Construction Manager

About You and The Role

Zipline is building ground infrastructure that enables autonomous delivery networks to serve communities. As a Regional Construction Manager, you will own regional site delivery from feasibility, permitting, and design review through construction, commissioning, and handoff to Service Operations.You will coordinate customers, jurisdictions, utilities, contractors, and Zipline teams to turn approved sites into safe, operational launch sites. Your work determines whether expansion sites are approved, built, commissioned, and ready to support network deployment on schedule and within cost targets.

What You'll Do

• Own regional site delivery from contractor evaluation, bidding, contracting, design review, construction, commissioning, closeout, and handoff to Service Operations.

• Lead general contractor and subcontractor selection across construction, assembly, and electrical trades; manage bids, contracts, performance, and corrective actions through completion.

• Manage project schedules and cost targets; lead tradeoff discussions and escalate permitting, customer, budget, or schedule risks that affect expansion readiness.

• Develop pre-construction strategies to secure entitlements, permits, inspections, and approvals from jurisdictions and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.

• Hold contractors accountable for construction safety, quality, approved designs, permit conditions, inspections, and commissioning acceptance before operational handoff.

• Partner with Engineering, Real Estate, Government Affairs, Legal, Finance, Superintendents, customer teams, utilities, city staff, and inspectors to resolve site constraints.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Real Estate Development, Finance, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.

• 6+ years of real estate development or construction experience delivering infrastructure or commercial projects.

• 4+ years working with architectural, structural, civil, and MEP design teams on commercial real estate or construction projects.

• Experience managing entitlements, permits, inspections, and jurisdictional approvals for infrastructure projects.

• Experience managing external contractors and customer stakeholders while clearly communicating project risks, decisions, progress, and opportunities.

• Familiarity with Bluebeam, Procore, or similar construction-management tools.

• Ability to travel frequently, 75%+ across the Sunbelt region, initially focused on Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix; travel includes West Coast (California, Washington), East Coast (Georgia, Florida), other domestic locations, and possible international expansion support.

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!