Facilities Construction Senior Manager

The Facilities Construction Manager leads Joby's in-house construction services team and owns full management of all in-house construction projects, leading the team through the execution phase from quote to closeout. Sitting between in-house construction delivery and the Facilities Development PMO, this role directs prioritizing work, allocating crew and equipment resources, making build-in-house versus subcontract decisions, and holding budgets and deliverables accountable across concurrent projects. This is a working-manager seat carrying direct project management responsibility alongside team leadership, while providing construction-phase support and mentorship to PMO project managers across other sites.

Construction Team Leadership

• Directly lead, manage, and develop Joby's in-house construction team, including construction project staff, site superintendents, and skilled trades

• Own resource management for the team by scheduling jobs without conflicts, planning around crew availability, and allocating people and equipment across concurrent projects

• Make and defend build-versus-buy decisions using fully loaded labor cost accounting (including travel, per diem, and opportunity cost)

• Establish crew utilization visibility to inform staffing, backfill, and delivery decisions

In-House Project Delivery & Construction-Phase Support

• 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

Budget & Delivery Accountability

• 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

Systems & Standards

• Execute within PMO standards on Joby's 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

• 8+ years of experience in construction management and facilities project delivery, including direct field execution and self-perform work
• Demonstrated success in direct people management, leading skilled-trades crews, superintendents, or construction project staff
• 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
• Disciplined data practices with tools such as Smartsheet, MS Project, Procore, or Bluebeam

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Experience managing both self-perform crews and general contractor delivery models
• Experience with industrial, manufacturing, aviation, or airport facilities
• Multi-year resource and capital forecasting experience at the fleet, portfolio, or program level
• Professional certifications (PMP, CCM, CSLB license, or similar)
• Experience working in fast-growing or highly regulated environments

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $135,000 - $165,300/yr. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with a company match, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.