Senior Construction Manager, Capital Projects

About Us

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

Who You Are

The Senior Construction Manager will lead the execution and build phase of major and minor capital projects at our industrial site. This role is responsible for overseeing day-to-day construction activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget while maintaining high quality standards. You will serve as a key leader on-site, guiding contractors and collaborating with internal teams to expand and maintain our manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities and Duties  

• Site Leadership: Oversee day-to-day operations on the construction site, ensuring all activities meet safety, schedule, quality, and budgetary requirements.
• Supervisor: Act as the primary site manager for the capital projects team. Leading and managing direct and indirect reports on site including construction staff, project engineers, quality coordinators, etc.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure all personnel—including external contractors—comply with company, local, and federal safety and regulatory requirements.
• Budget & Schedule Management: Manage construction activities to authorized budgets and change orders while driving the timely completion of all tasks.
• Contractor Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for construction contractors; provide clear direction on priorities, schedules, and coordination to ensure objectives are met.
• Problem Solving: Proactively identify and resolve field issues that could impact safety, quality, or the project timeline.
• Project Administration: Manage the Request for Information (RFI) processes, change order approvals, scope of work documentation, and comprehensive record-keeping.
• Continuous Improvement: Build out new construction management processes & tools at Sila, using past experience and industry best practices.  Develops and implements Advanced Work Packaging throughout the design.
• Communication: Facilitate construction standups and report project status and key issues to senior management and project collaborators.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements 

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in project or construction management, with a strong focus on industrial/process industry ground-up construction.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or Construction Management is highly preferred.
• Certification: PMP certification is a plus.
• Technical Skills: Expert in project planning, risk management, contract management, and project execution.
• Scheduling tools: Extensive experience working with Primavera P6 or OPC. Using data to drive decisions and make adjustments.
• Contract knowledge: Familiar with different types of project contact strategies (NTE, GMP, etc) and early contractor involvement. Experience with how to best utilize them to drive better project outcomes.
• Soft Skills: Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization and manage external subcontractors effectively.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including hardhats, safety glasses, and steel-toe shoes.
• Ability to operate a computer and office equipment in a fixed location on-site
• This position is based in Moses Lake Washington and requires 100% on site.

The starting base pay for this role is between $163,000 and $206,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
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Working at Sila

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.