Senior Project Manager II

Title: Senior Project Manager

Office Location: Los Angeles, CA

Work Location: In Office

Terms: Long Term

Duties:

• Manages and provides construction oversight to OARs

• Resolves complex construction project related issues, disputes, and disagreements

• Develop, assign, and monitor performance of OARs relative to assigned construction projects

• Reviews status and overall construction project progress relative to submitted construction schedules

• Review change orders from all construction projects and assess their impact to the District

• Assists Regional Directors and other Facilities management staff with bid and contract planning

• Assess bid specifications for District need and probability of completion under stated timeline

• Reviews status and monitors variances of the construction project database relative to scheduling and cost control reporting

• Reviews and verifies submitted applications for payment and perform overall fiscal management of multiple construction projects

• Provides functional direction over areas of responsibility including construction project schedules, cost control, dispute resolution, contract administration, and quality control

• Reviews and monitors overall administration of contracts for the architect and related consultants

• Coordinates program activities with other District organizational branches and departments such as the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Design and A/E Technical Support, Asset Management Branch, Facilities Contract Administration, Inspection Unit, Maintenance and Operations, and local districts

• Reviews and resolves disputes related to construction projects

• Develop and recommend internal policies and procedures

• Performs other related duties as assigned

Combined Qualifications: Candidates who meet one of the following combinations for qualifications will be considered for this position:

• Twenty (20) years full-time paid professional project/construction management experience

• Ten (10) of the 20 years must be managing large programs with projects having construction values of more than $50 million (not cumulative)

• Must have five (5) years’ experience in educational facility construction, public works or large commercial projects (may include projects outside of California)

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a degree in architecture, engineering or construction management.

• A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) may substitute for the education requirement.

OR

• Twenty-five (25) years full-time paid professional project/construction management experience

• Twenty (20) of the 25 years must be managing large programs with projects having construction values of more than $50milllion (not cumulative)

• Must have five (5) years’ experience in educational facility construction, public works or large commercial projects (may include projects outside of California)

• Preferred (Not Required): Graduation from a recognized college or university with a degree in architecture, engineering or construction management

• Preferred (Not Required): A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Design Build Experience

• Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)

• Experience in 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

Preferred Licenses and Certificates:

• A valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect by the California Architectural Board or Professional Engineer by the California State Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors