Construction Superintendent

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost. Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, we’re rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform.

About the role

The Factory Construction Manager is the field-based owner of construction execution — the person on the ground making sure our factories get built on schedule, on budget, and to the quality standard our manufacturing operations demand. This role sits at the center of factory development, translating the project plan into daily forward progress and holding the field accountable to it. You will serve as the day-to-day owner's representative on active construction sites, driving progress against the schedule and customer milestones while holding general contractors and subcontractors accountable to safety, quality, and sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Schedule Performance Oversight: Drive construction progress in the field in accordance with the project schedule and customer set milestones. Review the project schedule weekly to determine if any activities are behind schedule and address with contractors in weekly coordination meeting.
• Daily Construction Coordination: Support daily coordination with construction contractors in the field to ensure that work remains on track.
• Daily Construction Reporting: Write daily reports citing construction progress and critical issues.
• Site Safety Ownership: Ensure proper safety programs and culture are being implemented in the field.
• Site Quality Ownership: Ensure that construction contractors are upholding quality standards throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Construction Project Planning: Support the project team in project planning sessions to stay ahead of work out in the field. Work with the contractors to develop necessary construction execution plans to drive work.
• Weekly Contractor Planning: Conduct weekly construction coordination meetings with subcontractors to establish a plan of action in accordance with the schedule.
• Weekly Production Tracking: Work with the project team to track quantities and measure progress out in the field. Analyze production rates in the field to compare to the schedule and budget.
• Invoice Approval Support: Work with project team to validate contractor invoicing.

Requirements

• 15 years of construction management experience in capital project execution, manufacturing facilities, and/or industrial applications
• Direct field ownership of projects with GC or subcontractor oversight
• Proficiency in Procore, Bluebeam, and scheduling software (P6, MS Project, or Smartsheets)
• Willingness to travel up to 50%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• An understanding of earned value metrics
• Strong scheduling skills
• CCM certification
• OSHA 30-hour certification
• FMEA risk assessment knowledge
• Site surveying skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a 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.