Innovation Manager

Requisition ID: 291943 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA, Chandler, AZ, Houston, TX, Various Work Locations USA

 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report. 

Project Overview:

Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business that serves the increasing demand of EPC services for customers in the semiconductor (manufacturing facilities and supply chain); electric vehicle (batteries, charging infrastructure, and production); synthetic materials; and data center markets.

 

M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T will solve the industries toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future.

 

Headquartered in the U.S. with employees in various states, M&T also has colleagues in the United Kingdom, India, and other locations while we actively pursue exciting opportunities in other parts of the world. We are looking for talented people to join our team that are passionate about making a difference and contributing to historical projects that will have a lasting impact on society.

Job Summary:

Bechtel is seeking an Innovation Manager to join our new Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) business. M&T focuses on delivering complex and world class technology projects that address growing customer and market demands in the semiconductor, electric vehicle, advanced materials, and data center sectors. This position will support M&T’s projects across multiple business lines.

 

The Innovation Manager position reports to the Manager of Information & Innovation within the Digital Solutions function. The Digital Solutions team is responsible for enabling a data-centric execution model for all functions across the full project lifecycle. Digital Solutions contains the core disciplines of automation, information systems & technology (IS&T), records management, and business analytics.

 

The Innovation Manager partners with each function and business stakeholders across M&T Projects to develop and deploy innovative solutions that improve all aspects of project delivery to the benefit of our customers. #LI-MJ1

Major Responsibilities:

• Work with Cross Functional Disciplines to develop solutions to business challenges by analyzing data, identifying trends, and providing actionable insights that drive informed decision-making.
• Perform market research to identify innovation.  
• Partner with functions to develop requirements and scope innovation initiatives.
• Create business cases and estimates to justify go / no-go investment decisions.
• Oversee multiple simultaneous innovation initiatives, define priorities, and manage timelines to align with organizational goals.
• Capture return on investment (ROI) for initiatives and co-author white papers that walkthrough pilot results, benefits, lessons learned, and scaling strategies.
• Update M&T and Corporate innovation registers with progress update