Project Engineer III

Position Description:

• Provide technical and administrative support for the Program Management Office (PMO)

Construction Department and the District Facilities, Planning, and Development (FPD) department, exclusively on Bond funded projects.

• Track and follow up with the owner/design team/construction team RFIs and submittals as required during design, pre-bid, and construction phases.

• Perform internal reviews of Change Orders (CO), Field Orders (FO) and other contractual documents for Districtwide Design/Construction projects.

• Coordinate with PMO staff and District FPD on the review and processing of Change Orders for all active construction projects.

• Perform detailed review of Change Order documents for completeness and accuracy.

• Participate in coordination meetings to facilitate timely reviews.

• Maintain Change Order Logs and other tracking documents for PMO and LACCD FPD use and
reference.

• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and drawings.

• Assist in preparing weekly/monthly/quarterly reports for management review.

• Collects, tracks, reviews lessons learned and submits for closeouts and for management review.

• Monitor changes and revisions to ensure timely processing of Change Orders and Field Orders.

• Submits CO and FO for final PMO and District approvals.

• Review and follow Standard Operating Procedures for CO Processing.

• Facilitate resolution of conflicts and issues to maintain timely workflow.

• Assist in coordination meetings with the District Office and Stakeholders.

• Generate and distribute meeting minutes to confirm discussions.

• Maintain electronic files and records for all reviews.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Maintains log of daily tasks and submits a monthly to management for review.

• Perform other relatively similar administrative duties as directed by the PMO and District FPD.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in a similar role or position in construction.

• BS/BA Degree in construction, engineering, or architecture. Four years of additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum years stated above may be substituted for the required education.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.

• Experience using BlueBeam and Adobe software for document reviews/mark-ups.

• Ability to work in a team environment.

• Ability to take initiative and make sound decisions.

• Effectively manage daily work effort.

• Good communication skills verbal and writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on tenant improvement projects.

• Previous experience with Change Orders and Supporting Documentation.

• Previous experience with educational projects.

• Experience working on a large client program.

• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience with Prolog, Trimble Unity Construct (formerly e-Builder), Proliance or other PMIS systems.

• Experience with Adobe Acrobat sign (formerly Adobe E-Sign).