Los Rios Community College District Hiring for Facilities Planning and Engineering Specialist at Sacramento, CA  Full Time

About
The Los Rios Community College District is the second-largest, two-year public college district in California, serving approximately 75,000 students in the greater Sacramento region. The District’s 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges – American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college’s main campus, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.

The Los Rios District Office is centrally located in the heart of the Sacramento valley. The growing Capital Region has strong communities and emergent arts and dining scenes, and is nearby some of the most celebrated tourist destinations in the country – Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. The Sacramento area is a great place to live and work.

Strengths
The District has approximately 6,000 employees throughout our four colleges and District Office complex. The District Office is centrally located between all four colleges and provides welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environments for Los Rios students, employees, and our community partners. Our departments strive for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities, and are focused on advancing the learning of our diverse student population through improved academic and social outcomes.

Our Vision
Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associates degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields.

The Los Rios Community College District Facilities Management Department is responsible for facility planning, construction (new, modernization and renovation), maintenance and operations for all of the District’s education and administrative sites as well and maintaining the District’s entire vehicle and rolling stock fleet. Facilities Management (FM) is divided into two sub-departments, Facilities Planning and Construction and Facilities Maintenance and Operation. Each of these departments is led by a Director and these Directors report to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management.

The Facilities Planning and Construction Department is responsible for managing the District’s Capital Building Program which is funded through voter approved local and state-wide bond measures. Currently, the District is in the midst of implementing this program which totals approximately $1.2 billion in new construction and modernization type project on all our sites.

The Facilities Maintenance Department provides journeyman-level maintenance over several disciplines to include carpentry, cabinetry, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, sheet-metal, electrical, grounds-keeping and vehicle maintenance. It also manages the District’s energy resources and sustainability programs as well as projects funded through the State’s Scheduled Maintenance and Special Repairs (SMSR) program.

Under general supervision of assigned manager/supervisor, 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 Employees Association (White Collar) posting .

This position is assigned to Facilities Management at 3753 Bradview Drive, Sacramento, CA 95827.

Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 15 days’ vacation yearly (with increases after 5 & 10 years), and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position’s FTE, take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked multiplied by the percentage of months worked to get the position’s FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 10 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 10/12 = 0.8333; 0.75 * 0.8333 = 0.625 FTE). For the full LRCEA contract agreement details .

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. 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.

7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

Possess and maintain a valid California Driver’s License in compliance with Los Rios Board Regulation R-8343; employment is contingent upon meeting the requirements of Los Rios Board Regulation R-8343. This position may require operating a District or personal vehicle in order to complete assigned work within the scope of the position duties. 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.

EXPERIENCE: Four years combined experience in construction management, construction supervision, facilities planning, engineering, architecture or related field.

EDUCATION: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or related field; OR, a combination of training and/or experience totaling six years that is likely to have provided the required level of knowledge and abilities.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and 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; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

(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: 15 units are equal to six months of education; 30 units are equal to one year of education.)

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

Please visit our for complete information on how to apply online with our District. If you need assistance with any phase of the application process, please call (916) 568-3112 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday.

After hour inquiries should be emailed to [email protected]. Submission of applications are by 11:59 p.m., of the posting closing date.

Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment and Certificate of Completion must be obtained within 15 days from the start of employment. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur. When education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited institution must be submitted within 60 days of hire.

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