Hadrian
aerospace and defense
ManufacturingEngineer,FactoryConstruction
“Manufacturing Engineer, Factory Construction at Hadrian. Skills: Construction management, Factory construction execution, Project management, Schedule adherence, Budget adherence, Contractor and subcontractor oversight, Requirements translation, Problem-solving, Procore proficiency, Bluebeam proficiency. Serve as the day-to-day owner's representative on active construction sites. Hold GCs and subcontractors accountable to schedule, quality, and sequencing”
What You'll Achieve.
Manufacturing the Future; Up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper manufacturing; Ensuring what gets built matches what production actually needs; On schedule and in budget construction; Hold GCs and subcontractors accountable to schedule, quality, and sequencing; Protect delivery milestones; Avoid downstream delays
Industry & Context.
Systematic; Schedule-obsessed; Focused on outcomes; Finding ways to make forward progress through uncertainty; Take calculated risks; Problem solving; First-principles thinking; Recover lost time; Protect delivery milestones; Drive engineering requirements; Provide clear signal when blocking progress or pushing schedule; Push back on requirements that are driving unnecessary cost, complexity, or time; Identify and resolve issues before they escalate; Translate field conditions into constructability and sequencing feedback; Sequence inspections, testing, and commissioning to avoid downstream delays
Willingness to travel up to 50%, U. S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U. S. , protected individual as defined by 8 U. S. C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State (ITAR Requirements)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2–4 years in construction management, capital project execution, manufacturing facilities development or equivalent project management experience, Direct field ownership of projects with GC or subcontractor oversight, Proficiency in Procore and Bluebeam, Willingness to travel up to 50%
Nice to Have
Experience in regulated or high-consequence industries (nuclear, energy, aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing), Background bridging construction execution and manufacturing operations, Familiarity with Lean construction or pull planning methodologies, Exposure to design-for-construction or design-for-operations efforts
What You'll Do.
Serve as the day-to-day owner's representative on active construction sites
Hold GCs and subcontractors accountable to schedule
Identify and resolve issues before they escalate
Own near-term lookahead planning and critical path awareness
Apply first-principles thinking to recover lost time and protect delivery milestones
Intake facility requirements by engineering
often driven by machine selection and operational flow
Drive engineering requirements or provide clear signal when they are blocking progress or pushing schedule
Push back on requirements that are driving unnecessary cost
or time to the construction project
Participate in design reviews for current and future phases
Translate field conditions into constructability and sequencing feedback before they become costly problems
and commissioning to avoid downstream delays
Support documentation and turnover packages for regulated manufacturing environments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with engineering to intake requirements; Translating engineering requirements to a built reality; Working with GCs and subcontractors; Participating in design reviews
Process & Methodology
Construction management, Capital project execution, Project management experience, Field ownership of projects, GC or subcontractor oversight, Schedule management, Critical path awareness, Delivery milestone protection, Change management, RFI management, Submittal management, Pay application management, Change order management, Sequencing inspections, testing, and commissioning
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