Senior Superintendent
Relativity Space
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Construction Design & Delivery team is at the core of Relativity’s growth and development. Through our collaboration and expertise, we deliver projects that lay the foundation for Relativity’s future success. In essence, ‘we build the factory that builds the rockets! We are responsible for cross functional relationships with teams such as Manufacturing, Propulsion, PBF, Avionics, Machine Shop, Facilities, EHS and Security to name a few, working through design specifications and execution of critical infrastructure projects that supports the mission of work centers. Our relationships don’t stop there, working daily with government agencies, utility suppliers, vendors and contractors who support our factory build out. Our team ensures that all projects meet operational requirements, safety and environmental codes, all the while remaining within budget, delivering on time, and to the highest quality as we help to drive production forward.
About the Role:
- Lead all on-site construction activities across capital infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule adherence
- Act as the senior-most field leader coordinating trades, managing daily site logistics, and driving workflow continuity
- Enforce rigorous safety protocols, conduct daily huddles/toolbox talks, and maintain full compliance with EH&S and OSHA standards
- Partner with design engineers, project managers, and permitting teams to identify constructability issues and support real-time resolution
- Drive execution against the master schedule through lookahead planning, field coordination, and inspection readiness
- Own field-level reporting including daily logs, safety audits, manpower tracking, and punchlist initiation
About You:
- 12+ years of construction supervision experience on capital infrastructure or industrial projects
- Proven track record leading complex construction activities with high safety, quality, and execution standards
- Skilled in managing subcontractors, sequencing trades, resolving field issues, and coordinating inspections
- Excellent communicator who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced jobsite environments and cross-functional settings
- Adept at reading and redlining construction drawings, and ensuring as-built documentation is accurate
- Strong leadership presence with a focus on mentoring junior superintendents and field engineers
Nice to haves but not required:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field
- Certifications such as OSHA 30, First Aid/CPR, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
- Experience with Smartsheet, Bluebeam, Procore, or LEAN construction methodologies
- Background in aerospace, cleanroom, or other highly regulated construction environments
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.