Construction Project Coordinator

Tesla

📍Austin, TX
Posted May 26, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Construction Project Coordinator

Company

Tesla

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4419123331

Job Description

What To Expect
As a Construction Project Coordinator at Tesla, you'll focus on the administrative and coordination aspects of construction projects, ensuring tasks are completed on time and helping to facilitate communication across teams. You’ll oversee multiple projects from start to finish, supporting the Engineering and Construction teams in driving progress and maintaining workflow.

What You'll Do

  • Collect, manage, and distribute communications and reporting for the Construction team


  • Act as a liaison between Engineering Program Managers, Construction Managers, and Superintendents


  • Create and track workflows, including submittals, work approvals, and RFIs. Set priorities and manage daily


  • Track project budgets, forecasts, and schedules. Highlight risks to Project Managers & Superintendents


  • Facilitate onboarding and orientation of vendors and contractors


  • Review project schedules for accuracy, verify field team updates, and construction metrics


  • Create tracking profiles in BIM software and status field construction activities


What You'll Bring
  • Degree in Construction Management or equivalent experience


  • Proficient in MS Office, Primavera, and other project management tools


  • Working knowledge of construction designs include MEP dense infrastructure projects


  • Highly organized with the ability to set and prioritize construction tasks


  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, handling confidential information


  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and adapt to last-minute changes


Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction


  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits


  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution


  • Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA


  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)


  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits


  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D


  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)


  • Employee Assistance Program


  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays


  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources


  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance


  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs


  • Tesla Babies program


  • Commuter benefits


  • Employee discounts and perks program


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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you manage the submittal and RFI process for a construction project, and what steps do you take to ensure they do not delay the schedule?
  • 2.Describe your experience tracking project budgets and schedules. How do you identify and communicate risks to Project Managers and Superintendents?
  • 3.Can you explain your familiarity with MEP dense infrastructure projects and how you coordinate the complex workflows associated with them?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to adapt to a major last-minute change on a construction project. How did you manage your shifting priorities?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to act as a liaison between engineering and construction teams who disagreed on a project detail or schedule.
  • 3.Give an example of how you handled highly confidential information while coordinating between multiple vendors and contractors on a job site.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You notice a discrepancy between the project schedule in Primavera and the actual field construction updates reported by the Superintendent. What do you do?
  • 2.You are onboarding a new contractor and they are struggling to understand Tesla's specific workflow requirements for work approvals and BIM tracking. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Construction Project CoordinatorRFIsSubmittalsPrimaveraBIMMEPBudget TrackingSchedule ManagementVendor OnboardingCross-functional Communication

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