Product Specialist, Innovation Initiatives - AI

Are you a big picture person with a knack for the details? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting, long-term career opportunity for you based in Chicago. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies.

Every day in this role brings something different – no two days are alike. As a highly motivated, exceptionally organized, detail-‑oriented self-starter, you’ll be the driving force that keeps our initiatives moving forward. You’ll‑ translate high-level direction into organized, actionable work and thrive on owning tasks from start to finish, ensuring clarity, momentum, and ‑follow through‑ across all activities.

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• ESOP
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

• Take broad directives and turn them into clear, structured workflows and work plans, ensuring deadlines, dependencies, and deliverables are fully mapped out.
• Support the team by completing assigned work, acting as the dependable engine who executes the day-to-day‑ tasks that bring strategic initiatives to life.
• Manage daily scheduling and logistics for meetings, demonstrations, checkpoints, and working sessions.
• Document project activities and decisions with precision, maintaining organized, current, and easily accessible records across multiple systems.
• Track participation in demos and maintain license metrics, ensuring clean, complete, and reliable data for reporting purposes.
• Collect, organize, and prepare data needed for reports, dashboards, timelines, summaries, and status updates.
• Prepare and format materials including meeting notes, trackers, documentation, and timelines.
• Proactively identify gaps, risks, issues, and next steps, ensuring leaders have what they need to keep initiatives moving forward.
• Manage tracking systems, logs, and follow-up‑ processes, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
• Balance multiple priorities and adapt to shifting needs, bringing flexibility and resourcefulness to a dynamic work environment.
• Work both independently and collaboratively, knowing when to take initiative and when to partner with the team.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Jump into new initiatives with enthusiasm, embracing the variety and unpredictability that each day brings with a positive attitude.

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Project Management, Communications, Information Systems, or a related field 
• 2-4 years of experience in project coordination, operations support, innovation, process improvement, operational efficiency, or a similar execution focused role
• Must be extremely organized and self- motivated
• Exceptional attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records, documentation, and tracking systems
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to adjust and reprioritize quickly in a fast‑moving environment
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, demonstrating sound judgment in when to escalate or ask for support
• Flexibility and adaptability, with comfort working on evolving initiatives and shifting priorities

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 5,500 design-build projects across 48 states and 38 major cities nationwide. We ranked #3 on the ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms list, and #17 on the ENR Top 400 Contractors list in 2023. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person that can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is, “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resource team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. 

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EOE, including disability/vets

Salary : $28,000