AI Engineer

Benefits and work-life support matter here. This role includes medical and prescription drug plans with no additional cost vision coverage, a dental plan, employer-paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance, paid time off plus holidays and other paid leaves, a no-cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and a gym membership discount program. You will also have access to a 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match.

This AI Engineer position is based in Minneapolis, MN (onsite). The base pay range is USD 85,300 to 128,000 per year. The posting may be eligible for incentive plan participation, and base pay placement within the range is based on knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. Visa sponsorship is not offered.

What you’ll do

• Test and evaluate AI solutions and functionalities within and beyond enterprise solutions
• Translate business requirements into business-ready AI solutions
• Collaborate with business partners to present goals, objectives, and findings to non-technical audiences to support innovation aligned with R&D efforts
• Work with structured and unstructured data from construction platforms such as Procore and Autodesk
• Partner with Data Solutions to apply reusable components and pipelines to implement scalable AI solutions that support domain experts across ITS and operations
• Ensure AI solutions meet standards for security, privacy, and responsible use
• Build effective working relationships across diverse backgrounds and organizational levels

What you bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or applied data science
• Construction, architecture, engineering, or real estate development experience is preferred
• Experience with LLMs, multimodal models, or generative AI (examples include Azure AI Foundry and Google Vertex)
• Familiarity with agent frameworks, agentic workflows, and knowledge graphs is preferred
• Strong proficiency in Python, ML frameworks, PowerBI, and data tools
• Exposure to enterprise construction platforms or solutions (examples include Procore, Autodesk, Oracle)
• Active listening and effective communication with an openness to diverse input and feedback
• Ability to travel up to 15%
• Driver’s license required
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship (cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship at this time)

Tools and technologies

• Python
• PowerBI
• LLMs, multimodal models, generative AI
• Azure AI Foundry, Google Vertex
• Agent frameworks, agentic workflows, knowledge graph
• Procore, Autodesk, Oracle

Additional details: This position’s postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days. Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement.