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Project/Program Manager-DESIGN FOCUS

McKissack & McKissack DC
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/28/2026

Position Description:

  • Working on-site, from the campus, required. Available to be on the premises
  • interacting with the Campus Director as well as the Campus President and Vice
  • President
  •  Lead a construction team in accordance with district and program policies and
  • procedures for College construction bond operations
  • Train team on all LACCD and PMO policies and procedures
  • Follow and successfully execute program Quality Management System
  • Report and collaborate with Program Management Office on all project matters
  • Review and develop contract documents
  • Plan, Organize, direct, coordinate, and report performance of College Project
  • Management team and construction projects
  • Identify risk and create risk mitigation plans successfully
  • Documents and reports all project data accurately and in a timely manner
  • Create and present project and college data clearly to multiple stakeholder
  • groups
  • Successfully manage and execute 5 to 10 projects simultaneously, ranging in
  • construction value and complexity from $5M to $100M each
  • Successfully delivering construction projects on schedule and within budget
  • Coordination of budget and schedule information with the Relocation Project
  • Manager regarding FF&E, Asset Disposition/Surplus, and Relocation
  • Review all deliverables from designers in the different design phases. While in
  • construction, the Project Manager will review the construction change documents
  • (CCD’s) and provide written comments to the Design Team prior to submittal to
  • DSA.
  • Successfully closeout projects to include DSA closeout and PMO/District closeout
  • Tracks all project status and provides management reports relative to overall
  • program relative to construction project delivery schedules
  • Tracks status and provides management reports relative to scheduling, cost
  • control, staffing and other related construction contract requirements
  • Reviews and inspects construction site offices to assess the performance of
  • construction teams and adherence to legal requirements
  • Reviews recommended actions in resolving disputes relative to construction
  • projects
  • Directs and assists in outreach efforts to provide information about college
  • projects
  • Performs other related duties as assigned
  • Review and negotiate change order items with the contractor and DBE team.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

  • 7 years experience in Management of multiple construction projects; experience
  • within a large capital improvement program and familiarity with relevant Public
  • Codes
  • 2 years’ experience in Educational Facility Construction
  • BA or BS in Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Construction Management
  • or a closely related field. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the
  • minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year
  • for year basis.
  • Experience with Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design
  • processes or similar
  • Knowledge of all parts of the project life cycle, to include master planning,
  • design and closeout
  • Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Experience in alternative delivery method
  • Experience with using a web based project management system such as
  • Proliance and/or Procore.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified
  • projects and/or the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS)
  • Experience in Formal Construction Partnering
  • A valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect by the California Architectural
  • Board or Professional Engineer by the California State Board for Professional
  • Engineers and Land
  • Surveyors
  • A valid Construction Manager (CCM) credential by the Construction Manager
  • Certification Institute (CMCI)


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