Construction Manager (OAR I)

PMCS Group, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PMCS Group in Long Beach, CA, seeks an experienced OAR I to represent LAUSD during pre-construction through certification and close-out. You will act as the owner's decision-maker in the field, managing budget and schedule, directing contractor activity, and driving projects toward DSA certification.

This is a multi-year assignment with a steady project pipeline. You will coordinate with public agencies, review documentation, and produce progress reports for district leadership, ensuring

Qualifications

• Ten years of full-time paid professional construction/project management experience.
• At least 3 years coordinating complex projects with construction values >$10M.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases from pre-construction through close-out.
• Review documents and provide comments to the Designer as needed.
• Prepare status and progress reports for District upper management.
• Coordinate with outside public agencies to meet off-site requirements.
• Manage project budget and schedule to District standards; monitor monthly.
• Direct contractor daily activities and review schedules/submittals.
• Review substitutions for compliance with specifications.
• Negotiate Contractor Change Orders for fair pricing and schedule impact.
• Monitor payments to contractors, architects, and engineers.
• Administer Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the District.
• Coordinate delivery of FF&E by the District.
• Oversee close-out and DSA certification and financial close-out.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Schedule coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in A/E/CM

Job description

PMCS Group is a project and construction management firm headquartered in Long Beach, California, providing owner-side program support to public agencies. Los Angeles Unified School District is one of the largest school construction and modernization programs in the country.

As an OAR I, you represent the district’s interests from pre-construction through certification and financial close-out. You are the owner's decision-maker in the field: managing budget and schedule, directing the contractor's daily activities, negotiating change orders, and driving projects to DSA certification. This is a multi-year assignment with a long runway and a steady project pipeline.

What You’ll Do

• Manage, oversee, and coordinate all phases of assigned projects — pre-construction, bid and award, construction, and close-out
• Review pre-construction documents and provide comments to the Designer as necessary
• Plan, organize, and prepare status and progress reports for District upper management
• Coordinate with outside public agencies during pre-construction and construction to comply with all off-site work requirements, and coordinate across District and project staff
• Manage project budget and schedule to the District’s qualitative standards, monitoring budget monthly to ensure it accurately reflects project status and progress
• Direct the contractor's daily activities, review construction schedules and submittals, and coordinate responses to Requests for Clarification (RFCs) and related documents
• Review substitution submittals to confirm compliance with specifications and District requirements
• Receive, review, and negotiate Contractor Change Order Proposals to achieve fair and reasonable pricing under the General Conditions, and address associated schedule impacts per the project specifications
• Review the payment process and monitor payments to contractors, architects, engineers, and other parties
• Administer the provisions of Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the District
• Coordinate District delivery of related fixtures, furniture, and equipment (FF&E)
• Monitor and manage project close-out through Division of the State Architect (DSA) certification and financial close-out
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Experience

• Ten (10) years of full-time paid professional experience in construction and/or a combination of project and construction management on commercial and/or public/educational facility construction
• Of those ten years, at least three (3) years with full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with construction values exceeding $10M

Education — one of the following three paths:

1. Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management from a recognized college or university; OR
2. Bachelor's degree in any field from a recognized college or university, and the ability to complete the Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential within one (1) year of employment in the LAUSD Facilities Services Division; OR
3. A valid Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential in lieu of the education requirement

Preferred (Not Required)

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications above are encouraged to apply. The following are considered advantageous:

• Design-Build delivery experience
• LEED-certified projects and/or Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS) projects
• Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction and design processes
• Safety and OSHA regulations — OSHA 30 minimum
• Valid California registration as an Architect (California Architects Board) or Professional Engineer (Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists)
• Valid CCM credential issued by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI)

Why PMCS Group

• Scale and visibility. Work on a nationally significant K-12 capital program with direct exposure to the District.
• Owner-side authority. You act on behalf of the district, not as a contractor's representative — real decision-making, not paper-pushing.
• Pipeline. PMCS supports community college districts, K-12 districts, municipalities and transit agencies across California — the OAR role is a platform, not a dead end.
• Professional growth. PMCS invests in your career development, providing opportunities to expand your expertise and advance within a growing platform of public agency progra