Project Engineer III

CMP Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CMP Services is seeking a Project Engineer III to support our team at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The role provides technical and administrative support for bond-funded construction projects, including managing RFIs, submittals, change orders, field orders, project documentation, and coordination between project teams and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have construction project experience, strong document control and change order management skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional construction-related experience.
• BS/BA Degree in construction, engineering, or architecture (or equivalent).
• Experience with document reviews and approvals.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical/administrative support for bond-funded construction projects.
• Track RFIs and submittals during design and construction phases.
• Review Change Orders, Field Orders, and other contract documents.
• Coordinate with PMO and District FPD on CO processing.
• Maintain Change Order Logs and project tracking records.
• Prepare reports for management review and closeouts.
• Read and interpret construction drawings to support reviews.
• Generate meeting minutes and distribute them to stakeholders.

Skills

Construction project experience

Document control

Change order management

Read construction drawings

Team coordination

MS Office

SharePoint

BlueBeam

Adobe Acrobat sign

Education

BS/BA in Construction/Engineering/Architecture

Tools

Prolog

Trimble Unity Construct (e-Builder)

Proliance (PMIS)

Adobe Acrobat Sign

BlueBeam

Job description

CMP Services is seeking a Project Engineer III to support our team at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).

This role provides technical and administrative support for bond-funded construction projects, including managing RFIs, submittals, change orders, field orders, project documentation, and coordination between project teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have construction project experience, strong document control and change order management skills, and the ability to review construction drawings, track project progress, and support multiple projects simultaneously. Candidates should have a degree in Construction, Engineering, or Architecture (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of 7 years of professional construction-related experience.

Position Description:

• Provide technical and administrative support for the Program Management Office (PMO) Construction Department and the District Facilities, Planning, and Development (FPD) department, exclusively on Bond funded projects.
• Track and follow up with the owner/design team/construction team RFIs and submittals as required during design, pre-bid, and construction phases.
• Perform internal reviews of Change Orders (CO), Field Orders (FO) and other contractual documents for Districtwide Design/Construction projects.
• Coordinate with PMO staff and District FPD on the review and processing of Change Orders for all active construction projects.
• Perform detailed review of Change Order documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Participate in coordination meetings to facilitate timely reviews.
• Maintain Change Order Logs and other tracking documents for PMO and LACCD FPD use and reference.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and drawings.
• Assist in preparing weekly/monthly/quarterly reports for management review.
• Collects, tracks, reviews lessons learned and submits for closeouts and for management review.
• Monitor changes and revisions to ensure timely processing of Change Orders and Field Orders.
• Submits CO and FO for final PMO and District approvals.
• Review and follow Standard Operating Procedures for CO Processing.
• Facilitate resolution of conflicts and issues to maintain timely workflow.
• Assist in coordination meetings with the District Office and Stakeholders.
• Generate and distribute meeting minutes to confirm discussions.
• Maintain electronic files and records for all reviews.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Maintains log of daily tasks and submits a monthly to management for review.
• Perform other relatively similar administrative duties as directed by the PMO and District FPD.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in a similar role or position in construction.
• BS/BA Degree in construction, engineering, or architecture. Four years of additional qualifyingexperience in excess to the minimum years stated above may be substituted for the requirededucation.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
• Experience using BlueBeam and Adobe software for document reviews/mark-ups.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to take initiative and make sound decisions.
• Effectively manage daily work effort.
• Good communication skills verbal and writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on tenant improvement projects.
• Previous experience with Change Orders and Supporting Documentation.
• Previous experience with educational projects.
• Experience working on a large client program.
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with Prolog, Trimble Unity Construct (formerly e-Builder), Proliance or other PMIS systems.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat sign (formerly Adobe E-Sign).