Construction Project Lead Jobs in Nevada
Construction Project Lead jobs in Nevada are concentrated in Las Vegas, Henderson, and Reno, where sustained commercial development, resort expansion, and infrastructure investment keep demand active across residential, hospitality, and civil sectors. Large general contractors and developers with a lasting Nevada footprint, including Whiting-Turner, McCarthy Building Companies, and AECOM, consistently hire at the project lead level for ground-up commercial builds, renovation programs, and public works. Demand is strongest for leads experienced in tenant improvement, concrete and structural work, and large-scale hospitality construction. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Position Overview
Under limited supervision, manages construction, start-up, and hand-over of Department of Utility Services Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects such as water, wastewater, and reclaimed water conveyance systems and treatment facilities including budgeting, scheduling, selection of professional services, programming, design, contract documents, bidding, and onsite construction management; and performs related duties as assigned.
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive Salary Range of $88,948.52 - $133,422.78 Annually; salary placement for non-represented positions is based on a comprehensive compensation review and takes into consideration the candidate's qualifications as well as internal equity
- Base Wage increase upon successful completion of Initial Probationary or Qualifying Period**
- Annual Pay Adjustment Increase or Lump Sum Bonus**
- General Increase**
- **Contingent upon the City’s financial health and subject to availability of funds as determined by the City (subject to change)
-
Work-Life Balance
- The expected schedule for this position is Monday - Thursday, 6:00 am - 4:00 pm (4 day work week)
-
Paid Leave and Holidays
- Leave and Holidays Policy
- Family and Medical Leave and Extended Leave Policy
-
Comprehensive benefits package*** for all full-time, regular non-represented employees including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Policy
-
Retirement Benefits
- Nevada PERS (Public Employees' Retirement System)
- Retirement Health Savings (RHS) Account
- Deferred Compensation - 457(b) and 401(a) Plans
- Voluntary Benefits: Pet Insurance, Auto/Home Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, SSgA Upromise 529 College Savings Plan
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PLSF) through the Federal Government
- Tuition and Certification Reimbursement Program, and much more!
- ***
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in construction management, civil engineering, or a related field
- Five (5) years of professional level construction project management experience, having responsibility for coordinating all phases of construction
- Note: An equivalent combination of related training and experience may be considered
- Possess and maintain a valid Nevada or “border state” driver’s license, as defined by NRS 483
- Desirable: Current work experience managing utility capital improvement projects.
- Desirable: Licensed as a Professional Engineer or Certified Construction Manager in the State of Nevada.
Required Documents/Assessment Information
1) Completed Employment Application
2) Professional Engineer or Certified Construction Manager Licensure (if applicable)*
- Please attach your documents to the "Attachments" section of your application
ASSESSMENT DATES:
Oral Board Interview (Weighted 100%) - Thursday, October 15, 2026
(Best-Qualified Candidates)
Selection Interview - Wednesday, October 21, 2026
(Top-Scoring Candidates)
All applicants will be notified by email or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS:
If you are invited to participate in the assessment process, you will be required to self-schedule through the City of Henderson online application system. Please check your email and/or text messages on a regular basis after submitting your application for complete instructions, which include where and when to report.
The assessment and selection process for this position will take place on the dates listed above. All candidates who wish to be considered for this position will need to be in Henderson, Nevada, and make themselves available to participate in the testing process at any time on any of the dates listed above.
Selection Process
The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best-qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the candidate requiring accommodation to contact the Human Resources Department (preferably in writing) at the time of application.
Appointment may be subject to the successful and timely completion of a post offer pre-employment background investigation and medical/physical examination, including a drug/alcohol test. Please see the job description to view the physical requirements. The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards.
