Solution Architect & Implementation Lead- Prefab Entities

Job Description

This person serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for manufacturing and prefabrication processes—translating core business and operational challenges from DBC, SurePods, EIG Modular, OES, and PAFs into practical, high-impact solutions that improve visibility, efficiency, and integration with DPR’s broader technology ecosystem.

This role bridges business operations and technical design to build and implement scalable technology solutions across DPR’s manufacturing and assembly operations. Acting as both a technical solution designer and implementation lead, this role ensures that digital tools, data structures, and workflows are designed and executed to reflect how work actually happens on the shop floor and in the field.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture

• Design end-to-end technology solutions that streamline all aspects of the prefabrication lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Program Managers and Business Analysts to define business requirements and translate them into functional designs.
• Develop and maintain system architecture diagrams, data flow maps, and integration plans between enterprise in conjunction with the DPR Technology and Innovation (T&I) team’s enterprise architecture group.
• Prioritize efforts based on Prefab Leadership’s current goals and initiatives.  Maintain initiatives with updates, schedules and current scope documents.Evaluate “build vs. buy” options, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with the Prefab Entities technology roadmap.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to developers, vendors, and system administrators during implementation.

Implementation Leadership

• Lead the implementation phase of technology initiatives—responsible for turning solution designs into working, validated systems.
• Depending on the initiative, manage internal and external resources or directly perform the configuration, integration, and testing work required to bring the solution to life.
• Coordinate activities across prefabrication shop-floor teams, vendors, and DPR’s technology staff to ensure accurate setup, testing, and validation.
• Partner with Program Manager to plan implementation scope, milestones, and resources based on initiative complexity and scale.
• Maintain productive vendor relationships, licensing needs/allocations, and contractual obligations.
• Resolve technical and operational issues encountered during implementation, escalating where appropriate.

Functional Expertise & Business Partnership

• Serve as a manufacturing and prefab SME, ensuring technology decisions align with production realities and lean manufacturing principles.
• Partner closely with operations teams to understand workflows, identify improvement opportunities, and validate solutions.
• Facilitate working sessions and PAF/Prefab Entity onsite visits to ensure alignment between design intent and execution.
• Represent the prefab business in internal cross-functional technology discussions, advocating for operational needs within DPR enterprise initiatives.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure solutions adhere to T&I’s governance standards and documentation practices.
• Develop reusable templates, SOPs, and implementation playbooks to support scaling across entities.
• Gather feedback and lessons learned to inform future roadmap planning.
• Contribute to DPR’s Prefab Entities Integrated Work Group (iWG) by sharing insights and fostering alignment across operations.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in prefab, manufacturing, or construction operations, with at least 3 years in a technology implementation or systems design capacity.
• Deep understanding of production planning, MES/MRP/ERP systems, and manufacturing workflows (preferably in modular, componentized, or single-trade prefabrication environments).
• Hands-on experience implementing or integrating project management and MES systems such as CMiC, ACC, Offsight, Monday.com. Tekla PowerFab, or similar.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills with the ability to translate between operational and technical audiences.
• Proven ability to both lead and execute implementation work depending on project needs and available resources.
• See ambiguity as opportunity: you’re a flexible and adaptable thinker around tools, systems, people, and processes as DPR continuously improves toward its goal of being a Most Admired company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Technology, or Construction Management preferred.

Success Criteria

• Technology solutions implemented successfully across prefab entities with measurable impact on efficiency, visibility, and throughput.
• Strong engagement and adoption from operations teams across PAFs and Prefab Entities.
• Clear documentation, process maps, and training materials supporting long-term sustainability.
• Demonstrated alignment between Prefab Entities and DPR enterprise systems through effective design and implementation.
• Continuous feedback loop between operations and technology teams driving iteration and improvement.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.