Construction Engineer - Aviation

Construction Engineer – Aviation

At HR Green, our mission is simple:
Building Communities. Improving Lives.

For more than 110 years, we've partnered with municipalities, transportation agencies, airports, and public organizations to deliver infrastructure solutions that strengthen communities and improve quality of life. Today, we're proud to be recognized as one of the nation's leading engineering firms, consistently ranked on Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list and recognized as a Best Place to Work.

We're seeking an experienced Construction Engineer – Aviation to join our growing Construction Services team in Missouri. This role offers the opportunity to lead and support the construction of critical public infrastructure projects, including airport improvements, roadway and highway reconstruction, transportation facilities, and FAA-funded capital improvement programs.

If you're looking for a position where you can combine technical expertise, field leadership, client interaction, and project management while working on high-impact infrastructure projects, this is an opportunity to make a visible difference in the communities we serve while advancing your career with a nationally respected firm.

As a Construction Engineer, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to public agency clients, airport authorities, transportation departments, and project stakeholders while overseeing the successful delivery of complex aviation and transportation infrastructure projects. You'll manage construction activities from pre-construction through closeout, ensuring quality, compliance, safety, budget stewardship, and project success.

• Lead construction administration and inspection efforts for medium- to large-scale aviation projects, including airfield, roadway, utility, and site development improvements.
• Manage construction contracts, schedules, budgets, quality assurance activities, and stakeholder communications throughout project delivery.
• Interpret and enforce FAA, DOT, local, state, and federal specifications, standards, and construction requirements.
• Review construction activities and evaluate work quality, materials, contract compliance, and field conditions.
• Exercise independent judgment when resolving complex construction issues, interpreting plans and specifications, and evaluating field modifications.
• Identify project risks and develop practical, cost-effective solutions that improve project outcomes while minimizing schedule impacts.
• Lead progress meetings and coordinate activities among clients, contractors, utility companies, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight to construction inspectors, field staff, and subconsultants.
• Analyze and resolve project-related issues, including contractor disputes, client concerns, public inquiries, and schedule challenges.

• Support the construction of airport, drainage, utility, and site development infrastructure projects.
• Oversee construction activities involving pavement systems, earthwork, grading, utilities, stormwater facilities, and lighting systems.
• Apply engineering knowledge related to roadway geometry, pavement systems, structures, drainage, utilities, airfield infrastructure, and construction materials.
• Evaluate construction methods, testing results, material compliance, and quality assurance procedures.
• Perform and oversee yield checks, depth checks, utility testing, construction staking verification, and basic construction layout activities.
• Coordinate construction activities to maintain compliance with FAA requirements, DOT standards, funding agency requirements, and operational constraints.
• Identify and resolve complex construction challenges related to structural elements, utility conflicts, earthwork operations, transportation facilities, and airfield infrastructure.
• Recommend innovative approaches, materials, and construction methods that improve safety, efficiency, quality, and project performance.

• Serve as a trusted representative and advisor to airport authorities
• Build…