Senior Design Manager A/E
About The Position
O2EPCM, Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Manager A/E Services for an onsite position in Los Angeles. This role involves managing multiple projects, with a particular emphasis on seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects. The Senior Design Manager will oversee a team of design professionals, manage the design process to ensure compliance with functional, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements, and coordinate with architects, consultants, and District personnel for timely project completion. The position requires ensuring compliance with LAUSD's standards and guidelines, establishing processes for selecting architectural firms, providing clear direction to architects, and implementing an effective design review process to ensure projects meet overall goals and provide maximum value. The role also includes reviewing design changes for budget adherence, monitoring project status, and performing other assigned duties.
Requirements
- 14 years full time paid professional experience managing the facilities design, or the planning and coordination of capital projects that included the overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities
- 4 years of this experience must be with the design, planning and construction of educational facilities or similar public agencies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- A master's degree in architecture or engineering
- A valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect by the California State Architectural Board or Professional Engineer by the State Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Responsibilities
- Manages multiple projects with particular emphasis on seismic, critical repair and retrofit projects
- Manages and supervises a team of design professionals and other professionals through the design review process
- Manages, develops, and coordinates the District’s design process for the A&E services to ensure that design plans are within functional program, budgetary, environmental and legal requirements
- Manages multiple projects, including engineering repair and critical repair, through interaction with Architects, consultants, and District personnel to ensure timely completion of these projects
- Oversees the building design process to ensure compliance with LAUSD’s 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, sites, schedules, and budgets 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 each 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
- Reviews design changes submitted to ensure project remains within budget
- Monitors project planning and design status to report findings, recommendations and updates
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- 100% paid base coverage (Health, Vision, & Dental insurance)
- 401(k)
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick
- Paid Vacation
- EAP - Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
