At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Construction Design & Delivery team is at the core of Relativity’s growth and development. Through our collaboration and expertise, we deliver projects that lay the foundation for Relativity’s future success. In essence, ‘we build the factory that builds the rockets! We are responsible for cross functional relationships with teams such as Manufacturing, Propulsion, PBF, Avionics, Machine Shop, Facilities, EHS and Security to name a few, working through design specifications and execution of critical infrastructure projects that supports the mission of work centers. Our relationships don’t stop there, working daily with government agencies, utility suppliers, vendors and contractors who support our factory build out. Our team ensures that all projects meet operational requirements, safety and environmental codes, all the while remaining within budget, delivering on time, and to the highest quality as we help to drive production forward.
About the Role:
- Lead end-to-end field execution for complex capital and tenant improvement projects, owning the construction lifecycle from permit handoff through final turnover
- Drive cross-functional coordination across Manufacturing, Facilities, Design, Legal, and Executive Leadership, serving as the central point of alignment
- Manage and develop a high-performing team of Superintendents, Project Managers, and Controls staff, with a focus on training, onboarding, and long-term growth
- Own large-scale construction budgets and capital POs, presenting justifications and performance updates directly to senior leadership
- Standardize field operations by building and refining construction playbooks, governance processes, and digital execution tools
- Influence long-term strategy by partnering with Design and Real Estate leaders to align capital planning with project phasing, permitting, and execution scalability
About You:
- You are a hands-on, execution-driven leader who thrives in high-stakes, fast-paced environments
- You have 12+ years of experience managing capital construction projects with field leadership responsibilities
- You bring deep expertise in contractor management, construction sequencing, and cross-functional site coordination
- You’re fluent in budget controls, PO strategy, and schedule forecasting—and comfortable presenting to executive leadership
- You’ve built and led high-performing teams and are passionate about developing talent and scaling capability. You are process-oriented and proactive, with a strong bias for action, clarity, and continuous improvement
Nice to haves but not required:
- You’re an execution-first leader with a proven track record delivering complex capital projects in fast-paced environments
- You have deep experience managing field teams, general contractors, and cross-functional partners through all phases of construction
- You’re comfortable owning budgets, driving schedule accountability, and presenting risks and performance to executive leadership
- You lead with clarity and urgency, building systems and teams that thrive under pressure and deliver with discipline
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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