Owner's Authorized Representative (OAR I) - K-12 School Construction ($10M+)

MAAS Companies, Inc.; Monterey Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Health, dental & vision

401k

Three weeks PTO

Job summary

LAUSD's Project Execution group relies on MAAS Companies, Inc. to act as Owner's Authorized Representative for assigned school projects. You will manage preconstruction, bid/award, construction, and closeout, overseeing budgets, schedules, and contractor activity to ensure District standards and DSA certification.

This is a full-time, in-person role with two openings. MAAS emphasizes an ESOP-owned culture with competitive benefits, retirement, and growth potential while delivering high-impact

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-time experience coordinating complex projects over $10M, plus a relevant degree or CCM substitution.
• Alternative: 15 years of experience with 8+ years coordinating large projects; degree and CCM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases from preconstruction to closeout.
• Manage budgets and schedules; review RFCs, substitutions, and change orders.
• Coordinate with public agencies, design teams, and District staff.

Skills

Construction management

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management

Tools

CCM or CMAA

BIM

Job description

The Work

LAUSD's Project Execution group delivers one of the largest public school construction programs in the country, under the oversight of DSA, the Division of the State Architect, the state office that approves public school construction. As Owner's Authorized Representative I, you represent the District on assigned school projects and manage each one through preconstruction, bid and award, construction, and closeout.

You manage the project budget and schedule to the District's standards and review the budget every month so it reflects the project's real status. You manage the contractor's daily activities, review construction schedules and submittals, coordinate responses to the contractor's requests for clarification, review substitution requests, and negotiate change order proposals to a fair and reasonable price. You coordinate with public agencies on off-site work, with the design team, and with District and project staff.

You administer the District's agreements with architects, monitor payments to contractors and consultants, coordinate delivery of furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and see each project through DSA certification and financial closeout, reporting status and progress to upper management along the way. This is a full-time, in-person position. The District has 2 openings.

What You Will Own

• All phases of assigned projects, from preconstruction and bid and award through construction and closeout
• Review of preconstruction documents, with comments to the designer
• Status and progress reports to upper management
• Coordination with public agencies on off‑site work, and with District and project staff
• Project budget and schedule, managed to the District's standards and monitored monthly
• The contractor's daily activities, schedule and submittal review, and responses to requests for clarification (RFCs)
• Review of substitution submittals against the specifications and District requirements
• Change order proposals, reviewed and negotiated to a fair and reasonable price, with schedule impacts addressed under the project specifications
• Payment review for contractors, architects, engineers, and other parties
• Administration of the District's professional service agreements with architects
• Delivery of furniture, fixtures, and equipment
• DSA certification and financial closeout

Requirements

What You Bring (one of the following)

• 10 years of full‑time professional experience in construction, or in combined project and construction management, on commercial or public and educational facility construction, with 3 of those years fully responsible for coordinating complex projects over $10 million each (not cumulative), plus a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management. A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) may substitute for the degree
• 15 years of the same full‑time professional experience, with 8 of those years fully responsible for coordinating complex projects over $10 million each (not cumulative). A degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management and a CCM are preferred, not required

Preferred

• Design‑build experience
• BIM (building information modeling)
• LEED or CHPS (Collaborative for High Performance Schools) projects
• DSA construction and design processes
• Safety and OSHA regulations, with OSHA 30 at minimum
• A California Architect registration or Professional Engineer license, or a CCM from the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI)

Benefits

Salary range: $180,000 to $197,000 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 on 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.