Project Engineer

SALARY DETAILS

APPLICATION FILING DATES

March 5, 2025 - March 28, 2025

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for  the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the  nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with  over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of  the largest employers in our city.
 

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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.

BENEFITS

Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several 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.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

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 ensuring projects are delivered within approved timelines.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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 one 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.

OR

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:

- Preconstruction 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 closing out projects (close out)

Qualified candidates will clearly demonstrate their experience managing/coordinating the aforementioned activities on at least one project with a construction value of $4 million or above.

*For the purpose of this selection process: Current employees who are missing no more than three months of the required experience may be permitted to participate in the employment assessment. If candidates pass the assessment, their names will be temporarily withheld from the eligibility list pending verification of their years of experience.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

An ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of successfully managing school construction projects in the State of California. He or she will demonstrate capabilities as a leader who is comfortable working in a team environment, with strengths as a negotiator and problem solver, and possess the ability to implement aggressive construction schedules.

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net AND @successfactors.com as approved senders to prevent our correspondence from accidentally being placed into your spam or junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.

If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Marcella Huerta-Ortiz at m.huertaortiz@lausd.net.

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net 

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. 

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications. 

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