Job Duties:

• Establishes the structures, formulae, and assumptions necessary to plan for multibillion school construction
• Manages and oversees planning and master planning architects and in-house staff Works with Board staff to translate policy direction into actionable staff instructions
• Coordinates with the Office of Environmental, Health and Safety (OEHS) for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and other agency environmental clearances
• Protects the long- term asset values and uses of district real estate and other assets
• Formulates strategies that increase the flexible use of district assets
• Regulates appropriate resources and energy toward high priority, high risk, high benefit projects for the Facilities Services Division of the Los Angeles Unified School District
  
  

Required Experience:

• Twenty (20) years full-time paid professional experience in planning and development of
• public agencies, educational or institutional facilities
• Five years’ experience overseeing complex survey activities of educational properties for physical attributes and current and possible future facilities uses
• Five years overseeing development of recommendations for allocation of anticipated funds that will enable future projects to be developed and undertaken
• Five years overseeing recommendations for future projects priority lists and phasing that supports educational master plans/educational programming
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Experience with LEED and/or Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) projects
• Experience with the Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design processes
• Experience with construction management
  
  

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or construction management
• Additional courses in business administration, public relations, accounting, school finance, personnel management, educational facilities planning, and communication are preferred
  
  

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
• A valid Construction Manager (CCM) credential by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI) LEED Professional Accreditation