Overview

Senior Design Manager - Asset Management - Education

Cordoba Corporation is seeking a Senior Design Manager to support its Education Sector. The candidate will plans, organize, and direct the design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. Functions as the lead design professional in the Design Department providing quality review, implementation of policy and procedures and interface, and coordinates with the Division of State Architects (DSA)

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs the design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. Functions as the lead design professional in the Design Department, providing quality review, implementation of policy and procedures and interface and coordinates with the Division of State Architects (DSA).
• Manages, develops, and coordinates the District’s design process for the Facilities Planning and Development Division to ensure that plans are within the functional program, budgetary,environmental and legal requirements.
• Manages multiple projects through interaction with Architects, consultants, and District personnel from project conception through draft to final review, approval, and handoff toProject Execution.
• Oversees the building design process to ensure compliance with client standards and guidelines for the District by working with design professionals and various Districtadministrators 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.
• Provide architects with clear and consistent direction regarding each project's goals and objectives, standards, site, schedule, and budget.
• Establishes and follows an effective and efficient design review process to ensure that the design meets the overall goals and objectives for the project, provides maximum value fordollars budgeted, and are appropriate and enduring to meet the functional needs of the District, the local community, and the environment.
• Ensures that decisions are made promptly.
• Ensures that all steps within the project are documented and that the documentation meets legal requirements.
• Review design changes submitted to ensure the project remains within budget.
• Recommends architectural firm assignment from an established list of pre-qualified architectural firms.
• Participates in community relations and outreach programs to create understanding and acceptance of district-building project design within the community.
• Coordinates with a host of professional staff who support the design function for the District.
• Develops continuing education opportunities, i.e., seminars and workshops, to learn and share up-to-date information on working with architects and contractors.
• Coordinates project activities with other District organizational branches and departments such as the Office of the Environmental Health and Safety, A/E Design Services, Maintenance and Operations, School Occupancy Transitional Unit, Asbestos Technical Unit, and Local Districts.Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

• 15 years of full-time paid professional experience managing the facilities design or the planning and coordination of capital projects, including the overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities.
• 2 5 years of this experience must be with designing, planning, and constructing educational facilities or similar public agencies.

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Engineering.
• 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

Salary Range: $160,000k to $170K per year.

Location: Los Angeles, CA - 100 percent onsite. 

Our Company

Cordoba Corporation is a nationally recognized civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm. We specialize in education and facilities, transportation, and water and energy. In collaboration with our clients, Cordoba has facilitated the development of several complex and highly visible infrastructure projects throughout California.

Our efforts have resulted in national recognition from Engineering News-Record as a “top 100 construction management firm” and a “top 50 program management firm”. We are proud to share that ENR has also recently recognized Cordoba in 2018 as a “top 100 design firm” in California.

 Cordoba's business model has been commended for its efficiency, encouraging work dynamic, and its multifaceted approach toward projects. Many of our professionals have received praise in the media as leaders in their field of expertise.

We have established a statewide presence throughout California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, we also have offices located in San Francisco, Sacramento, San Ramon, Chatsworth, Santa Ana, and San Diego.

Cordoba Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Cordoba Corporation expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

If you need special assistance or accommodation, please contact Cordoba Corporations HR Department at: (213) 895-0224.