Development Bureau Divisions
The Development Bureau, overseen by Deputy Executive Director Tony Gioiello, includes the Construction, Construction and Maintenance, Engineering and Goods Movement divisions.
Construction Division
Shaun Shahrestani, Chief Harbor Engineer
The Construction Division is responsible for managing all construction contracts and provides survey, construction inspection and materials testing services for the Port of Los Angeles. The Division’s management philosophy aims at achieving successful delivery of construction projects within the constraints and requirements of quality, budget and schedule while minimizing construction impacts on the environment, community, and customers.
Contact Construction: (310) 732-3522
The Construction Division is responsible for managing all construction contracts and provides survey, construction inspection and materials testing services for the Port of Los Angeles. The Division’s management philosophy aims at achieving successful delivery of construction projects within the constraints and requirements of quality, budget and schedule while minimizing construction impacts on the environment, community, and customers.
Contact Construction: (310) 732-3522
Construction and Maintenance Division
Tim Clark, Director of Construction and Maintenance
Construction and Maintenance Division, which is housed at Berth 161, provides 24-hour, seven-days-a week support for the maintenance, repair, alteration and reconstruction of Harbor Department-owned facilities and infrastructure. Staff assigned to this division possess skills in traditional crafts such as electrical services, plumbing, carpentry, vehicle and equipment maintenance, painting, custodial services and gardening, as well as in more specialized fields such as the maintenance and repair of marine vessels and container cranes, pile driving and heavy equipment operation. Selected services are also provided to Port customers on a reimbursable basis, as time and scheduling permit.
Contact Construction and Maintenance: (310) 732-3550
Construction and Maintenance Division, which is housed at Berth 161, provides 24-hour, seven-days-a week support for the maintenance, repair, alteration and reconstruction of Harbor Department-owned facilities and infrastructure. Staff assigned to this division possess skills in traditional crafts such as electrical services, plumbing, carpentry, vehicle and equipment maintenance, painting, custodial services and gardening, as well as in more specialized fields such as the maintenance and repair of marine vessels and container cranes, pile driving and heavy equipment operation. Selected services are also provided to Port customers on a reimbursable basis, as time and scheduling permit.
Contact Construction and Maintenance: (310) 732-3550
Engineering Division
Vacant, Chief Harbor Engineer
Engineering Division is responsible for all design plans, specifications and other contract documents necessary for the construction of new facilities and for any modifications to existing Port facilities. Permits, mapping and facility records retention are also under the jurisdiction of this division.
Contact Engineering: (310) 732-3590
Goods Movement Division
Kerry Cartwright, Director of Goods Movement
Goods Movement Division is responsible for administering a comprehensive goods movement policy that will be applicable to all terminal operators and the shipping, trucking, and railroad companies servicing the terminals and other facilities at the Port. The Division is also responsible for evaluating proposed goods movement programs and initiatives being developed by various governmental agencies and private companies working in the maritime transportation sector and identifying the feasibility of such initiatives with respect to improving transportation efficiencies and minimizing costs.
Goods Movement Division is responsible for administering a comprehensive goods movement policy that will be applicable to all terminal operators and the shipping, trucking, and railroad companies servicing the terminals and other facilities at the Port. The Division is also responsible for evaluating proposed goods movement programs and initiatives being developed by various governmental agencies and private companies working in the maritime transportation sector and identifying the feasibility of such initiatives with respect to improving transportation efficiencies and minimizing costs.
Contact Goods Movement: (310) 732-7700