Project Engineer III – Sustainability

KAYGEN•Monterey Park, CA

About The Position

This bond-eligible role is strictly limited to capital construction, modernization, and sustainability projects funded through a Capital Construction Bond Program. It excludes routine maintenance, repair, and operational work assigned to Facilities Maintenance & Operations. The position supports bond-eligible planning, design, construction, commissioning, and project management activities in accordance with bond program requirements and legal limitations on bond fund expenditures. The Project Engineer III – Sustainability provides technical, engineering, and project coordination support to the Sustainability Strike Team across the planning, scoping, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of sustainability and energy-related capital improvement projects. Under the direction of the Sustainability Strike Team Lead, the role supports Project Managers and coordinates with District personnel, Campus Administration, College Project Teams (CPTs), the Program Management Office (PMO), technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), consultants, and utility providers. Supported initiatives include Energy Information Systems, Sustainability and Climate Action Roadmap programs, Building Management Systems, central plant and local building decarbonization and optimization, LED lighting upgrades, energy-efficiency retrofits, renewable energy systems, photovoltaic installations, microgrids, battery energy storage systems, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, building electrification, and other sustainability-related capital improvements.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in a similar or equivalent position supporting project or construction management for commercial, public sector, institutional, or educational facility construction projects valued in excess of $15 million.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu for document review, markups, and project coordination.
Experience with Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and workflows.
Experience using enterprise-level Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) for project tracking, documentation, and reporting.
Familiarity with regulatory design review, approval, and construction administration processes for public sector capital projects.
Working knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems.
Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS), Building Automation Systems (BAS), energy controls and monitoring systems, or sustainability and energy infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

Provide technical, engineering, and project coordination support to Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
Coordinate with District personnel, College Project Teams, architects, engineers, contractors, and technical SMEs to address project requirements, technical issues, design coordination, and implementation constraints.
Assist with review and coordination of design documents, technical submittals, Requests for Information (RFIs), change order proposals, field orders, and other project documentation.
Coordinate resolution of technical issues and facilitate timely RFI responses with technical SMEs and design professionals.
Maintain and distribute current contract plans, specifications, project records, and supporting documentation.
Support field verification and construction coordination to evaluate compliance with approved scopes, plans, specifications, standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Monitor project progress, document field observations, maintain project reports, and coordinate follow-up actions with stakeholders.
Track schedules, change order proposals, approved changes, technical submittals, and implementation activities.
Verify that contractors maintain required record drawings and project documentation throughout construction.
Coordinate project meetings, prepare meeting minutes, track action items, and communicate project status and outstanding issues.
Assist with review of submittal procedures, RFIs, monthly invoices, and supporting project documentation.
Support commissioning, project closeout, record documentation, and resolution of outstanding project requirements.
Support the scoping and development of sustainability-focused capital improvement projects, including identifying project needs, technical requirements, site conditions, constraints, and implementation considerations.
Coordinate with District personnel, campus leadership, project teams, PMO representatives, SMEs, and consultants to validate project requirements and alignment with organizational priorities.
Coordinate technical due diligence, including field assessments, infrastructure evaluations, feasibility studies, utility coordination, capacity and service requirement analyses, upgrade assessments, and identification of constraints.
Assist Project Managers, engineers, SMEs, and estimators in developing and validating project scopes, preliminary budgets, schedules, implementation approaches, funding alignment, and bond eligibility compliance.
Support project establishment through project justification, scope and budget documentation, stakeholder reviews, and required approvals under established PMO Standard Operating Procedures.
Perform other bond-eligible project support duties as assigned by the Sustainability Strike Team Lead.