Job Summary
Lead Engineering efforts for all routine maintenance, growth projects, and maintenance capital projects for all four (4) of the Los Angeles plants. Responsible for assessing, evaluating, modeling, and estimating opportunities for new on-pipe connections to the district cooling system and new standalone systems. Capable of developing or overseeing design of customer chilled water energy transfer stations and to follow project construction through to completion including testing, start-up, and operation. Supports day to day plant operations to improve system resiliency and drive continuous improvement. Able to develop engineering concepts and designs to support operational needs. Familiar with master energy planning, modeling, and new low carbon or alternative energy sources. Work closely with Sr. Vice President, VP of PMO, General Manager, Director of Operations, and Corporate Engineering to execute projects.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinate and oversee detailed engineering and construction activities of local firms contracted to perform specific assigned design and installation projects
- Develop cost-effective project management plans for specific assigned projects including chilled water supply and return from district cooling underground distribution system, plant expansions, or customer energy transfer stations
- Review constructor’s work and material supplied to assure compliance with construction documents. If compliance is not met, advise constructor’s representative and ensure corrective actions are initiated to achieve compliance
- Review third party invoices and applications for payment to assure accuracy of tabulations, accuracy of completion percentage and recommend approval or disapproval to management
- Conduct “Project Meetings” as required on projects with consultants, constructor and subcontractors to coordinate engineering, material availability, construction activity, and resolve project problems
- Obtain or generate all releases, affidavits, warranties, “as built” drawings, release of surety and generally accomplish all items required to close out contracts
- Work with various consultants to perform conceptual design and cost estimates of potential satellite or stand-alone district energy project applications
- Support sales/marketing effort by modeling existing facilities and determining accurate self-cool costs
- Work with Finance and Deals team to develop comprehensive financial and economic models identifying operational costs and determining returns
- Maintain the consistent quality of output of the allocated project team, including alignment with company goals, policies, and procedures
- Maintain Company, Client, regulatory and contractual requirements
- Manage the project delivery and technical delivery by the project team through the course of projects and studies to meet the requirements of the Clients and their projects in accordance with the contract. Develop and maintain the various project specific procedures, work practices, plans, systems and protocols to enable the project team to work efficiently and maintain a consistent approach and high standard of work
- Manage the timeliness and accuracy of the project controls (reporting, costs, schedule, trends, change management) in terms of both direct and indirect costs in accordance with the contract and Company procedures
- Develop and maintain sound client relationships
- Demonstrate behavior and practices in accordance with company systems, policies, values, and expectations
- Project Performance – Manage overall schedules, budgets, and target deliverables to a consistently high standard. Respond immediately to change so that projects are completed on time and budget, and in accordance with the contractual scope of work and services
- Client Relationships – Communicate immediately with the client on matters that affect the project goals. Chair and minute Client meetings, and review minutes of other meetings held between the Client and other members of the project team. Manage the compilation and submission of the project progress report monthly or as required by the contract
Skills & Qualifications
- Technical Bachelor’s engineering degree is a requirement and California Professional Engineers License preferred
- Eight (8) to ten (10) years’ experience with energy systems, district energy, site supervision and customer service
- Knowledge of energy consumption, operating costs, building costs, common area maintenance costs, taxes, maintenance
- Ability to analyze energy data and make recommended solutions to solve issues.
- You are flexible, you are good at planning concurrent assignments and you are a good organizer, even in unexpected circumstance
- Ability to oversee and coordinate multi-discipline engineering and construction contracts and projects
- Experience in HVAC design (utilization of ASHRAE requirement), facilities management issues, systems analysis, piping systems and controls engineering. Make recommendations relative to designs
- Ability to read and interpret engineering and construction documents
- Ability to use personal computer with cost, scheduling, and word processing software
- Advanced ability to use Excel spreadsheets to manage analysis of construction cost and simple business applications
- Ability to estimate work requirements for construction projects