Senior Construction Project Manager

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division

KLA's Global Workplace Services (GWS) team is passionate about advancing our business goals and company culture by building workplace environments that foster teamwork, innovation and productivity. GWS is responsible for site improvements to support business needs, promoting a secure work environment, regulation compliance, safety protocol implementation, emergency preparedness and risk mitigation.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to lead complex construction projects across offices, laboratories, and clean room environments. In this role, you will take full ownership of projects from early planning through execution and handover, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and in full compliance with all applicable regulations.

You will work closely with internal business stakeholders, external partners, architects, engineers, and contractors, acting as a trusted advisor and leader throughout the project lifecycle.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the development of project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements for assigned projects
• Define project scope, deliverables, and success criteria in close alignment with stakeholders
• Prepare, submit, and manage project budgets; forecast resource needs and manage variation orders
• Analyze operational and construction processes and recommend improvements to optimize cost, quality, and asset performance
• Obtain and manage all required permits, approvals, and regulatory prerequisites (e.g., municipalities, authorities, fire safety, environmental agencies, ministries)
• Own and manage contracts and subcontracts, including selection and coordination of general contractors and suppliers
• Coordinate and align architects, designers, engineers, consultants, and contractors across all project phases
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with all building, safety, and regulatory requirements
• Provide regular progress updates on costs, timelines, risks, and milestones
• Lead and motivate large, multidisciplinary project teams and project support staff
• Drive timely decision-making and ensure effective integration of all key stakeholders
• Develop space roadmaps for offices, laboratories, and clean rooms aligned with business needs
• Create workspaces and clean room environments that foster collaboration, innovation, and productivity
• Build strong relationships with internal business groups; understand their strategy, operating rhythm, and performance metrics

Data Analytics & Cost Management

• Compile and analyze market data, forecasts, and budgets to actively manage construction costs
• Create, benchmark, and optimize industrial project cost models
• Use data-driven insights and financial analysis to support decision-making and influence stakeholders
• Proactively balance specific client needs with broader company and partner interests

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
• Significant, hands-on experience in construction project management
• Strong understanding of construction, engineering, and architectural principles
• Consistent track record to budget, schedule, negotiate, and control project costs
• High level of familiarity with contract and subcontract documents, terms, and conditions
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and technical documentation

Regulatory & Technical Expertise (Germany)

• Solid experience with German building law and local authority approval processes
• In-depth knowledge of relevant German regulations and standards, including Bauordnungsrecht, HOAI, VOB, and technical norms such as DIN and VDI
• Experience working with permitting and approval authorities is crucial

Tools & Systems

• Experience with construction and planning software such as AutoCAD, Revit, P6
• Confident user of MS Office
• Experience with tendering and cost planning tools / AVA software (e.g., RIB iTWO, ORCA AVA) is a strong advantage

Additional Skills

• Experience with Class 100 clean room construction is a plus
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the competence to run multiple projects in parallel
• Strong analytical mentality with the ability to use data and financial analysis to drive decisions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including interaction with senior leaders

Languages

• Proficient in English and German (spoken and written)

Health & Safety

• Understanding of German health and safety construction legislation

Occasional domestic and international travel, including to the United States, may be required as part of this role

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement 

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.