Project Engineer, Operations Manager

DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE

The Project Execution Branch of the Facilities Services Division is responsible for the construction of new schools and repair and modernization of existing schools as part of a multi-year bond funded capital improvement program. The branch is dedicated to ensuring that existing campuses are modernized and repaired in support of the education and safety of our students and staff utilizing cost efficient and sustainable materials.

Insurance: District paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: 24 days each year.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

A Project Engineer provides technical engineering support to higher-level managers in the Project Execution Branch and independently manages smaller projects in the pre-construction, construction, and close-out stages.

Typical duties include:

• Managing all aspects of project delivery and coordination of construction projects including planning, design, budgeting, scheduling, labor compliance and closeout activities.
• Evaluating architectural and engineering proposals and providing execution, contracting and awarding strategies and recommendations.
• Reviewing and responding to requests for clarification (RFC), change order proposals (COP), and change directives (CD) for quality assurance and merit.
• Preparing cost estimates and negotiating a fair and reasonable cost for extra services obtained from commissioned architects/engineers and for change orders submitted by contractors.
• Reviewing contractor baseline schedules including analysis of critical path and recovery schedules to monitor construction progress, report potential issues, and ensure projects are delivered within approved timelines.

PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED. You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid‑off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation. Laid‑off employees’ eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period;

as such, laid‑off employees applying for promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

The minimum qualifications for Project Engineer can be met in either of the following ways:

• Graduation from a recognized university with a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or business administration AND four years of project/construction management experience in a public works, educational, or commercial building program with responsibility for coordinating projects ranging in construction value from $4 million and above.
• Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency AND eight years of the required experience as listed above. Candidates that meet the education and experience requirement by means of substitution will be required to obtain a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI) within nine months of employment.

* For the purpose of this selection process, the definition of “coordinating projects” is interpreted to include at least four years (eight years if qualifying by means of substitution) of PRIMARY responsibility OR as the assistant to a higher‑level project manager (i.e. SECOND‑IN‑COMMAND) performing the following activities:

• Pre‑construction planning, including constructability reviews, preparing bid and award documents, estimating, and construction‑related scheduling (front end).
• Reviewing contracts for construction including negotiating change orders and managing on‑site construction (running the job).
• Obtaining appropriate approvals from governing agencies (i.e. Division of the State Architect), delivery of completed construction projects to operations, and…