Senior / Staff Project Manager, Places & Build
Zoox
Operations
Foster City, CA, USA
Posted on Sep 19, 2025
As a Senior / Staff Project Manager, you will oversee the entire project life-cycle of design and construction for Zoox’s various real estate assets. Our capital projects encompass a diverse range of typologies, including office and amenities, engineering and R&D facilities, manufacturing, testing/proving grounds, fleet operations, fleet charging, and fleet service sites. Project sizes, complexity, and budgets will vary from $50K to $30 million+.
You will own project delivery beginning with pre-lease site due diligence and project planning through project occupancy and closeout. You will need to know all aspects of project delivery- including fiscal and schedule, design, construction, and delivery.
In this role, you will:
- Lead multiple capital construction projects of various complexities from initiation through close-out
- Be responsible for the execution of the entire project lifecycle. This includes pre-design, RFP, contract negotiation, design, engineering, bidding, permitting, construction, and commissioning.
- Manage all facets of a project, including comprehensive budget management, schedule, procurement, quality & ris.k
- Partner with internal cross-functional teams at all levels to develop project programs and work plans to meet project charters
- Drive internal and external stakeholders to meet the deadlines required per the project schedule.
- Lead the development of highly optimized designs with both internal and external partners.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of industry experience with 3+ years of direct Owner-side design/construction project management
- Comprehensive experience leading capital projects between $2M-$30M+ and in technical (R&D, manufacturing, industrial or related) design and construction
- Comprehensive experience directing architectural and engineering design and reviewing and commenting on associated documents and specifications
- Comprehensive experience guiding both general and specific design decisions for a large variety of project typologies (e.g., from office/amenity to a drive-in thermal chamber to a manufacturing facility)
- Expert knowledge in procuring, analyzing, negotiating, and directing architect, engineer, vendor, and contractor contracts and other legal documents
- Experience producing and delivering compelling and persuasive presentations to senior management
Bonus Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a related field, such as Architecture, Construction Management, or Engineering, preferred
- Experience with MEP systems
- Experience working in multi-tenant buildings