Senior Construction Project Manager
Anduril· Core Operations : Real Estate & Facilities : Core Operations
McHenry, MS$128k - $171kFull-timePosted 6d ago
About the role
Senior Construction Project Manager position in McHenry, Mississippi within Anduril Industries’ Design & Construction team, delivering factories, labs, offices, and secure spaces to enable development and deployment of advanced defense technology.
Responsibilities
- Preconstruction and Design: Gather (and help define) user requirements for nascent construction projects.
- Generate accurate cost estimates at all stages of a project lifecycle (concept, test fits, schematic designs, construction drawings, etc.).
- Manage relationships with consultants, regional contractors, and suppliers as needed to support individual project cost estimates.
- Perform early site due diligence to assist executive go/no-go decisions as needed.
- Assemble and lead project design teams (architects and consultants).
- Budget and Financial Oversight: Develop and manage budgets for construction and maintenance projects: everything from large greenfield projects to small one-day capital improvements.
- Work closely with Finance/FP&A for cash flow forecasting.
- Prepare and present financial reports to senior executives.
- Contracting Strategy: Develop and implement creative contracting structures that align incentives, reduce change order disputes, and set up projects for success.
- Establish commercial terms that drive transparency, predictability, and fairness throughout the project lifecycle.
- Structure contracts to appropriately allocate risk, protect the company’s interests, and minimize potential disputes.
- Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for all construction-related matters.
- Advise in all phases of any given project: programming, design, pre-construction, closeout, and operations - not just construction.
- Communicate project progress, challenges, and solutions to senior management and other key internal stakeholders.
- Work cross-functionally with non-constriction functions like Security, Network Engineering, Facilities Management, Marketing, Kitchen Operations, Manufacturing, EHS, Legal, and many others.
- External Project Management and Coordination: Maintain strong relationships with contractors, consultants, vendors, and authorities having jurisdiction.
- Collaborate closely with external project management teams to ensure alignment of construction activities with overall project objectives.
- Facilitate regular meetings with external project managers to discuss project updates, resource allocation, and potential challenges.]
Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in construction management.
- Experience with energetics and/or process gas pressure testing requirements and facilities
- Strong background in design advisory, pre-construction, and project kickoff/setup
- Extreme orderliness when it comes to document control
- Excellent project management skills, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget
- In-depth knowledge of construction means and methods, materials, MEP systems and building codes
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Competency in CPM scheduling methods, construction document review, and contract administration
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Skills
Required:Project managementCost estimationBudgeting and financial reportingContract administrationStakeholder management
Benefits
- Benefits package available for full-time employees (details in benefits information).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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