Project Manager - Construction

Leo Labs
AustraliaPosted 4 March 2026

Job Description

<p>At LeoLabs, we’re building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.</p> <p>We’re not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.</p> <p>If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.</p> <p>In this role, you will be the Project Manager - Construction within the Global Infrastructure team at LeoLabs, reporting to the Director of Global Infrastructure. You will be responsible for leading the safe, high-quality, and efficient delivery of construction across LeoLabs’ global network of ground-based radar sites.<br><br>As LeoLabs continues to scale its radar network, this role provides senior-level construction leadership across multiple concurrent international site developments. You will bridge feasibility and permitting into disciplined construction execution, ensuring projects are delivered in alignment with schedule, budget, safety, and quality expectations.<br><br></p> <h2><strong>You will be responsible for</strong>:</h2> <ul> <li>Providing constructability input into site selection, feasibility studies, and due diligence activities</li> <li>Advising on construction logistics, sequencing, access, mobilization strategy, and execution risk</li> <li>Identifying early risks related to utilities, access, regulatory constraints, environmental conditions, and site limitations</li> <li>Leading end-to-end construction execution across multiple concurrent radar site builds globally</li> <li>Developing detailed construction execution plans, sequencing strategies, and contractor mobilization approaches</li> <li>Overseeing contractors, subcontractors, and site supervisors across civil, structural, electrical, and utility scopes</li> <li>Establishing and enforcing safety expectations and quality standards in collaboration with EHS</li> <li>Conducting site visits, inspections, and audits to maintain control over delivery performance</li> <li>Resolving field-level issues quickly and escalating complex matters appropriately</li> <li>Ensuring compliance with approved permits, engineering drawings, technical specifications, and regulatory requirements</li> <li>Managing inspections, certifications, and engagement with local authorities during construction</li> <li>Monitoring contractor performance against approved schedules and budgets</li> <li>Supporting payment certification, cost tracking, forecasting, and disciplined change management</li> <li>Identifying and mitigating schedule slippage and cost overruns proactively</li> <li>Coordinating construction completion with infrastructure commissioning and hardware integration</li> <li>Ensuring as-built documentation, warranties, and close-out documentation are complete and properly archived</li> <li>Supporting seamless transition of completed sites to operational teams</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li>10+ years of experience in construction management, infrastructure delivery, or large-scale site development</li> <li>Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent construction projects across different geographic locations</li> <li>Strong understanding of the full site development lifecycle from feasibility through execution and handover</li> <li>Proven ability to manage contractors and field teams across civil, structural, electrical, and utility disciplines</li> < ... (truncated, view full listing at source)