Senior Construction Project Engineer: Lead Planning & Delivery

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Alaska; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn) seeks a Senior Construction Project Engineer to plan, coordinate, and oversee all technical and engineering aspects of complex construction projects from pre-construction through closeout.

The role supports the Project Manager by ensuring safety, schedule adherence, and budget compliance, with strong contract knowledge and field leadership across teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in civil construction, vertical construction, facilities, and project management.
• Experience managing construction projects from planning through completion.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Certification required or must be obtained within an established timeframe after hire.
• Experience developing and maintaining proposals, project budgets, schedules, reports, and spreadsheets.
• Experience reviewing contract documents, scopes of work, specifications, and project deliverables.
• Strong project scheduling and tracking experience using Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and construction activities from pre-construction through project closeout.
• Manage project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, and closeout packages.
• Review contracts, drawings, and specifications to ensure compliance and identify risks.
• Coordinate with project managers, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams to deliver successful projects.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, cost forecasts, and progress reports.
• Support procurement, subcontract administration, and equipment/material coordination.
• Monitor field operations to ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and project requirements.
• Resolve technical and construction issues to minimize delays and maintain project performance.
• Conduct site inspections, quality control reviews, commissioning, punch list, and closeout activities.
• Serve as a primary liaison with federal Contracting Officers (KOs), CORs, joint-venture partners, and stakeholders.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to field staff and junior project engineers.
• Negotiate change orders, resolve project issues, and support timely decision-making to meet scope, schedule, and budget objectives.

Skills

Construction management

Project scheduling

Budgeting

Contract review

OSHA 30-hour

Microsoft Project

Leadership

Negotiation

Risk management

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn) seeks a Senior Construction Project Engineer to plan, coordinate, and oversee all technical and engineering aspects of complex construction projects from pre-construction through closeout.

The role supports the Project Manager by ensuring safety, schedule adherence, and budget compliance, with strong contract knowledge and field leadership across teams and vendors.