What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, EV Charging Deployment position at Rivian?
About Rivian
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary
The Senior Manager, Charging Deployment role is responsible for managing a team of deployment managers to meet (and exceed) aggressive and quantifiable program goals. They will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to follow processes in place, improve upon existing processes, influence future program strategy, and spearhead ways to make Rivian’s Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) deployment more efficient. The ideal candidate is solution-oriented, will hold their team accountable, and is willing to roll up their sleeves for program success.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Salary Range for El Segundo, CA based applicants: $159,200 - $199,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law).
Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Equal Opportunity
Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com .
Candidate Data Privacy
Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary
The Senior Manager, Charging Deployment role is responsible for managing a team of deployment managers to meet (and exceed) aggressive and quantifiable program goals. They will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to follow processes in place, improve upon existing processes, influence future program strategy, and spearhead ways to make Rivian’s Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) deployment more efficient. The ideal candidate is solution-oriented, will hold their team accountable, and is willing to roll up their sleeves for program success.
Responsibilities
- Managing a team of deployment managers to hit internal schedule, budget, and quality targets.
- The manager must work hand-in-hand with their team to predict project completion dates and budgets upfront to mitigate impact to program downstream.
- The manager must report both upwards and outwards on program health relative to predictions.
- The manager must work creatively and directly with Deployment to mitigate program risks (ie project delays or budget overages).
- Balancing people management with program and project needs
- This leader must ensure team members meet role expectations, follow process guidelines, hit project deadlines, and remain within budget envelope.
- This leader must ensure program health remains strong despite project challenges.
- This leader must ensure project pipeline and pace of approvals/opening is consistent with build plan expectations.
- This leader must remain flexible and stalwart through program evolution (expected and unexpected).
- Partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to follow and iterate upon process/strategy
- This leader must work closely with cross-functional partners to maintain program health and support inevitable change.
- It is expected that this leader will work with a range of cross-functional stakeholders, including, but not limited to, Go-to-Market Business Partners, RAN Real Estate, the Centralized Commercial team, IT/AV, Finance, EHS, Commissioning/Servicing teams, and Operations Planning.
Qualifications
- Possesses deep expertise in electric vehicle charging design, utility coordination, permitting and construction, team management, and program management.
- Works effectively with limited supervision, focusing on key responsibilities and is able to lead communication with all stakeholders.
- Be willing to travel to project locations for team support up to 30% of the time; host on-sites as needed with Deployment and cross-functional teams.
- Help build “tops-down” relationships with utility companies for the good of the program (which will support projects long-term).
- Work with the Centralized Commercial team to create contractor and vendor RFP documents (scope narratives, schedules, etc.) to support project roll-out. Build out Rivian’s vendor base by finding, qualifying, and training design firms, material suppliers, and general contractors.
- Responsible to develop and maintain critical vendor relationships.
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management (preferred); and 10 years of experience managing teams and design/construction projects of similar size and complexity.
- Risk management as it pertains to contracting best practices with designers, contractors, and material suppliers.
Salary Range for El Segundo, CA based applicants: $159,200 - $199,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law).
Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Equal Opportunity
Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com .
Candidate Data Privacy
Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
Salary : $159,200 - $199,000
