Associate Construction Manager, Regional

About Zipline

Zipline is the worlds largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food medicine and essential goods anytime anywhere. We design build and operate the worlds largest autonomous logistics system delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today Zipline operates on four continents makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds and has completed millions of deliveries to date including blood vaccines medical supplies food and retail products.

Our customers include the worlds largest and most prominent healthcare systems governments retailers restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives reduce emissions increase economic opportunity and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what weve built to enable seamless reliable global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains reduces congestion and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown Zipline is redefining access to healthcare consumer products and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct meaningful impact on peoples lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles enjoy facing adversity and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

About the Role

As the Associate Regional Construction Manager you be a key stakeholder in driving all aspects of project construction to establish Ziplines ground infrastructure in the region. This includes supporting the entire process from contractor evaluation contracting and bid evaluation design review in partnership with our engineering teams through to full scope site construction management and project competition and oversight in partnership with our Service Operations and Superintendent teams. Youll work as a lead to the Construction Management team in region and with the broader Deployment team Real Estate and Government Affairs teams Finance Legal and Engineering to build strong relationships with key stakeholders and secure the necessary approvals to expand our network.

You will lead negotiations manage external vendors and ensure project timelines are met all while maintaining alignment with Ziplines strategic goals. Ziplines Community Engagement and Legal teams will support you in fostering local partnerships and navigating jurisdictional processes to fast-track approvals.

This role is well suited to an early career Construction Manager looking to take on more scope responsibility and ownership across the entire project lifecycle - if you are looking to do more see more and own more this is the job for you!

What Youll Do

• Support construction projects site infrastructure installments construction contractors and additional real estate development projects ensuring schedule and cost targets are met or beaten.
• Develop and lead improvements to construction methods and processes.
• Develop and lead pre-construction strategies to streamline entitlements and permits for our ground infrastructure.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with City Managers staff and City Council members and inspectors to facilitate smooth approvals and permit completion from Planning and Zoning commissions and AHJs.
• Collaborate closely with jurisdictions land use counsel and our Legal team to create pathways for drone delivery in evolving regulatory landscapes.
• Work with customer real estate teams to seamlessly integrate Zipline systems into both existing and newly designed infrastructure.
• Source and foster relationships with external stakeholders including local jurisdictions utilities and contractors.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with pre-construction and construction phases.
• Engage with partners Real Estate and Government Affairs teams to ensure alignment on expectations and timelines.
• Source and manage general contractors and subcontractors across various trades (construction assembly electrical) during bid pre-construction construction and site commissioning project phases.

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Civil Mechanical Structural) Real Estate Development Finance Business Administration Urban Planning Architecture Construction Management or a related field
• 3 years of experience in real estate development or construction.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to align internal stakeholders on project requirements and provide leadership with regular updates on challenges risks and opportunities.
• Familiarity with construction software such as Bluebeam Procore and similar tools.
• Ability to travel frequently 75% in the Sunbelt region with a near term focus on Texas (Dallas Houston) and Arizona (Phoenix) travel to our head offices in California and other domestic states and possible international travel to support expansion projects.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

What Else You Need To Know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit please apply!

If youd like to learn more about Zipline and our teams feel free to check out our Instagram one of our Reddit AMAs or our website!