Senior Manager, Digital Delivery and Innovation

Hill International is posting for a Senior Manager, Digital Delivery & Innovation, for GISI Ignite in New York, NY, Arlington, VA, Denver, CO, or Newport Beach, CA, with potential client travel. Palladium, another GISI Company, is the hiring platform for this role. If you are interested in the role, please apply directly at: Palladium Career Site.

GISI is a global, employee-owned family of companies focused on construction, infrastructure, earth and environment, and global development. GISI Ignite is GISI's newly launched centralized technology and innovation team, built to strengthen how our operating companies deliver projects and provide expert guidance on AI, data, and digital solutions. GISI Ignite develops scalable platforms, drives workflow modernization, and helps operating companies apply cyber-physical solutions that strengthen the performance, resilience, and safety of major capital programs.

Palladium, a GISI company, works to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. Palladium operates in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff around the world. This role is hired through Palladium, the operational platform for Ignite.

Client Engagement & Advisory
* Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders internal and external to GISI operating companies
* Lead discovery activities-including interviews, workshops, and field assessments-that surface project delivery, coordination, data, and workflow challenges
* Identify cross-company and cross-sector patterns related to digital delivery, model-based workflows, automation, and data integration
* Assess and improve project delivery workflows using technology, while balancing standardization with project realities

Solution Design & Innovation Delivery
* Lead strategy and development of innovation concepts, digital transformation pathways, and solution requirements, translating business needs into actionable solutions
* Translate business and operational needs into actionable requirements for software, data, and automation solutions, including BIM-enabled and model-based approaches
* Evaluate and advise on technology acquisition and delivery pathways, shaping the organization's innovation and digital transformation roadmap and investment priorities
* Evaluate and devise strategies that account for people, process, technology, and governance components for each engagement
* Conceptualize and deliver proofs of concept, prototypes, and pilot implementations, including model-driven, automation-enabled, or analytics-based solution

Program Management & Execution
* Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for multi-phase digital delivery and innovation programs across projects engagements, coordinating workstreams across GISI operating companies, technical teams and vendors
* Partner with OPCO and business stakeholders to define and develop standards for program controls and reporting
* Lead configuration, integration, and adoption of PMIS and data pipelines to enable reliable program reporting and decision-making
* Develop and manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies
* Ensure alignment between technical delivery, business objectives, and client expectations
* Identify risks, issues, and mitigation strategies, escalating complex challenges appropriately
* Establish mechanisms to ensure quality and consistency in deliverables and client communications

Team Leadership & Collaboration
* Lead production of client-ready deliverables, including solution architectures, roadmaps, assessments, business cases, and implementation plans
* Define and track KPIs related to engineering efficiency, delivery quality, and adoption of digital tools
* Capture lessons learned and feed insights into GISI Ignite's innovation roadmap
* Represent GISI Ignite in client briefings, industry forums, webinars, and thought leadership
* Mentor technical contributors and support the development of best practices across Ignite

* 10+ years of experience in AEC delivery, engineering, construction program management, or technology strategy and delivery in a AEC environment.
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field
* Deep understanding of AEC delivery workflows such as PMCM practices and BIM/VDC/model-based delivery
* Ability to move fluidly between strategic framing and hands-on technical delivery
* Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary technology initiatives
* Demonstrated knowledge in emerging technologies and innovation methodologies including familiarity with AI, automation, and data integration platforms
* Proven ability to cultivate relationships and serve as a trusted advisor to internal and external clients, providing recommendations and solutions that produce business value
* Demonstrated comfort leading projects across diverse industries and ability to engage with stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds
* Systems-thinking mindset, capable of integrating people, process, technology, and governance
* Curiosity and initiative to continuously explore emerging tools and methods in digital engineering
* Demonstrated track record of solving complex, enterprise-level challenges through innovative, systems-based approaches.
* Leads engagements fluidly between strategic framing and hands-on delivery, providing clarity, structure, and direction to teams and clients
* Familiarity with a wide range of tools for BIM, VDC, PMIS and schedule controls
* Automation, scripting, or software development applied to engineering workflows
* AI, generative design, or data-driven decision support in AEC contexts
* Agile delivery, design thinking, or change management methodologies
* Data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel, analytics dashboards)
* Software prototyping tools (Figma, PowerApps, Cursor/Windsurf, Miro, or similar

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.