Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Facilities Project Manager

Construction ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSparks, NV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
At least 5 years of project management experience in manufacturing facilities, plant engineering, industrial construction, or similar heavy-operations environments, including live production work with strict safety, quality, and uptime requirements.
Demonstrated ownership of multi-project or multi-million-dollar budgets, including forecasting, variance management, commitment control, and closeout.
Strong commercial and cost-control skills, including contracts, bid evaluation, change orders, invoice and purchase-order discipline, and challenging scope creep or weak estimates.
Working knowledge of building systems and plant utilities common to manufacturing sites, with judgment to plan facilities work around production realities.
Proficiency with project controls and financial tools, such as Microsoft Project or equivalent, Excel forecasting models, and ERP or purchase-order systems such as SAP or Oracle.
Clear written and verbal communication with technical teams, Finance, and senior leadership, and ability to align stakeholders while maintaining accountability.
Financial acumen and integrity, including accurate use of budgets, forecasts, and estimate-at-completion as operating tools, and accurate reporting of spending or production impacts without surprises.
Willingness to support off-shift or weekend work during critical shutdowns as needed.

Responsibilities

Lead facilities and plant infrastructure projects end to end, from scope definition through commissioning and handoff to Operations and Maintenance, including HVAC, compressed air, process water, electrical, structural, cleanroom and support spaces, material-handling interfaces, and building envelope.
Plan and execute work around live production constraints, including shutdown windows, line freezes, lockout/tagout, hot work, and contractor access, to protect units per hour, overall equipment effectiveness, safety, and customer deliveries.
Own project delivery controls, including scopes, schedules, risk registers, execution plans, change control, and coordination of general contractors, specialty trades, original equipment manufacturers, and internal stakeholders.
Drive permitting, code compliance, and environmental, health, and safety requirements; enforce site safety standards for contractors working in active manufacturing areas.
Own Facilities capital and operating expense budgets end to end, including baseline, commitments, actuals, remaining forecast, contingency, cash-flow and spend forecasts, variance analysis, and estimate-at-completion, aligned to Finance cycles and the annual capital plan.
Prepare and defend business cases and capital request packages covering the problem, options, cost breakdown, schedule, risk, return on investment, payback, or cost avoidance; partner with Finance on capital versus operating expense, capitalization, useful life, asset tagging, and audit-ready closeout.
Lead commercial strategy and cost discipline, including request-for-proposal packages, bid leveling, total-cost-of-ownership-based award decisions, change orders, claims, back-charges, purchase-order and invoice and retainage control, and quantified value engineering and cost avoidance without compromising safety, code, or reliability.
Serve as the single point of contact across Manufacturing, Maintenance, environmental health and safety, Quality, information technology/operational technology, Finance, Procurement, and contractors; communicate status in production-relevant terms, including line risk, recovery plans, and cost or schedule impacts.
Deliver production-ready assets through punch lists, commissioning, as-builts, operations and maintenance turnover, training, warranty start, and complete financial and project documentation.
Improve standard work for estimating, contractor onboarding, shutdown execution, and financial reporting; coach coordinators or junior project managers on cost control and manufacturing-safe execution as applicable.

Desired Qualifications

PMP or CAPM certification; CEM, PE, or facilities certification is a plus.
Capital planning and fixed-asset partnership with Finance.
Experience in automotive, battery, electronics, food/pharmaceutical, or other high-volume manufacturing.
A lean or total productive maintenance mindset.
General contractor management under GMP, ISO, or similar standards.
Energy-efficiency or sustainability projects with measurable returns.
Bilingual or multi-site portfolio experience where relevant.

Category	Construction & Facilities
Location	Sparks, Nevada
Requisition ID	284319
Type	Full-time

Job Description

As the LFP Facilities Project Manager, you will plan, execute, and close out capital and operational expense projects that keep production running—covering building systems, utilities, process-support infrastructure and plant turnarounds—while owning project financials end to end. This role balances schedule, safety and quality with rigorous budget control and forecast accuracy, in close partnership with Finance, Manufacturing, Production, Construction and EHS, working with Facilities Engineering, Maintenance and Operations. Success means delivering projects that protect uptime and throughput, meet CapEx and OpEx commitments, and create a clear audit trail from business case through closeout and capitalization.

Job Responsibilities

Lead facilities and plant infrastructure projects end to end—from scope definition through commissioning and handoff to Operations and Maintenance—including HVAC, compressed air, process water, electrical, structural, cleanroom/support spaces, material handling interfaces and building envelope

Plan and execute work around live production constraints (shutdown windows, line freezes, LOTO, hot work, contractor access) to protect UPH, OEE, safety and customer deliveries

Own project delivery controls: scopes, schedules, risk registers, execution plans, change control, and coordination of GCs, specialty trades, OEMs and internal stakeholders

Drive permitting, code compliance, and EHS requirements; enforce site safety standards for contractors working in active manufacturing areas

Own Facilities CapEx and OpEx budgets end to end—baseline, commitments, actuals, remaining forecast, contingency, cash-flow/spend forecasts, variance analysis and EAC—aligned to Finance cycles and the annual capital plan

Prepare and defend business cases and capital request packages (problem, options, cost breakdown, schedule, risk, ROI/payback or cost avoidance) and partner with Finance on CapEx vs. OpEx, capitalization, useful life, asset tagging and audit-ready closeout

Lead commercial strategy and cost discipline: RFP packages, bid leveling, TCO-based award decisions, change orders/claims/back-charges, PO/invoice/retainage control, and quantified value engineering and cost avoidance without compromising safety, code, or reliability

Serve as the single point of contact across Manufacturing, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, IT/OT, Finance, Procurement, and contractors; communicate status in production-relevant terms (line risk, recovery plan, cost/schedule impact)

Deliver production-ready assets through punch list, commissioning, as-builts, O&M turnover, training, warranty start, and complete financial/project documentation

Improve standard work for estimating, contractor onboarding, shutdown execution, and financial reporting; coach coordinators or junior PMs on cost control and manufacturing-safe execution as applicable

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a related field (equivalent experience considered)

5+ years of project management in manufacturing facilities, plant engineering, industrial construction, or similar heavy-operations environments, including work in live production with strict safety, quality and uptime requirements

Demonstrated ownership of multi-project or multi-million-dollar budgets, including forecasting, variance management, commitment control and closeout

Strong commercial and cost-control skills: contracts, bid evaluation, change orders, invoice/PO discipline and challenging scope creep or weak estimates

Working knowledge of building systems and plant utilities common to manufacturing sites, with judgment to plan facilities work around production reality

Proficiency with project controls and financial tools (e.g., MS Project or equivalent, Excel forecasting models, ERP/PO systems such as SAP or Oracle)

Clear written and verbal communication with technical teams, Finance and senior leadership; ability to align stakeholders without losing accountability

Financial acumen and integrity: treat budget, forecast and EAC as operating tools; report accurately with no surprises on spend or production impact

Willingness to support off-shift or weekend work during critical shutdowns as needed

Preferred: PMP/CAPM (CEM, PE, or facilities certification a plus); capital planning and fixed-asset partnership with Finance; automotive, battery, electronics, food/pharma or other high-volume manufacturing; lean/TPM mindset; GC management under GMP/ISO or similar standards; energy efficiency or sustainability projects with measurable returns; bilingual or multi-site portfolio experience where relevant

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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