Project Manager, Charging, Facilities

Number of employees

11700

United States, Massachusetts, Boston, United States

Posted on: 2022-08-16

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Doing something different is never easy. It requires courage, optimism and grit. Core to our mission is building a team of adventurous individuals determined to make a positive impact on the world. This means challenging ourselves constantly. Stretching beyond the bounds of conventional thinking. Reframing old problems. Seeking new solutions. And operating comfortably in a space of uncertainty. While our backgrounds are diverse, our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Do you like doing the impossible? We’d love to hear from you.

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. 

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. 

The Project Manager, Charging works closely with the Real Estate, Design, Operations, and Purchasing managers and shall lead facilities design and construction projects to ensure all financial, administrative, contractual, and technical aspects of multiple projects are being executed, as required. Facilities associated with this role will focus on the charging network but may include workplaces, production facilities, logistics facilities, retail, and service network. The primary function of the Project Manager, Charging is to manage the design, utility grid connection, entitlement, and construction of charging infrastructure and report to the Manager of Charging Deployment. The Project Manager, Charging is also the primary contact for each assigned project and works adjacent to the Real Estate, Service, and Operations Managers. 

Responsibilities

  • Accompany the real estate team on-site visits, provide design and build feedback to influence site selection and layout
  • Review and redline all drawings produced by either in-house or 3rd party engineering teams.
  • Build relationships with utility companies. Coordinate with stakeholders to generate appropriate utility designs, easements, line extension agreements, and construction orders.
  • Represent Rivian at zoning hearings. Coordinate with municipalities as needed for permits.
  • Create contractor and vendor RFP documents (scope narratives, schedules, etc.), attend job walks and selection/award review meetings. Bid out and award construction contracts.
  • Develop work plans and oversee the performance of general contractors, and occasionally directly trade subcontractors and/or vendors
  • Oversee the work for compliance with schedule, budget, quality, safety, and overall conformance with the contract documents
  • Resolve field construction problems in coordination with engineering staff, third parties, and other agencies as necessary
  • Build out Rivian’s vendor base by finding, qualifying, and training design firms, material suppliers, and general contractors.

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or construction management, is preferred, or a similar number of years of experience in the field; and three (3) years of experience managing construction projects of similar size and complexity. 
  • Lead projects “the Rivian way,” providing professional influence on the work exemplifying respect, leadership, commitment, vision, and teamwork.
  • Plan, coordinate, and provide leadership in the execution of complex, fast-paced, and/or unorthodox construction projects
  • Manage multiple projects and issues effectively
  • Knowledge of engineering drawings and specifications
  • Demonstrated analytical skills
  • Effectively solve problems and conflicts
  • Travel up to 50% of the time
  • Possesses written and oral communication skills to support decisions and recommendations
  • Conduct meetings and provide effective leadership to project team members
  • Develop and manage budgets within established parameters

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Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. 

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. 

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.  

 

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