Park Project Coordinator

County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking a Park Project Coordinator to support capital improvement and maintenance construction projects and to coordinate activities across multiple teams in Southern California's largest employer. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, architects, and contractors to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.

The candidate will oversee construction coordination, inspections, and budget preparation, while maintaining project

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college with a degree in landscape architecture, engineering, or architecture.
• Three years' experience in the design, construction coordination, or the inspection of buildings or site development. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate construction and alteration activities by conferring with construction personnel and recreation and maintenance personnel to determine requirements and schedule work.
• Inspect and supervise construction projects including capital projects, contracts, and urban beautification projects.
• Maintain liaison on capital projects with the County Engineer and the Chief Administrative Office.
• Interpret the Department's requirements to architects, contractors and engineers.
• Prepare deficiency reports on capital projects for resolution by the Construction Project Manager.
• Recommend design and specification criteria to resolve landscaping problems.
• Prepare the Capital Projects budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation.
• Respond to information requests from citizens, community groups, County departments and outside agencies regarding park construction or improvements.
• Maintain a file on specifications, drawings, and construction history for all park construction projects.

Skills

Project coordination

Construction coordination

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, engineering, or architecture

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking dedicated and driven individuals for the position of PARK PROJECT COORDINATOR

As Southern California's largest employer, LA County offers:

• Strong career growth and advancement opportunities


• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits


• A collaborative workforce of 116,000+ professionals

We are seeking a collaborative, organized, and detail-oriented team player to support the Department of Parks and Recreation and coordinate capital improvement and maintenance construction projects. If you enjoy managing meaningful projects, collaborating with diverse teams, and helping improve facilities and public spaces that serve our communities, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do

As a Park Project Coordinator, you'll:

• Coordinate construction and alteration activities by conferring with both construction personnel and the appropriate recreation and maintenance personnel to determine their basic requirements, to make convenient arrangements and to provide information on the scope and schedule of the construction.


• Inspect and supervise the inspection of all construction projects including capital projects, force account, concessionaire, purchase order contract, service contract, volunteer improvement projects and Urban Beautification projects.


• Maintain liaison on capital projects activities with the County Engineer and the Chief Administrative Office.


• Interpret the Department's functional requirements to architects, contractors and engineers.


• Prepare deficiency reports on capital projects construction and submits them to the Construction Project Manager of the County Engineer for resolution.


• Recommend design and specification criteria to the County Engineer to resolve landscaping problems encountered by grounds maintenance working around County buildings.


• Prepare the Capital Projects budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation.


• Respond to request for information from citizens, community groups, County departments and outside agencies regarding park construction or improvements.


• Maintain a file on specifications, working drawings, as-built drawings and construction history on all park construction projects.

You qualify if you meet one of the following paths:

Graduation from an accredited college with a degree* in landscape architecture, engineering, or architecture -AND- three years' experience in the design**, construction coordination***, or the inspection**** of buildings or site development. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.