Design Manager - LAUSD

Job Description

Job Summary

The Design Manager is primarily responsible for planning, organizing, and directing design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects as outlined in the description below. The Design Manager functions as the lead design professional and interfaces and coordinates with the Division of State Architects (DSA).

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, and directs design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. Functions as the lead design professional in the Design Department providing quality review, implementation of policy and procedures, and interfaces and coordinates with the Division of State Architects (DSA)

• Manages, develops, and coordinates the District’s design process for the Facilities Planning and Development Division to ensure that plans are within functional program, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements

• Manages multiple projects through interaction with architects, consultants, and District personnel from project conception through draft to final review, approval, and handoff to Project Execution

• 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, site, schedule, and budget 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 the project, provides maximum value for dollars budgeted, and is appropriate and enduring to meet the functional needs of the District, the local community, and the environment

• Ensures that decisions are made in a timely manner

• Ensures that all steps within the project are documented and that the documentation meets legal requirements

• Reviews design changes submitted to ensure project remains within budget

• Recommends architectural firm assignment from an established list of pre-qualified architectural firms

• Participates in community relations and outreach programs to create understanding and acceptance of District building projects design within the community

• Coordinates with a host of professional staff who support the design function for the District

• Develops continuing education opportunities, i.e., seminars and workshops, to learn and share-up-to-date information on working with architects and contractors

• Coordinates project activities with other District organizational branches and departments such as the Office of the Environmental Health and Safety, A/E Design Services, Maintenance and Operations, School Occupancy Transitional Unit, Asbestos Technical Unit and Local Districts

• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong skillsets in Microsoft Office products

• Effective verbal and written communication

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering

• Minimum 10 years full-time paid professional experience managing the facilities design, or the planning and coordination of capital projects that includes overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities

• 5 years of this experience must be with the design, planning, and construction of educational facilities or similar public agencies

Preferred:

• 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

Submission Instructions (per Client requirement)

The successful candidate’s application and/or professional resume will include the following:

• Full legal name

• Number of years of full-time professional experience in managing the facilities design, or the planning and coordination of capital projects that includes overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities

• Number of years working for a public agency (including but not limited to educational institutions)

• List of all educational achievements including (1) college(s)/university(ies) attended, major and area of emphasis, degree received (Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, etc.), and year degree received, (2) certificate courses attended and completed, and (3) other training courses attended. Note: if a degree was not completed, indicate number of credits obtained.

• List of all professional licenses or certificates including the license/registration number and expiration date

• List of awards received

• Detailed employment history with each company or government agency including

o Name & contact information of the firm or agency,

o Start date and end date (month & year)

o Positions held

o List of projects/programs managed including project value, location of assignment, roles and responsibilities, and contribution to each project

Working Conditions

This position is 100% on-site in our client’s office location in Los Angeles; work schedule to be determined by supervisor. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to move about the inside and outside of the location to access office equipment, etc. The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a computer, copy machine, etc.

About the Company

Pride Resource Partners LLC (Pride) is a high-performance project management consulting firm headquartered in California. Pride is a CPUC-certified Diverse Business Enterprise that provides expert resources to corporate client project management organizations within the public and private sectors. We meet our clients’ demanding requirements for outsourced project management and construction management solutions, including but not limited to providing project controls, material management and logistics, public and governmental outreach, construction oversight, QA/QC, and inspection services. Learn more about us at

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