Project Engineer III - Sustainability
About The Position
The Project Engineer III - Sustainability provides technical and engineering support to Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team on educational-facility capital improvement projects for a large educational client within Los Angeles County. The position is exclusively tied to bond-eligible activities—including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and related project management functions—consistent with LACCD Capital Construction Bond Program requirements and legal limitations on bond fund expenditures. The role supports projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout. It coordinates with District personnel, College Project Teams, campus administration, PMO staff, consultants, architects, engineers, contractors, and technical subject matter experts to clarify project requirements, coordinate designs, address technical issues, and resolve implementation constraints. The position also supports the scoping and development of Districtwide sustainability capital improvement projects, including technical due diligence, project establishment, and development of scopes, budgets, schedules, and implementation approaches within available funding and bond eligibility requirements. The Project Engineer assists with project documentation, field verification, progress monitoring, meeting coordination, schedule and change tracking, commissioning, and closeout. The position performs other project support duties as directed.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of experience in a similar role or position in construction.
- BS/BA degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- Ability to work in a team environment and take initiative.
- Ability to effectively manage daily work in a fast-paced environment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu for reviewing, marking up, and coordinating project documents.
- Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM).
- Experience utilizing an enterprise-level Project Management Information System (PMIS) for project tracking, documentation, and reporting.
- Familiarity with DSA design, approval, and construction processes.
- Working knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems, including Building Management Systems (BMS), building automation, and controls.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and engineering support to Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team throughout design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
- Coordinate with District personnel, College Project Teams, architects, engineers, contractors, and technical subject matter experts on project requirements, technical issues, design coordination, and implementation constraints.
- Assist with reviewing and coordinating design documents, technical submittals, RFIs, change order proposals, field orders, and other project documentation.
- Support the coordination and resolution of technical issues and facilitate timely, accurate RFI responses in consultation with appropriate technical SMEs and design professionals.
- Help maintain and distribute current contract plans, specifications, project records, and supporting documentation.
- Support field verification and construction coordination to assess compliance with approved scopes, plans, specifications, College standards, and applicable DSA requirements.
- Monitor project progress, document field observations, maintain project reports, and coordinate follow-up actions with stakeholders.
- Assist with tracking project schedules, change order proposals, approved changes, technical submittals, and other implementation activities.
- Support verification that contractors maintain required record drawings and other project documentation during construction.
- Coordinate project meetings, document minutes, track action items, and communicate status and outstanding issues to stakeholders.
- Assist with reviewing submittal procedures, RFIs, monthly invoices, and supporting project documentation as directed by Project Managers.
- Support commissioning, project closeout, record documentation, and coordination of outstanding project requirements.
- Support scoping and development of Districtwide sustainability capital improvement projects, including identifying needs, technical requirements, site conditions, constraints, and implementation considerations.
- Coordinate with District personnel, Campus Administration, CPTs, PMO, technical SMEs, and consultants to verify project requirements, proposed scopes, and alignment with campus and District priorities.
- Coordinate technical due diligence, including field assessments, infrastructure evaluations, feasibility studies, and utility coordination to verify existing capacity, service requirements, potential upgrades, and project constraints.
- Assist Project Managers, SMEs, engineers, and estimators in developing and validating project scopes, preliminary budgets, schedules, and implementation approaches within available initiative funding and bond eligibility requirements.
- Support preparation and coordination of project establishments, including project justification, scope and budget documentation, stakeholder reviews, and required approvals in accordance with BuildLACCD PMO Standard Operating Procedures.
- Perform other project support duties as directed.
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
Mid Level
