Full-Time

AI Enablement & Field Intelligence Lead

Aec

Human Agency

Human Agency

11-50 employees

Full-service creative agency delivering AI-driven services

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Must travel 60-80% to active jobsites nationwide; remote work possible from Chicago.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)

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Requirements
  • Construction industry experience (3+ years) with time spent on or around jobsites.
  • Deep fluency with the contech landscape.
  • AI literacy that goes beyond using ChatGPT and ability to build workflows and automate processes and demonstrate how AI tools change how people work.
  • Exceptional communication skills across audiences and ability to brief both field personnel and executives.
  • Comfort with heavy travel (60–80%) to jobsites across the country.
  • Natural credibility with construction professionals.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct structured job shadows of Project Engineers, Project Managers, and superintendents across healthcare, industrial, data centers, commercial projects to map how work flows and identify friction, waste, and brilliance.
  • Extract and codify expert knowledge from experienced construction professionals.
  • Synthesize field observations into actionable briefs for venture studio and product teams to inform what to build and invest in.
  • Build and maintain a living knowledge base of construction workflows, pain points, and technology gaps across design-build partners’ project portfolios.
  • Identify systemic patterns across jobsites and project types indicating high-leverage opportunities for technology intervention or process improvement.
  • Maintain comprehensive, current knowledge of the construction technology landscape and be able to discuss major platforms, startups, and capabilities.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies such as Bedrock Robotics autonomous heavy equipment, reality capture tools, AI co-pilots for estimating and scheduling, and next-generation project management platforms against real jobsite needs.
  • Develop technology fit assessments indicating where a tool would create value versus shelfware, based on field observations.
  • Brief Human Agency and client leadership on contech trends, investment-worthy companies, and technology bets with a practitioner’s perspective.
  • Contribute to Human Agency’s venture studio thesis on where the AEC industry is heading and which technology gaps represent real opportunities.
  • Help jobsite teams understand and adopt AI-assisted workflows built for the client, including tools for submittals, change orders, RFP assessment, meeting synthesis, and quality knowledge.
  • Run hands-on coaching sessions (1:1, small group, lunch-and-learns) translating AI capabilities into construction language.
  • Identify highest-leverage AI use cases for specific roles and project types and collaborate with product team to customize solutions accordingly.
  • Serve as a credible, trusted voice on AI and technology for field teams, earned by understanding their work.
  • Surface adoption barriers, user friction, and workflow mismatches to the product team to improve tools with each jobsite visit.
Desired Qualifications
  • Direct experience with construction technology platforms (Procore, PMWeb, OpenSpace, Bluebeam, BIM tools, or similar) as power user, implementer, or builder.
  • Background in construction technology or AEC innovation in startup, GC operations, or technology consultancy serving the industry.
  • Experience in technology evaluation, venture analysis, or strategic advisory roles where judgment on feasibility and impact was the deliverable.
  • Familiarity with how AI products are built and how field insights translate into product decisions.
  • Comfort operating in a consulting structure with Human Agency team embedded in a client’s organization and culture.

Human Agency is a full-service creative agency that combines marketing, technology, and business operations to help a range of clients—from startups to large corporations—achieve their goals. The company uses AI to boost human potential, enhancing marketing, product development, and operational effectiveness. It works by offering customized services such as web and mobile development, marketing campaigns, and business consulting, and also participates in venture investments by funding and supporting founders who are changing the world. Unlike firms that focus on a single discipline, Human Agency provides a holistic suite of services and revenue streams: service fees for projects and ongoing engagements, plus returns from its investments in startups. The company’s goal is to help clients grow and compete more effectively by integrating AI-enabled solutions with practical business strategies, while also backing entrepreneurs who aim to create meaningful impact.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

St. Louis, Missouri

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Enterprise AI Consulting launched February 18, 2026, tapping urgent demand for operational AI.
  • Detect and Liquid AI case studies prove execution on launches, investor raises, and adoption.
  • The ventures arm can create proprietary deal flow, equity upside, and founder relationships.

What critics are saying

  • AI tools commoditize marketing and development work, turning Human Agency into a replaceable services shop.
  • Client wins depend on enterprise and mission-driven budgets; one budget freeze hits revenue immediately.
  • Startup investments are illiquid and distracting; failed bets burn cash and management attention.

What makes Human Agency unique

  • Combines agency services, venture building, and investing under one roof, updated August 2026.
  • Shows named clients Harvard, UNHCR, Clayco, Liquid AI, and Detect across sectors.
  • Positions AI as human-amplifying, with human review and brand standards baked in.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

28%