Project Manager II

MAAS Companies • Los Angeles, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Work: You run several campus projects at once, anywhere from $5 million to $100 million each, for a community college district rebuilding its campuses with bond money. You are in the field. You walk the job and check that what is being built matches the drawings and meets the Division of the State Architect, the state office that approves public school and college construction. Then you report what you found to the College Project Director and the program office: where the project stands, the schedule, the costs, the budget, the staffing, any delays, any disputes, any changes, and whether the work follows the District's written procedures. Because you are the one on site, you are also the one who sees trouble first. You name the risks, propose what to do about them, and keep the running list of risks and mitigation plans up to date. You work with the college and the design team on construction phasing and on swing space plans, meaning where students and staff go while their building is being worked on, and you track whether the plan is holding. When something complicated goes wrong, you are the one who gets it resolved. You work it through with the design team, the contractors, the inspectors, and the Division of the State Architect, and you do it without blowing the budget. You own closeout. Getting each project signed off by the Division of the State Architect, the District, and the program office, and coordinating with the college's relocation project manager on furniture and equipment, on what happens to the old equipment, and on the rest of the move. This is a senior seat, so you also help the rest of the college project team through planning, programming, and design, and you report to the college, the District, and the program office.

Requirements

• 7 years managing more than one construction project at a time
• 2 of those 7 years on school or college design and construction
• A bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, urban planning, construction management, or a close field
• Alternatively, 4 additional years of relevant experience (11 years total) can substitute for the degree

Nice To Haves

• Work experience within a large capital improvement program
• Familiarity with the California Public Contract Code
• Experience with formal construction partnering
• A current California Certificate of Registration as an Architect, or a Professional Engineer license
• A current Certified Construction Manager credential from the Construction Manager Certification Institute
• Experience with Division of the State Architect construction and design processes, or similar
• Experience with all four parts of a project: planning, design, construction, and closeout
• Experience with alternative delivery methods (e.g., design build, lease leaseback)

Responsibilities

• Manage several campus projects at the same time, $5M to $100M each
• Conduct field checks to ensure construction matches drawings and meets Division of the State Architect requirements
• Provide status reporting to the College Project Director and the program office on schedule, cost, budget, staffing, delays, disputes, and changes
• Manage the risk list: naming potential issues, proposing solutions, and keeping the record current
• Oversee construction phasing and swing space plans, developed with the college and design team, and track progress against them
• Resolve complicated construction problems with the design team, contractors, inspectors, and the Division of the State Architect
• Manage project closeout, including sign-off by the Division of the State Architect, the District, and the program office
• Coordinate with the college's relocation project manager on furniture and equipment, surplus, and the move
• Assist the rest of the college project team through planning, programming, and design

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage at low cost
• 401(k)
• Three weeks of PTO
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost to you, with a 3% Safe Harbor contribution vested on day one

What This Job Offers

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