Project Manager (School Construction)

Element Consulting•Downey, CA

24d•$145,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Element Consulting is a construction management company dedicated to providing clients with responsible and innovative solutions to their project needs, from inception to completion. Based out of El Segundo, CA, the firm offers program, project, and construction management services. We invite you to join us in 'Bringing the Right Elements Together for Our Clients' Success.' This role will perform a variety of administrative and professional duties related to the District’s business services, maintenance, and facilities planning and construction programs. The Project Manager will participate in the development of the District’s long-range growth and capital improvement strategic master plans and assure compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations. The role oversees facility planning, design and construction contracts, reviews architectural plans for conformance to functional facility relationships and growth possibilities, and coordinates the involvement of District departments in the facilities planning and design process. The Project Manager will plan and oversee the renovation, modernization and construction of District facilities including schools, portable classrooms and other support facilities or projects such as solar installation. They will review and recommend contracts, leases and other agreements for District facilities, manage consultants, oversee scope of work and administer contracts. The role also performs bid analysis, attends pre-construction and pre-bid meetings and performs related award coordinating activities. The Project Manager serves as a liaison between District personnel and outside agencies regarding facilities planning and construction activities, conferring with District staff, consultants and representatives of public agencies and vendors. They will participate in the identification and acquisition of funding sources for modernization and construction projects, interpret and apply California Environmental Quality Act and State Department of Education guidelines, and prepare Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The Project Manager analyzes the scope and cost of contractor and consultant proposals, reviews project plans and specifications prior to bids, participates in pre-bid walks and bid openings, and utilizes the Critical Path Method (CPM) to calculate project timelines and schedules. They will utilize a variety of advisory data and information including budgets, architectural and construction plans and specifications, State and local general plans and zoning ordinances, federal and State environmental guidelines and boundary maps. The role requires researching and maintaining current knowledge of laws, codes, rules and regulations related to assigned activities, and providing technical expertise and information regarding assigned functions and participating in the formulation of policies, procedures and programs. The Project Manager will provide advisement of unusual trends or problems and recommend appropriate corrective action, prepare and direct the preparation and maintenance of a variety of reports, records and files related to assigned activities, and compose written and oral communications to convey information in accordance with District policies and procedures. The role involves operating a computer and assigned software, reviewing and evaluating facilities planning software applications and recommending new software or improvements, and driving a District or personal vehicle to conduct work and visit sites. The Project Manager will supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel, interview and select employees and recommend transfers, reassignment, termination and disciplinary actions. They will attend and represent the District in a variety of meetings, conferences and governmental hearings related to assigned activities, and prepare and deliver oral presentations as requested. The role also reviews contractors' initial construction schedule, monitors construction schedule, submittts, schedule of values, and responds to contractor inquiries. The Project Manager negotiates with contractors to achieve a fair and reasonable cost for change orders and reviews their impact on the project. They manage and coordinate the project team and contractors in communicating directives and ensuring the project scope is built according to plans, specifications, and cost limits. The role involves rejecting defective work, reviewing substitution submittals from contractors to ensure specification requirements are met, and reviewing submittals, RFI’s and CCD’s to ensure district design standards are followed. The Project Manager works with the IOR to monitor the quality of work and review the IOR’s logs, coordinates with site staff to communicate progress and acts as a conduit of information from the site to the project team. They communicate with maintenance staff on project progress and coordinate key milestones where crossover occurs, and provide support for equipment replacement and facilitate obtaining quotes from contractors.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years full time paid professional experience in Construction Scheduling for an Owner or General Contractor, in an educational facility or public works projects
Proficiency in Primavera Latest Version and MS Office Suite
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.
OR Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in any course, but with additional two (2) years of experience in Construction Scheduling to compensate for the required education.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Superior organizational and planning skills
Ability to build efficient working relationships with project teams and department staff
Understanding of theories, principles and practices of cost engineering, scheduling and schedule forensics

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of administrative and professional duties related to the District’s business services, maintenance, and facilities planning and construction programs.
Participate in the development of the District’s long-range growth and capital improvement strategic master plans.
Assure compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
Oversee facility planning, design and construction contracts.
Review architectural plans for conformance to functional facility relationships and growth possibilities.
Coordinate the involvement of District departments in the facilities planning and design process.
Plan and oversee the renovation, modernization and construction of District facilities from including schools, portable classrooms and other support facilities or projects such as solar installation.
Review and recommend contracts, leases and other agreements for District facilities.
Manage consultants, oversee scope of work and administer contracts.
Perform bid analysis, attend pre-construction and pre-bid meetings and perform related award coordinating activities.
Serve as a liaison between District personnel and outside agencies regarding facilities planning and construction activities.
Confer with District staff, consultants and representatives of public agencies and vendors.
Participate in the identification and acquisition of funding sources for modernization and construction projects.
Interpret and apply California Environmental Quality Act and State Department of Education guidelines.
Prepare Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ).
Analyze the scope and cost of contractor and consultant proposals.
Review project plans and specifications prior to bids.
Participate in pre-bid walks and bid openings.
Utilize the Critical Path Method (CPM) to calculate project timelines and schedules.
Utilize a variety of advisory data and information including budgets, architectural and construction plans and specifications, State and local general plans and zoning ordinances, federal and State environmental guidelines and boundary maps.
Research and maintain current knowledge of laws, codes, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
Provide technical expertise and information regarding assigned functions and participate in the formulation of policies, procedures and programs.
Provide advisement of unusual trends or problems and recommend appropriate corrective action.
Prepare and direct the preparation and maintenance of a variety of reports, records and files related to assigned activities.
Compose written and oral communications to convey information in accordance with District policies and procedures.
Operate a computer and assigned software.
Review and evaluate facilities planning software applications and recommend new software or improvements.
Drive a District or personal vehicle to conduct work and visit sites.
Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.
Interview and select employees and recommend transfers, reassignment, termination and disciplinary actions.
Attend and represent the District in a variety of meetings, conferences and governmental hearings related to assigned activities.
Prepare and deliver oral presentations as requested.
Reviews contractors' initial construction schedule, review and monitor construction schedule, submittts, schedule of values, and responds to contractor inquiries.
Negotiates with contractors to achieve a fair and reasonable cost for change orders and reviews their impact on the project.
Manage and coordinates project team and contractors in communicating directives and ensuring the project scope is built according to plans, specifications, and cost limits .
Reject defective work.
Review substitution submittals from contractors to ensure specification requirements are met.
Review submittts, RFI’s and CCD’s to ensure district design standards are followed.
Work with IOR to monitor the quality of work and review the IOR’s logs.
Coordinate with site staff to communicate the progress and act as a conduit of information from the site to the project team.
Communicate with maintenance staff on the project progress and coordinate key milestones where crossover occurs.
Provide support for equipment replacement and facilitate obtaining quotes from contractors.