Senior Construction Manager – Launch Infrastructure Development

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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will serve as Blue Origin's Owner's Representative, providing senior-level leadership and oversight for the design, construction, commissioning, and activation of mission-critical launch infrastructure. You will be ultimately responsible for project execution — ensuring that schedule, budget, safety, quality, and technical performance targets are achieved. This role requires a seasoned construction professional with deep experience leading large, complex, industrial or aerospace infrastructure programs, and the ability to drive accountability across stakeholders including internal engineering teams, general contractors, A/E firms, subcontractors, range authorities, and regulatory agencies.

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 10% of the time
• Shifts available:
  • Predominantly dayshift, but extended shifts or alternate shifts during critical construction phases may be required.
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

• Own all phases of the project lifecycle including permitting, design management, procurement, construction execution, and commissioning
• Develop comprehensive project management plans encompassing requirements definition, scope, assumptions, cost baselines, and schedule
• Author requests for proposals (RFPs) and statements of work (SOWs) for engineering services, construction, and fabrication activities
• Partner with internal and external mission and systems leads to define requirements and ensure scope is accurately captured and controlled
• Drive design and construction execution within approved budget and schedule milestones, including active management of change orders; report variances and implement mitigation and recovery strategies
• Evaluate program-driven scope changes by developing structured impact assessments and revised execution plans
• Integrate and de-conflict construction activities with adjacent live operations to protect personnel safety and minimize cost and schedule impacts — a skill directly transferable from active manufacturing environments
• Provide design direction; review and approve design and construction documents for conformance to project requirements
• Review and approve RFIs and contractor submittals
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies including the 45th Space Wing on site planning, construction permits, waivers, security, and site access and deliveries
• Identify, document, and actively manage project risks and opportunities
• Review non-conformances, dispositions, and rework directives while clearly communicating cost and schedule impacts to stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of progressive experience in construction management or project management, with demonstrated ownership of large-scale, technically complex industrial or manufacturing facility projects
• Proven ability to manage technically complex, multi-discipline projects using independent judgment and initiative
• Strong working knowledge of construction procedures, best practices, means and methods, and work safety standards
• Experience developing and managing project scope, budgets, and schedules from day-to-day task level through overall program oversight
• Strong understanding of the Critical Path Method (CPM) for project scheduling, including the ability to develop, analyze, and maintain CPM schedules to identify critical and near-critical paths, assess float consumption, evaluate schedule impacts from change orders or delays, and drive recovery planning — experience gained managing complex, multi-trade automotive or industrial facility builds is highly applicable.
• Ability to read and interpret technical plans, drawings, specifications, and 3D modeling applications
• Experience coordinating with government agencies on permitting, land use, and development approvals
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Effective communicator and collaborator with strong judgment, initiative, and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Must be able to successfully apply for and obtain badging at a government installation
• Must be able to lift/carry up to 50 lbs., climb multiple flights of stairs, withstand prolonged standing, and work in varying outdoor weather conditions

• Background in construction management for automobile manufacturing or large-scale industrial manufacturing facilities— candidates who have managed greenfield or brownfield construction of automotive assembly plants, stamping facilities, battery manufacturing plants. Your experience managing complex, multi-trade builds with demanding quality, safety, and commissioning standards translates directly to our environment.
• Familiarity with construction in active or operational industrial environments, including trade sequencing, live utility tie-ins, and operations/construction interface management
• Experience managing large general contractors and specialty subcontractors across multiple concurrent scopes
• Experience with Project Management Platforms (Procore, NewForma, etc.)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or P6 Primavera

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.