Siddharth Kothari
Director of Digital Engineering Suffolk Construction Company
Siddharth Kothari is the Director of Digital Engineering at Suffolk Construction. He leads VDC operations across more than $3 billion in projects throughout the Southeast U.S. He has more than a decade of experience in BIM and VDC innovation and he specializes in driving technology adoption and data-driven decision-making in construction. He has implemented break-out tools including AI-powered analytics, automated drones, and laser scanning to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency on complex projects. He holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a Project Management Institute-certified project manager, and an American Institute of Architects/Design-Build Institute of America certified professional. He also is an FAA Part 107 drone pilot, and the holder of an MIT Advanced Data Science Certificate. Siddharth is recognized for bridging the gap between field execution and digital innovation in modern construction delivery.
Seminars
- Importance of the first 100 days in construction life cycle
- Integrating LOD and WBS and CBS for cross silo communication for all stakeholders
- Developing 4D and 5D adaptive BIM that changes with varying scope and priorities
- Embedding reality capture pipelines to feed real-time insights
- Assessing KPIs based on multiple real-time dashboards
- Exploring the tension between top-down AI implementation directives and the current state of digitization, where foundational workflows may still be maturing
- Discussing whether AI requirements genuinely enhance outcomes versus overshadowing operational fundamentals
- Balancing make versus buy decisions to accelerate sustainable innovation
