Engineer IV (Electrical)
About The Position
The Tsui Group is seeking a qualified and experienced Engineer IV (Electrical) to support a large educational client within Los Angeles County. The role is exclusively tied to bond-eligible activities, including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and related project management functions necessary to deliver capital improvements consistent with LACCD’s Capital Construction Bond Program requirements and legal limitations governing bond fund expenditures. The engineer serves as an electrical engineering subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, assessments, recommendations, and project development support across Districtwide initiatives. The role supports procurement and technical evaluation, design and construction review, systems integration, field verification, commissioning, and closeout. Work may involve photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage, microgrids, electric vehicle charging, building electrification, central plant decarbonization, lighting, smart controls, and related electrical infrastructure. The position applies relevant California energy and electrical codes, Title 24, applicable ASHRAE guidance, District standards, and sustainability principles. Other bond-eligible duties may be directed by the Sustainability Strike Team Lead, and other related duties may be assigned by the PMO and LACCD.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Current California Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering.
- At least 7 years of professional electrical engineering experience in design, construction, or facilities infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of California Energy Codes, Title 24 Energy Code, National Electrical Code (NEC), California Code of Regulations Part 11 (Cal Green Code), and applicable electrical engineering standards.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in educational facility construction.
- 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 (PV) systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS), microgrids, and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
- Experience with building electrification, central plant electrical infrastructure, and integration with Building Management Systems (BMS) and building automation controls.
- Experience reviewing electrical engineering designs, technical specifications, and construction documents.
- Familiarity with Division of State Architect (DSA) design, approval, and construction processes.
- Experience utilizing Bluebeam Revu and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and processes.
- Experience and/or certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) projects.
- California Professional Engineering (PE) license in Electrical Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an electrical engineering subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, evaluations, and recommendations to Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team.
- Assess existing electrical infrastructure, equipment, and associated building systems, including conditions, performance, capacity, deficiencies, and opportunities for upgrades.
- Prepare existing-conditions assessment reports documenting findings, deficiencies, limitations, recommended improvements, alternatives, and prioritization considerations.
- Perform and review infrastructure assessments, load studies, capacity evaluations, feasibility studies, and technical analyses supporting project scoping, design, and implementation.
- Evaluate the feasibility and compatibility of proposed upgrades with existing electrical and associated building systems; coordinate with other engineering disciplines and utilities on integration needs and constraints.
- Coordinate with District personnel, Campus Administration, CPTs, PMO, consultants, and utility providers regarding service capacity, infrastructure requirements, utility upgrades, and technical constraints.
- Develop technical Scopes of Work or provide electrical engineering input to project SOWs, including requirements, specifications, deliverables, and implementation approaches.
- Review and validate technical SOWs prepared by consultants and other stakeholders for alignment with District standards, project objectives, existing conditions, and engineering requirements.
- Support project establishment and White Paper development by validating engineering assumptions, technical requirements, feasibility findings, alternatives, and proposed approaches under applicable BuildLACCD PMO Standard Operating Procedures.
- Provide electrical engineering input to procurement documents, technical SOWs, performance requirements, and evaluation criteria for design and construction services.
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert on evaluation panels for design professionals, contractors, and other technical service providers; assess qualifications, proposals, and technical approaches and provide recommendations under District procurement procedures and evaluation criteria.
- Provide technical expertise for PV, BESS, microgrids, EV charging, building electrification, central plant decarbonization, lighting, smart controls, and associated electrical infrastructure.
- Review engineering studies, design documents, technical specifications, submittals, RFIs, requests for clarification, and change order proposals; provide technical recommendations to Project Managers and appropriate decision-makers.
- 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 applicable project requirements.
- Support field visits, design and construction meetings, commissioning, and closeout activities as required 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 bond-eligible electrical engineering support duties as directed by the Sustainability Strike Team Lead.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the PMO and LACCD.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance fully covered for the employee.
- Life and disability insurance.
- 10.5 days of accrued vacation pay.
- 6 days of sick pay available immediately.
- 10 days of holiday pay (9 holidays and 1 personal day).
- 3% employer 401(k) contribution after 1 year of service.
- Monthly cell phone stipend.
- Laptop for work purposes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
