Chief Engineer
SSi People
New Orleans, LA · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where New Orleans, LA ranks
Where New Orleans, LA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities hosting the most healthcare & hospital systems conferences11 conferences · of 33
- #2Cities hosting the most government & public sector conferences8 conferences · of 29
- #3Cities hosting the most operations conferences10 conferences · of 31
- #4Cities hosting the most education & edtech conferences10 conferences · of 39
- #4Cities hosting the most construction & real estate conferences6 conferences · of 16
- #7Cities hosting the most manufacturing & industrial conferences4 conferences · of 17
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 81 open chief engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $237,500 and the median is $175,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Job Title: Chief Engineer Location: New Orleans, Louisiana (On-Site) Job Summary: We are seeking a confident engineering leader to oversee the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of building systems in a Class A office environment. This opportunity offers the...