Project Lead Jobs in Nevada
Project Lead jobs in Nevada concentrate in construction, gaming and hospitality infrastructure, technology, and utilities, with demand at every level from site-level team lead to program-scale senior project lead. Las Vegas, Henderson, and Reno are the primary hiring hubs, where employers like MGM Resorts International, NV Energy, and Switch have sustained project lead needs across capital projects, infrastructure upgrades, and digital initiatives. The most consistent openings are in construction project leadership, IT project management, and facilities and infrastructure delivery. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Procon is a top-ranked construction management and technology consulting firm with 25 years of experience delivering high‑impact projects across the U.S. and worldwide. An ENR Top 100 CM/PM firm for five consecutive years, we specialize in program management, project controls, commissioning, and technology—and offer an excellent platform to grow your career while shaping the future of the built environment.
Procon is seeking a Project Manager / Construction Manager to provide owner-side management for assigned projects and facilities at a federal job site. In the early milestones, this position serves as the principal day-to-day Project Manager. It integrates requirements, design, schedule, cost, risk, security, and Government coordination to move assigned projects toward construction. As the program moves into construction, the position transitions into a Construction Manager role. It provides direct field awareness of construction status, PDB performance, interfaces, schedule, quality, safety, changes, and closeout.
Requirements
Qualifications and Skills
- Progressively responsible experience managing complex design and construction projects or programs. This includes integrating scope, requirements, schedule, cost, risk, technical coordination, stakeholder decisions, construction, and closeout.
- Construction management experience providing day-to-day field coordination, progress assessment, issue identification, records, change fact development, and turnover support on projects of comparable complexity.
- Technical experience that matches the facilities or work areas assigned.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare decision-ready recommendations and coordinate multiple functional disciplines.
- Ability to work full time on site at the federal site, and to obtain and maintain installation access.
- Federal, DoD, or Air Force experience, including work on an active installation.
- Collaborative design-build or Progressive Design-Build experience.
- Experience with airfields, utilities, hangars, secure facilities, or multi-project campuses.
- PMP or related project management credential, or a degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.
- Experience with Kahua or a comparable PMIS, and with Primavera P6 schedules.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Manage assigned projects on behalf of the OA, keeping an integrated view of scope, requirements, schedule, cost, risk, design, construction, security, commissioning, and turnover.
- Coordinate OA technical and functional staff, and keep direct working relationships with AFCEC and customer representatives.
- Track issues, actions, RFIs, decisions, and matters requiring customer coordination and response.
- Identify issues that need escalation, and route each one to the correct Government authority level.
- Maintain Government need-by dates and identify the consequences of delayed decisions.
- Coordinate PDB RFIs and Government responses. Review and finalize customer-drafted responses for completeness, consistency with requirements, and required concurrence.
- Capture final approved RFI responses and decisions in Kahua through the applicable workflow.
- Coordinate changes, potential changes, and requirements issues affecting project execution.
- Support project governance, executive reporting, risk coordination, and PDB performance evaluations.
- Maintain routine onsite field presence and coordinate owner-side construction activities.
- Monitor progress, sequencing, logistics, access, utilities, outages, tie-ins, and field conditions on an active flightline and installation.
- Coordinate with Quality Assurance personnel without duplicating QA inspection responsibilities.
- Identify issues affecting schedule, cost, quality, safety, security, commissioning, or turnover.
- Coordinate RFIs and field technical issues with Document Controls and technical specialists.
- Support change evaluation and field fact development.
- Coordinate Government and PDB field meetings.
- Prepare Construction Management Daily Reports and other CM records. Reference QA records rather than duplicating inspection documentation.
- Support monthly progress validation and payment evaluation.
- Elevate material issues through the Group 3 Lead.
- Closeout and Turnover
- Keep facility-level visibility of physical completion, remaining work, deficiencies, punch-list items, corrective work, inspections, and record information.
- Support reconciliation of PDB-reported completion with observed field conditions.
- Coordinate commissioning and turnover readiness with Group 3 and the applicable functional leads.
- Keep complete project records in coordination with Document Controls and the PMIS team.
Benefits
Salary commensurate with experience.
Interested and qualified candidates please submit resume.
This role is frequently required to observe information on a computer for prolonged periods of time, communicate effectively and efficiently with others, remain stationary for long periods of time, occasionally move from one location to another in multiple facilities, and occasionally move objects weighing up to 20 lbs.
Procon offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including full medical/dental insurance and 401(K) plan. Procon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate
What Nevada Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project lead jobs across Nevada.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent credential strongly preferred by Nevada employers
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, information technology, or a related field
- Three or more years leading cross-functional project teams from initiation through closeout
- Proficiency with project management software such as Procore, MS Project, or Jira
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, and stakeholder communications
- Familiarity with Nevada contractor licensing requirements or industry-specific compliance standards
Project Lead Jobs in Nevada: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a project lead in Nevada?
Most project leads in Nevada enter the role through a combination of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and several years of hands-on team or task ownership. Nevada does not issue a state-specific project lead license, but many employers in construction require familiarity with Nevada State Contractors Board regulations. Earning a Project Management Professional certification through PMI, or a CAPM for earlier-career candidates, significantly strengthens your candidacy across the state's leading sectors.
Which companies hire project leads in Nevada?
Employers hiring project leads in Nevada right now include Mission Support and Test Services, Peter Lucas Project Management, and Big D Companies, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Nevada's concentration of large resort, utility, and technology infrastructure employers means project lead openings tend to cluster around long-cycle capital programs and ongoing operational initiatives rather than short-term contract work.
Which Nevada cities have the most project lead jobs?
Las Vegas, Reno, and Nevada account for the largest share of project lead openings in Nevada. Las Vegas and Henderson drive the bulk of demand through their dense concentration of resort development, construction, and technology infrastructure employers, while Reno's growing logistics, manufacturing, and data center sector has made it a secondary but increasingly active market for project leadership roles.
Are there remote project lead jobs in Nevada?
Yes, though they are less common than in purely desk-based fields, since many project lead roles require on-site coordination, stakeholder walk-throughs, or vendor management in person. About 20% of project lead openings tied to Nevada are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with the remote portion concentrated in technology, software delivery, and program management roles rather than construction or facilities.
How can I get hired as a project lead in Nevada with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is moving into a project lead role from an adjacent position such as project coordinator, project administrator, or team lead within the same organization. Large Nevada employers in construction and utilities often promote from within or hire coordinators who demonstrate ownership over a project phase. Completing a CAPM certification, building a portfolio of coordinated work, and targeting associate project manager openings at companies like NV Energy or regional general contractors gives candidates without direct project lead titles a concrete starting point.
Where can I find and apply to project lead jobs in Nevada?
You can find and apply to project lead jobs in Nevada on Migrate Mate, which lists current Nevada openings across construction, technology, utilities, and hospitality infrastructure. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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