Sr. Engineering Construction Manager (Power Plant)

About the role

SpaceX is building and operating large-scale power generation for launch and compute. This role runs construction of the power plant in the field: civil, mechanical, and electrical installation of turbines and balance of plant, through mechanical completion and handoff to commissioning. This is not a desk job. You will be in the field, running the work.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site construction for gas turbine power plants and associated balance of plant
• Direct contractors, superintendents, and SpaceX construction staff; own the daily plan
• Run direct-hire craft and subcontract crews through superintendents and general foremen; set craft loading by area
• Hold safety, quality, and schedule; stop work that is wrong
• Own the site safety program: LOTO, permit-to-work, hot work, NFPA 70E, and stop-work authority for everyone on site
• Set quality hold points for welding, NDE, hydrotest, and rotating-equipment alignment
• Sequence civil, mechanical, electrical, and controls installation so commissioning can start on time
• Manage OEM and EPC field presence, laydown, lifts, and tie-ins
• Own critical lift plans for turbines, generators, transformers, and skid or module sets
• Plan tie-ins, outages, and energizations around energized equipment already on site
• Verify installed quantities and contractor progress; manage field changes and change orders
• Turn over by system with walkdowns done, punch categorized, and test records and redlines in the dossier; a date on the schedule is not a turnover

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role
• Experience leading construction of at least one large gas turbine installation (frame or aeroderivative), including balance of plant
• Direct experience managing contractors on a heavy industrial site

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role
• EPC construction management experience on power projects
• Mechanical installation of GE Vernova, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, or Doosan turbines, HRSGs, and large rotating equipment
• High-voltage and balance-of-plant electrical construction
• Fast industrial programs (data-center power, LNG, or mobile generation) in addition to utility plants
• Self-perform construction background, including time as a superintendent or general foreman

Ad Ditional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
• Must be available for full-time site presence
• Willingness to travel between sites
• Ability to work in an active construction environment, including outdoors, in heat, at heights, and in industrial PPE

Itar Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.