Project Manager, Design and Construction - R&D/Lab Buildouts

The role

You will provide project management and leadership for mission critical construction projects including advanced compute facilities, labs, testing environments, and production spaces. You will own technical coordination across MEP, civil/structural, and architectural scopes to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.

What you will do

• Lead full lifecycle execution of infrastructure and facilities build-out projects simultaneously
• Own detailed project estimating, budgeting, and financial analysis
• Engage, contract and drive external partners including architects, contractors, and construction managers
• Collaborate with internal teams like Real Estate, Operations, Corporate Security, IT/AV, EH&S, and Finance
• Partner with Leasing on site selection, due diligence, and cost forecasting
• Own relationships with internal clients and executives to drive decision-making
• Develop and oversee technical due diligence efforts including technical assessments and utility requirements
• Develop and review concept designs and programming
• Review and contribute to design drawings, mechanical and electrical layouts, and technical documentation
• Lead vendor management and contract administration

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering infrastructure projects in a fast-paced, hyper-scaling environment
• Background in architecture, interior design, or construction project management
• Experience collaborating with engineering disciplines (MEP, structural, building systems)
• Deep expertise in construction budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Ability to communicate cost drivers to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to build and leverage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and GCs
• Strong leadership, ownership, and collaboration skills
• Exceptional communicator in written, verbal, and large-group presentation settings
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects across geographies

Benefits

• Relocation assistance

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.