Engineer IV - Electrical

Triangle DeCon Services, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Triangle DeCon Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer IV (Sustainability) to provide expert guidance on energy-related capital improvements across the LACCD portfolio.

You will work with the Sustainability Strike Team to plan, design, procure, construct, and closeout sustainability initiatives such as PV, BESS, EV charging, and electrification projects. You will coordinate with district personnel, CPTs, PMO, consultants, and utilities to evaluate requirements, support

Qualifications

• Current California PE license in Electrical Engineering.
• Seven+ years of professional electrical engineering experience in design, construction, or facilities infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of California energy codes, Title 24, NEC, CALGreen, and applicable electrical engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an electrical engineering SME, providing technical guidance and recommendations to the Sustainability Strike Team across multiple Districtwide initiatives.
• Perform assessments of electrical infrastructure, equipment, and building systems to evaluate conditions and opportunities for upgrades.
• Develop conditions assessment reports with findings and prioritization considerations.
• Perform load studies, capacity evaluations, feasibility studies, and technical analyses for scoping and design.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to identify integration needs and constraints.
• Develop technical Scopes of Work and provide input to project SOWs for designers and contractors.
• Review and validate SOWs for alignment with standards and objectives.
• Support White Paper development and ensure engineering assumptions and feasibility findings are sound.

Skills

Electrical engineering

PE license (Electrical)

Sustainability

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

BIM tools

Building Management Systems

Job description

About Us

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young, energetic, ethical, professional, knowledgeable, customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE), certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement, development, design, procurement, construction management, project management, expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts, college districts, universities, commercial developers, hospitality owners, multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community? Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients? Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Community College District.

This position is bond-eligible and is strictly limited to work associated with capital construction,
modernization, and sustainability projects as defined under the BuildLACCD Bond Program. Duties
performed under this position shall not include routine maintenance, repair, or operational tasks that
fall within the responsibilities of facilities Maintenance & Operations (M&O). The scope of this role is
exclusively tied to bond-eligible activities such as planning, design, construction, commissioning, and
related project management functions necessary to deliver capital improvements consistent with
LACCD's Capital Construction Bond Program requirements and legal limitations governing bond fund
expenditures.
The Engineer IV – Electrical (Sustainability) provides specialized electrical engineering expertise and
technical support to the BuildLACCD Sustainability Strike Team throughout planning, scoping, design,
procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of sustainability and energy-related capital
improvement projects across the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).
Working under the direction of the Sustainability Strike Team Lead, this position serves as an electrical
engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting multiple Project Managers and initiatives across
the Districtwide portfolio. The position is a shared technical resource and does not serve as a Project
Manager. It coordinates with District personnel, Campus Administration, College Project Teams (CPTs),
Program Management Office (PMO), architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and utility
providers to evaluate technical requirements and support informed project decisions.
The portfolio includes Energy Information Systems (EIS), Sustainability and Climate Action Roadmap,
Building Management Systems (BMS), Central Plant and Local Building Decarbonization, Central Plant
optimization, LED lighting upgrades, energy efficiency retrofits, renewable energy systems, Photovoltaic
(PV), microgrids, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure,
electrification, and other sustainability-related capital improvement projects

Responsibilities

Technical Assessments and Project Development

• 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)

Procurement and Technical Evaluation

• 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

Design, Construction, and Implementation Support

• 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.

Required Experience:

• 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.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.

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.