Safety Engineer Elevators

A Safety Engineer Elevators inspects escalators, elevators, moving walks and similar devices for conformance to State laws and City ordinances regulating their design, installation, maintenance, and operation.

(Rev.
02/20/2026)

$140,960 to $148,811

Annual salary is at the start of the pay range. The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.

Four years of full-time paid experience in the inspection of elevators or in the design, maintenance, or repair of elevators, two years of which was at the journey-level.

Two years of mechanical or electrical work experience may be substituted for two years of the required non-journey level experience; or 30 semester or 45 quarter units in mechanical or electrical engineering upper division courses, from an accredited college or university, may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years of the required non-journey-level experience.

(Rev.
02/20/2026)

• Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience at the time of filing may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met.
• As a condition of employment, a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required. Applicants will be disqualified and candidates will not be eligible for hire if their DMV record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation such as DUI or DWI in any state or jurisdiction.
  
  Notice of disqualification or ineligibility for hire may be issued by the City of Los Angeles at any time before a final job offer is extended.
• For Internal Use Only:
  Licensing verification will occur at the time of filing.
• Applicants substituting upper division mechanical or electrical engineering courses for non-journey-level experience must list their school name and location, course titles with the number of semester or quarter units and completion dates in the Supplemental Questions section of the application. The substitution will not be considered for applicants who fail to provide the information at the time of filing.
• Experience claimed on all applications will be reviewed by a panel of subject matter experts to ensure that the applicants meet the bulletin requirement.
• Please note that qualifying education must be from a college or university accredited by a City of Los Angeles recognized agency. A list of approved accrediting agencies can be found at https://personnel.lacity.gov/Accredited%20
  
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• A valid certification as a Certified Competent Conveyance Inspector issued by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is required prior to completion of a six-month probationary period.
• Candidates completing the examination process may be contacted by the Personnel Department to provide required proof of qualifying coursework. Applicants who wish to expedite this process may attach a copy of their transcripts (annotated with mechanical or electrical engineering upper division courses, credit earned, and grade received) to their on-line application at the time of filing in the Attachments section.

(Rev.
02/20/2026)

Applications will only be accepted on-line on the dates listed below:

Filing Period 1: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026 to THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026

The examination may close without prior notice at any time after a sufficient number of applications have been received. Filing periods may change without prior notice or additional dates may be added, as needed, at a later date. For…