Electrical Engineer

Cumming Management Group•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Cumming Group is hiring an Electrical Engineer to support sustainability-focused construction projects for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in Los Angeles, California. The role provides specialized electrical engineering expertise and technical support throughout the planning, scoping, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of sustainability and energy-related capital improvement projects. Working under the direction of the Sustainability Strike Team Lead, the Electrical Engineer serves as a subject matter expert supporting multiple Project Managers and Districtwide initiatives. These initiatives include Energy Information Systems, sustainability and climate action planning, building management systems, central plant optimization, LED lighting upgrades, energy-efficiency retrofits, renewable energy systems, microgrids, battery energy storage, electric-vehicle charging, and electrification. The position performs technical assessments and analyses, develops and reviews scopes of work and project documentation, advises on procurement and technical evaluations, and supports design, construction, commissioning, and closeout activities. The role applies relevant California codes, District standards, and sustainability principles to technical reviews and recommendations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Current California Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering.
At least seven years of professional electrical engineering experience in design, construction, or facilities infrastructure projects.
Strong knowledge of California energy codes, Title 24, the National Electrical Code (NEC), California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), and applicable electrical engineering standards.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience supporting educational facility design and/or construction projects, preferably at California community colleges or other public educational institutions.
Experience supporting large public works capital improvement programs.
Experience with electrical infrastructure assessments, load studies, utility coordination, and electrical service capacity evaluations.
Experience with photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Experience with building electrification, central plant electrical infrastructure, and integration with building management systems and building automation controls.
Experience reviewing electrical engineering designs, technical specifications, and construction documents.
Familiarity with Division of the State Architect design, approval, and construction processes.
Experience using Bluebeam Revu and Building Information Modeling tools and processes.
Experience and/or certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) projects.

Responsibilities

Provide electrical engineering guidance, evaluations, and recommendations to Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team across Districtwide sustainability initiatives.
Assess existing electrical infrastructure, equipment, and associated building systems, including their condition, performance, capacity, deficiencies, and upgrade opportunities.
Prepare existing-conditions assessment reports documenting findings, limitations, recommendations, alternatives, and prioritization considerations.
Perform and review infrastructure assessments, load studies, capacity evaluations, feasibility studies, and other technical analyses.
Evaluate the feasibility and compatibility of proposed upgrades with existing electrical and building systems, coordinating with other engineering disciplines and utilities as needed.
Coordinate with District personnel, Campus Administration, CPTs, PMO, consultants, and utility providers on service capacity, infrastructure requirements, utility upgrades, and technical constraints.
Develop electrical engineering scopes of work or provide input to project scopes, including requirements, specifications, deliverables, and implementation approaches.
Review and validate consultant- and stakeholder-prepared scopes of work for alignment with District standards, project objectives, existing conditions, and engineering requirements.
Support project establishment and White Paper development by validating engineering assumptions, requirements, feasibility findings, alternatives, and proposed approaches under applicable BuildLACCD PMO procedures.
Provide electrical engineering input to procurement documents, scopes of work, performance requirements, and evaluation criteria for design and construction services.
Serve on technical evaluation panels for design professionals, contractors, and other technical service providers; assess qualifications, proposals, and technical approaches and provide recommendations.
Provide technical expertise for photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage, microgrids, EV charging, building electrification, central plant decarbonization, lighting, smart controls, and related electrical infrastructure.
Review engineering studies, design documents, technical specifications, submittals, RFIs, requests for clarification, and change order proposals; provide technical recommendations.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary design and construction teams to identify engineering risks, resolve technical issues, and support constructability and systems integration.
Perform electrical engineering analyses and prepare technical reports supporting District design guidelines and project requirements.
Support field visits, design and construction meetings, commissioning, and closeout activities for technical verification and issue resolution.
Apply relevant California energy and electrical codes, Title 24, applicable ASHRAE guidance, District standards, and sustainability principles to technical reviews and recommendations.
Perform other electrical engineering support duties as directed by the Sustainability Strike Team Lead.