Project Engineer I, Sustainability

MAAS Companies•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Work LACCD is spending bond money to cut energy use across nine college campuses. That means new lighting, upgraded central plants, solar, battery and microgrid work, electric vehicle charging, building controls, and swapping gas equipment for electric. The Sustainability Team runs those projects. You are the engineer who keeps them moving. You work under the Sustainability Team Lead and support the project managers through every phase: planning, design, buying the work, building it, testing that it performs, and closing it out. You are the person who answers the contractor's questions, walks the site to check the work against the plans and the state's requirements, and keeps the paperwork straight so the job can be paid and closed. This is a good seat for someone a few years into construction who wants to work for the owner instead of the contractor, and wants to work on energy projects. You do not need a sustainability background to start. You need to be organized, on site, and reliable.

Requirements

3 years in a similar seat doing project or construction management on commercial, public, or educational buildings, on projects worth more than $15M
A bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, business, construction management, or a related field (required for this role)
Comfort on an active construction site and the habit of writing things down

Nice To Haves

Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Experience with the DSA design and construction approval process
Any energy or sustainability work: lighting upgrades, solar, building controls, central plants, electric vehicle charging, or commissioning
Community college or K-12 campus experience

Responsibilities

Give technical and engineering support to the project managers and the sustainability team through every phase of a project
Support the District's energy work: efficiency upgrades, electrification, renewable power, and carbon reduction
Work with project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, and District staff to sort out technical problems and answer contractor questions accurately and on time
Keep the current plans and specifications up to date and in the right hands
Check that the contractor is keeping record drawings current before each monthly payment goes out
Walk the site to check the work against the plans, the College's standards, and DSA requirements (DSA is the state office that approves public school and college construction)
Document progress: daily reports, photographs, and notes
Log and track change order proposals, field orders, and approved change orders
Log and review submittals against the plans and specifications, and help review invoices
Keep the project files and record drawings, and take minutes at project meetings