Project Engineer III, Sustainability

MAAS Companies • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Project Engineer III supports the Sustainability Strike Team’s energy and carbon reduction projects across LACCD’s nine college campuses. Projects include solar, battery storage, microgrids, electric vehicle charging, building controls, LED lighting, central plant upgrades, and electrification of gas equipment. Working under the Sustainability Strike Team Lead, this senior engineer supports project managers through project development, design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout.

The role helps assess site and utility conditions, project feasibility, scope, budget, and schedule; coordinates with utility companies and project stakeholders; reviews design documents and construction submittals; monitors field work and project records; and supports invoice review, commissioning, and closeout. It is suited to an experienced project engineer or assistant project manager with at least seven years of experience on large building projects who is interested in owner-side energy work. Experience with solar, building controls, or mechanical and electrical systems is helpful but not required.

Requirements

• At least 7 years in a similar project or construction management position on commercial, public, or educational building projects valued at more than $15 million.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, business, construction management, or a related field.
• Ability to work with campus staff, designers, contractors, and utility companies concurrently.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Bluebeam Revu for document review and markup.
• Experience with Building Information Modeling (BIM).
• Experience with large project management software for tracking, documents, and reporting.
• Knowledge of the DSA design, approval, and construction process.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, including building management systems, building automation, and controls.
• Experience with energy or sustainability work such as solar, battery storage, LED lighting, central plants, electric vehicle charging, or commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, engineering, and coordination support to project managers and the Sustainability Strike Team from design through closeout.
• Help define new sustainability projects, including campus needs, site conditions, technical requirements, and potential obstacles.
• Coordinate site visits, assessments of building and utility capacity, feasibility studies, and utility service or upgrade work.
• Support the preparation and review of project scopes, preliminary budgets, and schedules that align with funding and bond requirements.
• Prepare project setup documentation, including project justification, scope, budget, reviews, and approvals, in accordance with program office procedures.
• Review and coordinate design documents, submittals, requests for information, change order proposals, and field orders.
• Coordinate with District staff, college project teams, architects, engineers, contractors, and outside experts to resolve technical issues and provide timely responses.
• Inspect field work for conformance with plans, specifications, College standards, and DSA requirements.
• Track schedules, change order proposals and approvals, and submittals; check that contractors maintain current record drawings.
• Lead project meetings, prepare minutes, track action items, and communicate project status and open issues.
• Assist with monthly invoice review and supporting documentation.
• Support commissioning, project closeout, record documents, and distribution of current plans, specifications, and project records.

Benefits

• Health insurance at low cost.
• Dental insurance at low cost.
• Vision insurance at low cost.
• 401(k).
• Three weeks of paid time off.
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) at no cost to employees, with a 3% Safe Harbor contribution vested on day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior