Fast Facts

Construction Managers are needed as AI Trainers for a remote, flexible contract position where you will evaluate and provide feedback to enhance AI models based on your expertise in construction management.

Responsibilities: Develop prompts for AI, evaluate responses, and provide structured feedback based on your construction management experience.

Skills: Professional experience in construction management, compliance monitoring, project planning, and quality control.

Qualifications: Minimum of 4 years of professional construction-related experience in roles such as project inspection, budget preparation, or contractor negotiation.

Location: Remote work with project opportunities based in San Francisco, California.

Compensation: $75 - $75 / Hourly

Overview

Handshake is recruiting Construction Manager Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.

Details

• The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
• The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs
• The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
• You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field
• Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.

Qualifications

• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
• The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.
• Develop or implement quality control programs.
• Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
• Direct and supervise construction or related workers.
• Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.
• Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.
• Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems.
• Contract or oversee craft work, such as painting or plumbing.
• Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure proper construction procedures are followed.
• Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to representatives of the owner or developer, including administrative staff, workers, or clients.
• Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or construction site emergencies.
• Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects.
• Apply for and obtain all necessary permits or licenses.
• Perform, or contract others to perform, pre-building assessments such as conceptual cost estimating, rough order-of-magnitude estimating, feasibility studies, or energy-efficiency, environmental, and sustainability assessments.
• Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans using computer models.
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with environmental regulations.
• Develop or implement environmental protection programs.
• Secure third-party verification from sources such as LEED to ensure responsible design and building activities or to achieve favorable LEED ratings.
• Implement training programs on environmentally responsible building topics to update employee skills and knowledge.
• Develop construction budgets to compare green and non-green construction alternatives in terms of short-term costs, long-term costs, or environmental impacts.
• Apply green building strategies to reduce energy costs or minimize carbon output or other environmental harm.
• Direct acquisition of land for construction projects.
• Direct how drone technology is used for site inspections and progress monitoring, ensuring accurate and timely project completion.
• You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.

Application Process

• Create a Handshake account
• Upload your resume and verify your identity
• Get matched and onboarded into relevant projects
• Start working and earning

Work authorization information

F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.