Project Engineer III - Sustainability
The Tsui Group · Los Angeles · $122,000–$127,000 (stated in the posting)
The Tsui Group is seeking a candidate who is qualified and experienced in educational facility construction projects to serve as a Project Engineer III - Sustainability for a large educational client within Los Angeles County with the below duties.
Position Overview:
The scope of this role is exclusively tied to bond-eligible activities such as planning, design, construction, commissioning, and related project management functions necessary to deliver capital improvements consistent with LACCD’s Capital Construction Bond Program requirements and legal limitations governing bond fund expenditures.
Position Description:
- Provide technical and engineering support to the Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team for projects progressing through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
- Coordinate with District personnel, CPTs, architects, engineers, contractors, and technical SMEs to address project requirements, technical issues, design coordination, and implementation constraints.
- Assist with the review and coordination of design documents, technical submittals, requests for information (RFIs), change order proposals, field orders, and other project documentation.
- Support coordination and resolution of technical issues and facilitate accurate and timely responses to RFIs in consultation with appropriate technical SMEs and design professionals.
- Assist in maintaining and distributing current contract plans, specification, project records, and supporting documentation.
- Support field verification and construction coordination activities to assess compliance with approved project scopes, plans, specifications, established College standards, and applicable Division of State Architect (DSA) requirements.
- Assist in monitoring project progress, documenting field observations, maintaining project reports, and coordinating follow-up actions with project 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 throughout construction.
- Assist in coordinating project meetings, documenting meeting minutes, tracking action items, and communicating project status and outstanding issues to relevant stakeholders.
- 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 the scoping and development of Districtwide sustainability capital improvement projects, including identification of project needs, technical requirements, site conditions, constraints, and implementation considerations.
- Coordinate with District personnel, Campus Administration, College Project Teams (CPTs), PMO, Technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and consultants to verify project requirements, proposed scopes, and alignment with campus and District priorities.
- Coordinate technical due diligence activities, including field assessments, infrastructure evaluations, feasibility studies, and utility coordination to verify existing capacity, service requirements, potential upgrades, and associated 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 applicable bond eligibility requirements.
- Support the preparation and coordination of project establishments, including project justification, scope and budget documentation, stakeholder reviews, and required approvals in accordance with established BuildLACCD PMO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Performs other project support duties as directed.
Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in a similar role or position in construction.
- BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or related degree.
- Ability to work in a team environment and take initiative.
- Effectively manage daily work effort in a fast-paced environment.
- Good verbal and writing communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu for reviewing, marking up, and coordinating project documents.
- Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Experience utilizing 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.
Benefits
- Salary Range: $122,000-$127,000
- Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
- Life and Disability Insurance
- 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
- 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
- 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
- 3% Employer Contribution 401k (After 1 year of service)
- Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
- Laptop for work purposes
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