Senior Construction PM – Rocket Factory, Equity & PTO

Frontdoor Defense; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Generous PTO

Sick leave

Parental leave

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to lead capital construction projects for rocket manufacturing facilities in Long Beach, CA. The role oversees complex facilities within aerospace, environmental, and regulatory requirements, ensuring safety, schedule, and budget compliance while driving innovation and efficiency.

Join a team that collaborates across Manufacturing, Propulsion, PBF, Avionics, and Facilities to build the factory that builds rockets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive PM experience delivering high-stakes, million-dollar initiatives.
• Experience delivering capital and development projects, preferably in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, defense, or energy.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment foundations and structural systems.
• MEP and process utilities experience.
• Experience managing A/E firms, contractors, design-build firms, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience in aerospace, rocket manufacturing, or similarly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of hazardous materials, propulsion systems, or test facilities.
• Experience with fast-track and design-build project delivery models.
• Strong financial and schedule control discipline.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• High ownership mindset with a bias toward execution.

Responsibilities

• Work with Design team to orchestrate projects to ensure alignment with long-term objectives and start-to-finish execution.
• Direct oversight of large and small-scale budgets, cost-benefit analysis, resource allocation, and profitability.
• Design and implement risk-mitigation frameworks and contingency strategies to safeguard delivery timeliness and quality.
• Continuously evaluate project lifecycles and institutionalize workflow efficiencies with best-practice methodologies.

Skills

PM leadership

Budget management

Aerospace experience

Risk management

Fast-track delivery

Ownership mindset

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to lead capital construction projects for rocket manufacturing facilities in Long Beach, CA. The role oversees complex facilities within aerospace, environmental, and regulatory requirements, ensuring safety, schedule, and budget compliance while driving innovation and efficiency.

Join a team that collaborates across Manufacturing, Propulsion, PBF, Avionics, and Facilities to build the factory that builds rockets.