AI Innovation Engineer - BIM

Power Design; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Design is seeking an AI Innovation Engineer to lead practical AI initiatives across BIM and VDC workflows in our building design and construction projects. You will build, test and deploy AI tools that automate model checks, data extraction and estimation-related tasks.

The role emphasizes hands-on AI development, collaboration with BIM/VDC teams, and delivering measurable outcomes. A background in Python and BIM platforms is highly valued, with a focus on real production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years software or data engineering experience with 1–3 years hands-on AI/LLM work
• Hands-on AI engineering: LLM apps, retrieval, agents, prompts and tooling
• Exposure to BIM tech in construction/MEP, experience with Revit, Navisworks or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Create AI solutions for business use: agents, skills, retrieval, automation
• Apply AI to BIM and VDC workflows, automate model checks and data extraction
• Collaborate with BIM/VDC, preconstruction and field teams to turn problems into AI solutions
• Evaluate and integrate modern AI tooling and run rapid trials
• Share best practices and coach teams implementing AI solutions

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Python

LLM applications

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Revit API

Dynamo

Autodesk BIM 360

Job description

About The Position...

We\'re looking for a hands‑on problem solver and forward thinker who\'s excited to shape how AI transforms the way we work

About The Position...

We\'re looking for a hands‑on problem solver and forward thinker who\'s excited to shape how AI transforms the way we work and build. The AI Innovation Engineer will take the lead in bringing our 4 + 1 AI Strategy to life: building tools, testing ideas, and turning business challenges into practical, measurable solutions. A key focus of this role is applying AI to Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the design-to-construction workflow behind our MEP projects.

This role is perfect for someone who loves to experiment, collaborate, and deliver outcomes that truly make a difference.

Position Details / Responsibilities...

• Create AI solutions the business uses: agents, skills, retrieval, documentation and automation. Some you build directly; some you shape alongside partners and vendors who build with us.
• Apply AI to BIM and VDC workflows. Examples include automating model checks and clash review, extracting and structuring model data, connecting models to estimating, prefabrication and field teams, and building tools that make model information easier to find and use.
• Work side by side with company experts across the divisions, including our BIM/VDC, preconstruction and field teams, turning their hard problems into practical AI solutions.
• Evaluate and integrate modern AI tooling: track what is new, including AI capabilities emerging in BIM and construction technology platforms, run quick trials, and bring the tools that earn their place into how the team and the divisions work.
• Enable others: set and share best practices, review work, and coach the division-embedded people creating their own AI solutions.

Here\'s What We\'re Looking For...

• Roughly 3-5 years of software or data engineering experience, with 1-3 years of hands‑on AI/LLM work. Strong recent graduates with a real portfolio of AI work are encouraged to apply.
• Hands‑on AI engineering: LLM applications, retrieval, agents, prompt and tool design, evaluation. You deliver in production, not just prototype.
• Exposure to BIM technology in construction, AEC or MEP. You understand how building models are created, coordinated and used on a project, and you\'ve worked with tools such as Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar platforms.
• Exposure to software and data engineering fundamentals: Python, APIs, data handling, version control, production discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication. You can explain your work to a non-engineer, document it so others can use it, and walk a team through doing it themselves.
• You enjoy working alongside other people and raising their level. This seat partners with the divisions and enables others, so that has to be something you like, not tolerate.
• Pragmatism: you know when to build, when to use a vendor solution, and when good-enough is enough.
• Experience automating BIM workflows with Dynamo, the Revit API (C#/.NET), pyRevit or Python scripting.
• Familiarity with BIM data standards and formats (IFC, COBie) or with linking model data to estimating, scheduling or fabrication systems.
• Background in MEP design, VDC coordination, or construction project delivery.
• Demonstrate and uphold Power Design\'s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.

At Power Design, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Power Design believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is paramount to our success as a national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool nationwide

About Us

Power Design is a National Design Build Contractor, focused on innovative construction across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies. Since 1989, we\'ve disrupted the industry by putting next‑generation ideas to powerful, practical use because we care. We design breakthrough solutions that push the limits of what\'s possible by harnessing the collaborative power of our teams to elevate experiences and empower the communities where we live and work. In an industry that tends to look back, we\'re building better by staying grounded in our values, dedicated to our unique culture, and supportive of work-life balance – making us built to last. By investing in our people and doing things differently, we\'re designing what\'s next.

To learn more, visit www.powerdesigninc.us.