Senior Office Engineer- M&O

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 Unified School District.

Responsibilities The ideal candidate will coordinate all aspects of project delivery, leading the administration of construction projects from planning and design to budget maintenance, scheduling, labor compliance, and close-out activities. They will review and evaluate architectural and engineering plans, provide contracting strategies, and manage project documentation. The candidate will ensure quality assurance in Requests for Clarifications (RFC), Change Order Proposals (COP), and Change Directives (CD), while also preparing cost estimates and negotiating change orders. They must have eight years of professional experience in project or construction management of large-scale projects over $15M. A bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management is required, with experience in BIM, LEED, and DSA processes preferred.

Coordinates various aspects of project delivery and leads the administration of construction projects including planning, design, budget maintenance, scheduling, labor compliance and completing close-out activities

Schedule, document and track project planning and engineering activities with Project Managers, contractors, field staff and other stakeholders

Reads, interprets and evaluates architectural and engineering plans and proposals and provides contracting strategies and execution, and coordinates award forms and documentation

Reviews and responds to Requests for Clarifications (RFC), Change Order Proposals (COP) and Change Directives (CD) for quality assurance and merit

Prepares cost estimates and assists in negotiating a fair and reasonable cost for change orders submitted by contractors

Reviews and monitors applications for payment and ensures projects are delivered within approved timelines

Performs site walks to verify field conditions and develop progress or status reports

Reviews contractor baseline schedules, including analysis of critical path and recovery schedules

Reviews Constructability Review and ensure compliance with District standards, Division of State Architect (DSA) guidelines and building code requirements

Maintain project files and logs that include correspondence, contractor invoices and progress statements, change orders as well as claims, timesheets and extra services

Coordinates progress meetings with contractors, project managers and field staff; prepares agendas and records meeting minutes and follows up on action items

Acts as support staff in the collection of contract data and documentation to resolve changes and claims

Assists in project close-out activities and acquisition of technical documents, project records, including as-builts, drawings, test records and maintenance of manuals

Leads efforts in performing tests required to ensure material compliance with plans and specifications

Performs other duties as directed by Senior Project Managers / OARs or Project Engineers

Required Experience:

Eight (8) years full time paid professional experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction management of commercial and/or public or educational facility construction projects with values in excess of $15M.

Additional Preferred Experience:

Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects and/or the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS)

Experience with Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design process

Required Education:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors degree in Architecture,Engineering or Construction Management

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.

Benefits

401(k) Plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Professional development training

Education tuition reimbursement

Participation in industry events

Parental leave