Senior Construction Project Manager - Educational Facilities - DSA - SoCal

We are looking for a Sr. Project Manager across multiple Southern CA locations, including Ventura, LA, San Diego, and Riverside Counties! Under the direction and supervision of the Program Manager, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the District’s capital design and construction projects from the design to D.S.A. close-out, ensuring project goals and objectives are met, while maintaining compliance with company policies and procedures and all relevant regulations. The Senior Project Manager serves as mentor for Project and Construction Managers. The Senior Project Manager plans and coordinates activities of designated projects to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. Performs other functions as needed.

Examples of Essential Functions

• Abide by operational procedures and reporting responsibilities for the on-going management and supervision of the District’s capital design and construction program.
• Assist in the development of project-based scope, schedule and budget goals and objectives.
• Manage and oversee program design, bid and construction phases including constructability review and value engineering efforts to ensure project goals and objectives are met.
• Assist as District liaison in acquiring all local, state, and federal project specific agency approvals in a timely matter.
• Monitor professional service contract performance including review and approval of pay requests.
• Prepare general and trade contractor pre-qualification documentation and oversee selection process.
• Track, review, approve, and record capital construction project communications, documentation, and accounting.
• Related communication includes construction phase documentation such as meeting minutes, job schedules, shop drawings, submittals, daily logs, field orders, requests for information, proposal requests, change orders, pay requests, inspection reports, special inspection tests results and other written project communication.
• Conduct periodic job walks to ensure contract performance, schedule, and the highest quality of workmanship.
• Monitor general and trade contractor performance including review and approval of pay requests.
• Monitor DSA inspector of record and materials testing and inspection performance including review and approval of pay requests.
• Prepare project reports for management, client, or others.
• Coordinate project activities with all regulatory agencies.
• Develop project requirements that identify resource and budgetary needs.
• Host project meetings at least once a week with team and managers.
• Manage deadlines and drive team to ensure timeliness.
• Leadership qualities, such as motivation techniques and conflict-management.
• Time management skills, familiarity with calendar management and goal setting.
• Understand general project scope of program as a whole, even projects not assigned.
• Proficient Knowledge of project management processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $155,000 - 180,000

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of construction project management experience, while managing multiple projects.
• Prior DSA experience and knowledge of DSA requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications / Registrations / Qualifications:

• Experience with K-14 / higher education projects.
• Experience managing large multimillion dollar projects.
• Experience within a large capital improvement program and familiarity with relevant provisions of the California Public Contract Code.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan (optional)
• Stock Options! 100% Employee Owned – Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Safe Harbor Account: MAAS automatically contributes 3%, start accruing day 1
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off (2 weeks’ vacation, 1 week sick) and holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Family and Medical Leave

Culture & Growth

• Great Place to Work certified
• Room for growth within the organization
• Positive, team-oriented environment