Engineer IV

Description

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as LAWA’s lead electrical subject matter expert and principal technical representative with LADWP, city, county, and state agencies, and other utilities, advocating for LAWA’s technical, schedule, and cost interests.
• Proactively engage Authorities Having Jurisdiction to secure approvals and meet LAWA’s construction project needs, and represent LAWA before private engineers, contractors, governmental agencies, and the public.
• Lead LAWA’s participation in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings, and advance LAWA’s goals through collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Act as LAWA’s utility engineer, interpreting stakeholder requirements, ensuring compliance, and mitigating design and construction risks across utility companies, contractors, and LAWA.
• Lead and participate in utility and third-party coordination and progress meetings, whether virtual, at Project Management Offices, in the field, or at third-party offices (several are in downtown Los Angeles), and drive agendas, minutes, and action items to closure.
• Establish reporting mechanisms and metrics to track third-party progress, and provide authoritative updates, forecasts, and recommend corrective actions to the Inter-Agency Management Lead.
• Ensure monthly Inter-Agency management reports reach the project management team, and deliver executive-level presentations on key accomplishments, coordination activities, and issues.
• Prepare, review, and approve technical reports and correspondence, and evaluate project requirements, design criteria, and contract requirements for electrical and utility impacts.
• Serve as senior technical liaison among squads, sections, divisions, and departments, guiding project teams on third-party logistics and interfaces and supporting the Inter-Agency Management Lead and Logistics and Interface Managers as required.
• Mentor junior engineers and staff in electrical and utility coordination, and model and promote safety principles and practices.

Requirements

Hardware/Software Knowledge

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft systems, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, and SharePoint; Prolog or a similar PMIS; and Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam Revu.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and design software, including Primavera P6, MicroStation, and Autodesk systems (AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, and BIM 360).

Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications

• 15 years or more experience in the design and construction industry in electrical engineering, with demonstrated leadership in agency coordination on complex design and construction projects with similar land-side elements.
• Local experience with agencies such as the City and County of Los Angeles, CPUC, Caltrans, and Metro, and with private utilities such as Southern California Edison or Pacific Gas & Electric.
• Expert knowledge of LADWP’s business units, their functions, and their requirements, including power, electrical service, and utility relocation processes.
• Strong command of construction industry practices, codes, and regulations for electrical power and utilities, and working knowledge of the Department of Public Works and LADBS permitting processes.
• Thorough understanding of airport-specific, enterprise-wide challenges and the communication needs they create.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, negotiation, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Education/Training

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field such as Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management, is required; a Master’s degree is preferred.

Registration/Certification

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Electrical preferable) with the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is strongly preferred.