Tunnels Construction Project Engineer – Field Leader

Mott MacDonald; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term/Long-term disability

Paid holidays

PTO

Parental leave

Company paid life insurance

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Los Angeles seeks a Project Engineer to support tunneling and underground infrastructure delivery across Southern California and beyond, with potential site secondments for LASAN Outfall Tunnel work.

You will monitor construction activities, review submittals, maintain records, and coordinate technical interfaces with owners, designers, contractors, and inspectors. PE preferred with 7+ years’ experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• PE license preferred or able to obtain within defined timeframe.
• 7+ years of tunneling, underground construction, or heavy civil experience.
• Experience reviewing contractor submittals, RFIs, and schedules.
• Strong safety, QA/QC, and document control understanding.

Responsibilities

• Serve on site-based construction management team for tunneling and underground works.
• Monitor contractor activities against contract documents and submittals.
• Conduct daily field observations and maintain detailed records.
• Coordinate RFIs, design clarifications, and nonconformance items.
• Review submittals, work plans, and test plans for completeness and coordination.
• Maintain logs for submittals, RFIs, changes, and progress.
• Support QA, testing, turnover docs, and closeout activities.
• Participate in progress and coordination meetings; document actions.

Skills

Tunneling

Construction management

Field observations

Submittals review

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Project controls

Job description

Mott MacDonald in Los Angeles seeks a Project Engineer to support tunneling and underground infrastructure delivery across Southern California and beyond, with potential site secondments for LASAN Outfall Tunnel work.

You will monitor construction activities, review submittals, maintain records, and coordinate technical interfaces with owners, designers, contractors, and inspectors. PE preferred with 7+ years’ experience.