Sr. Associate, Energy Design Engineering

LA28 (Web)•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$73,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The organization is on a mission to create an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners, and the community. The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. The Sport & Games Delivery Group aims to deliver the most seamless, innovative, and engaging Games experience ever. The Venue Infrastructure Team is responsible for delivering competition and non-competition venues fit-for-purpose for the preparation and staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This department manages the design, development, program management, construction, maintenance, and removal of all Games infrastructure. The Energy Team, within Venue Infrastructure, ensures the end-to-end delivery of power to all Games venues and facilities, coordinating with various stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of electrical services. The Senior Associate, Energy Design Engineering, will support the Energy Design Engineering Team, which is responsible for designing temporary electrical overlay, educating external designers, estimating Games loads, reviewing designs, performing electrical studies, overseeing temporary power providers, creating testing plans, and performing risk analysis.

Requirements

Experience with electrical design development.
Experience implementing energy solutions into electrical design.
Demonstrated commitment to co-creation and collaborative decision-making.
Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders and proven success at building excellent working relationships.
Extremely detail oriented with excellent organization skills.
Fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Well-developed problem-solving skills and ability to work independently to resolve issues.
Strong communication, team building, and interpersonal skills.
Self-starter with experience in defining tasks, seeking feedback, and evolving work where applicable.
A collaborative mindset: someone who prioritizes the team and fosters a culture of high performance without ego.
An innovative viewpoint, challenging the status quo and thinking ahead to future years of the Movement.
Ability to implement and manage change effectively as well as manage and mitigate risk.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 3 years of experience assessing, designing, or implementing electrical infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit and BIM360 is preferred.
Present information concisely to wide audience of executive leadership, external contractors and advisors, and governmental agencies.
Experience working with electric utilities and/or temporary power providers is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop detailed electrical studies to determine load requirements.
Perform energy capacity analysis and identify gaps in existing service supply.
Perform analysis to identify energy related risks to venue power supply.
Perform analysis to recommend solutions to meet requirements for loading, reliability and resiliency needs.
Track design revisions from Venue Management and evaluate how they will impact the Energy designs for the temporary power provider overlays on existing HV/MV/LV infrastructure and equipment.
Support the integration of internal stakeholders with external delivery partners, including temporary power providers, electrical design engineers and Energy overlay resources to ensure a coordinated process.
Help execute an approval and review process for all internal and external stakeholders involved in establishing Energy technical requirements for Games Energy overlay.
Establish close working relationships with key functional areas (especially Venue Infrastructure, Technology, Broadcast, etc.) to ensure the Energy design development process aligns with cross-functional planning timelines and objectives.
Work with the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee to understand all Energy requirements, get strategic buy-in for recommended efficiencies, and expedite approval processes where necessary.
Closely align with the Energy Program Management Team to ensure coordinated planning for all venue Energy design and delivery milestones and deliverables.