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. 

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer – QA/QC Technical Reviewer to support LAUSD's Facilities Services Division. This role will review structural plans, specifications, and construction documents for K-12 facilities to ensure compliance with District standards, building codes, DSA requirements, constructability, and quality standards, while providing technical guidance to project teams. Candidates must have 10 years of professional structural engineering experience involving educational facilities and a valid California PE license; a California SE license is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical review of proposed structural 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 structural 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 structural 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

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

Required Licenses and Certificates:

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

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Architecture and structural engineering practices applied to repairs, modernizations, and new construction of K-12 school 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

Preferred Licenses and Certificates:

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