Sr. Manager, Energy Operations Group Lead

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 a 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 the 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 perspectives, experiences, and expertise. LA28 is 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. 

Position Summary

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 into four key areas including Venue Infrastructure, Venue Management, and Sport, but will expand to close to fifty 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, Head of Energy Operation, the Senior Manager, Energy Operations Team Lead will be responsible for supporting the Energy Operations Team as a Subject Matter Expert in one of the following six areas: (1) Facility Owner Coordination, (2) Development of Testing Plan, (3) Equipment Procurement and Delivery Tracking, (4) development of Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) Procedures (5) Labor Contracts Accreditation and (6) Remote Monitoring Creation and Implementation.

The Energy Operations Team is responsible for understanding and implementing the installation of all portable temporary electrical overlay systems; educating external Utility Service Providers and Union Representatives of Games stakeholder requirements and service levels; coordinating with external Unions and trade schools to establish detailed portable power overlay training syllabus/ course outline 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/low voltage power distribution; performing detailed electrical studies of venue loads; overseeing Temporary Power Providers (TPPs) to ensure they deploy a technically accurate design; creating comprehensive Energy Testing Plans and Protocols; and performing Comprehensive Risk Analysis and developing Risk Mitigation Studies.

Generic skills needed to work in the LA28 Energy Operations Team include experienced electrical and/or general building construction managers for medium voltage and low voltage temporary installations from the building, construction, and events industry. Critical Infrastructure experience with Leadership skills including but not limited to the following: People Management Skills including holding people accountable for results, Training subordinates across multiple projects, providing timely feedback (negative and positive) to ensure KPIs are met and qualifications are established and reinforced, standardization of requirements, process, protocols and expectations across a program-wide audience.

Key Responsibilities

Trade School Integration

• Stakeholder Integration: Lead the coordination between internal stakeholders, external delivery partners, temporary power providers (TPPs), and electrical design engineers to ensure seamless execution of the Energy overlay masterplan.

• Design Optimization & Review: Develop and enforce a rigorous, data-driven review process for all stakeholders to establish and approve technical requirements for the Games' Energy designs. Evaluate Venue Development design revisions and mitigate their impacts on temporary and legacy electrical infrastructure.

• Workforce Development: Partner with local trade schools and labor unions to develop detailed training syllabi for temporary portable power operations, establishing a robust local talent pipeline.

• Quality & Compliance Assurance: Define minimum technical standards for all TPP-supplied electrical equipment to ensure strict compliance with design documents. Verify that all personnel meet required qualification standards before equipment installation, testing, and operation.

Non-Exclusive Use Period (NEUP) Installation & Construction

• Primary Venue Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact for facility owners (e.g., stadium authorities, universities) to negotiate equipment footprints, complex cable routing, and temporary utility placement while preserving venue aesthetics, accessibility, and pedestrian flow.

• Infrastructure Demarcation: Collaborate with venue engineering teams to map clear operational boundaries between LA28, utility providers, and TPPs. Ensure legacy infrastructure is safeguarded against power fluctuations, tripping, or back-feeding caused by high-demand broadcast and overlay loads.

• Logistics & Schedule Alignment: Meticulously integrate temporary power build-out, testing, and operational timelines with the facility owner’s ongoing calendar to manage access, overnight fuel deliveries, and noise ordinance compliance without disrupting regular venue operations.

• Decommissioning & Site Restoration: Direct pre- and post-event structural inspections to establish and enforce "make-good" conditions. Guarantee that all venue modifications (e.g., core drilling, temporary trenching) are fully restored to secure final facility signoffs and bond releases.

Testing Plan Development & Execution

• Stress & Load-Bank Testing: Design and oversee comprehensive load-bank testing protocols for all generators and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to guarantee voltage and frequency stability under maximum broadcast and field-lighting loads.

• Fail-Over & Dead-Start Simulations: Formulate rigorous failure-scenario testing matrices, including ATS failover and "dead-start" recovery, ensuring zero-interruption failovers for broadcast, timing, and security systems.

• Grid Synchronization Commissioning: Author and execute commissioning protocols for hybrid power grids (utility feeds, diesel, and BESS). Validate phase rotation, grounding integrity, and relay protection before synchronizing portable systems with existing grids.

• Non-Disruptive Testing Schedules: Coordinate with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), technology teams, and sport federations to embed high-voltage "hot-plug" testing into the master timeline during safe, non-disruptive windows. Secure final compliance signoffs from local safety authorities.

Equipment Procurement & Delivery Tracking

• Global Strategic Sourcing: Lead competitive bidding and negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts with global temporary power suppliers. Enforce strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and ensure all equipment meets LA28's strict sustainability, emissions, and acoustic standards.

• International Freight & Customs: Coordinate complex, multi-modal international freight logistics. Manage temporary import documentation (e.g., ATA Carnets) and implement expedited shipping contingencies to bypass supply chain bottlenecks and protect the master construction schedule.

• Digital Asset Tracking: Oversee the deployment of an enterprise-level digital inventory system (RFID/barcoding) to track the real-time location and deployment status of thousands of high-value assets across all staging yards and venues.

• Quality Control & Warranty Execution: Manage central staging yard operations to conduct rigorous physical and functional inspections of all received equipment prior to venue dispatch. Execute immediate warranty claims and rapid-replacement protocols for any deficient assets.

Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) Procedures

• Multi-Source LOTO Authorship: Draft highly specific LOTO procedures tailored to complex, dual-feed temporary grids (including battery and capacitor storage), dictating precise isolation and discharge sequences to ensure absolute safety.

• Group LOTO Coordination: Design and implement centralized Group LOTO frameworks and permit-to-work systems, allowing dozens of multi-disciplinary trade crews to safely isolate circuits across shared electrical infrastructure.

• Compliance & Safety Auditing: Establish an aggressive, unannounced field safety audit program. Enforce strict adherence to LOTO protocols, verify the use of calibrated testing equipment, and exercise stop-work authority for any critical safety violations.

• Multilingual Training & Security Integration: Develop and mandate standardized LOTO training modules for an international workforce. Integrate electrical safety protocols with Olympic security and emergency medical response plans.

Remote Monitoring Creation & Implementation

• IoT Telemetry Architecture: Architect and deploy a centralized IoT network connecting disparate portable energy assets (BESS, generators, smart boards) via ruggedized sensors and secure cellular/satellite gateways in high-EMI environments.

• Energy Operations Center (EOC) Dashboarding: Direct software teams to build an intuitive, real-time EOC dashboard visualizing critical grid health metrics (voltage stability, BESS SoC, fuel levels, phase balance) across all venues simultaneously.

• Automated Alerting Protocols: Configure intelligent escalation trees and operational thresholds to automatically dispatch SMS, radio, and digital alerts to Venue Leads and the EOC during critical hardware anomalies.

• Predictive Analytics & Fuel Optimization: Leverage telemetry data to forecast fuel burn rates and optimize refueling logistics around the daily competition schedule. Compile post-Games data to generate comprehensive sustainability and efficiency reports.

Labor Contracts & Accreditation

• Union Relations & Labor Compliance: Manage complex labor agreements for international and local technicians. Partner with trade unions to ensure strict adherence to prevailing wage laws, working hours, and local mandates to prevent work stoppages.

• Security Credentialing Oversight: Navigate the security background check and accreditation process for the entire temporary power workforce, ensuring timely access to highly restricted, zone-specific Olympic areas.

• International Onboarding & Visa Coordination: Collaborate with legal and immigration teams to secure work permits for niche global experts (e.g., synchronization engineers). Ensure seamless integration and compliance with state/local tax and employment laws.

• Fatigue & Heat Management: Enforce rigorous shift optimization and fatigue management protocols. Guarantee continuous 24/7 technical coverage across all venues while strictly adhering to mandatory rest periods to prevent accidents in high-voltage environments.

General Responsibilities

Energy Operations Planning, Implementation and Reporting

• Support the integration of internal stakeholders with external delivery partners, including temporary power providers, electrical design engineers, and Energy overlay resources to ensure a coordinated process

• Help execute an approval and review process for all internal and external stakeholders involved in establishing Energy technical requirements for Games Energy overlay

• Ensure a robust, data-driven approach to Energy design and masterplan optimization

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Establish close working relationships with key functional areas (especially Venue Infrastructure, Technology, Broadcast, etc.) to ensure the Energy design development process aligns with cross-functional planning timelines and objectives

• Collaborate with the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee to understand all Energy requirements, get strategic buy-in for recommended efficiencies, processes, and procedures, and expedite approval processes where necessary

• Closely align with the Energy Program Management Team to ensure coordinated planning for all venue Energy design and delivery milestones and deliverables

Manage Venue Energy Manager Team at each of Several Venue Locations

• Establish close working relationships with key functional areas (especially Venue Infrastructure, Technology, Broadcast, etc.) to ensure the Energy design development process aligns with cross-functional planning timelines and objectives

• Collaborate with the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee to understand all Energy requirements, get strategic buy-in for recommended efficiencies, processes, and procedures, and expedite approval processes where necessary

• Closely align with the Energy Program Management Team to ensure coordinated planning for all venue Energy design and delivery milestones and deliverables

Background and Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience managing the installation of electrical infrastructure, preferably in construction or the sport / live event industry

• Understanding and experience with electrical engineering design documents

• Experience working with electric utilities and/or temporary power providers

• Experience implementing energy solutions into electrical design

• Demonstrated commitment to co-creation and collaborative decision-making

• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders and proven success at building excellent working relationships

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• This full-time position is for the LA28 office in Los Angeles, California

• Although most meetings will be held in Microsoft Teams, some travel may be necessary to external stakeholder offices, government agencies, and Games venues and facilities may be required

• Most of the work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment

• The LA28 office is an open-plan working environment; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment

Expectations

• Meticulous with excellent organizational skills

• Fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit and BIM360

• Present information concisely to a wide audience of executive leadership, external contractors and advisors, and governmental agencies

• Well-developed critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently to resolve issues

• Effective communication, team building, and people skills

• Initiative-taker with experience in defining tasks, seeking feedback, and evolving work where applicable

• A collaborative mindset: someone who prioritizes the team and fosters a culture of high performance without ego

• An innovative viewpoint, challenging the status quo and thinking ahead to future years of the Movement

• Ability to implement and manage change effectively as well as manage and mitigate risk

Education / Training / Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or construction management, and 7 years of experience assessing, designing, or implementing electrical infrastructure.

The annual base salary range for this position is $105,000 - $140,000 and is dependent upon experience. This salary represents the starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, performance, and/or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28’s operational business needs and applicable law.

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We strive to build a team that is diverse, inclusive, and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to our team.