Los Rios Community College District

Facilities Planning & Engineering Specialist

The Institution:

The Los Rios Community College District is a two-year public college district serving the greater Sacramento region. Our district includes American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake and Sacramento City colleges; major centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas and Rancho Cordova; and special services for business and industry.

Our colleges offer transfer education - students complete freshman and sophomore years and transfer to a four-year college or university - and AA/AS degrees and certificates in over 70 career fields. The District's 2400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties. Approximately 80,000 students are enrolled in our colleges.

The District office houses a number of district-wide services. These include the Chancellor's office, Board Room, Legal Services, Business Services, Human Resources, Institutional Research, District Police Department, Resource Development and Information Technology. Other district-wide services which can be found at various locations around the community are the, Facilities Management Department and the Workforce and Economic Development Center. Each department strives for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities for our communities and staff.

Position Summary:

Under the general direction of an assigned administrator, provides architectural, engineering and planning expertise and coordination of renovation, construction deferred, and major maintenance projects for District facilities including structural, mechanical, electrical and signal systems. [For a detailed job description for this Los Rios Classified Employee's Association (White Collar) posting click on the "Job Description" link on the left side of your screen, then click on "Los Rios Classified Employee's Association (White Collar) Job Descriptions".]

Responsibilities:

Works closely with District faculty, staff and administrators to prepare preliminary designs, plans, and estimates for alteration, renovation, construction, and major maintenance projects; to develop and implement schedules of work for District resources and contractors; and works closely with campus faculty and staff, facilities management department staff and contracted professionals in order to prepare or coordinate the development of preliminary designs, plans and estimates for alteration, renovation, repair, and major maintenance projects. Reviews assigned work order requests and coordinates the development of project cost estimates; and makes recommendations as to whether proposed work should be done with in-house resources or contracted out. Coordinates with governmental and utility agencies to comply with environmental and energy conservation mandates, programs and rebates; forwards drawings and data on projects resulting in space alterations to Planning Department for maintenance of District as-built drawings and State mandated facilities inventory database; coordinates design, cost estimates and planning of telecommunications and data systems for remodels, renovations and new construction with district telecommunications systems specialists; and works closely with architectural or engineering firms. Designs and draws plans; develops estimates and maintains job cost accounting; acts as project coordinator; and develops project schedules and bid requirements. Coordinates the bidding process with District purchasing department and develops written specification of project requirements. Determines type of contractor to be notified of bid; notifies contractors of bids; and issues contract documents to bidders; reviews plans, working drawings, documents and surveys to coordinate and schedule projects which would minimize the disruption to planned educational activities; schedules, manages and participates in the pre-bid job-site walkthrough with prospective bidders; participates in the evaluation and bid award process; and reviews contractors' bids and recommends award of contract to successful contractors.

Additioinal Responsibilities:

Plans tasks with Facilities Management personnel or contracted services; prepares all contract documents upon approval and funding of proposed projects; insures that design and planning conforms with applicable codes and regulations; monitors and arranges for contract bonds, certificates of insurance and other required contract provisions for forwarding to the District Office; processes contract documents; and sets up and facilitates pre-construction meetings with contractors and in-house staff. Schedules and tracks projects and resource usage; and prepares and implements computer programs to extract data and compile State mandated reports on facilities inventory and usage. Provides construction administration for work in progress; directs the work of contractors and coordinates alterations, renovations, construction and major maintenance projects in progress with District tradesmen; and insures that specific health, safety and construction codes and regulations are followed, schedules are met, materials required and specified are provided and work is performed according to specifications. Develops and issues addenda to contract documents; collects proper signatures on documents and forwards to the District Office; issues contract change directives; reviews and approves contractors' invoices for payment; prepares requisitions for contract payment; and prepares and processes contract close-out documents upon completion of projects. Maintains and updates District as-built drawings and State mandated facilities inventory database; and oversees and coordinates the design, cost, equipment and justification effort for Final Project Proposal (FPP) packages, insuring that all required documentation is included for submittal to the State Chancellor's Office for project funding. Performs site surveys and engineering designs and layouts. Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Four years combined experience in construction management, construction supervision, facilities planning, engineering, architecture or related field; AND, a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or related field.

NOTE: Six years' combined college level course work and experience in construction management, facilities planning, engineering, architecture or related field may be substituted for bachelor's degree requirement.

Have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at a maximum of 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: 12 units are equal to six months of education; 24 units are equal to one year of education.)

Application Instructions:

1. A completed Los Rios Community College District Classified Application (required). 

2. *Unofficial transcripts of college/university work (required if using education to meet the Minimum Qualifications of this position).

3. Resume (recommended).

4. Two (2) letters of recommendation (recommended). 

5. Letter of Interest (recommended).

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

* TRANSCRIPTS: 

- Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees and other relevant documents. A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.

- Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as unofficial transcripts.

- It is the responsibility of Los Rios Community College District employees to provide transcripts for the application process, if required by position.

Special Requirements:

Must possess and maintain a valid California Drivers license.

Must be willing to monitor projects on other than regular working hours.

Any offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a medical evaluation.

Conditions:

All Positions: Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check, freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur during this recruitment/selection process.

Work Schedule:

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

Additional Salary Information:

No additional salary information to note

Location:

FM (Facilities Management)

Department:

FM - Facilities Management

Total Hrs/Week:

40 hrs/wk

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: http://apptrkr.com/481328

LRCCD embraces diversity as one of the core values of the organization. 

The Los Rios Community College District is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, political affiliation or belief, or marital status.

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