PROJECT ENGINEER 3 - INFRASTRUCTURE & SECURITY PROJECTS
Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico Position Type: Full-Time Contract Contract Duration: 2 Years, with Potential Extension or Conversion Work Location: 100% Onsite - TA-51 Offices, Supporting Projects Across Multiple Technical Areas Work Schedule: 4/10s, with Occasional Weekend Work and Overtime Security Clearance: DOE Q Clearance Preferred; Must Be Eligible to Obtain Openings: 1-2 Positions
POSITION OVERVIEW
EGS is seeking an experienced Project Engineer 3 to support large-scale infrastructure, civil/structural, and physical security projects at a national laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership and engineering coordination throughout the full project lifecycle, including project planning, design development, construction execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. This position requires a strong background in commercial construction, infrastructure development, civil or structural engineering, and multidisciplinary design management. Experience supporting federal government facilities, high-security installations, or other complex industrial environments is highly desirable. The Project Engineer will serve as a primary technical liaison between project management, engineering teams, designers of record, construction management, subcontractors, facility operations, and security personnel. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience managing complex engineering assignments, resolving field engineering challenges, coordinating design changes, and ensuring that infrastructure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable technical requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
PROJECT ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
- Plan, coordinate, and direct multidisciplinary engineering activities associated with assigned infrastructure and security projects.
- Provide technical leadership throughout engineering design, construction, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.
- Coordinate engineering assignments across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, network, and physical security disciplines.
- Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for assigned project scopes, ensuring effective communication between engineering, construction, and project management personnel.
- Interpret engineering requirements, organize technical assignments, and coordinate engineering deliverables to support project objectives.
- Lead engineering coordination with designers of record, subcontractors, facility operations, safety, security, quality assurance, and other project stakeholders.
- Identify engineering, construction, scheduling, and technical interface risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior engineers and field engineering personnel.
INFRASTRUCTURE & SECURITY DESIGN MANAGEMENT
- Coordinate engineering design activities for large-scale commercial infrastructure, civil works, and physical security installations.
- Review and integrate structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, architectural, and security-related design requirements.
- Support the development and review of construction drawings, engineering specifications, technical submittals, and design documentation.
- Conduct constructability reviews to identify design conflicts, construction challenges, and opportunities for technical improvements.
- Evaluate physical security infrastructure, access control layouts, structural barriers, utility routing, and associated facility systems.
- Ensure engineering designs support applicable building codes, technical specifications, quality requirements, and security objectives.
- Coordinate design revisions, engineering clarifications, and technical changes throughout project execution.
- Utilize Aproove or equivalent software to support collaborative design reviews, document proofing, and engineering approvals.
FIELD ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
- Perform field engineering activities supporting construction execution and installation of infrastructure systems.
- Visit active construction sites to evaluate field conditions, resolve engineering issues, and coordinate technical solutions.
- Review Requests for Information (RFIs), Field Change Requests, Design Revision Notices, and other engineering change documentation.
- Evaluate nonconformance reports, design discrepancies, and construction-related technical issues.
- Coordinate with construction management and subcontractors to resolve field conflicts while maintaining design intent.
- Support engineering evaluations associated with material substitutions, installation changes, and constructability concerns.
- Review technical submittals and construction documentation to verify compliance with project requirements.
- Participate in field inspections and quality evaluations to verify installation compliance.
- Support commissioning, system testing, project turnover, and closeout activities.
PROJECT CONTROLS & DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
- Maintain engineering schedules, deliverable tracking, and technical milestones supporting project execution.
- Coordinate engineering priorities to support construction sequencing and critical-path activities.
- Support cost engineering, progress tracking, subcontractor change-order evaluations, and cost projections.
- Utilize ProjectSight or equivalent project management software to manage technical documentation, submittals, and RFIs.
- Utilize Delta or equivalent cost management software to support financial tracking and commercial compliance.
- Maintain accurate engineering records, technical correspondence, approvals, and project documentation.
- Monitor engineering progress and communicate schedule, cost, and technical concerns to project leadership.
- Support configuration management and document control requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
QUALITY, SAFETY & COMPLIANCE
- Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable technical specifications, building codes, safety requirements, and project procedures.
- Participate in design reviews, technical assessments, and quality inspections.
- Evaluate engineering changes for potential impacts on structural integrity, facility operations, security systems, and project performance.
- Coordinate with safety, quality, construction, and security personnel to resolve technical compliance issues.
- Support engineering documentation, records completion, and final project acceptance requirements.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Equivalent combinations of relevant education, specialized engineering training, and progressive professional experience may be considered.
