๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ-๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
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A fast-scaling advanced-materials manufacturer is building out new production capacity, and this is the person who makes it real. You will drive ground-up factory construction, expansion, and startup at a brand-new Bay Area site, stepping into a multi-site capital program with serious investment behind it. This is a hands-on "now" job at the pilot-to-volume inflection point: you direct the contractors, engineers, and vendors who turn a set of drawings into a commissioned, qualified, producing plant. High visibility, high pace, and real ownership of the result.
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โข End-to-end scoping, planning, and execution of capital factory projects, from breaking ground through permitting, equipment install, and startup to full production
โข Accountability for schedule, scope, and budget on projects ranging from seven figures into the multi-millions, with leadership-level progress reporting
โข Cost, time, and resource planning across general contractors, subcontractors, external engineering partners, and internal cross-functional teams
โข Risk assessment and countermeasures defined well ahead of impact, plus rigorous design reviews for first-time-right execution
โข Regulatory compliance across hazardous-materials handling, air-quality and environmental permitting, construction and building permits, fire code, and electrical standards
โข Leading cross-functional project meetings and mentoring junior project managers as the function scales
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โข A detail-obsessed, type-A driver who gets in and makes things happen, not an advisor or a consultant
โข Someone who has actually built and started up a plant or industrial facility, and knows the difference between managing a project on paper and getting concrete poured and equipment running
โข Comfortable holding contractors and stakeholders accountable without direct authority over them (this is a matrixed role with no direct reports)
โข Calm under high pressure and tight timelines, and energized by a brand-new site that is still being stood up
โข Not for you if you want a mature plant with every process already dialed in, or you would rather advise than own the build
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
โข 8+ years managing capital projects, with hands-on factory and plant construction and startup experience
โข Background in chemical, advanced-materials, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or other regulated, hazardous-process manufacturing (chemical or process-plant experience is ideal; strong adjacent backgrounds are welcome)
โข Working knowledge of permitting and regulatory compliance for industrial facilities: hazardous materials, air quality, fire and authority-having-jurisdiction, and building and construction
โข Fluency with standard project-management tools and methods (for example Primavera P6, Microsoft Project); PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is a plus
โข BS in an engineering or related technical discipline
โข Based in, or able to be onsite daily in, the Fremont, CA / Bay Area; this is a fully onsite role
โข Authorized to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship
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โข Full-time, permanent, onsite in Fremont, CA
โข Travel up to about 20%, primarily domestic
โข Competitive base salary plus a performance bonus, with strong benefits (medical, dental, and vision; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; generous PTO)