Senior Construction Engineer

Construction Engineer / Senior Construction Engineer

📍 Location: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) | Onsite

💰 Salary Range: $63–$72 per hour (commensurate with experience)

🏨 Per Diem: Available for qualified candidates

Role Summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking a Construction Engineer with strong experience in capital projects, mechanical systems, field engineering, and construction execution within regulated or industrial environments. This role supports construction projects from planning and design through installation, commissioning, and closeout, with opportunities to act as a technical lead or discipline specialist.

Ideal candidates have backgrounds similar to mechanical engineers, field engineers, project engineers, or senior project managers who have worked on large-scale infrastructure, power, water, industrial, or government projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support construction execution for capital projects including planning, constructability reviews, installation oversight, commissioning, and turnover
• Apply engineering judgment to resolve field issues, RFIs, constructability challenges, and schedule or scope impacts
• Coordinate with project managers, contractors, inspectors, and stakeholders to ensure safety, quality, and compliance
• Serve as a discipline lead or technical resource for mechanical, HVAC, piping, utilities, or facility systems
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, and change orders
• Support cost estimating, forecasting, scheduling, and procurement activities
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, safety requirements, and regulatory frameworks
• Mentor or provide technical guidance to junior engineers or field staff as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline
• OR
• 8 years of progressive experience in construction engineering, field engineering, or capital project delivery within industrial, infrastructure, or regulated environments
• Demonstrated experience supporting design-build or design-bid-build projects
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, piping, HVAC, utilities, or industrial facilities
• Experience working on large capital projects ($1M preferred)
• Ability to work independently in the field while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams

Preferred / Highly Aligned Backgrounds

• Mechanical Engineer, Field Engineer, Project Engineer, or Senior Project Manager experience
• Power generation, water/wastewater, utilities, industrial, or government infrastructure projects
• Commissioning, startup, or operational turnover experience
• Regulated environments (DOE, DoD, FEMA, utilities, oil & gas, pharma, heavy industrial)
• Proficiency with tools such as AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Procore, Primavera, BIM, or MS Office

Nice-to-Have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience leading portions of multi-discipline construction projects
• Energy, sustainability, water systems, or industrial HVAC experience

Equal Opportunity Employer

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.