partners across business and IT teams to drive AI adoption, improve productivity and operations, and ensure responsible, long-term scalability.
Why Michels?- We are consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News-Record's Top 400 Contractors
- Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality
- We are family owned and operated
- We invest an average of $5,000 per employee on training each year
- We reward hard work and dedication with limitless opportunities
- We believe it is everyone's responsibility to promote safety, regardless of job titles.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits program including (depending on your positions and location you may participate in a different benefit plan):
- Health, Dental, Life, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401(k) plan, Legal Plan, and Identity Theft and Monitoring Plan
Why you?- You thrive in fast-paced environments under tight deadlines
- You enjoy collaborating and communicating with your teammates
- You like to know your efforts are noticed and appreciated
- You have strong time management, verbal, and written communication skills
Key Responsibilities:- Translate Michels' AI direction and emerging capabilities into a prioritized roadmap, working closely with users to understand how they work and where AI creates genuine business leverage.
- Recruit, hire, and develop founding talent, establishing the roles, standards, and operating practices needed to grow AI capability responsibly.
- Help steward the enterprise AI program across its lifecycle, accountable for the adoption, cost, safety, and measurable value of the solutions the team delivers, with clear visibility into how AI is being used across the organization.
- Guide the delivery of practical AI solutions that solve meaningful operational problems for the business.
- Enable the organization to build and use AI confidently and safely through reusable patterns, guardrails, education, and community programs that grow enterprise AI fluency.
- Partner with data, platform, security, architecture, and governance peers to ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, and grounded in trusted information.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 7+ years in software engineering, technical product management, solutions engineering, applied AI, or relevant disciplines, including 3+ years leading technical teams with accountability for hiring, coaching, and delivery.
- Hands-on experience building and governing AI solutions on the Microsoft Azure and Copilot ecosystem, or similar technologies, with sound judgment on evaluation and the safe handling of sensitive data.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into practical solutions with measurable outcomes, and to drive AI adoption, enablement, and responsible cost management across a large organization.
- Strong communication and influencing skills across executive, business, and technical audiences, partnering as a credible peer.
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