Senior Design Manager - A/E Services

Los Angeles, CA – On-Site (Los Angeles Unified School District – Facilities Services Division, Maintenance & Operations (M&O) – A&E Services; candidates must be willing and able to work on-site in accordance with District policy).

About the role

CLMI Group is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead multiple seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects while overseeing a team of design professionals through the design review process. The role ensures that design plans meet functional, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements for the District’s A&E services.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple projects with emphasis on seismic, critical repair, and retrofit initiatives.
• Supervises a team of design professionals through the design review process.
• Develops and coordinates the District’s design process to align with programmatic, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements.
• Oversees engineering and critical repair projects through collaboration with Architects, consultants, and District personnel to ensure timely completion.
• Ensures compliance with LAUSD’s standards and guidelines for new and modernized structures, meeting educational and building requirements.
• Establishes a process to identify and select architectural firms based on qualifications and performance standards.
• Provides clear direction to Architects regarding goals, objectives, standards, sites, schedules, and budgets for each project.
• Implements an efficient design review process to ensure designs meet project goals and objectives.
• Maximizes value for budgeted dollars while ensuring designs are appropriate and enduring for the District, community, and environment.
• Reviews design changes to maintain project budgets.
• Monitors project planning and design status, reporting findings, recommendations, and updates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 14 years of full-time paid professional experience managing facilities design or coordinating capital projects, including design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling.
• 4 years of experience in the design, planning, and construction of educational facilities or similar public agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering (required).
• Master’s degree in architecture or engineering (preferred).
• 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 (preferred).

Pay

$173,000 – $183,000 (offered rate based on education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location).

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
• Retirement Plan (401k) with matching.
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays).
• Short-Term / Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.