Facilities Project Engineer: Planning, Cost Modeling & Execution

Leader-Communications-Incorporate; Arizona; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leader Communications is seeking a Project Engineer to drive early-stage planning, scoping, and cost modeling for large-scale facilities at Luke AFB in Arizona. The role demands high ownership, independent delivery of technical outputs, and ability to work on-site with security access requirements.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, 8+ years of facility project/estimating experience, and eligibility for a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least eight years of facility project/estimation experience.
• Must have OSHA 30-hour General Industry Certification or obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Requires a Tier 3 security clearance and U.S. citizenship for Secret level access.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate infrastructure requirements and guide capital improvement projects from concept to justification.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary scoping charrettes and develop layouts, analyses, and reports.
• Generate ROM cost models and break down items into standard divisions.
• Maintain output quality and complete deliverables autonomously with minimal supervision.

Skills

Infrastructure planning

Cost engineering

Cross-functional facilitation

Technical writing

Energy tracking systems

Digital planning platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Structural/Civil Engineering

Tools

CAD software

GIS spatial data analytics

PACES (Parametric Cost Engineering System)

RSMeans Pricing databases

UFGS editing software

Comprehensive Planning Platform (CPP)

Job description

Leader Communications is seeking a Project Engineer to drive early-stage planning, scoping, and cost modeling for large-scale facilities at Luke AFB in Arizona. The role demands high ownership, independent delivery of technical outputs, and ability to work on-site with security access requirements.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, 8+ years of facility project/estimating experience, and eligibility for a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance.