Base Power Company
MEP Construction Project Manager
Austin, TX · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- The Construction Project Manager serves as Base Power's owner's representative across assigned capital construction projects.
- Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Base Power's primary owner's representative on assigned construction projects, managing contractor performance, design consultant deliverables, and vendor relationships through all project phases
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and scope documentation
- track variance, review change orders, and report project status to the Infrastructure & Development Lead on a regular cadence
- Manage design and engineering consultant activities, including review of drawings and specifications for constructability, coordination of design reviews, and resolution of design conflicts prior to construction
- Identify, document, and manage project risks
- develop mitigation plans and escalate issues that require executive decision-making
- Oversee project closeout activities including punch list management, commissioning coordination, document turnover, and warranty tracking
- Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets and schedules, including change order evaluation, cost forecasting, and schedule recovery planning
- Working knowledge of construction documents, MEP systems, and building systems
- Experience coordinating with architects, engineers of record, and specialty consultants across design and construction phases
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience managing commercial, industrial, or manufacturing construction projects in an owner's representative or owner-side capacity
- This role requires strong technical judgment, disciplined project controls, and the ability to communicate complex construction issues clearly to internal leadership and cross-functional teams.
- The Infrastructure & Development team is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of all capital construction projects required for Base Power to operate and scale.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in project management tools for scheduling and document control
- experience with Procore, Bluebeam, or equivalent platforms preferred
Company info
- Base is America's next-generation power company.
- We're rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization-electricity-by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today's fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system.
- We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
- The team manages a portfolio that currently includes factory renovation, new factory construction, and office headquarters development, functioning as the owner's representative across all active projects.
- The team is structured to provide dedicated project management per active project, with shared procurement, cost management, and process support functions across the portfolio.
- Please note:
- Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly.
- Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.
- First Principles Thinking:
- Question assumptions.
- Principles > rules.
- Operate at Base Pace:
- Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
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