Construction Manager

Future Ventures; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Equity

Job summary

The Boring Company in Nashville, TN is seeking a Construction Manager to lead field operations for cross passages, access ramps, and related heavy civil infrastructure. This role demands coordinating crews, managing safety, and ensuring work meets schedule and quality standards.

Ideal candidates bring extensive heavy civil construction experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to read engineering drawings and specs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction management experience on heavy civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading field operations with excavation, concrete, earthwork, utilities, and underground work.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specs.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction management software.

Responsibilities

• Manage all field construction activities related to cross passages, access ramps, structural concrete, excavation, and underground support systems.
• Lead daily planning and execution of construction work while ensuring schedules and milestones are met.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, engineers, subcontractors, and field crews to optimize productivity.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement solutions to maintain schedule and budget.
• Conduct site inspections and document construction activities properly.
• Review and resolve RFIs and constructability issues with engineering and leadership.
• Support project reporting with updates on production, manpower, and performance.

Skills

Construction management

Field operations

Scheduling

Leadership

Reading drawings

Communication

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Construction management software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Tools

Construction management software

Job description

Construction Manager

Nashville, TN

CONSTRUCTION

In office

Full-time

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by building an underground network of tunnels. Today, we’re developing technology to increase tunneling speed and reduce costs by an order of magnitude—unlocking rapid, scalable transit in dense urban environments.

The Construction Manager will lead the execution of construction activities focused on cross passages, access ramps, and associated heavy civil infrastructure. This individual will oversee daily field operations, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing heavy civil construction projects and excels at coordinating multiple crews, and project stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage all field construction activities related to cross passages, access ramps, structural concrete, excavation, and underground support systems.
• Lead daily planning and execution of construction work while ensuring compliance with project schedules and milestones.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, engineers, subcontractors, and field crews to optimize productivity and minimize delays.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement solutions to maintain schedule and budget objectives.
• Conduct site inspections and ensure proper documentation of construction activities.
• Review and resolve field issues, RFIs, and constructability challenges with engineering and project leadership.
• Support project reporting by providing updates on production, manpower, schedule, and project performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction management experience on heavy civil infrastructure projects
• Proven experience managing field operations involving excavation, structural concrete, earthwork, utilities, retaining structures, bridges, highways, underground construction or oil and gas.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, scheduling, and field coordination.
• Experience leading large construction crews and subcontractors in demanding project environments.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction management software.
• Ability to work extended hours as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent field experience).
• Experience with underground construction, tunneling, shafts, cross passages, access ramps.
• Background in Design-Build or large infrastructure projects.
• Experience working on complex heavy civil projects
• OSHA 10 certification or equivalent safety training.

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

• We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.