Product Manager - Construction Operations

The Construction Operations Product Manager (PrM) at McGough Construction partners with Construction Operations leadership and technology teams to define, prioritize, deliver, and improve digital capabilities that support construction workflows across the project lifecycle. This role owns the Construction Operations product roadmap and business outcomes, working directly with project teams to support adoption, reduce workflow friction, and strengthen enablement.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and communicate the Construction Operations product roadmap aligned with Operations priorities and McGough’s enterprise digital strategy.
• Translate business strategy and operational priorities into product capabilities, investment needs, and delivery priorities.
• Prioritize enhancements, new capabilities, and product investments based on business value, user impact, risk, effort, and strategic fit.
• Act as the Construction Operations PrM when workflows intersect with Financials, Business Intelligence, Marketing and Communications, Enterprise Applications, and other product domains.
• Evaluate application capabilities, overlap, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen the Construction Operations ecosystem.
• Establish product goals, success measures, and investment rationale in partnership with business and technology leadership.
• Work directly with estimators, project teams, field leaders, and Operations leadership to understand how work is performed in practice.
• Identify root causes behind system friction, workarounds, inconsistent use, and operational pain points before recommending solutions.
• Maintain working knowledge across estimating, preconstruction, planning, project execution, scheduling, field operations, safety, quality, BIM/VDC, and closeout workflows.
• Partner with Business Analysts to translate business-owned processes and desired outcomes into requirements, workflows, and product capabilities.
• Represent Construction Operations requirements and operational impacts when business processes extend into applications owned by other PrMs.
• Validate proposed capabilities through observation, workshops, pilots, jobsite engagement, and direct user feedback.
• Define what successful use of Construction Operations technologies looks like across key project and operational user groups.
• Develop product enablement strategies for new capabilities, enhancements, and changes to existing workflows.
• Partner with Application Specialists, Business Analysts, vendors, and business champions to develop training, guidance, and support resources.
• Participate in demonstrations, pilots, office hours, and targeted training where hands-on PrM involvement supports adoption.
• Develop internal champions and feedback networks to strengthen product knowledge across project teams.
• Monitor adoption and user proficiency, and adjust enablement approaches when expected outcomes are not achieved.
• Champion Construction Operations digital delivery standards and documentation practices across the product ecosystem.
• Partner with Digital Operations Leadership to align with McGough’s project governance model.
• Drive continuous improvement in deployment, enhancement, and support processes to improve velocity, quality, stability, and consistency.
• Collaborate with vendors and delivery partners to ensure solutions align with Construction Operations needs and enablement goals.
• Promote consistent product management practices across roadmap execution, requirements management, release readiness, and lifecycle planning.
• Surface product risks, dependencies, and delivery issues through established governance and escalation processes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product management, construction technology, enterprise applications, or related digital product roles.
• Demonstrated experience defining and managing product roadmaps aligned with business priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Proven ability to translate business processes and operational needs into digital requirements and product capabilities.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving business leaders, IT/IS, Business Analysts, Application Specialists, and external partners.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application ecosystems, integrations, dependencies, and downstream impacts.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and organizational influence skills.
• Experience in commercial construction, including project management, field operations, preconstruction, or construction technology.
• Strong working knowledge of Procore and its use across project execution workflows.
• Experience with construction technologies such as P6, CostX, HammerTech, Textura, VDC applications, reality capture, or similar platforms.
• Working knowledge of estimating, scheduling, document control, safety, quality, project controls, and closeout processes.
• Familiarity with construction ERP and financial workflows, including CMiC or similar platforms, and the operational processes they support.
• Experience with digital transformation, organizational change, and technology adoption within construction or project-based organizations.
• Strategic thinker with tactical execution capability, able to define and defend investment priorities.
• Construction systems thinking with an understanding of how applications support workflows across the project lifecycle.
• Strong discovery and facilitation skills, including identifying root causes behind system friction, workarounds, and adoption challenges.
• Ability to translate business vision into product priorities, requirements, roadmap decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Comfort working directly with project teams, business leaders, technical teams, and vendors in office and jobsite environments.
• Technical fluency evaluating application capabilities, integrations, configuration options, and implementation tradeoffs.
• Clear, confident communication with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.

Technologies

• Procore
• P6
• CostX
• HammerTech
• Textura
• VDC
• reality capture
• CMiC

Office and Travel

• The position is based at McGough’s headquarters in Roseville, MN (onsite).
• Travel is expected to be up to 20% for various training or team building activities.
• Additional travel to various national office locations may be required as determined by the individual and their manager.

Physical Requirements

• Position involves sitting for extended periods of time at the employee’s workstation and during meetings, as well as while traveling by plane or car.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds as frequently as needed to move objects; dexterity to write and manipulate a computer keyboard and mouse.
• Ability to hear and speak clearly; ability to distinguish between colors on graphs and charts.
• May require visiting construction jobsites, with potential exposure to dirt, dust, uneven surfaces, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme temperatures.