SpaceX Hiring: South Padre/Pecan Island Construction Manager

SpaceX is advertising a senior construction project manager for Starship infrastructure. The company’s current listing is tagged Pecan Island, Louisiana, but its job text says the position is based in Starbase, Texas — the Brownsville/South Padre Island area — until early 2027, when relocation to Louisiana would be required. The listing does not identify a particular Louisiana worksite.

Editorial illustration by Vermilion Boom, 2026. It is an imagined planning scene, not a depiction of the listed project or a Louisiana worksite.

The job calls for a manager to run multidisciplinary construction work in the field: directing crews, evaluating bids, managing subcontractor contracts, tracking cost and schedule, and working through city, county and regulatory approvals. SpaceX also lists job-site safety and environmental requirements among the responsibilities.

SpaceX lists eight or more years of professional engineering or construction-management experience as a basic qualification. A bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture or construction management is listed among the preferred skills and experience, along with concrete construction, earthwork, basic steel structures and greenfield development.

The posting says remote work is not considered and lists travel of up to 75%. It was marked "New" and remained available when Vermilion Boom checked it at 1:02 p.m. CDT September 17, but the page does not display a posting date. Vermilion Boom will track its later availability, closure or reopening as observations.

Apply through SpaceX’s listing.