Senior Construction Project Engineer (EPC) — Run Your Scopes on a Megaproject
McCarran, NV | Full-Time | $105,000 – $135,000
The Opportunity
This is where construction careers accelerate: complete ownership of your scopes on one of the country's most ambitious industrial builds. Our client, a rapidly scaling clean energy innovator with an in-house EPC team, is hiring a Senior Construction Project Engineer to work alongside Construction Managers and Superintendents from preconstruction through the start of production. Trade scheduling, RFIs, submittals, procurement, budget tracking, daily field inspections — the scopes you're assigned are yours to deliver.
Why You'll Love It
- Complete scope ownership: Not a paper-pusher role — you manage schedule, budget, and execution
- Owner's-side EPC: Build for the owner, see projects through to production
- Career runway: Direct exposure to construction leadership on a fast-growth site
- Nevada advantage: No state income tax, Reno-Tahoe living
What You'll Do
- Meet daily with subcontractors and crews to keep production on schedule and on budget
- Collect and analyze shop drawings, design specs, and material requirements for contract compliance
- Provide technical input for work plans and schedules; flag production, material, and equipment risks early
- Track daily production, schedule, and budget projections; document activities in company systems
- Manage RFIs, submittals, procurement/RFPs, and schedule for assigned scopes
- Own cost coding and project quantity input with finance and accounting; review and approve crew timecards
- Drive quality assurance across specs before, during, and after work; manage certificates and inspections
- Plan field layout with crews and engineering; manage utility marking and permits before work begins
- Conduct Job Hazard Analyses and present at weekly safety meetings
- Support estimating and design development with technical input
- Reconcile job close-out checklists with designers and subcontractors
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 5+ years of construction engineering, scheduling, or design experience
- Intermediate knowledge of cost coding, budgets, and project financials
- Intermediate scheduling knowledge and industry best practices
- Command of construction equipment, techniques, drawings, specs, and materials standards
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong verbal and written communication; self-starter mentality
- A passion for sustainability and building things that matter
Own your scopes. Build your career. Apply now.