Construction Field Engineer
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$102,000 – $146,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 28, 2026
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$102,000 – $146,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 28, 2026
At HDR, employee-owners create a welcoming environment where everyone is valued and respected. The Construction Field Engineer – Roadway / Structures will support construction oversight on transportation and public infrastructure projects, particularly for the Los Angeles World Airports ATMP Landside Improvements Project.
At roughly $60/hr, this posting sits about 49% above the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $30–$57/hr middle band drawn from 73 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
We're tracking 101 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 61 different employers. 64 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 306 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.
HDR currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (31), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Construction Field Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.