Design Manager

Morgner Construction Management Corp.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgner Construction Management Corp. in Los Angeles seeks a senior director of facilities design to manage seismic, critical repair and retrofit projects, guiding a team through the design review process and ensuring compliance with district standards.

You will develop and coordinate A&E design for capital projects, interact with architects, consultants and district staff to meet budgets and schedules, and pursue effective firm selection and project delivery.

Qualifications

• 14 years of full-time professional experience in facilities design or capital project planning and coordination.
• 14 years with design, planning and construction of educational facilities or similar public agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees multiple projects with emphasis on seismic, critical repair and retrofit projects.
• Supervises a team of design professionals through the design review process.
• Leads the District’s design process for A&E services to meet program, budget, environmental and legal requirements.
• Coordinates design with Architects, consultants, and District personnel to ensure timely completion.
• Ensures compliance with LAUSD standards and guidelines for new and modernized structures.
• Establishes and follows a process to select architectural firms based on qualifications and performance.
• Provides Architects with direction on goals, standards, sites, schedules and budgets.
• Monitors design changes to keep projects within budget and reports progress.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering

Master's degree in architecture or engineering

Job description

• Manages multiple projects with particular emphasis on seismic, critical repair and retrofit projects.
• Manages and supervises a team of design professionals and other professionals through the design review process.
• Manages, develops, and coordinates the District’s design process for the A&E services to ensure that design plans are within functional program, budgetary, environmental and legal requirements.
• Manages multiple projects, including engineering repair and critical repair, through interaction with Architects, consultants, and District personnel to ensure timely completion of these projects.
• 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, sites, schedules, and budgets 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 each project.
• Provides maximum value for dollars budgeted, and are appropriate and enduring to meet the functional needs of the District, the local community, and the environment.
• Reviews design changes submitted to ensure project remains within budget.
• Monitors project planning and design status to report findings, recommendations and updates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• 14 years full time paid professional experience managing the facilities design, or the planning.
• and coordination of capital projects that included the overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities.
• 14 years of this experience must be with the design, planning and construction of educational. facilities or similar public agencies.
• With excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required Education:

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

Preferred Education:

• A master's degree in architecture or engineering.

Preferred Licenses and Certificates:

• 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