Energy Design Engineering Associate

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LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are on a singular mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that this city and country have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and our community.  

The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. This presents the unique and exciting opportunity to celebrate our legacy with the Games and push the Olympic and Paralympic Movements forward, writing a new chapter of Games history in Los Angeles.  

Putting on an Olympic and Paralympic Games is a team sport. To build a Games unlike any the world has seen before, we need the best team in place–a team full of diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise. We are guided by the following set of values and behaviors–optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation and boldness–and look forward to hearing about how your past experiences align with them.

Sr. Associate, Energy Design Engineering

The Sport & Games Delivery Group aims to deliver the most seamless, innovative, and engaging Games experience ever for all athletes, fans, partners, and the community.  The Sport & Games Delivery team is currently organized in four key areas including Venue Infrastructure, Venue Management, and Sport, but will expand to over 30 functional areas by Games time.   

The Venue Infrastructure Team is responsible for delivering the competition and non-competition venues fit-for-purpose for the preparation and staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This department is responsible for managing the design, development, program management, construction, maintenance, and removal of all Games infrastructure in existing and fully temporary venues.

Energy is a functional area that lives within the Venue Infrastructure Team.  The Energy Team is responsible for ensuring the end-to-end delivery of power to all Games venues and facilities. The Energy Team coordinates with other LA28 functional areas, external utility providers, government organizations, venue owners and temporary power providers to ensure successful delivery of electrical services and operations to power all Games operational sites.

Reporting to the Director of Energy Design Engineering, the Senior Associate, Energy Design Engineering, will be responsible for supporting the Energy Design Engineering Team.  The Energy Design Engineering Team is responsible for designing all temporary electrical overlay; educating external designers of Games stakeholder requirements and service levels; providing a rolling estimate of Games loads for all competition and non-competition venues; validating through the Games Energy Council any high voltage projects critical for Games Energy supply to venues; reviewing all designs for medium voltage feeds and venue medium voltage / low voltage power distribution; performing detailed electrical studies of venue loads; overseeing temporary power providers to ensure they deliver a technically accurate design; creating comprehensive Energy testing plans; and performing comprehensive risk analysis and risk mitigation studies.