Construction Engineer – Los Angeles, CA

Construction Engineer – Los Angeles, CA

Full-Time | Night Shift | Los Angeles, California

Join a dynamic team supporting the delivery of critical public infrastructure and capital improvement projects throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in managing federally funded projects that restore, modernize, and strengthen essential public facilities and infrastructure. Working alongside senior leadership, clients, consultants, contractors, and project teams, you will help deliver projects that create lasting benefits for the St.

Croix community and the broader territory.

The Construction Engineer will support the Resident Engineer in the administration, construction inspection, and oversight of public works construction projects, including roadways, structures, complete streets, ITS, and traffic signals. This role involves contract administration support, construction engineering, coordinating with contractors and stakeholders, including LAWA, Caltrans, and City of Los Angeles Departments, coordinating with utilities and third parties, ensuring compliance with project plans and specifications, maintaining thorough project documentation, and supporting quality assurance and safety protocols on site.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related field required.

• Previous construction engineering experience.
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered, such as a Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Experience using Microsoft Office, estimating and CPM scheduling software, and web-based document collaboration software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to support construction inspection and oversight activities in a field environment.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, utilities, third parties, and public agency representatives.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and technical specifications.
• Ability to use laptops, tablets, and/or iPads in the field for documentation and use of technology.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture is a must.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Five (5) or more years of experience on public infrastructure projects, with transportation, roadway, bridges, or utilities experience preferred.
• Familiarity with Caltrans Standard Specifications, Construction Manual, and project delivery procedures.
• Familiarity with Greenbook, Brown Book, and City of Los Angeles specifications and project delivery procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, and construction management software such as PMWeb, Primavera, Procore, or similar.
• EIT certification or working toward a PE license.
• Experience supporting federally funded or prevailing wage projects.
• OSHA 10 or 30 certification.
• Experience with alternate delivery methods such as Progressive Design-Build, Design-Build, and/or CMGC.
• Familiarity with the LAWA Design and Construction Handbook and project delivery procedures.
• Valid California driver's license and ability to travel to job sites.

• Coordinate and support LAWA Construction Inspection Division and City of Los Angeles with nightly field inspections to verify construction activities follow approved plans, specifications, and regulatory requirements, including Caltrans and local agency standards and utility agreements.
• Prepare and maintain checklists for inspections, field material sampling, and testing in accordance with project…