Roles and Responsibilities

• Performs technical review of proposed electrical plans and specifications submitted by District personnel, consultant staff, or commissioned architects and engineers for construction projects
• Provides review comments regarding adherence to District standards, quality of development and documentation of electrical design, coordination with other disciplines, and other technical issues as required.
• Provides comments, lessons learned and research to support the development and maintenance of the District’s Design Guidelines including the School Design Guide,
• Educational Specifications, Guide Technical Specifications, and Standard Technical Drawings for the Facilities Services Division.
• Provides comments and lessons learned to update and maintain District policies and guides for the design of educational facilities and/or District construction electrical specifications to assure conformance to building codes and safety requirements and to improve the quality and economy of construction, maintenance, and operation.
• Coordinates activities with those of other units of Design and A/E Technical Support and other District organizations.
•  Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements 

Required Experience:

• Ten (10) years full time paid professional experience in structural engineering planning, design and construction of educational facilities

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering or related field
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for up to 2 years of the educational requirement, on a year-for-year basis. 

Skills and Abilities:

• Architecture and structural engineering practices applied to repairs, modernizations, and new construction of K-12 schools building planning, design, and construction
• Preparation of architectural and structural engineering specifications and related contract documents
• State and local building codes and construction industry standards and their application to school construction, including California Building Code (CBC), Cal Green Energy Code
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRE), and American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• Architectural and structural engineering systems of building materials and building costs Requirements of the Division of the State Architect (DSA) and California Department of Education (CDE).
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS) and other sustainability requirements.
• Commissioning processes and documentation requirements
• Ability to perform quality assurance/quality control, constructability, and peer reviews of District projects in design and construction.
• Ability to prepare and review structural standards and specifications for school buildings and other structures.
• Able to provide structural technical review and advice on proposed product substitutions, deviations from District standards, and technical questions from Owner Authorized Representatives (OARs), Inspectors, Design Managers and A/E teams.
• Provide sustained attention to complex specifications and provide clear detailed comments
• Ability to write clear and concise reports and technical descriptions for District engineering standards and project reviews.
• Able to work effectively with commissioned architects and engineers, District personnel, consultant staff, and representatives of public agencies.
• Perform quality assurance/quality control, constructability, and peer reviews
• Effective verbal and written communication

REQUIRED Licenses and Certificates:

• A valid CA Professional Structural Engineer license by the State Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors