About the Role
Nimble is seeking a Construction Project Manager to oversee the buildout and retrofit of warehouse fulfillment center sites. This role involves managing projects from pre-construction to handover, coordinating various teams, and ensuring delivery on schedule and within budget. The ideal candidate has hands-on warehouse or commercial construction experience and can manage multiple active sites in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Manage construction projects for new warehouse buildouts and existing facility retrofits from design through completion and closeout.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and scopes of work; track progress against milestones and flag risks early.
- Act as the general contractor on assigned sites, serving as the primary point of contact for subcontractors, architects, and engineers.
- Organize and run project meetings, including kickoffs, progress check-ins, and coordination meetings.
- Work closely with internal departments to ensure deliverables are on track.
- Conduct regular site visits and walkthroughs to monitor quality, safety compliance, and schedule adherence.
- Own the permit submission process from start to finish, including design, AHJ meetings, package submission, and inspection coordination.
- Support vendor and contractor bidding, selection, and contract negotiation.
- Maintain clear, consistent project documentation and status reporting.
- Identify and resolve conflicts between construction scope and operational or automation requirements.
- Respond to and resolve issues raised by onsite contractors.
- Work with Accounting to create and process purchase orders.
- Manage smaller-scope projects independently.
- Coordinate with existing warehouse operations teams to schedule installations and retrofits.
Requirements
- 3–7 years of experience as a Project Manager in commercial, industrial, or warehouse construction.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects independently, from pre-construction through closeout.
- Working knowledge of construction documents, budgets, schedules (e.g., MS Project or similar), and contract structures (AIA, GC/CM, or similar).
- Ability to read and interpret full construction drawing sets, including architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, and civil drawings.
- Familiarity with building systems relevant to warehouse environments; electrical, mechanical, structural, and fire/life safety.
- Strong organizational and communication skills; comfortable managing multiple contractors and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Travel is expected and will be important to maintaining an active presence onsite throughout the project lifecycle.
Skills
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Budget Management
- Schedule Development
- Scope Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Permit Submission
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Quality Control
- Safety Compliance
- Construction Documentation
- Reading Construction Drawings
- Building Systems Familiarity
- Communication Skills
- Organizational Skills
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000 - $200,000/year
Benefits
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Commuter Benefits
- Referral Bonus
- 401k
- Equity
About the Company
- Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce.
- We’re training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid.
- We’ve raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx.
- Our mission is to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial.
- Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon.
- Our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends including Fei-Fei Li, Marc Raibert, and Sebastian Thrun.
- We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day.
- We’re ambitious, we’re gritty, we’re humble and we’re relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals.
Equal Opportunity
- Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
- We make all employment decisions based solely on merit.
- We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws.
