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

Job summary

Responsibilities

As an Industrial Builds Project Manager on the Design & Construction team, you will support OpenAI’s research, scaling and manufacturing activities by providing project management and leadership on mission critical construction projects with complex engineering design and extensive interfaces.

• Lead full lifecycle execution of a range of infrastructure and facilities build-out projects simultaneously, including advanced compute facilities, labs, testing environments…
• Own detailed project estimating, budgeting, and financial analysis to ensure fiscal responsibility and efficiency. This includes securing capital funding
• Engage, contract and drive external partners (architects, contractors, construction managers and other consultants) to deliver mission-critical projects on accelerated timelines
• Collaborate closely on projects with internal teams like Real Estate, Operations, Corporate Security, IT/AV, EH&S, stakeholder team and Finance
• Partner closely with Leasing on site selection, providing due diligence and cost forecasting to support site acquisition