About Vanir:
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.
Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Serve as an electrical engineering SME, providing technical guidance, engineering evaluations, and recommendations to Project Managers and the Sustainability Strike Team across multiple Districtwide initiatives.
- Perform technical assessments of existing electrical infrastructure, equipment, and associated building systems to evaluate current conditions, system performance, capacity, deficiencies, and opportunities for upgrades or improvements.
- Develop existing conditions assessment reports documenting findings, technical deficiencies, infrastructure limitations, recommended upgrades or improvements, technical alternatives, and prioritization considerations.
- Perform and review electrical infrastructure assessments, load studies, capacity evaluations, feasibility studies, and technical analyses supporting project scoping, design, and implementation.
- Evaluate technical feasibility and compatibility of proposed upgrades with existing electrical and associated building systems; coordinate with other engineering disciplines and utilities to identify integration needs and constraints.
- Coordinate with District personnel, Campus Administration, CPTs, PMO, consultants, and utility providers regarding service capacity, infrastructure requirements, utility upgrades, and related technical constraints.
- Develop technical Scopes of Work (SOWs), or provide applicable electrical engineering input to project SOWs, including requirements, specifications, deliverables, and implementation approaches for use by Project Managers.
- Review and validate technical SOWs prepared by consultants and other stakeholders for alignment with District standards, project objectives, existing conditions, and engineering requirements.
- Support project establishment and White Paper development by validating engineering assumptions, technical requirements, feasibility findings, alternatives, and proposed approaches in accordance with applicable BuildLACCD PMO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Provide electrical engineering input to procurement documents, technical SOWs, performance requirements, and evaluation criteria for design and construction services.
- Serve as a technical SME on evaluation panels for design professionals, contractors, and other technical service providers, assessing qualifications, proposals, and technical approaches under established District procurement procedures and evaluation criteria; provide recommendations
- Provide technical expertise for PV, BESS, microgrids, EV charging, building electrification, central plant decarbonization, lighting, smart controls, and associated electrical infrastructure.
- Review engineering studies, design documents, technical specifications, submittals, requests for information (RFIs), requests for clarification, and change order proposals; provide technical recommendations to Project Managers and appropriate decision-makers.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary design and construction teams to identify engineering risks, resolve technical issues, and support constructability and systems integration.
- Perform electrical engineering analyses and prepare technical reports supporting District design guidelines and applicable project requirements.
- Support field visits, design and construction meetings, commissioning, and closeout activities as required for technical verification and issue resolution.
- Apply relevant California energy and electrical codes, Title 24, applicable ASHRAE guidance, District standards, and sustainability principles to technical reviews and recommendations.
- Perform other bond- eligible electrical engineering support duties as directed by the Sustainability Strike Team Lead.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Current California Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering.
- Seven (7) or more years of professional electrical engineering experience in design, construction, or facilities infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of California energy codes, Title 24, National Electrical Code (NEC), California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), and applicable electrical engineering standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience supporting educational facility design and/or construction projects, preferably within California community colleges or other public educational institutions.
- Experience supporting large public works capital improvement programs.
- Experience with electrical infrastructure assessments, load studies, utility coordination, and electrical service capacity evaluations.
- Experience with Photovoltaic (PV) systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), microgrids, and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
- Experience with building electrification, central plant electrical infrastructure, and integration with Building Management Systems (BMS) and building automation controls.
- Experience reviewing electrical engineering designs, technical specifications, and construction documents.
- Familiarity with Division of the State Architect (DSA) design, approval, and construction processes.
- Experience utilizing Bluebeam Revu and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and processes.
- Experience and/or certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) projects.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
How to Apply:
If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.
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Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.
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Posted Salary Range:
USD $106,875.00 - USD $121,875.00 /Yr.