Project Manager; School Construction

Duties

• 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, submittals, 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 submittals, RFIs and CCDs 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…