Senior Sustainability Project Engineer

Cumming Management Group•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Cumming Group is hiring a Senior Sustainability Project Engineer to support sustainability-focused construction projects for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in Los Angeles, California. The position provides technical, engineering, and administrative support throughout the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of sustainability and energy-related capital improvement projects. The role works under the direction of the Sustainability Strike Team Lead and coordinates with district personnel, campus teams, project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and technical subject matter experts. Projects may advance district sustainability initiatives involving Energy Information Systems, the Sustainability and Climate Action Roadmap, Building Management Systems, central plant optimization, LED lighting, energy efficiency retrofits, renewable energy, microgrids, battery energy storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and electrification. The engineer supports project coordination and documentation, design and technical reviews, field verification, construction progress monitoring, issue resolution, commissioning, and closeout. The role also supports development of districtwide sustainability capital projects by helping identify needs, technical requirements, site conditions, constraints, and implementation considerations. This includes coordinating due diligence, field assessments, infrastructure evaluations, feasibility studies, and utility coordination, as well as assisting with scopes, preliminary budgets, schedules, project establishment documentation, stakeholder reviews, and approvals. The salary range for this full-time role is $106,800.00–$142,400.02 per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or a related field.
At least seven years of experience in a similar or equivalent position involving project or construction management of commercial, public, or educational facility construction projects valued over $15 million.
Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu for reviewing, marking up, and coordinating project documents.
Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and processes.
Experience utilizing enterprise-level Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) for project tracking, documentation, and reporting.
Familiarity with Division of the State Architect design, approval, and construction processes.
Working knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems, including Building Management Systems, building automation, and controls.

Responsibilities

Assist in coordinating projects that advance the school district’s sustainability initiatives, including energy information systems, building management systems, central plant optimization, energy efficiency, renewable energy, microgrids, battery storage, EV charging, and electrification.
Provide technical, engineering, and project coordination support through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
Coordinate with district personnel, architects, engineers, contractors, and technical subject matter experts to address project requirements, technical issues, design coordination, and implementation constraints.
Assist with review and coordination of design documents, technical submittals, requests for information, change order proposals, field orders, and other project documentation.
Support resolution of technical issues and facilitate timely, accurate responses to RFIs in consultation with subject matter experts and design professionals.
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.
Track 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 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 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 project needs, technical requirements, site conditions, constraints, and implementation considerations.
Coordinate with District personnel, Campus Administration, College Project Teams, PMO, technical SMEs, and consultants to verify 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 funding and applicable bond eligibility requirements.
Support project establishment documentation, including project justification, scope and budget documentation, stakeholder reviews, and required approvals under BuildLACCD PMO Standard Operating Procedures.
Perform other project support duties as directed by the Sustainability team lead.