Senior Project Manager, Capital Projects

Job Description

Job Description

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

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager for our Capital Projects team to lead the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and construction for major capital projects, including expansion projects for our Moses Lake Facility. Projects will involve modular construction strategies at large scales and strict compliance with government grants in a highly fast-paced environment. 

Based in Alameda, California, you will oversee 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, directly and indirectly supervising specific project team roles—such as Project Engineers, Construction Managers, and Project Coordinators—while collaborating with internal teams and external engineering and construction partners to effectively coordinate, execute, and close out this large-scale capital project.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Project Leadership: Direct and lead key phases of large capital projects and construction management including: project planning, site development, permitting, contracts, front-end engineering and detailed design (FEED), documentation, construction, and closeout.
• Innovation & Speed to Market: Drive project execution efficiencies by challenging traditional engineering and construction paradigms. Identify, evaluate, and deploy novel execution strategies—such as advanced modularization, off-site prefabrication, lean construction techniques, and digital project tracking tools—to compress schedules, lower project risks, and accelerate market deployment
• Team Supervision: Direct, manage, and mentor specific personnel within the internal project team (e.g., Project Engineers, Construction Managers, and Project Schedulers), ensuring clear delegation of tasks, performance oversight, and alignment with project goals.
• Safety & Grant Compliance: Ensure all personnel—including external contractors—comply with company, local, and federal safety and regulatory requirements, alongside maintaining strict adherence to government grant stipulations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Budget & Schedule Management: Own project budget and construction schedule as well as coordination across contractors, internal teams, and other stakeholders.
• Contractor & Vendor Management: Provide leadership to the onsite construction team; provide clear direction on priorities, schedules, and coordination to ensure objectives are met. This includes extensive coordination with vendors supplying project modules
• Process Discipline: Drive project through a disciplined use of standard project management processes (ie FEL stages) to reduce risk and increase the velocity of the project without sacrificing quality or safety.
• Administration & Documentation: Manage change order requests, approvals, documentation, scope of work, and record-keeping, while supporting Request for Information (RFI) processes.
• Problem Solving: Proactively identify and resolve field issues that could impact safety, quality, or the project timeline.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years experience in project or construction management, including ground-up construction projects. Direct experience managing large-scale projects and modular construction is required. Experience with government grant compliance is highly desired. Must have proven experience supervising and developing internal project teams.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in a science, engineering, or construction management field.
• Technical Skills: Skilled in project planning, contract and budget management, schedule management, risk management, and project execution. Deep experience with construction documentation, drawings, and specifications.
• Software Proficiency: Extensive Primavera P6 or OPC experience required.
• Soft Skills: Proven communication and meeting-management skills, across external and internal teams, with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization and manage external subcontractors effectively.
• Certification: PMP certification preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Location & Travel: This role is based in Alameda, California and will be onsite 5 days per week. Willing to travel to and work on build sites for extensive time periods. Travel is expected to be 25% over the duration of the project, increasing up to 75% for travel to the job site or modular vendors during construction and commissioning.
• Site Requirements: Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including hardhats, safety glasses, and steel-toe shoes.
• Physical Capabilities: Move long distances and be stationary for extended periods of time. Ability to operate a computer and office equipment in a fixed location on-site.

 

The starting base pay for this role is between $160,000 and $210,000 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 and 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.