Project Manager (Owner's Representative) - Semiconductor Construction

The Project Manager serves as the Owner's Representative responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of construction and facilities projects within active semiconductor manufacturing environments. This role manages projects from initial concept through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover, while ensuring alignment with client objectives, operational requirements, budget, schedule, and quality expectations. The Project Manager coordinates closely with owners, design teams, contractors, vendors, and facility stakeholders to drive project execution, proactively manage risks, resolve issues, and ensure successful delivery of laboratory, cleanroom, infrastructure, and facility improvement projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

5-10 years of experience working in either design or construction of projects. Labs, Semiconductor, and/or Critical Facility Construction is preferred.

PMP, CCM, or PE license is a plus

Proficient use of MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project

History of strong client relations and people management skills.

SAP experience a plus

Solid analytical and problem-solving skills are fundamental to the success of facility project managers

Skills to identify issues and proactively respond to project issues

Strong written and oral communication skills to exchange information with senior management, service providers, workers, and contractors

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Oversee the successful completion of facilities construction projects and manage multiple projects at the same time. Projects will vary in size between $50K - $3 Million

Oversee the facilities construction projects including labs, tenant improvements, cleanroom manufacturing, facilities infrastructure.

Managed relevant stakeholders, setting deadlines, communicated with projects owners/company executives about the state of the project, ensuring projects stay on track and on budget, and adjusting if necessary, to meet new requirements

Manage six different aspects of projects: scope, schedule, spends, forecast, approving invoices, risk, quality, and resources

Manage relationships with contractors, control space allocation, and maintain facility project budgets

Develop a baseline Project Charter for an individual project. This would include defining the business requirements, project deliverables, need dates, stakeholder list

Develop Risk Assessment

Develop a design scope of work and issue Request for Proposal to Design Services / Architect and Engineering firms

Consult job walks and bid clarifications

Prepare bid comparison, conduct bid clarifications, prepare recommendations

Prepare contract documentation for Procurement review

Manage design services contractor and assist with RFI and Submittal workflow.

Conduct 30/60/90 IFC Design Reviews with design firm stakeholders

Manage any design change requests

Liaison with City of Fremont if required

Work with Project Owners to establish capital budgets

Develop high level design and construction schedule

Issue in SAP Capital Authorization Request for Project Owner approval

Issue Purchase Request form in SAP for Project Owner review

Review invoicing for payments

Monitor and update quarterly cash flows

Coordinate project construction

Review Proposal Submissions from contractor

Issue purchase request for contractor scope

Address any third-party small contracts required to support work

Provide owner representation

Proactive change management, validate change orders including impacts to cost and schedule

Review monthly invoices for approval

Ensure that the contractor is fully executing and complying with their contracted scope of work.

Identify conflicts in construction progress and communicate them to project team for resolution.

Ensure contractors have corrected all deficiencies identified by project team.

Assist with coordination of functional testing and commissioning

Manage punch-list to closure and owner's handover

Coordinate project close out

Benefits Offered:

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with 4% KALCON match when an employee contributes at least 5%

15 days of paid time off

8 paid National Holidays

Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications

Submission Requirements:

At a minimum, the candidate's professional resume must include the following:

List of all Educational Achievements

List of all Professional Licenses or Certificates

List of Awards Received

Detailed Employment History with each company or government agency including:

o Name & Contact Information of the firm or agency

o Start Date and End Date (Month & Year)

o Positions Held

o List of Projects/Programs Managed including project value, location of assignment, roles and responsibilities and contribution to each project