Manager, Civil Engineering

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance. 

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. 

Manager, Civil Engineering

The Games Planning & Delivery group aims to deliver the most seamless, innovative, and engaging Games experience ever for all athletes, fans, partners, and the community.  The Games Planning & Delivery team is currently organized in four key areas including Venue Infrastructure, Venue Management, Revenue & Commercial, and Games Operations, 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.   

Civil engineering is foundational to the viability of venue delivery overseeing the siteworks that serve as the baseline for venue build – including but not limited to groundworks and foundations. The focus of this position is on temporary water infrastructure. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Civil Engineering; the Manager, Civil Engineering position demands a blend of technical proficiency, leadership, and project management skills to ensure that all temporary infrastructure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality. The duties of this role include overseeing external engineering resources. This role will require extensive knowledge of the development of technical plans and designs. To support venue development efforts, this role is required to coordinate with multiple internal functional areas to ensure feedback is captured and designs meet industry codes and standards, IOC requirements, and cost and schedule targets. LA28 will make ex-tensive use of existing venues as well as build temporary venues, requiring varying application of civil engineering principles. 

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership ·

• Assist in the management of civil engineering technical design and development, focused on water infrastructure processes and design, including internal and external engineers and consultants
• Assist in the analysis of existing infrastructure systems and apply civil engineering principles to the design of temporary overlay infrastructure
• Collaborate with architects and other engineers to integrate Civil components and Hydraulic principles into the overall venue designs
• Prepare and oversee the temporary water infrastructure venue design books and technical publications. Advance engineering designs through increasing levels of detail from concept through construction drawings
• Apply technical engineering design guides and principles and adapt IOC requirements to local practices
• Oversee an installation team during operations and maintenance during the event period to ensure proper delivery of venue infrastructure
• Ensure compliance within workstream to Health & Safety regulations

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Close collaboration with Accessibility, Transportation, Seating and other in-frastructure functional areas to integrate needs into overall design.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders’ requirements to develop cost effective a