Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products

Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products Full-time State/Province: Illinois Business Group: CM Legal Entity: Hunt Construction Group Business Line: CM Construction Management Work Location Model: Remote Operating Group: CM Primary Location: US - Chicago, IL - 130 East Randolph Compensation: USD 105000 - USD 150000 - yearly Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM Construction Management is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products to turn everyday business challenges into applications that help construction teams work more effectively. As part of our growing Data & AI Enablement team, you’ll work directly with construction professionals and business leaders to understand their workflows, build prototypes, and deliver useful solutions. Projects may include replacing spreadsheet processes, building staffing and resource planning applications, and improving visibility into project operations. This role combines business discovery with hands-on software development. You’ll use AI-assisted development to move quickly, partner closely with our data platform owner, and take solutions from initial conversations through deployment and improvement. You’ll have direct access to users, ownership of meaningful work, and the opportunity to shape tools used across projects and regions. This position offers the flexibility of a remote work schedule and can be based from any location within the US where AECOM has an office.

Work directly with business leaders and construction teams to understand workflows, clarify ambiguous needs, and define requirements and measurable outcomes. Design and build internal applications, automations, and data products, working across user interfaces, application logic, databases, and APIs as needed. Rapidly prototype and validate solutions with users, choosing practical approaches across AI-assisted coding, traditional development, low-code tools, and existing technology. Partner with Data & Integration Engineering to connect applications to governed enterprise and project data, using consistent data definitions and established technical standards. Own delivery from discovery through deployment, including testing, documentation, stakeholder communication, and coordination of technical dependencies and blockers. Measure adoption and business impact, improve solutions based on feedback, and turn successful tools into reusable capabilities across teams, projects, and regions.

Minimum Qualifications: Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products, Level III Bachelor’s degree plus at least four (4) years of relevant software engineering experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. OR Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products, Level IV Bachelor’s degree plus at least six (6) years of relevant software engineering experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. AND Demonstrated experience personally building and deploying applications, automations, or data products