Sr. Manager, Pre Development, Large Scale Refinery & Manufacturing Project - Palo Alto [279678]

$168,000 - $288,000 yearly

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Pre-Development leads the front-end pre-construction and pre-development team for major capital projects in refining, advanced manufacturing, and heavy industrial facilities. This role owns the full pre-development lifecycle—from site search and evaluation through land control, utility feasibility, architectural/power assessments, zoning/entitlement readiness, and site viability confirmation—ensuring selected sites fully meet technical, zoning, power, infrastructure, and operational requirements.

The team acts as Technical Program Managers (TPMs) for the front-end phase, driving cross-functional coordination, stage-gate progress, risk identification, and deliverable quality. The role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing/Operations, Real Estate, Finance, Internal Infrastructure Design & Construction, and Project Controls.

Responsibilities

end with a clean handoff to the execution organization; there is no involvement in project execution.

The Role

  • Lead and manage the pre-development team as TPMs, overseeing end-to-end activities including site identification/selection, land lease/purchase strategy and due diligence, utility/infrastructure feasibility, architectural/civil/layout assessments, zoning/entitlements, and power/energy evaluations
  • Orchestrate cross-functional workstreams, maintain integrated schedules and risk registers, drive stage-gate reviews, resolve dependencies, and ensure high-quality deliverables for the pre-development phase
  • Translate Manufacturing and Engineering requirements into site selection criteria and feasibility scopes; partner with Real Estate, Finance, Infrastructure Design & Construction, and Project Controls on inputs and preliminary framing
  • Identify, document, and mitigate early-stage risks (land, utilities, entitlements, environmental, infrastructure) and ensure clear residual risk transfer at handoff; build external relationships with landowners, utilities, authorities, and consultants
Anthony Antonucci

Qualifications

Relevant experience in Construction & Facilities; strong problem-solving skills; commitment to Tesla mission.

Immediate Fill

No