Senior Facilities Construction Leader (In-House)

Joby Aviation; California; On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Healthcare benefits

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Joby Aviation seeks a Facilities Construction Manager to lead our in-house construction team and own the delivery of multiple projects from quote to closeout. The role sits between in-house delivery and the PMO, directing prioritization, resource allocation, and build-versus-buy decisions while mentoring PMO staff across sites.

The position requires 8+ years in construction management, strong budgeting and scheduling skills, and experience with cost accounting for build-versus-subcontract

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in construction management and facilities project delivery, including direct field execution and self-perform work.
• Proven ownership in prioritizing competing portfolio demands, allocating constrained crew/equipment resources, and holding teams accountable to budgets and schedules.
• Strong project management fundamentals including scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, change control, and subcontractor management.
• Proficiency in fully loaded cost analysis and labor cost accounting for build-versus-subcontract decisions.

Responsibilities

• Directly lead, manage, and develop Joby’s in-house construction team, including construction project staff, site superintendents, and skilled trades
• Own full management of all in-house construction projects from quote solicitation and vendor vetting through mobilization and closeout
• Serve as a construction-phase advisor and mentor to PMO project managers on constructability, sequencing, means and methods, and cost
• Provide construction-phase support and coverage for projects at other sites as bandwidth allows
• Directly manage select projects end-to-end as portfolio load requires
• Hold singular accountability for budgets, standards, and delivery quality across the in-house construction portfolio
• Ensure every in-house project budget is reconciled weekly to the latest invoices, committed costs, and forecasts
• Drive deliverables to closure, prioritize open spend, close out completed projects, and coordinate capital transfers with Business & Finance
• Partner with construction project finance on invoice tracking, PR/PO hygiene, and funding status within Smartsheet
• Execute within PMO standards on Smartsheet/Control Center backbone as the source of truth
• Contribute to PMO stage gates, estimating standards, and should-cost discipline for in-house delivery
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, permits, safety requirements, and internal standards on all work

Skills

Leadership

People management

Project management

Budgeting

Cost analysis

Forecasting

Subcontractor management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

Joby Aviation seeks a Facilities Construction Manager to lead our in-house construction team and own the delivery of multiple projects from quote to closeout. The role sits between in-house delivery and the PMO, directing prioritization, resource allocation, and build-versus-buy decisions while mentoring PMO staff across sites.

The position requires 8+ years in construction management, strong budgeting and scheduling skills, and experience with cost accounting for build-versus-subcontract