Senior Field Manager – Utility-Scale Power Plant Construction

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Engineering Construction Manager to lead field installation of large gas turbine power plants and balance of plant. The role requires direct responsibility for on-site execution, safety programs, coordinating OEM/EPC field activities, and timely handoffs to commissioning.

You will direct contractors and SpaceX staff, manage complex lifts, tie-ins, and outages, and ensure quality and schedule adherence in a demanding industrial environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role.
• Experience leading construction of at least one large gas turbine installation (frame or aeroderivative).
• Direct experience managing contractors on a heavy industrial site.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site construction for gas turbine power plants and balance of plant.
• Direct contractors, superintendents, and SpaceX construction staff; own the daily plan.
• Run direct-hire craft and subcontract crews through superintendents and general foremen; set craft loading by area.
• Hold safety, quality, and schedule; stop work that is wrong.
• Own the site safety program: LOTO, permit-to-work, hot work, NFPA 70E, and stop-work authority for everyone on site.
• Set quality hold points for welding, NDE, hydrotest, and rotating-equipment alignment.
• Sequence civil, mechanical, electrical, and controls installation so commissioning can start on time.
• Manage OEM and EPC field presence, laydown, lifts, and tie-ins.
• Own critical lift plans for turbines, generators, transformers, and skid or module sets.
• Plan tie‑ins, outages, and energizations around energized equipment already on site.
• Verify installed quantities and contractor progress; manage field changes and change orders.
• Turn over by system with walkdowns done, punch categorized, and test records and redlines in the dossier; a date on the schedule is not a turnover.

Skills

Field leadership

Contractor management

Safety leadership

Project planning

Quality control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Engineering Construction Manager to lead field installation of large gas turbine power plants and balance of plant. The role requires direct responsibility for on-site execution, safety programs, coordinating OEM/EPC field activities, and timely handoffs to commissioning.

You will direct contractors and SpaceX staff, manage complex lifts, tie-ins, and outages, and ensure quality and schedule adherence in a demanding industrial environment.