What You’ll Do:

• Build and lead the construction management organization responsible for planning, scoping, contracting and driving the execution of our battery factory construction, including building core and shell, site work, utilities, commissioning, manufacturing equipment tool install and utility tie-ins.
• Safety first. Responsible for construction site safety.
• Set the priorities, core principles, procedures and culture of high performance for the construction organization. 
• Full ownership of the construction schedule, budgeting, sequencing, and reporting.. Drive to a record speed and efficient execution through fundamental understanding and simplification of scope, challenging requirements and effective contracting strategies.
• Extensive cross functional planning and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (manufacturing, operations…) to secure the well coordinated project success.
• Build strong partnerships with our trade partners and permitting authorities.
• Drive the engineering teams’ sequence, priorities and design for constructability to enable the most efficient construction execution.
• Own defining scope of work, bidding, award, execution, project close out and punch lists.
• Remove blockers and set the culture for our contractors. Hold them to the highest standards.
• Set the process for construction documentation, RFIs, change orders and invoicing.

What You’ll Bring:

• 10+ years of experience in engineering or construction management, delivering on industrial, manufacturing or complex commercial projects.
• Fundamental understanding of industrial construction engineering, scoping, planning, contracting, sequencing, reporting, budgeting and execution. 
• Exceptional commitment, work ethic and urgency.
• Passion for building large scale manufacturing infrastructure.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, leadership, interpersonal and decision-making abilities.
• Experience managing conflicting objectives and compressed timelines within complex industrial project execution.
• Degree in engineering, construction management or or equivalent.