Senior Manager, Tenant Improvements
Andurilindustries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Posted Jul 3, 2026
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Design Construction team at Anduril delivers the factories, labs, offices, and secure spaces that enable our teams to design, build, and deploy advanced defense technology. Our projects span high-performance manufacturing facilities, mission-critical secure environments, and collaborative workspaces, giving our team exposure to a unique and wide variety of technical and operational challenges.
We operate as a connected team to our strategic real estate planning team and to our operations functions; understanding that strong performance across the complete facilities life cycle is necessary for success. In response to that we are a collective team, understanding that as a group we can achieve far more than as individuals.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a Senior Manager, Tenant Improvements to be based at one of our US Based Hubs. This role will report to the Sr. Director of Design Construction and lead a team of project managers executing large capital investments across the United States. These projects range from infrastructure improvements, large- and small-scale industrial development or production, office space, and other mid-to-large investments to existing assets. This role will be an integral part of the Design Construction team’s leadership and build strong connections across the RE F organization and to Anduril lines of business and stakeholder teams. It is also expected this role will help further our team efficiency by helping to improve our methods of work and providing insight into ways to further improve our impact. Lastly, as a leader of people, we are looking for an individual who is committed to growing both our organization and the individuals who are the foundation of our success.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Leadership:
Establish business objectives and align resources to meet those objectives
Understand that ambiguity and change are common, and that embracing these dynamics and driving towards common understanding and action is needed
Develop an external vendor strategy that enables project execution, while providing the best value to Anduril
Balance potentially competing demands of scope, cost, and schedule. Engage in resolving decision process and effectively present solutions and recommendations that align to corporate guidance
Maintain strong leadership connections with internal stakeholder teams and key business line leaders to form connections, address issues, and identify opportunities
Create a culture of one-RE F attitude in support of the broader organizational and Anduril initiatives
Demonstrate by action the importance of building and nurturing a team-centered mindset
Project Execution:
Establish project goals and mentor staff on the execution to plan
Implement the right processes, tools, and controls to facilitate success
Enhanced focus on turnover to ensure a positive end user experience and a smooth transition to operational staff
Set a smart cadence of connection to individual projects providing guidance, remove obstacles, and successfully mitigate risks
Drive completion with an acute focus on quality, effective site transition to operations teams and user experience excellence
Maintain strong connections with stakeholder teams to eliminate turnover gaps
Serve as a point of escalation for issues that may arise during the delivery process
Business Insight:
Develop and analyze core business metrics to inform, educate and drive strategies that improve operations
Identify performance trends and action improvements that improve execution
Maintain a connection to industry trends and find opportunities to test new processes and solutions
People Development
Hire highly capable team members who advance the overall department skillset
Enable high performance by building a team-centric environment which includes mutual respect, team accountability, and strong support
Establish individual career development plans that align with business needs and individual career interests
Budget and Financial Oversight:
Own the capital improvement plan for Tenant Improvements, to include annual budgeting, forecasting, and payment processing
Identify opportunities to gain efficiency and realize savings via procurement methodology, developing proces…