Asset Improvement Manager, East

Job description

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 uniquely wide variety of technical and operational challenges. More than just delivering buildings, we are (literally) rebuilding the American defense industrial base. Our work directly accelerates how quickly critical technology moves from concept to production and into the hands of the warfighter. ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for a Manager, East Asset Improvements to join our rapidly growing team in Washington, DC. This position sits within the broader Design & Construction (D&C) team and covers Day 2 and asset improvement projects across Anduril’s East Coast portfolio, with the highest concentration of work in the Boston and Washington, DC metro areas. This is a player/coach role. You will lead a team of 3–4 Asset Improvement Project Managers while personally managing a handful of projects yourself. You are the single point of contact for all East Coast asset improvement work. You are the escalation point for your team and the final filter on scoping, budgeting, procurement, and execution for every project in the region. Your team runs the day-to-day; you own the outcome. Once a building is open, the work isn’t done. Programs grow, teams reorganize, new equipment arrives, secure spaces expand, and building systems need upgrades. This team owns that work: reconfigurations, capital improvements, MEP and infrastructure upgrades, lab and production fit-outs, and secure space modifications, often inside occupied, operating facilities. You will lead the team that delivers this work quickly, safely, and predictably, while staying close to the Division Leaders and site teams who depend on it. Whether it is autonomous submarines, robot fighter jets, or AR headsets, we stay close to our end users to ensure we’re fueling their success. WHAT YOU’LL DO • Regional Ownership: • Serve as the single point of contact for all East Coast asset improvements for D&C leadership, site leaders, Facilities, and business unit stakeholders. • Own the outcome on every project in the region. Review and approve scope, budgets, procurement strategy, and execution plans before work moves forward. • Act as the escalation point for your team, helping PMs resolve difficult commercial, technical, and stakeholder issues. • Hands-On Project Delivery (Player): • Personally manage a handful of asset improvement and Day 2 projects, typically the most complex, sensitive, or high-visibility work in the region. • Own the full lifecycle on your projects: requirements gathering, scoping, estimating, design team management, procurement, construction, and closeout. • Pick up projects in Boston, DC, or other East Coast locations as needed to balance team workload and cover gaps. • Team Leadership (Coach): • Lead, develop and coach a growing team of 3–4 Asset Improvement Project Managers across the East Coast. • Assign and balance project portfolios across the team based on complexity, geography, and capacity. • Set clear expectations for delivery quality, communication, and documentation; hold regular 1:1s and provide direct, actionable feedback. • Lead by example: use your own projects to model the delivery standards, documentation, and stakeholder communication you expect from the team. • Portfolio and Program Management: • Own the East Coast asset improveme