Site Construction Manager, Solar Manufacturing

What to Expect

As Site Manager in the Greater Houston Area, you will own overall construction site execution from groundbreaking through manufacturing readiness for one of the largest and most ambitious advanced manufacturing greenfield builds Tesla has undertaken. You will build and lead a construction organization, set priorities, remove noise, and keep Project Managers, Superintendents, and cross-functional partners locked on the critical path to factory ramp. This role demands a proven construction leader who has stood up mega-projects before, communicates with precision at the executive level, and leads from the field with extreme ownership.

What You’ll Do

• Own overall site construction execution with accountability for schedule, budget, safety, quality, and manufacturing readiness milestones
• Build, lead, and develop the site construction organization: Construction Managers, Superintendents, and supporting leads, setting clear priorities and holding the team to uncompromising standards of execution
• Report site status, cost performance, schedule risk, and critical path exposure directly to Tesla senior executives with clarity, accuracy, and confidence
• Establish and maintain site-level controls for progress reporting, constraint management, change visibility, and recovery planning so leadership always sees the truth of the project
• Align Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Commissioning, and Operations around construction sequencing that protects tool install, utility readiness, and production ramp dates
• Drive contractor and vendor performance across a large multi-contractor site through structured accountability, decisive escalation, and relentless focus on the work that matters most
• Champion a culture of safety, urgency, and priority discipline, eliminating distractions, focusing the team, and ensuring every leader knows the mission and owns their outcome

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of experience leading major capital construction programs; manufacturing, semiconductor, solar, battery experience considered an asset

• Proven track record building and leading large construction organizations (Construction Managers, Superintendents, and support functions) on complex, fast-paced sites

• Demonstrated experience presenting schedule, cost, and site performance to C-suite / senior executive stakeholders with precision and credibility

• Deep expertise in project controls, integrated scheduling, contractor management, and recovery planning on large multi-discipline programs

• Exceptional leader and communicator who sets priorities clearly, removes ambiguity, and keeps large teams focused under pressure

• Extreme ownership, high judgment, and relentless execution: you run the construction site knowing manufacturing ramp depends on every decision