Duties

• Assists the Director of Architecture and Engineering in the development of project scope and coordination of architectural planning, design, funding, and development of school facilities.
• Plans and coordinates the execution of pre-construction activities associated with multiple school alteration and maintenance projects.
• Provides functional direction over pre-construction project schedules, cost control, dispute resolution, and quality control for multiple projects and programs.
• Reviews pre-construction project status to monitor schedule and budget variances relative to submitted schedules.
• Assists in coordinating the pre-construction program activities and related work of those in other District branches and departments such as the Office of Environmental Health and Safety; Real Estate; Community Outreach; School Management Services/Master Planning and Demographics; Asset Management; Project Execution; Facilities Contracts; and Procurement
• Resolves pre-construction project issues by resolving differences of opinion, conflicts in schedules, and disagreements over the most efficient approach to the plan and design of new schools.
• Reviews, recommends, and implements program and project level policy and procedural innovations.
• Coordinates with representatives from various government agencies to obtain timely action on successive phases of project completion.
• Assesses bid specifications for District need and probability of completion within the specified timeline.
• Makes presentations to Board Members, District administrators, and representatives of public agencies.
• Reviews and verifies submitted applications for payment and performs overall fiscal management of multiple design and construction projects.
• Responsible for overseeing staff assignments and workload, supervises staff activities and evaluates performance.
• Plans, directs, reviews and participates in trainings for staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

Required Experience

• Fifteen (15) years of full time paid-professional experience managing the facilities design, or the planning and coordination of capital projects that includes the overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities.
• Five (5) years of experience with educational facilities design, planning and construction.

Additional Preferred Experience

• Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Experience with LEED and/or Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) projects
• Experience with the Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design processes
• Experience with construction management

Required Education

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.
• Additional courses in Business Administration, Public Relations, Accounting, School Finance, Personnel Management, Educational Facilities Planning, and Communication are preferred.

Required License and Certificates

• A valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect by the California State Architectural Board

Preferred Licenses and Certificates

• LEED Professional Accreditation