Project Manager, Facilities and Infrastructure

Coreshell Technologies•San Leandro, CA

5d•$120,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

Coreshell is building a 2 GWh electrode and battery cell manufacturing facility supported by a U.S. Department of Energy award. The Project Manager, Facilities and Infrastructure is the day-to-day project lead for the facility’s building, utility, and infrastructure scope. The role coordinates engineering and design-build firms, equipment suppliers, the landlord, utilities, and permitting authorities, and leads utility engineering that connects manufacturing equipment to the building, including the utility matrix and load basis, tie-in definitions, and review of contractor and vendor deliverables. The position reports to the Senior Director of Engineering, works within a small engineering team, and collaborates with manufacturing and equipment teams under the Chief Manufacturing Officer. It begins with no direct reports and is expected to grow with the program as it enters construction. The position is hands-on and includes working with large engineering and design-build firms, equipment suppliers in Korea and the United States, municipal utilities, and a federal program office. The role covers partner coordination, utility engineering and equipment integration, permitting and code compliance, DOE award requirements, integrated scheduling and cost control, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and handover to operations. The employee will be onsite in San Leandro and at the new facility site, with occasional travel to contractor and supplier locations. The position is full-time and onsite.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Civil Engineering.
At least 8 years of experience in industrial capital projects involving facility design, construction, or utility infrastructure for manufacturing.
At least 3 years as an owner’s project engineer or project manager, or in an equivalent EPC or design-build project role.
Experience coordinating design firms and general or design-build contractors on at least one industrial project from design through construction and startup.
Working knowledge of industrial utility systems, including 480 V electrical distribution, compressed air, nitrogen, chilled and process cooling water, HVAC and dehumidification, and process exhaust.
Ability to read and check one-line diagrams, P&IDs, utility matrices, and MEP drawings.
Experience with U.S. permitting for industrial facilities, including building, fire, air, and hazardous materials permits, and day-to-day interaction with authorities having jurisdiction.
Experience building and maintaining project schedules, cost trackers, and change logs, and preparing meeting notes, action logs, and status reports.
Ability to work onsite in San Leandro and at the new facility site, with occasional travel to contractor and supplier locations.
Hands-on work style, including writing notes, checking drawings, and walking the site.
Ability to raise problems early with a proposed fix and relevant decision-making information, and to maintain accurate records when project assumptions change.
Ability to work effectively with large engineering firms, municipal utilities, federal program offices, and small teams, adapting communication formality as needed.
Patience and precision when working across cultures and time zones.

Nice To Haves

UL Certification.
Experience installing battery manufacturing equipment.
Battery factory deployment experience in the United States.
Dry room, cleanroom, or other controlled-environment construction experience.
Experience with solvent (NMP) handling, recovery, and exhaust systems, or other chemical process facilities.
Experience with federally funded projects such as DOE projects, including earned value reporting, Buy America, and Davis-Bacon requirements.
Experience with the Bay Area regulatory environment, including BAAQMD, Cal/OSHA, Title 24, and local fire departments.
Experience with overseas equipment suppliers in Korea, Japan, China, or Europe, including cases where documentation is partial or translated.
PE, PMP, or CCM.

Responsibilities

Serve as Coreshell’s day-to-day contact for engineering, design-build, and construction firms; manage weekly coordination, action logs, RFIs, and deliverable reviews.
Document and maintain the scope division among Coreshell, the design firm, builder, landlord, and equipment suppliers.
Maintain the owner’s information package, including design basis, utility matrix, layouts, and equipment data, and manage project document control.
Support contractor selection by assembling scopes of work, normalizing proposals, and preparing management recommendations with the Senior Director of Engineering.
Own the plant utility matrix and load basis for electrical power, compressed air, nitrogen, chilled and process cooling water, HVAC and dehumidification, process exhaust and solvent recovery, DI water, and natural gas.
Reconcile vendor utility data with the design basis and keep the utility matrix current as equipment selections are finalized.
Define utility tie-in points and interface requirements between process equipment and building systems; review vendor utility requirements and installation drawings and identify conflicts.
Support dry room scope definition and procurement, including review of dew point zones, air changes, make-up air, dehumidifier capacity, and heat rejection against the design basis.
Coordinate utility service applications and technical exchanges with electric, gas, and water utilities, including load letters, phasing, and energization schedules, with the Senior Director of Engineering.
Coordinate the permit path with the design firm, EHS, and authorities having jurisdiction; track submittals, comments, approvals, and the relationship between the permit and construction schedules.
Work with EHS and engineers of record to keep facility scope aligned with code and life safety requirements for solvent handling, flammable storage, and lithium-ion manufacturing areas.
Support DOE award requirements for the facility scope, including milestone tracking, schedule and cost reporting into the earned value system, and contractor flow-down of Buy America and prevailing wage requirements.
Build and maintain the integrated facility schedule and capital cost tracker; report variances early and propose recovery actions.
Run change control by logging scope changes, obtaining contractor pricing, and routing changes for approval.
Prepare concise status updates for engineering leadership and the executive team, covering changes, risks, and decisions needed.
Be onsite through construction, equipment hook-up, and commissioning; walk the work, resolve field questions, and coordinate trades, equipment suppliers, and Coreshell’s operations team.
Plan mechanical completion, utility commissioning, and handover to operations, including punch lists, turnover documentation, and as-built records.
Support capital and infrastructure projects at the existing San Leandro site as needed.