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Salary: USD 160,000 - 205,000 / annual
Zipline is the world's largest autonomous drone delivery service, operating on four continents and completing millions of deliveries of blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. The company has flown over 140 million commercial autonomous miles and is redefining logistics and supply chain infrastructure globally.
You will lead a portfolio of facilities capital projects from initial requirements through design, permitting, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff. Working closely with Facilities, engineering stakeholders, EHS, IT, and external partners, you will translate evolving business needs into executable project plans. Your work will span new facilities, renovations, equipment installations, utility upgrades, and relocations, coordinating building systems and operational dependencies to bring each space into service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Establish scope, success criteria, budgets, schedules, and accountable owners for facilities capital projects from initiation through handoff
- Partner with internal teams to define space, equipment, utility, and operational requirements; separate essential needs from preferences and develop clear project scopes
- Coordinate architects, engineers, contractors, and specialty vendors through design, permitting, procurement, and construction phases
- Apply technical judgment to evaluate building-system capacity, equipment requirements, constructability, and maintainability; challenge unnecessary scope and develop cost- or schedule-improving alternatives
- Build integrated project schedules accounting for permits, long-lead equipment, utility connections, shutdowns, and occupancy requirements
- Develop RFPs and evaluate bids with Procurement; track commitments, forecasts, and change orders
- Coordinate site work, equipment installations, relocations, and shutdowns while protecting safety and minimizing disruption
- Maintain clear reporting on milestones, budgets, risks, and decisions; escalate issues with recommended paths forward
- Lead readiness reviews and coordinate commissioning, inspections, punch-list completion, and handoff to Facilities and end users
You combine technical judgment with hands-on program execution. You ask why requirements exist, challenge assumptions with evidence, and find practical ways to meet competing needs. You create clarity from incomplete information, hold partners accountable, and deliver projects in active environments where safety and operational continuity matter.
Requirements:
- Track record of managing complex facilities, infrastructure, or construction programs from initial scope through operational handoff, with accountability for budget, schedule, and quality
- Technical foundation in mechanical, electrical, structural, architectural, or facilities engineering, construction management, or related discipline, gained through education or equivalent practical experience
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders in active manufacturing, laboratory, R&D, or other technical environments
- Ability to read technical drawings, assess building-system and equipment dependencies, and identify design or execution risks; working knowledge of permitting, construction sequencing, and commissioning
- Strong program management skills including scope development, estimating, scheduling, bid evaluation, change management, and risk resolution across multiple concurrent projects
- Clear communication and sound judgment when priorities compete; ability to explain technical trade-offs, recommend paths forward, and influence teams without direct authority
- Hands-on approach to execution, curiosity about how facilities support the business, and ownership of problems through resolution
