Director - AI Strategy & Innovation

Clean Energy & Infrastructure Services; West Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

MasTec’s Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) division seeks a Director of AI Strategy & Innovation to build and lead the AI Strategy and Innovation department. You will advise executive leadership, define the AI vision, identify strategic opportunities across the business, and guide a team delivering AI-enabled solutions with measurable ROI.

This role partners with field operations, estimating, safety, engineering, and finance to ensure solutions address real-world challenges and enable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Master's degree in Business, Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive technology, innovation, digital transformation, or business systems leadership experience.
• Five+ years leading enterprise technology or innovation teams.
• Proven success delivering AI, automation, advanced analytics, or digital transformation initiatives through the full lifecycle, including pilot, measure, iterate, and adoption at enterprise scale.
• Experience building AI programs from inception preferred.
• Experience solving complex operational challenges with scalable technology solutions in construction, engineering, energy, utility, industrial services, infrastructure, or large project-based enterprises.
• Experience within a construction or engineering organization exceeding $1B in annual revenue preferred.
• Experience managing both strategic initiatives and technical delivery teams preferred.
• Take reasonable care of health and safety and of those who may be affected by day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for CE&I's Zero Injury principles.
• Ability to lead organizational transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication and influence skills.
• Ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Understanding of field operations, project controls, estimating, safety programs, capital projects, workforce productivity challenges.
• Strong executive presence and presentation skills, successfully engaging leaders and driving consensus around proposed solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year enterprise AI strategy aligned with corporate objectives.
• Identify opportunities where AI can improve business performance, project execution, safety, quality, estimating, scheduling, procurement, equipment utilization, risk management, and back-office operations.
• Establish a prioritized AI innovation portfolio and roadmap.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, vendors, platforms, and market trends.
• Serve as the primary advisor to executive leadership on AI opportunities, risks, investments, and organizational readiness.
• Translate business challenges into practical AI initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Present business cases, investment proposals, and program results to executive stakeholders.
• Develop governance processes ensuring AI initiatives align with enterprise priorities.
• Partner directly with field operations, project teams, estimating, safety, engineering, finance, procurement, and corporate functions.
• Spend significant time understanding real-world workflows, pain points, and operational challenges.
• Build strong relationships across all business units to ensure AI solutions solve actual business problems rather than technology problems.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-enabled applications, automations, agents, and analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, security, and data teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Establish development standards, architecture patterns, and solution governance.
• Ensure successful adoption and business value realization.
• Partner with Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and Data Governance teams.
• Establish responsible AI practices, policies, and oversight.
• Evaluate risks associated with data privacy, intellectual property, regulatory requirements, model management, and AI-generated outputs.
• Ensure enterprise AI solutions operate within approved governance frameworks.
• Build and lead a high-performing AI Innovation team.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop AI engineers, solution developers, and technical specialists.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, business partnership, and continuous learning.
• Establish delivery metrics, performance expectations, and career development plans.

Skills

AI strategy

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Business

Master's degree preferred in Business/Tech/Data/Engineering

Tools

Cloud architecture

Data platforms

Enterprise integration

Microsoft Copilot

LLMs

Job description

Director - AI Strategy & Innovation

Responsible for building and leading the AI Strategy and Innovation department within the MasTec Clean Energy and Infrastructure (CE&I) organization focused on transforming how the organization operates, delivers projects, and creates value through artificial intelligence. This position will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, define CE&I's AI vision, identify strategic opportunities across the business, and lead a team responsible for developing and implementing AI-enabled solutions that result in measurable operational outcomes and ROI. The Director will possess a unique blend of executive leadership, operational understanding, and technical expertise, enabling them to connect business challenges with innovative technologies and drive enterprise-wide adoption of AI capabilities.

Company Overview

MasTec's Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) segment generates more than $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across three operating groups: Renewables, Industrial & Infrastructure and General Building. Our Renewables expertise includes solar, wind, energy storage, aftermarket services, substations and switchyards. Our Industrial expertise includes manufacturing, mining and mineral processing, power plants, conventional power generation, alternative fuel generation and other innovative solutions. In Infrastructure, we specialize in electrical, environmental, highways, roads and bridges, aggregate mining, ports and terminals, rail, pump and lift stations, water transmission and pipelines, water and wastewater treatment plants, and stormwater. Our General Building expertise includes airports, seaport terminals, sports and entertainment, pre-engineered metal buildings, and data centers.

MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.

Our company is experiencing rapid growth and provides numerous opportunities for qualified, talented, and motivated professionals. As a member of the MasTec team, you will engage in exciting new projects and benefit from a culture that prioritizes professional development and support for skill enhancement. We foster a creative and innovative environment that is, above all, supportive. Our goal is to cultivate a respectful workplace where all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to become innovative leaders in our industry.

The Clean Energy & Infrastructure Group comprises the following market sectors and operating companies: Renewables: IEA Constructors, Wanzek Construction, White Construction; Industrial: Casey Industrial, Phoenix Industrial, MasTec Industrial; Infrastructure: American Civil Constructors West Coast, Cash Construction, FNF Construction, MasTec Civil, McKee Utility Contractors, Precision Aggregate Products, Ragnar Benson Construction, Saiia, William Charles Construction, William Charles Electric; General Building: Lemartec, NV2A.

Job Locations: US-ND-Fargo | US-CO-Denver | US-FL-Medley | US-TX-Dallas | US-IN-Indianapolis

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year enterprise AI strategy aligned with corporate objectives
• Identify opportunities where AI can improve business performance, project execution, safety, quality, estimating, scheduling, procurement, equipment utilization, risk management, and back-office operations
• Establish a prioritized AI innovation portfolio and roadmap
• Evaluate emerging technologies, vendors, platforms, and market trends
• Serve as the primary advisor to executive leadership on AI opportunities, risks, investments, and organizational readiness
• Translate business challenges into practical AI initiatives with measurable outcomes
• Present business cases, investment proposals, and program results to executive stakeholders
• Develop governance processes ensuring AI initiatives align with enterprise priorities
• Partner directly with field operations, project teams, estimating, safety, engineering, finance, procurement, and corporate functions
• Spend significant time understanding real-world workflows, pain points, and operational challenges
• Build strong relationships across all business units to ensure AI solutions solve actual business problems rather than technology problems
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-enabled applications, automations, agents, and analytics solutions
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, security, and data teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Establish development standards, architecture patterns, and solution governance
• Ensure successful adoption and business value realization
• Partner with Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and Data Governance teams
• Establish responsible AI practices, policies, and oversight
• Evaluate risks associated with data privacy, intellectual property, regulatory requirements, model management, and AI-generated outputs
• Ensure enterprise AI solutions operate within approved governance frameworks
• Build and lead a high-performing AI Innovation team
• Recruit, mentor, and develop AI engineers, solution developers, and technical specialists
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, business partnership, and continuous learning
• Establish delivery metrics, performance expectations, and career development plans

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field
• Master's degree in Business, Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
• 12+ years of progressive technology, innovation, digital transformation, or business systems leadership experience
• Five+ years leading enterprise technology or innovation teams
• Demonstrated success delivering AI, automation, advanced analytics, or digital transformation initiatives through the full lifecycle, including pilot, measure, iterate, and adoption at enterprise scale
• Experience building AI programs from inception preferred
• Experience solving complex operational challenges with scalable technology solutions in construction, engineering, energy, utility, industrial services, infrastructure, or large project-based enterprises
• Experience within a construction or engineering organization exceeding $1B in annual revenue preferred
• Experience managing both strategic initiatives and technical delivery teams preferred
• Take reasonable care of your own and others' health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward CE&I's Zero Injury principles
• Ability to lead organizational transformation initiatives
• Exceptional executive communication and influence skills
• Ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Understanding of field operations, project controls, estimating, safety programs, capital projects, workforce productivity challenges
• Strong executive presence and presentation skills, successfully engaging leaders and driving consensus around proposed solutions

Technical Expertise in the following areas:

• Generative AI solutions
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Microsoft Copilot ecosystem
• AI agents and workflow automation
• Data platforms and analytics
• Cloud architecture
• Enterprise application integration

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• When visiting jobsites, the work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions
• This work environment may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors and/or loud noises

What's in it for You

Financial Wellbeing

• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
• 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)

Health & Wellness

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
• Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance, Weight Management Drug Discount
• Discounted National Gym Membership Network

Family & Lifestyle

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program

Planning for the Unexpected

• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
• Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
• Emergency Travel Assistance Program
• Group legal plan

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact [e-mail]. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual requests regarding application status. Please log into your candidate profile for up-to-date information.

MasTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Service Line

CEISV-CE&I Services LLC