1. Position Title : Construction Project Engineer
2. Number of Positions : Multiple
3. Program : Los Angeles Unified School District Facilities
4. Start Date :
Duties :
- Performs liaison duties among various units in the District including, but not limited to, Real Estate, Procurement, Maintenance and Operations Branch and other administrative offices involved in the completion of construction and rehabilitation projects, the alteration, improvement and repair of buildings and grounds and the acquisition and installation of equipment.
- Provides technical and engineering support to Senior Project Managers and OARs
- Manages Architect for timely and accurate responses to requests for information
- Oversees staff in the maintenance and distribution of current contract plans and specifications
- Confirms contractor’s maintenance of record drawings prior to monthly progress payments to the Contractor
- Coordinates with surveying, testing and inspection staff
- Analyzes proposals for rehabilitation and improvement of existing facilities, grounds, or equipment to determines suitability and economic feasibility and to estimates costs
- Advises personnel on most appropriate equipment purchases and resolves questions or problems related to equipment, replacement, and delivery
- Makes field checks on construction, demolition, rehabilitation, alteration addition or repair projects to determine compliance with job specifications, plans, established District standards, and federal policies on layout and installation requirements
- Prepares written materials including correspondence, reports, procedures, and guidelines related to project file maintenance and document control
- Reviews submittals for conformance to plans and specifications
- Develops strategies and schedules and to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements
- Assists OARs in establishing project priority lists that include annual and long range programs for various construction projects, including the maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of existing schools and equipment
- Assists in coordinating meetings between site administrators, school personnel, parents, and community representatives to organize construction plans from pre-construction to post-construction and close out
- Coordinates various aspects of interim housing while construction is taking place at school sites
- Assists and provides support in the development of standards and specifications used for both new construction and existing projects
- Approves and processes requisitions related to equipment
- Prepares reports on project updates to site administrators and senior management to ensure coordination in timelines and construction schedules
- Develops lay-out plans for furniture and equipment to conform with instructional programs and safety requirements and provides accurate information to the Design Management and the Architectural and Engineering Technical Support units for consideration in preliminary architectural drawings, including analysis of budget and cost constraints
- Assists school administrators in conducting inventories to establish classroom capacities and facility utilization for each grade level
- Develops estimates, negotiates costs and writes change orders
- Analyzes change orders and confirms the merit and validity of these requests
- Coordinates the delivery and installation of equipment
- May assist other District personnel by coordinating the portable building moving program, the access compliance barrier removal program, and other special, centrally controlled programs
- Assists in review of submittal procedures, RFI’s and monthly invoices
- Maintains and distributes current contract plans and specifications
- Confirms contractor’s maintenance of record drawings
- Provides technical and engineering support to Senior Project Managers / OARs
- Coordinates with surveying, testing and inspection staff
- Logs & tracks all change orders, claims in Primavera Expedition; proficiency in change management
- Performs other duties as directed
Minimum Requirements
Required Experience :
- Minimum of 8 years experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction management of commercial and/or public or educational facility construction projects with values in excess of $15M
Preferred Experience :
- Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects and/or the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS)
- Experience with Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design process
Required Education :
- BA or BS in Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Construction Management
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