Project Manager, Self Perform
Description
As a Construction Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the execution of various self-perform construction projects. You will lead our internal Tesla Construction team and collaborate cross-functionally with base build, construction engineering, and manufacturing engineering departments to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team comprising Project Coordinators, Buyers, Superintendents, and craft personnel
- Foster a culture focused on safety and quality across projects and throughout the company
- Conduct constructability reviews of design packages
- Maintain a proactive, can-do attitude to align stakeholders with project goals
- Identify project risks and opportunities, actively managing them throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure compliance with Quality Assurance and Quality Control requirements
- Interface with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and commissioning teams
- Conduct Lessons Learned sessions during and after each project
- Enforce high standards for document configuration control and ensure incorporation of RFIs into final Record drawings
- Manage Change Control Management for all new scope of work
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in electrical, mechanical, or civil/structural/architectural fields, including 5 years as a Project Manager on projects valued at $25M+
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience); MBA or PMP certification preferred
- Proficiency in material take-offs, estimating, and reading/interpreting/managing changes to construction drawings
- Strong skills in construction baseline development, change control, cost/schedule performance, and variance analysis
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Hands-on leader who thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with tight timelines; open to new ideas and continuous learning
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to project sites, often on short notice