Sr. Construction Manager (Power Plant)

SpaceXStarbase, TX

onsiteleadRegularPosted 30 Oct 2026

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">SR. CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (POWER PLANT)</span></strong></p>

<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p>

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"335559738":240,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>

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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead on-site construction for gas turbine power plants and associated balance of plant</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Direct contractors, superintendents, and SpaceX construction staff; own the daily plan</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Run direct-hire craft and subcontract crews through superintendents and general foremen; set craft loading by area</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Hold safety, quality, and schedule; stop work that is wrong</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Own the site safety program: LOTO, permit-to-work, hot work, NFPA 70E, and stop-work authority for everyone on site</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Set quality hold points for welding, NDE, hydrotest, and rotating-equipment alignment</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Sequence civil, mechanical, electrical, and controls installation so commissioning can start on time</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Manage OEM and EPC field presence, laydown, lifts, and tie-ins</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Own critical lift plans for turbines, generators, transformers, and skid or module sets</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Plan tie-ins, outages, and energizations around energized equipment already on site</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">Verify installed quantities and contractor progress; manage field changes and change orders</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="68" data-aria-level="1">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<span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>

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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"335559738":240,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>

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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="80" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="80" data-aria-level="1">5+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="80" data-aria-level="1">Experience leading construction of at least one large gas turbine installation (frame or aeroderivative), including balance of plant</li>

<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="80" data-aria-level="1">Direct experience managing contractors on a heavy industrial site<span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>

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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props=&q

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