About this role
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION
As the Manager of Construction, you will own the responsibility of leading a technically excellent team to design and build office spaces across the globe . This leader will directly impact the foundation of the many SpaceX sites and work daily with executive-level staff. The quality of our work is a direct reflection of our values, and the impact is immense. You will be able to operate with autonomy to solve diverse and complex problems, excel at managing multiple projects at a time, and mentor, coach, and train others. You will have the opportunity to drive positive change and own projects from start to finish, with the goal of making the SpaceX international and domestic offices efficient and impactful, ultimately leading to making life multiplanetary.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manage a team of direct and indirect reports within the construction team, including but not limited to construction project engineers, MEP engineers, designers, architects, and other individuals supporting construction projects
• Coordinate workload for individuals and steer prioritization
• Forecast and respond to construction project issues and escalations
• Interface with senior leaders (VP/executive) and provide construction updates
• Improve process planning by which construction projects are formulated, priced, approved, executed, and reviewed; implement full lifecycle improvements with the goal of providing on-time and under budget delivery with customer satisfaction
• Perform construction project management responsibilities as follows:
• Manage tools and folder systems relating to the organization of our construction projects
• Meet with end users/customers to establish scope of work
• Provide budgetary cost based upon the preliminary scope of the project
• Gather proposals from architects, engineers and contractors, and assign contracts upon receipt of all proposals
• Develop the final cost and schedule for the project, and implement controls as needed to manage cost, schedule and scope
• Facilitate city, county, governmental, and landlord approvals as applicable
• Coordinate project implementation, and track project status
• Visually inspect to ensure the quality and workmanship of projects
• Manage contractor payments and lien releases
• Work with the facilities team and end users in order to operationalize the post-construction building operations and maintenance functions
• Provide closeout packages to the facilities team
• Maintain “as-built” record plans
• Take on new projects ad-hoc as the business needs
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, constr