Design Manager (Sign-On Bonus)
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Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Vanir
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company recognized as a national leader in program project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964 we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial residential and nonprofit markets.
Job Description
The Design Manager plans organizes and directs all design-related activities for College campus capital projects. Serving as the lead design professional this role provides oversight throughout pre-construction and design phases ensuring quality compliance and alignment with District standards and regulatory requirements including coordination with the Division of the State Architect (DSA). The Design Manager acts as the primary liaison between the Capital Program Team (CPT) and the Design Team.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the full design life-cycle for Campus Projects from initial planning through close-out and DSA certification ensuring compliance with DSA guidelines and bulletins approved programming and project criteria documents applicable building codes project schedules and budgets District design and construction standards District policies and procedures and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Provide pre-construction and phase management services including quality reviews and implementation of established policies and procedures.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between the CPT and the Design Team to facilitate effective coordination communication and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with CPT members design consultants and District stakeholders to define project scope resolve design-related issues and ensure stakeholder expectations are clearly understood and addressed.
- Manage develop and oversee the design process to ensure timely accurate and compliant production review and approval of all design deliverables including adherence to program project and schedule requirements.
- Perform comprehensive QA/QC reviews of plans specifications schedules cut sheets and other design documents to ensure quality constructability coordination clarity and compliance with project requirements.
- Provide architects and consultants with clear consistent direction regarding project goals and objectives District standards site requirements schedules and budgets.
- During construction review and provide comments on DSA Construction Change Directives (CCDs) to ensure completeness compliance and consistency with approved design intent.
- Guide the Design Team through the DSA review and approval process evaluate and report on the cost schedule and scope impacts of design changes and manage DSA box submittals.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Architecture Engineering Urban Planning Construction Management or a closely related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of full-time professional experience managing facilities design or planning and coordinating capital improvement projects. Experience must include overall design management contract administration cost estimating and project scheduling.
- At least 5 years of experience must be in the design planning and construction of educational facilities or similar public agency projects including work requiring DSA or OSHPD/HCAi certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong working knowledge of DSA requirements including applicable provisions of the California Public Contract Code and regulations governing DSA plan review and approvals.
- Demonstrated experience managing the design of major K14 or higher education facilities.
- Familiarity with sustainable design principles and their application in public sector projects.
- Understanding of risk management principles including identifying assessing and mitigating project risks.
- Experience with scope definition scope control and coordination across multiple project interfaces.
- Current and valid California architectural license issued by the California State Architectural Board
- Current and valid Professional Engineer (PE) license issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions medical dental vision health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions life AD&D and disability benefits flexible spending account (FSA) voluntary benefits Teladoc pet insurance paid time off national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
How to Apply
If youre interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at .
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About Company
Proudly Hispanic- and woman-owned, Vanir is a national leader in program, project and construction management and real estate development.
