Civil Project Manager, Starbase Development

SpaceX; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX's Starbase Development team seeks a Civil Project Manager to lead civil construction across residential, commercial, and industrial settings, accelerating Starship production. You will manage from conception to closeout, coordinating with engineers, designers, and field teams to build the Starbase campus as the gateway to Mars.

This role is based onsite in Starbase, TX, requires cross-disciplinary collaboration, and willingness to travel to SpaceX locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, construction management, or engineering.
• 3+ years of experience managing civil construction projects.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas or PMP certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage civil infrastructure projects end-to-end including design, permitting, procurement, construction, and close-out.
• Own project scope, schedule, and budget from conception through closeout for residential, commercial and community projects.
• Serve as primary contact between design teams, utilities, stakeholders, contractors and authorities.
• Manage permitting and inspection processes with AHJs and local jurisdictions.
• Negotiate and manage design/construction contracts with subcontractors.
• Resolve field design/construction conflicts with pragmatic solutions.
• Support long-term utility and civil planning for future Starbase phases.
• Take on new projects as the business requires.

Skills

Residential land development

Master planning infrastructure

Utilities and land development

Grading plans and stormwater

Power, water and wastewater systems

Landscaping design

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Bluebeam Revu

Project scheduling software

Communication and negotiation

PE Texas or PMP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture, construction management, or engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Bluebeam Revu

Project scheduling software

Job description

Civil Project Manager, Starbase Development

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 ofenabling human life on Mars.

CIVIL PROJECT MANAGER, STARBASE DEVELOPMENT

As a member of the Starbase Development team, you will lead the delivery of civil construction projects across residential, commercial, and industrial settings that ultimately support the rapid production of Starship.You will manage projects from conception through construction completion and closeout, coordinating with stakeholders, engineers, and construction teams across multiple disciplines to build out the Starbase campus as the gateway to Mars.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage civil infrastructure projects end-to-end, including design, permitting, procurement, construction, and close-out
• Own project scope, schedule, and budget from conception through closeout for residential subdivisions, commercial amenities and community recreational projects; actively drive projects to meet target budgets and timelines
• Serve as the primary point of contact between design teams, utility operational teams, facilities maintenance groups, stakeholders, contractors, subcontractors, and local municipal or utility authorities having jurisdiction
• Manage permitting and inspection processes with internal utility operational teams, and local jurisdictions and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)
• Write, negotiate, and manage design and construction contracts with subcontractors across multiple disciplines through contract close-out
• Resolve design and construction conflicts in the field in real time, prioritizing pragmatic, fast-moving solutions
• Support with long-term utility and civil planning for future phases of development and master planning for Starbase
• Take on new projects ad-hoc as the business needs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, construction management, or engineering
• 3+ years of experience managing civil construction projects

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience managing residential land development or community master planning infrastructure projects (utilities, land platting and subdivision, roadways, amenities)
• Experience with grading plans and cut/fill analyses, stormwater design and management
• Working knowledge of power and network distribution systems, water distribution and wastewater collection systems
• Experience with landscaping design
• Proficiency with AutoCAD software, Civil 3D, Bluebeam Revu and project scheduling software
• Strong written and verbal communication and negotiation skills, and ability to represent SpaceX to external municipal and utility teams
• Self-motivated and works autonomously and efficiently in a dynamic team environment
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas or Project Management Professional (PMP)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position is based in Starbase, TX and requires being onsite – remote work not considered
• Must be willing to travel to various SpaceX locations for mission critical projects
• Flexible to work extended hours and/or weekends to align with residential project deadlines and site operations
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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