Sr. Associate, Energy Design Engineering

LA28•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Sport & Games Delivery Group aims to deliver the most seamless, innovative, and engaging Games experience ever for all athletes, fans, partners, and the community. The Venue Infrastructure Team is responsible for delivering the competition and non-competition venues fit-for-purpose for the preparation and staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Energy Team is responsible for ensuring the end-to-end delivery of power to all Games venues and facilities. The Senior Associate, Energy Design Engineering, will be responsible for supporting the Energy Design Engineering Team. The Energy Design Engineering Team is responsible for designing all temporary electrical overlay; educating external designers of Games stakeholder requirements and service levels; providing a rolling estimate of Games loads for all competition and non-competition venues; validating through the Games Energy Council any high voltage projects critical for Games Energy supply to venues; reviewing all designs for medium voltage feeds and venue medium voltage / low voltage power distribution; performing detailed electrical studies of venue loads; overseeing temporary power providers to ensure they deliver a technically accurate design; creating comprehensive Energy testing plans; and performing comprehensive risk analysis and risk mitigation studies.

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.
Present information concisely to wide audience of executive leadership, external contractors and advisors, and governmental agencies.
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.
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.