LASAN Engineer Day 2025

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH AT 11:59PM PST.

We’re inviting environmental, chemical, mechanical, and civil engineering students to learn about future career opportunities at LA Sanitation & Environment. Hear from recent hires and program managers, learn about our hiring process, and gain an understanding of our vast network of exciting projects across the City of Los Angeles. This is a free in-person event. Learn more about us on our website and view our video!

8:30am Informal Networking (optional)

Grab yourself coffee and a bagel, then sit back and relax while our team introduces themselves. You'll get a chance to ask them questions at the end of the program. Please help us make this a zero waste event by bringing your own resusable water bottle if you're able.

9:00am Event Welcome and Introduction to LA Sanitation & Environment

We'll offer a brief overview of our organization including mission, vision, and culture.

9:20am Clean Water

LASAN is responsible for maintaining one of the largest wastewater collection and treatment systems in the world. We maintain over 6,700 miles of sewer line and 4 water reclamation plants that support over 4 million residents and over 15,000 industrial users in the City of LA. Come learn more about the daily work our engineers do to make this possible.

9:40am Watershed Protection

Did you know there are wetlands and estuaries in LA? Come see how LASAN’s Engineers manage and improve water quality in impaired water bodies, protect habitat, and restore beauty in our communities utilizing funds from various sources, including the Safe Clean Water Act.

10:00am Solid Resources

LASAN oversees the collection and processing of waste from the over 4 million residents of the City of Los Angeles. We ensure the most environmentally sustainable end-of-life for 1.7 million tons (about two cruise ships) of waste per year by managing recycling centers, composting, food rescue, landfill management, hazardous waste dropoff sites, and more. Learn how engineers design and optimize these waste collection systems to keep LA's homes, yards, and streets clean.

10:30am Financial Management

FMD is a great place for diversification in understanding the magnitude of costs and risk assessments, asset management and other tools engineers use to maintain our quality of life. From climate change to biosolids, learn how an engineering background can give you a competitive edge in finance.

10:50am Choose your panel

Select the topic that most interests you. Our team will walk you through LASAN's efforts on these programs and take your questions.

A - Managing Implementation of Advanced Water Treatment Technology on a Large Scale - The City of Los Angeles has established ambitious goals to protect the longevity of local water resources. LASAN has already implemented advanced treatment technologies at the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant and plans to expand this technology over the next 10 years with new advanced water purification facilities at the Donald C. Tillman and Hyperion Water Reclamation Plants. From this panel you will learn more about how engineers and contractors work day-to-day to deliver projects and increase LA's local water supplies.

B - Emerging Tech/Artificial Intelligence - In the City of Los Angeles we are constantly exploring new ways to utilize emerging technology and artificial intelligence to optimize the work we do. Join us for a discussion around how LASAN is utilizing technology to improve efficiency and how we are actively investing in our future.

11:20am Environmental Engineer Career Path

A deeper look at the qualifications for each step of engineering from Student Engineer, full time Association Engineers I-IV, Environmental Engineers, Senior & Principal Engineers, and training & development

11:50pm Networking Lunch

We'll split up into networking groups, where you can ask our engineers all the questions you have about our projects, engineering roles, and hiring process.

12:30pm Choose your Panel

Select the topic that most interests you. Our team will walk you through LASAN's efforts on these programs and take your questions.

A - Resume Writing/Hiring Process - a well-constructed resume can be a game changer in the job seeking process. Learn important tips to make your resume shine as well as the ins and outs of the City's hiring process.

B - Salary, Benefits and Perks of working for LASAN - There are many generous benefits and perks that come with working for the City of LA. We will take this time to explain the competitive total compensation, public service work culture, and many perks (e.g. remote work, time off, tuition reimbursement and other work-life balance perks) of being an employee with LASAN.

1:05pm Tour # 1

Choose to tour our Environmental Learning Center or take a ride on our tram to tour Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.

2:05pm Tour # 2

Whichever tour you didn’t choose earlier, you will have the opportunity to tour the plant or visit the interactive exhibits in our Environmental Learning Center.

3:00pm Adjourn

Submit your resume for consideration, grab a snack, and submit an evaluation about your experience at this event

Topics are subject to change without notice.

Learn more about LA Sanitation & Environment at www.lacitysan.org/careers or view our Info Session Presentation here.

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Recruiting Information

Engineer Day is an information session and resumes/applications WILL BE ACCEPTED at this event. Only event attendees will be eligible for our application/interview process.

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As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities.

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