Engineering Design Project Manager, Infrastructure Programs

Engineering Design Project Manager, Infrastructure Programs Tesla Motors, Inc. paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, Nevada, Sparks 1 Electric Avenue (Show on map) Apr 09, 2026
What to Expect Designing & building infrastructure, at record speed, is key to enabling us to scale worldwide. We are looking for a highly motivated design manager to join our factory infrastructure engineering team. In this role, you will be asked to own and drive the full design and engineering efforts for construction and infrastructure development from concept to production. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, construction, manufacturing and project management. The role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for driving multi-disciplinary projects, and an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. Our capital improvement programs are always aggressive. This requires you to be extremely detail oriented, question requirements, identify real barriers and drive the cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality. You will drive collaboration between Engineering disciplines, Construction, Manufacturing and Production to ensure our team's goals are aligned with company priorities. You will work to understand the opportunities and challenges of each project, translate scattered information into a concise and complete message, document and communicate to every team member. You will aim to make our team efficient and effective while reducing ambiguity from programs. We are a demanding and fast-paced environment, so being self-motivated and disciplined is critical. Managing the resources and schedules of projects at our organization requires an individual who is passionate about our mission and is focused on collaborative solutions. What You'll Do
Fundamentally understand stakeholders' requirements and translate them into clear project objectives. Distill, document and manage scope effectively to support highly dynamic environment
Manage infrastructure projects through conceptualization, feasibility, funding, design (30%/60%/90%/IFC), change management, and engineering services during construction
Manage permitting and construction documents including transmittals and RFI's while co-managing infeed of customer requests from all site teams
Drive project funding request process for major infrastructure improvements and coordinate key project schedule requirements with our Procurement and Construction partners for the overall schedule success of the project
Identify resource requirements and highlight gaps and constraints across various stages for all projects. Influence various teams outside of direct reporting structure
Build and maintain strong relationships with the various cross-functional teams to ensure overall program alignment. Define strategies for project delivery methods including design bid build, integrated project development, and fast track projects
Understand lean construction principles and fully integrated design using Building Information Modeling (BIM). Implement innovative engineering and design methodologies to support very aggressive program and construction schedules What You'll Bring
Bachelor's Degree in Process, or Mechanical,Engineering or equivalent experience
At least 5 years experience with managing multi-disciplinary scopes within A/E or Design Engineering firms
Excellent communication and documentation skills with ability to understand complex problems and distill the message into a clear plan to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience designing manufacturing facilities and site infrastructure (e.g. building and utilities) and experience working with codes and jurisdictions and be able to build strong relationships with external partners
Full understanding of all engineering disciplines and be able to demonstrate skills to manage engineering resources
Advanced project management skills,demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems
Positive, enthusiastic, fast learner, can-do mindset and passionate about manufacturing infrastructure. Thrives under pressure and in ambiguous environments. Ability to effectively execute many projects and tasks in parallel Compensation and Benefits
Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire: Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program