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Minimum Experience Requirements

To qualify for the emergency appointment, candidates must meet the following requirements by the application deadline:

1. Two years of full-time paid engineering experience in a class at the level of Civil Engineer or in a position in the City of Los Angeles designated as a Project Manager I, II, or III receiving the appropriate salary bonus; and
2. Registration as a Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering with the State of California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

1. Must currently be a Senior Civil Engineer with the City of Los Angeles or have status (regular appointment) in the classification.

 Summary of Duties:

The Senior Civil Engineer PM II will assist the Division Engineer in supervising a group of professional engineers, technical staff, outside consultants, and employees engaged in reviewing and managing the activities of the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) Expansion and Modernization project. This project is a singular undertaking, using a design/build delivery method that includes a developer, a joint venture of two major construction companies, and an architecture/engineering design consultant team. The Project has an approved design and construction budget of $1.95 billion.

NTP 1 for the project was issued on September 30, 2025 with construction work initiated in mid-October 2025. The schedule requires major work to be complete by March 31, 2028 for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics (2028 Games), with remaining work completed after the 2028 Games.

The professional growth opportunity for the appointed individual will be unique and will expose the selected candidate to broad design and construction professional experiences with a large, professionally diverse team.

The Senior Civil Engineer, PM II is responsible for the construction of the LACC Expansion and Modernization project. The incumbent will follow the Bureau's Project Delivery Manual to manage the completion of construction and post construction work. This includes coordinating with different disciplines, overseeing prompt responses to RFI's, plan clarifications, correspondence, reviews meeting minutes, resolves complex change orders, mitigates claims, reviews schedules, reviews as-builts and conveys the completed project to the Owner/Operator. The Senior Civil Engineer PM II is also responsible for assigning tasks and providing training, supervision and development of staff in Divisional and Bureau policies.

The incumbent will coordinate activities within the Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Contract Administration, Council Offices, Mayor's office, and other City departments as well as governmental agencies, including providing executive status updates to the Council and Mayor's Office.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

The Bureau is looking for candidates who possess the following skills, knowledge, and abilities, including but not limited to: 

• Excellent working knowledge of street design and construction management procedures and solid understanding of City Standards and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Public Right -of -Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) requirements and initiatives.
• Strong ability to make decisions regarding difficult and complex design issues.
• Excellent knowledge of project management, constructability reviews, critical path scheduling, estimating, BOE specifications, City codes and technical reports, quality control and quality assurance, and interacting with elected officials, other agencies and the public.
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Excellent knowledge of supervisory and modern management principles.
• Excellent Knowledge of City and department core policies such as the Business Inclusion Program, Equal Employment Opportunity principles, racial equity, sustainability, and how to apply them.
• Excellent knowledge of how projects are funded and how project finances are managed at the City, department and project levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate well with staff, consultants and vendors, and City colleagues.
• Excellent working knowledge of Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Excel, Word, Google Meet, UPRS and other native BOE platforms.
• Demonstrated proficiency in optimizing systems and procedures. 

Emergency Appointment

• The emergency appointment is subject to the approval of the Personnel Department.
• The term of employment will be one (1) year or until the eligible list is established. An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. During the time of the emergency appointment, an Architect Eligible List for the full-time Architect position will be established, and the position will be opened to fill on a permanent basis at the discretion of the City.

Method of Evaluating Candidates

1. Review of City Application Form and Resume. 
2. Oral interview with Convention Center Division staff.
3. Review of personnel folder.

If available, at least six (6) of the most qualified candidates will be scheduled for interviews. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been scheduled.