School Construction Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Manages, oversees and coordinates all facets of pre‑construction, bid and award, construction and close‑out phases of all assigned projects.
• Reviews pre‑construction documents and submits comments to designers as necessary.
• Plans, organizes and prepares reports to upper management regarding the status and/or progress of the projects.
• Coordinates with all pertinent public agencies during pre‑construction and construction to comply with all off‑site work; coordinates with various District and Project staff.
• Manages both the project budget and schedule to meet the District’s quality standards; monitors project budget on a monthly basis and ensures that the budget accurately reflects the project status/progress.
• Manages the daily activities of the contractor, reviews contractors’ construction schedules and submittals, and coordinates responses to the contractors’ inquiries through Requests for Clarifications (RFC) and other related documents.
• Reviews substitution submittals from contractors to ensure specifications and/or District requirements are complied with.
• Receives, reviews and negotiates Contractor Change Order proposals to achieve a fair & reasonable price in accordance with the General Conditions; reviews and addresses any and all schedule impacts in accordance with the project specifications in a timely manner.
• Reviews the process and monitors payments for the contractor, architects, engineers and any other pertinent parties.
• Administers provisions of Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the District.
• Coordinates District delivery of related fixtures, furniture and equipment.
• Monitors and manages project close‑out with respect to project certification with the Division of State Architects (DSA) and project financial close‑out.
• Performs other related duties assigned.

• Ten (10) years full‑time paid professional experience in construction and/or a combination of project and construction management of commercial and/or public/educational facility construction. Three (3) years of the ten (10) years must involve full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with construction values of more than $10M.

• Design‑build experience.
• Experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects and/or the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS).
• Experience with Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design processes.
• Safety and OSHA regulations (OSHA 30 minimum).
• Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM).

• 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, where the candidate must be able to complete the Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential within one (1) year of employment in the Facilities Services Division of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
• Or possession of a valid CCM credential may be substituted for the required education.

• Valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect by the California Architectural Board or Professional Engineer by the State Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
• Valid CCM credential by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI).

Salary range: $135,000 – $155,000.

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