Lead Capital Projects Engineer — On-Site, 25% Travel

NW Staffing Resources; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NW Staffing Resources is seeking a Lead Capital Projects professional to manage initiatives from planning through completion at our facilities in Mesa, AZ. This role collaborates with engineering, operations, maintenance, contractors, and leadership to keep projects moving forward.

The candidate will drive project scope, budgets, schedules, risks, changes, and documentation while coordinating field activities and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in industrial engineering, construction, CAPEX project management, project controls, or field coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate capital projects from planning and design through construction, commissioning, startup, and final handoff.
• Track project scope, budgets, schedules, risks, changes, and overall progress.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors while serving as a key point of contact between engineering, operations, maintenance, and site leadership.
• Review project schedules, progress reports, and contractor performance and help resolve issues that could impact cost or schedule.
• Support design and constructability reviews, HAZOPs, commissioning planning, and startup activities.
• Manage RFIs, action items, issue logs, project documentation, and status reporting.
• Coordinate field activities to keep work moving safely and minimize delays.
• Support change management by evaluating impacts to scope, cost, and schedule.
• Work with operations and maintenance teams to ensure projects meet operational and maintenance needs.
• Help ensure projects follow company standards, environmental requirements, and safety regulations.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

NW Staffing Resources is seeking a Lead Capital Projects professional to manage initiatives from planning through completion at our facilities in Mesa, AZ. This role collaborates with engineering, operations, maintenance, contractors, and leadership to keep projects moving forward.

The candidate will drive project scope, budgets, schedules, risks, changes, and documentation while coordinating field activities and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.