Non-Represented: Professional, Management, Executive Employees
Benefits Summary
- Health Insurance: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision
- Employer paid Long Term Disability - Up to 60% of Base Wage, if approved
- Employer paid Term Life Insurance / AD&D - $50,000 or 1X annual salary, whichever is greater
- Employee Assistance Program - 6 Free Visits Per Issue Per Year for Employee and Family Members in the Household, and Access to Work/Life Wellness Resources
- Medicare – Employee and City each pay 1.45%
- Employer paid membership in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- No Social Security tax on employee's wages
- Retirement Health Savings (RHS) program
- Service based retiree health insurance premium subsidy after 15 years participating in this program
- Employer paid Match on Pre-Tax 457(b) contributions
- Professional Staff - $1,500 annually
- Management Staff - $2,000 annually
- Executive Staff - $2,500 annually
- Employees may carry over up to 988 hours of PTO each year
- From date of hire, new employee are credited with a minimum of 18 days* of PTO. After their first anniversary, employees will begin accruing PTO monthly as follows:
- Second year through fifth calendar years of service – 17.42 hours per month
- Sixth year through twelfth calendar years of service – 20.59 hours per month
- Thirteenth calendar year of service and beyond – 23.75 hours per month
- Actual number of days and hours of PTO granted may vary by position
- Four (4) workdays of leave, with pay, per occurrence
- 13 paid holidays per year
- Two (2) floating holidays per year (one in first year if hired on or after July 1st)
- The ability to bank holidays, up to 152 hours, that fall on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off
- Four-day, 9.5-hour workday, 38-hour work week
- Four-day, 10-hour workday, 40-hour work week for Police PERS positions
- IRC 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
- IRC 401a Deferred Compensation Plan - new/hire employees only
- IRC125 Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) - Medical and Dependent Care
- Supplemental Insurance: Cancer/Catastrophic Illness, Accident, Short Term Disability, and Hospital Indemnity
- Auto and Home Insurance
- 529 College Savings Plan
- Supplemental Term Life Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Identity and Credit Protection
- PerkSpot Employee Discounts Program
- Long Term Care + Life Insurance
NOTE: Benefits subject to change based on future administrative policy changes, changes to any applicable legislation, changes to elements of the City’s voluntary benefits program, and at the discretion of the City Manager or City Council
Revised 03/24
Position Overview
Under limited supervision, manages construction, start-up, and hand-over of Department of Utility Services Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects such as water, wastewater, and reclaimed water conveyance systems and treatment facilities including budgeting, scheduling, selection of professional services, programming, design, contract documents, bidding, and onsite construction management; and performs related duties as assigned.
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive Salary Range of $88,948.52 - $133,422.78 Annually; salary placement for non-represented positions is based on a comprehensive compensation review and takes into consideration the candidate's qualifications as well as internal equity
- Base Wage increase upon successful completion of Initial Probationary or Qualifying Period**
- Annual Pay Adjustment Increase or Lump Sum Bonus**
- General Increase**
- **Contingent upon the City’s financial health and subject to availability of funds as determined by the City (subject to change)
-
Work-Life Balance
- The expected schedule for this position is Monday - Thursday, 6:00 am - 4:00 pm (4 day work week)
-
Paid Leave and Holidays
- Leave and Holidays Policy
- Family and Medical Leave and Extended Leave Policy
-
Comprehensive benefits package*** for all full-time, regular non-represented employees including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Policy
-
Retirement Benefits
- Nevada PERS (Public Employees' Retirement System)
- Retirement Health Savings (RHS) Account
- Deferred Compensation - 457(b) and 401(a) Plans
- Voluntary Benefits: Pet Insurance, Auto/Home Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, SSgA Upromise 529 College Savings Plan
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PLSF) through the Federal Government
- Tuition and Certification Reimbursement Program, and much more!
- ***
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in construction management, civil engineering, or a related field
- Five (5) years of professional level construction project management experience, having responsibility for coordinating all phases of construction
- Note: An equivalent combination of related training and experience may be considered
- Possess and maintain a valid Nevada or “border state” driver’s license, as defined by NRS 483
- Desirable: Current work experience managing utility capital improvement projects.
- Desirable: Licensed as a Professional Engineer or Certified Construction Manager in the State of Nevada.
Required Documents/Assessment Information
1) Completed Employment Application
2) Professional Engineer or Certified Construction Manager Licensure (if applicable)*
- Please attach your documents to the "Attachments" section of your application
ASSESSMENT DATES:
Oral Board Interview (Weighted 100%) - Thursday, October 15, 2026
(Best-Qualified Candidates)
Selection Interview - Wednesday, October 21, 2026
(Top-Scoring Candidates)
All applicants will be notified by email or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS:
If you are invited to participate in the assessment process, you will be required to self-schedule through the City of Henderson online application system. Please check your email and/or text messages on a regular basis after submitting your application for complete instructions, which include where and when to report.
The assessment and selection process for this position will take place on the dates listed above. All candidates who wish to be considered for this position will need to be in Henderson, Nevada, and make themselves available to participate in the testing process at any time on any of the dates listed above.
Selection Process
The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best-qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the candidate requiring accommodation to contact the Human Resources Department (preferably in writing) at the time of application.
Appointment may be subject to the successful and timely completion of a post offer pre-employment background investigation and medical/physical examination, including a drug/alcohol test. Please see the job description to view the physical requirements. The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards.
Non-Represented: Professional, Management, Executive Employees
Benefits Summary
- Health Insurance: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision
- Employer paid Long Term Disability - Up to 60% of Base Wage, if approved
- Employer paid Term Life Insurance / AD&D - $50,000 or 1X annual salary, whichever is greater
- Employee Assistance Program - 6 Free Visits Per Issue Per Year for Employee and Family Members in the Household, and Access to Work/Life Wellness Resources
- Medicare – Employee and City each pay 1.45%
- Employer paid membership in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- No Social Security tax on employee's wages
- Retirement Health Savings (RHS) program
- Service based retiree health insurance premium subsidy after 15 years participating in this program
- Employer paid Match on Pre-Tax 457(b) contributions
- Professional Staff - $1,500 annually
- Management Staff - $2,000 annually
- Executive Staff - $2,500 annually
- Employees may carry over up to 988 hours of PTO each year
- From date of hire, new employee are credited with a minimum of 18 days* of PTO. After their first anniversary, employees will begin accruing PTO monthly as follows:
- Second year through fifth calendar years of service – 17.42 hours per month
- Sixth year through twelfth calendar years of service – 20.59 hours per month
- Thirteenth calendar year of service and beyond – 23.75 hours per month
- Actual number of days and hours of PTO granted may vary by position
- Four (4) workdays of leave, with pay, per occurrence
- 13 paid holidays per year
- Two (2) floating holidays per year (one in first year if hired on or after July 1st)
- The ability to bank holidays, up to 152 hours, that fall on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off
- Four-day, 9.5-hour workday, 38-hour work week
- Four-day, 10-hour workday, 40-hour work week for Police PERS positions
- IRC 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
- IRC 401a Deferred Compensation Plan - new/hire employees only
- IRC125 Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) - Medical and Dependent Care
- Supplemental Insurance: Cancer/Catastrophic Illness, Accident, Short Term Disability, and Hospital Indemnity
- Auto and Home Insurance
- 529 College Savings Plan
- Supplemental Term Life Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Identity and Credit Protection
- PerkSpot Employee Discounts Program
- Long Term Care + Life Insurance
NOTE: Benefits subject to change based on future administrative policy changes, changes to any applicable legislation, changes to elements of the City’s voluntary benefits program, and at the discretion of the City Manager or City Council
Revised 03/24
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What Nevada Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in construction project lead jobs across Nevada.
- Nevada contractor license or ability to obtain licensure through the Nevada State Contractors Board
- Minimum five years of construction field experience with project oversight responsibilities
- Proven ability to manage subcontractors, schedules, and budgets on commercial or civil projects
- Proficiency with project management software such as Procore, Buildertrend, or similar platforms
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification required or strongly preferred by most Nevada employers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for coordinating owners, architects, and field crews
Construction Project Lead Jobs in Nevada: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a construction project lead in Nevada?
Most construction project leads in Nevada move up from field roles such as superintendent, foreman, or project coordinator after building hands-on site experience. While the project lead title itself does not require a personal state license, leads working for licensed contractors should understand the Nevada State Contractors Board licensing structure, as many employers require leads to hold or pursue a Nevada contractor license. A degree in construction management or civil engineering strengthens candidacy, though demonstrated field experience carries significant weight with Nevada employers.
Which companies hire construction project leads in Nevada?
Nevada construction project lead roles are posted by CUPERTINO ELECTRIC, Tesla, and Parsons and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Nevada's sustained resort, mixed-use, and infrastructure pipeline means established general contractors and specialty subcontractors alike maintain ongoing hiring at the project lead level.
Which Nevada cities have the most construction project lead jobs?
Las Vegas, Sparks, and Reno account for the most construction project lead openings in Nevada right now. Las Vegas and Henderson dominate because of the region's concentrated hospitality, commercial, and multifamily development activity, while Reno's industrial and logistics growth, anchored by major distribution and manufacturing campuses in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, drives consistent demand in northern Nevada.
Are there remote construction project lead jobs in Nevada?
Yes, but they're rare. Construction project lead work is fundamentally site-based, requiring daily coordination of crews, subcontractors, and inspections in person. About 17% of construction project lead openings tied to Nevada are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how limited off-site flexibility is in this role. The portions of the job most compatible with remote work include scheduling, submittal review, RFI management, and owner reporting.
How can I get hired as a construction project lead in Nevada with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is landing a project coordinator or assistant superintendent role with a mid-size Nevada general contractor, then building field accountability over time. Large contractors operating in the Las Vegas metro, including those serving the resort corridor and public infrastructure sector, often hire project engineers and field coordinators as structured on-ramps to project lead positions. Earning an OSHA 30 certification and completing a construction management degree or certificate through Nevada System of Higher Education programs strengthens applications from candidates without years of direct lead experience.
Where can I find and apply to construction project lead jobs in Nevada?
You can find and apply to construction project lead jobs in Nevada on Migrate Mate, which lists current Nevada openings from employers actively hiring in the state. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your experience and target location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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