Sr. Design Manager, Factory Infrastructure, Engineering

Designing & building infrastructure, at record speed, is key to enabling us to scale worldwide. We are looking for a highly motivated design manager to join our factory infrastructure engineering team.In this role, you will be asked to own and drive the full design and engineering efforts for construction and infrastructure development from concept to production. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing and Project Management.The role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for driving multi-disciplinary projects, and an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. Our capital improvement programs are always aggressive. This requires you to be extremely detail oriented, question requirements, identify real barriers and drive the cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality. You will drive collaboration between Engineering disciplines, Construction, Manufacturing and Production to ensure our team's goals are aligned with company priorities. You will work to understand the opportunities and challenges of each project, translate scattered information into a concise and complete message, document and communicate to every team member. You will aim to make our team efficient and effective while reducing ambiguity from programs. We are a demanding and fast-paced environment, so being self-motivated and disciplined is critical. Managing the resources and schedules of projects at our organization requires an individual who is passionate about our mission and is focused on collaborative solutions. This position will be located at our factory in Sparks Nevada.

Responsibilities

Fundamentally understand stakeholders' requirements and translate them into clear project objectives. Distill, document and manage scope effectively to support highly dynamic environmentManage infrastructure projects through conceptualization, feasibility, funding, design (30%/60%/90%/IFC), change management, and engineering services during constructionManage permitting and construction documents including transmittals and RFI'sCo-manage infeed of customer requests from all site teamsOwn project funding request process for major infrastructure improvementsCoordinate key project schedule requirements with our Procurement and Construction partners for the overall schedule success of the projectIdentify resource requirements and highlight gaps and constraints across various stages for all projects. Influence various teams outside of direct reporting structureDefine strategies for project delivery methods including design bid build, integrated project development, and fast track projectsUnderstand lean construction principles and fully integrated design using Building Information Modeling (BIM)Implement innovative engineering and design methodologies to support very aggressive program and construction schedulesRequirements

Degree in Architectural, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience or exceptional abilityExperience managing multi-disciplinary scopes within A/E or Design Engineering firms. At least 5 years experience desiredExcellent communication and documentation skills with ability to understand complex problems and distill the message into a clear plan to technical and non-technical stakeholdersExperience designing manufacturing facilities and site infrastructure (e.g. building and utilities)Fully understanding all engineering disciplines and be able to demonstrate skills to manage engineering resourcesExperience working with codes and jurisdictions and be able to build strong relationships with external partnersAdvanced project management skills, demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problemsAbility to effectively execute many projects and tasks in parallelPositive, enthusiastic, fast learner, can-do mindset and passionate about manufacturing infrastructureThrives under pressure and in ambiguous environmentsCompensation and BenefitsBenefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deductionFamily-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefitsDental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contributionCompany Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSAHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)LGBTQ+ care concierge services401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefitsCompany paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramSick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid HolidaysBack-up childcare and parenting support resourcesVoluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insuranceWeight Loss and Tobacco Cessation ProgramsTesla Babies programCommuter benefitsEmployee discounts and perks program