Vice President, Technology and Innovation

About Bodwé Group Companies Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We provide value by integrating expertise across the natural and built environment lifecycle—from pre-development and planning to design, procurement, construction, and operations. By integrating expertise across architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management, we deliver holistic, end-to-end solutions that drive efficiency and deliver distinctive outcomes. Position Summary The Vice President of Technology & Innovation leads how Bodwé uses technology to improve the way we pursue, plan, manage, and deliver work. This leader identifies, evaluates, implements, and scales technologies that improve quality, efficiency, collaboration, decision-making, and client outcomes across the organization. This is not primarily an IT leadership role. The position is focused on how technology is used throughout the business and how it can improve the performance of Delivery, Growth, Enterprise, and the people closest to our clients and projects. The role will build an integrated technology and innovation capability that connects AEC production technology, BIM and CAD, artificial intelligence, automation, data, digital workflows, training, and organizational adoption. Cybersecurity, federal compliance, and IT infrastructure are critical requirements and guardrails within this work. The position reports to the Executive Vice President, Enterprise, and carries an enterprise-wide mandate. It works in close partnership with Delivery leadership, technical leaders, and project teams, so that technology decisions stay connected to how the work is actually done. BIM Managers, CAD Managers, and the IT Operations Lead report to this role. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The following inexhaustive list of duties represents a sample of work routinely performed by this role: Technology Strategy and Innovation Develop and lead Bodwé’s technology and innovation strategy in direct support of the company’s business, growth, and delivery objectives. Establish and maintain a multi-year technology roadmap aligned with Bodwé’s strategic plan and evolving operating model. Identify technologies and workflows that can materially improve quality, productivity, client service, and organizational capacity. Track emerging AEC, AI, automation, and digital-delivery technologies and determine where Bodwé should invest, pilot, partner, or wait. Develop business cases for technology investments, including expected value, cost, implementation requirements, risks, and measurable outcomes. Build a structured process for moving ideas from evaluation to pilot, implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement. Digital Delivery and AEC Technology Lead Bodwé’s BIM, CAD, and related digital-delivery capabilities, with BIM Managers and CAD Managers as direct reports. Align BIM and CAD standards, tools, workflows, and training across disciplines, markets, and offices. Reduce legacy organizational and technical silos by building shared technology capabilities that support multiple disciplines and project types. Partner directly with technical leaders and project teams to identify production challenges and develop practical technology solutions. Expand the digital-delivery function over time as needs emerge in areas such as GIS, computational design, data analytics, and digital project delivery. AI, Automation, and Process Improvement Lead the responsible adoption of AI and automation across Bodwé, evaluating both commercially available tools and internally developed solutions. Identify repeatabl…

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