Director of Facilities Planning & Construction

APPA; Santa Monica (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

APPA is seeking a Director of Facilities Planning & Construction to lead district-wide facilities planning, design, and construction across multiple campuses in California. The role requires hands-on DSA management from submittal to closeout, with personal accountability for certification outcomes.

The candidate will coordinate with IORs, manage plan reviews and back-check cycles, and ensure documentation for DSA certification. Strong leadership of external construction partners is essential.

Formación

• Direct, hands-on experience managing projects through the full California DSA process and approvals.
• Experience preparing or directing DSA submittal packages and managing plan review/back-check cycles.
• Coordinating with an Inspector of Record (IOR) and ensuring testing lab documentation requirements on construction projects.
• Assembling and reconciling documentation to bring a project to DSA Certification of Compliance.
• Managing field changes and determining when DSA notification or resubmittal was required.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee district-wide facilities planning, design, and construction activities for multiple campuses.
• Directly responsible for monitoring, directing and evaluating the work of independent construction firms.
• Ensure compliance with DSA processes from submittal through closeout and certification.

Conocimientos

DSA submittals

Plan review cycles

IOR coordination

DSA Certification docs

Project leadership

Descripción del empleo

The Director of Facilities Planning & Construction is responsible for overseeing District-wide facilities planning, design, and construction activities for a multi-campus college, which includes substantial responsibility for monitoring, directing, and evaluating the work of multiple independent construction firms.

Important Note: This role requires direct, hands‑on experience managing projects through the full California Division of the State Architect (DSA) process — submittal, plan review and back‑check, construction administration, and closeout/certification. This is not a delegated‑oversight role; the Director is personally responsible for DSA outcomes,not as a supervisor of consultants who handle the DSA process on the District's behalf, but as the person accountable for getting projects through the process.

We are looking for a candidate who has significantpersonal experience:

• Preparing or directing DSA submittal packages and managing plan review/back-check cycles
• Coordinating with an Inspector of Record (IOR) and ensuring compliance with testing lab documentation requirements on construction projects
• Assembling and reconciling documentation to bring a project to DSA Certification of Compliance
• Managing field changes and determining when DSA notification or resubmittal was required