Design Manager - Education

STV • Los Angeles, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

STV is seeking a Design Manager - Education for the Construction Management group in Los Angeles. This role involves planning, organizing, and directing design activities for Education projects, functioning as the lead design professional in the Design Department. The manager will oversee the district's design process for the Facilities Planning and Development Division, ensuring projects align with functional program, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements. This includes managing multiple projects through interaction with architects, consultants, and district personnel from conception to final approval, and overseeing the building design process to ensure compliance with standards and guidelines. The position also involves establishing processes for selecting architectural firms, providing clear direction to architects, and implementing an effective design review process to ensure projects meet goals, provide maximum value, and are appropriate for the district's needs. The role requires timely decision-making, thorough documentation, review of design changes, and participation in community relations. Additionally, the Design Manager will develop continuing education opportunities, coordinate project activities with other departments, and perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years full time paid professional experience managing the facilities design, or the planning and coordination of capital projects that includes the overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities.
• 5 years of this experience must be with the design, planning and construction of educational facilities or similar public agencies.
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Engineering.

Nice To Haves

• A valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs the design activities for Education projects.
• Functions as the lead design professional in the Design Department providing quality review.
• Manages, develops, and coordinates the District’s design process for the Facilities Planning and Development Division to ensure that plans are within functional program, budgetary, environmental and legal requirements.
• Manages multiple projects through interaction with Architects, consultants, and District personnel from project conception, through draft to final review, approval, and handoff to Project Execution.
• Oversees the building design process to ensure compliance standards and guidelines for the District by working with design professionals and various District administrators to ensure that new and modernized structures meet both educational and building standards requirements.
• Establishes and follows a process to identify and select the architectural firm best suited for each project based on the firms’ qualifications and ability to meet performance standards.
• Provides Architects with clear and consistent direction with regard to goals and objectives, standards, site, schedule, and budget for each project.
• Establishes and follows an effective and efficient design review process to ensure that the design meets the overall goals and objectives for the project, provides maximum value for dollars budgeted, and are appropriate and enduring to meet the functional needs of the District, the local community, and the environment.
• Ensures that decisions are made in a timely manner.
• Ensures that all steps within the project are documented and that the documentation meets legal requirements.
• Reviews design changes submitted to ensure project remains within budget.
• Recommends architectural firm assignment from an established list of pre-qualified architectural firms.
• Participates in community relations and outreach programs to create understanding and acceptance of District building projects design within the community.
• Coordinates with a host of professional staff who support the design function for the District.
• Develops continuing education opportunities, i.e., seminars and workshops, to learn and share-up-to-date information on working with architects and contractors.
• Coordinates project activities with other District organizational branches and departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior