Design Associate

MAAS Companies, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401k

3 weeks PTO

ESOP with 3% contribution

Job summary

MAAS Companies, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a Design Associate to support planning and design staff by interpreting architectural and engineering documents, reviewing plans for LAUSD standards, and maintaining accurate project records.

The role involves contract administration, data gathering for studies and presentations, and coordinating activities with Environmental Health and Safety, Maintenance and Operations, and other district branches.

Qualifications

• 5 years of full-time professional experience in an architecture and design setting.
• 3 of those years on the design, planning, and construction of educational facilities or a similar public agency.
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or planning.

Responsibilities

• Plan and document review against LAUSD standards and applicable codes.
• Support for architecture and engineering contract administration, including internal documentation, contracts, and invoices.
• Surveys, field investigations, and drawing review.
• Data collection, reports, presentations, and project research.
• Current, organized project files and technical records.
• Coordination support across District branches during design and construction.

Skills

ADA knowledge

Code compliance

Document review

Coordination

Data collection

Surveying

Clear writing

Multiple assignments

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or planning

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

LAUSD's Facilities Services Division plans, designs, and builds the District's educational facilities. As Design Associate, you support the District's planning and design staff: you read and interpret architectural, engineering, and planning documents, review plans against LAUSD standards and federal, state, and local codes, and keep the records that move projects forward complete and accurate.

You support the administration of architecture and engineering contracts, including contracts and invoices, prepare internal documentation for approval, collect and organize data for studies, reports, and presentations, carry out surveys and field investigations, and maintain project files with current technical information. You help coordinate project activities with District branches such as Environmental Health and Safety, Maintenance and Operations, Project Execution, and the Local Districts.

What You Will Own

• Plan and document review against LAUSD standards and applicable codes
• Support for architecture and engineering contract administration, including internal documentation, contracts, and invoices
• Surveys, field investigations, and drawing review
• Data collection, reports, presentations, and project research
• Current, organized project files and technical records
• Coordination support across District branches during design and construction

Requirements

• 5 years of full-time professional experience in an architecture and design setting (required for this role)
• 3 of those years on the design, planning, and construction of educational facilities or a similar public agency (required for this role)
• A bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or planning (required for this role)
• Working knowledge of ADA, California Title 24, CalGreen, and the requirements of DSA, the Division of the State Architect, and the California Department of Education
• Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, and Revit
• Accurate calculations and surveys, clear writing, and the ability to manage several assignments at once

Preferred

• Experience preparing DSA submittals and responding to plan check comments
• Planning studies and field investigations on campuses that stay open while the work happens

Benefits

• Salary range: $132,000 to $145,000 per year, based on experience.
• Benefits: health, dental, and vision at low cost; 401k; three weeks of PTO; and an ESOP (employee stock ownership) at no cost to you, with a 3% Safe Harbor contribution vested on day one.

Why MAAS

MAAS has spent nearly 40 years earning the trust of 50+ educational institutions across California, managing over $10B in projects. That track record means the work here is stable, funded, and consequential. You are not chasing the next contract.

As a MAAS employee, you are also an owner. The company is 100% employee-owned through an ESOP, a retirement benefit provided at no cost to you, on top of your salary. MAAS is a profitable, well-run organization and our share price has more than doubled since the plan's inception, with continued growth year over year. Your ownership stake builds the longer you stay, and ESOP participants nationally tend to accumulate 2.5x more in retirement savings than employees at non-ESOP companies.

In an industry not known for prioritizing culture, 96% of MAAS employees say it is a great place to work, and 100% say people genuinely care about each other.