Industrial Builds, Senior Project Manager, Design and Construction

Rozgoo; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco seeks an Industrial Builds Project Manager on the Design & Construction team to lead complex infrastructure build-outs, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and strong cost control across interfaces.

This role coordinates across MEP, civil/structural, and architectural scopes, partners with internal teams, travels to sites, and supports relocation for new hires in a hybrid model with three days in the office.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure project delivery in a fast-paced, hyper-scaling environment.
• Background in architecture/interior design/construction PM with engineering collaboration.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis with non-technical cost communication.
• Strong vendor management and contract administration experience.
• Excellent communication with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle execution of infrastructure and facilities build-outs (compute facilities, labs, production spaces).
• Own detailed project estimating, budgeting, and financial analysis for fiscal responsibility.
• Engage, contract, and drive external partners to deliver on accelerated timelines.
• Collaborate with Real Estate, Operations, Corporate Security, IT/AV, EH&S, Finance; partner with Leasing on site selection.
• Own relationships with internal clients and executives to drive engagement and decisions.
• Develop and oversee technical due diligence including AHJ coordination, utility requirements and feasibility studies.
• Develop and review concept designs and guide design development.
• Review design drawings, mechanical/electrical layouts, utility diagrams, specs, and technical docs.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Construction coordination

Engineering interface (MEP)

Job description

About the Team

The Real Estate team at OpenAI is responsible for delivering workplaces that exist at the intersection of operational excellence and elevated aesthetics, and managing OpenAI’s real estate portfolio to ensure that the organization is well-positioned for success in pursuit of our mission.

About the Role

As an Industrial Builds Project Manager on the Design & Construction team, you will support OpenAI’s research, scaling and manufacturing activities by providing project management and leadership on mission critical construction projects with complex engineering design and extensive interfaces.

This role owns technical coordination across MEP, civil/structural, and architectural scopes, and is accountable for on-time, on-budget delivery of complex build-outs.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA, but you will be expected to travel to project sites regularly, aligned with project requirements.

We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Lead full lifecycle execution of a range of infrastructure and facilities build-out projects simultaneously, including advanced compute facilities, labs, testing environments, and production spaces.
• Own detailed project estimating, budgeting, and financial analysis to ensure fiscal responsibility and efficiency.
• This includes securing capital funding Engage, contract and drive external partners (architects, contractors, construction managers and other consultants) to deliver mission-critical projects on accelerated timelines
• Collaborate closely on projects with internal teams like Real Estate, Operations, Corporate Security, IT/AV, EH&S, stakeholder team and Finance Partner closely with Leasing on site selection, providing due diligence and cost forecasting to support site acquisition
• Own the relationship with internal clients and executives, driving engagement, alignment, and decision-making.
• Develop and oversee technical due diligence efforts for each project, which may include technical assessments, AHJ coordination, utility requirements and feasibility studies.
• Develop and review concept designs, which will define programming that is aligned with all stakeholders and guide design development.
• Review and contribute to design drawings, mechanical and electrical layouts, utility diagrams, specifications, and technical documentation.

What you might thrive in this role if you:

• Have 8+ years of experience delivering infrastructure projects in a fast-paced, hyper-scaling environment
• Bring a background in architecture, interior design, construction project management and Experience collaborating with engineering disciplines (MEP, structural, building systems)
• Possess deep expertise in construction budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis , with the ability to communicate cost drivers to non-technical stakeholders.
• Excel at building and leveraging relationships with external vendors, consultants, GCs, and internal teams , and can drive accountability across disciplines.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, ownership, and collaboration skills , with the ability to align diverse teams toward a unified project vision.
• Bring a collaborative and motivating approach to finding solutions rapidly.
• Lead vendor management and contract administration, including sourcing, negotiating, and managing agreements to ensure compliance, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with project goals
• Are an exceptional communicator—clear, concise, and confident in written, verbal, and large-group presentation settings , including with senior executives and high-level stakeholders.
• Have led multiple concurrent projects across geographies , with a track record of delivering on time, within budget, and to a high design standard.
• Thrive in a high-performance, fast-paced culture where time, energy, and attention to detail are in constant demand across multiple priorities and projects.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products.

AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Aff

Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records