EXPERIENCE
- 10+ years of progressive project engineering experience supporting commercial construction, infrastructure development, civil works, or complex industrial projects.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering design and construction activities.
- Strong experience with civil and/or structural engineering applications in commercial or infrastructure projects.
- Experience providing engineering leadership through design development, construction execution, commissioning, and project closeout.
- Experience performing field engineering, constructability reviews, technical evaluations, and engineering change management.
- Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, construction specifications, technical submittals, and design documentation.
- Experience coordinating with project managers, engineering teams, construction management, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of construction practices, engineering procedures, document control, and technical compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve complex technical issues, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively across engineering disciplines.
- Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
SOFTWARE & TECHNICAL SKILLS
- ProjectSight or equivalent construction/project management software.
- Delta or equivalent cost engineering and financial tracking software.
- Aproove or equivalent design review and collaborative document proofing software.
- Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and related project tracking applications.
- Experience with engineering document control, RFIs, technical submittals, change management, and construction documentation.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong commercial construction background with emphasis on civil engineering, structural engineering, and infrastructure development.
- Previous experience supporting federal government construction or engineering projects.
- Experience with physical security infrastructure, access control systems, hardened facilities, or security-sensitive installations.
- Experience supporting complex government facilities, industrial installations, or national laboratory projects.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating designers of record.
- Demonstrated knowledge of construction cost management, change-order evaluation, and engineering schedule coordination.
- Experience supporting high-consequence or security-sensitive facility projects.
- Previous experience supporting DOE, NNSA, or other federal agencies.
- Active DOE Q security clearance.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Position is 100% onsite in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- Primary office location is TA-51, with engineering responsibilities across multiple laboratory technical areas.
- Standard work schedule is four 10-hour days per week.
- Occasional weekend work, modified schedules, and overtime may be required to support project milestones.
- Work involves both office-based engineering activities and field visits to active construction sites.
- Candidates must be capable of safely navigating construction environments.
- Occasional out-of-state travel to fabricators or suppliers may be required.
- Relocation assistance may be available up to $5,000.
- Initial contract duration is two years, with potential opportunities for extension or conversion.
- Candidates must be eligible to obtain a DOE Q security clearance.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Equivalent combinations of relevant education, specialized engineering training, and progressive professional experience may be considered.
EXPERIENCE
- 10+ years of progressive project engineering experience supporting commercial construction, infrastructure development, civil works, or complex industrial projects.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering design and construction activities.
- Strong experience with civil and/or structural engineering applications in commercial or infrastructure projects.
- Experience providing engineering leadership through design development, construction execution, commissioning, and project closeout.
- Experience performing field engineering, constructability reviews, technical evaluations, and engineering change management.
- Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, construction specifications, technical submittals, and design documentation.
- Experience coordinating with project managers, engineering teams, construction management, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of construction practices, engineering procedures, document control, and technical compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve complex technical issues, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively across engineering disciplines.
- Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
SOFTWARE & TECHNICAL SKILLS
- ProjectSight or equivalent construction/project management software.
- Delta or equivalent cost engineering and financial tracking software.
- Aproove or equivalent design review and collaborative document proofing software.
- Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and related project tracking applications.
- Experience with engineering document control, RFIs, technical submittals, change management, and construction documentation.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong commercial construction background with emphasis on civil engineering, structural engineering, and infrastructure development.
- Previous experience supporting federal government construction or engineering projects.
- Experience with physical security infrastructure, access control systems, hardened facilities, or security-sensitive installations.
- Experience supporting complex government facilities, industrial installations, or national laboratory projects.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating designers of record.
- Demonstrated knowledge of construction cost management, change-order evaluation, and engineering schedule coordination.
- Experience supporting high-consequence or security-sensitive facility projects.
- Previous experience supporting DOE, NNSA, or other federal agencies.
- Active DOE Q security clearance.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Position is 100% onsite in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- Primary office location is TA-51, with engineering responsibilities across multiple laboratory technical areas.
- Standard work schedule is four 10-hour days per week.
- Occasional weekend work, modified schedules, and overtime may be required to support project milestones.
- Work involves both office-based engineering activities and field visits to active construction sites.
- Candidates must be capable of safely navigating construction environments.
- Occasional out-of-state travel to fabricators or suppliers may be required.
- Relocation assistance may be available up to $5,000.
- Initial contract duration is two years, with potential opportunities for extension or conversion.
- Candidates must be eligible to obtain a DOE Q security clearance.