OpenAI
Project Manager, Design and Construction - R&D/Lab Buildouts
$205K–$225K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years
About the job
Leads complex research, lab, compute, and production facility buildouts, coordinating technical teams and partners to deliver projects on time and within budget.
What you'll do
- Manage full-lifecycle execution of multiple infrastructure and facilities projects, including estimating, budgeting, and financial analysis.
- Coordinate architects, contractors, consultants, internal teams, and executives; oversee contracts and vendor delivery.
- Lead site due diligence and review concept designs, technical assessments, drawings, layouts, and specifications.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience delivering infrastructure projects in a fast-paced, hyper-scaling environment.
- Background in architecture, interior design, or construction project management, with experience collaborating across engineering disciplines.
- Expertise in construction budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Experience leading multiple concurrent projects across geographies and delivering on time and within budget.
Pay
$205K – $225K (base salary)
AI focus
The role supports OpenAI’s research, scaling, and manufacturing activities through construction of advanced compute facilities, labs, testing environments, and production spaces; it does not involve developing AI.
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