Senior Technical Program Manager - EPC

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Review design requirements and business cases handed over from the Factory Planning team and assess them from an EPC feasibility perspective
• Challenge ambiguous, incomplete, or unrealistic user requirements; drive alignment to clear, accurate, and implementable inputs before detailed engineering starts
• Translate validated stakeholder/planning requirements into clear project scope, design boundaries, and responsibility interfaces for EPC engineers
• Enable engineers to start design on a solid basis (complete, consistent, and technically realistic inputs)
• Once design inputs are fully updated and agreed, execute a clean and accurate handover to the Design Manager (DM) so detailed design can start without rework
• Coordinate cross-functional clarification loops with Factory Planning, manufacturing, operations, logistics, EHS, permitting, and facilities where inputs conflict or lack definition
• Lead structured technical evaluations and trade-off assessments as data-driven input to scope and design decisions
• Maintain clear documentation of agreed inputs, assumptions, exclusions, and open points through design kickoff
• Prepare concise status and decision materials for leadership on scope readiness, open challenges, and design-start gate status
  

Job Requirements

• Mechanical Engineering degree strongly preferred (Industrial, Electrical, Process, or related engineering also considered); MS a plus
• +5 years of experience in EPC program/project management and/or technical program leadership on large industrial or manufacturing facility programs
• Proven ability to review design/planning inputs for constructability and EPC feasibility, and to challenge requirements constructively
• Solid understanding of plant/facility design processes, construction sequencing, equipment installation, and design-to-build interfaces
• Experience defining scope boundaries and RACI between planning, engineering, and execution teams
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills; comfortable making and defending technical trade-offs
• Excellent communication, influencing, and cross-functional alignment skills; able to push back professionally and drive decisions on time
• Strong organization, prioritization, and stakeholder management in a fast-changing factory environment
• Working knowledge of technical tools: CAD (viewing/mark-up), Microsoft Project (or equivalent), Microsoft Office
• BIM-based project experience preferred
• Experience in battery and/or pharma industry projects preferred
• Fluent English required; German is a plus

Not only do we offer you an attractive compensation package, but also access to a wide range of perks and benefits. For example:

• Our own medical center, a gym and an in-house barbershop
• E-bike charging stations in front of the factory, more than 500 free charging stations for electric cars, a bike leasing program, free use of the nextbike bike-sharing fleet, as well as numerous free shuttle bus routes to Grünheide and the surrounding areas
• You’ll receive subsidized canteen meals, a free S-membership at the Urban Sports Club (discount from M+) and you can sign up for many language courses
• We also offer all employees a wide range of insurance options, such as a company pension plan, as well as discounts on private insurance and legal protection insurance

These and many other benefits await you. Join Tesla and help us build a world of amazing abundance.

Candidates are expected to uphold and actively promote sustainability principles in their daily work, operating in line with Tesla Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Policy and EMAS requirements, fostering a culture of continuous environmental improvement.