Senior Design Manager - A/E Services

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages multiple projects with an emphasis on seismic upgrades, critical repairs, and retrofit efforts

• Supervises a team of design professionals through the design review process

• Oversees and coordinates the architectural and engineering (A&E) services to ensure alignment with program, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements

• Interfaces with architects, consultants, and internal personnel to ensure timely project delivery

• Ensures building design compliance with district-wide standards and educational facility guidelines

• Develops and follows a structured process to select qualified architectural firms for each project

• Provides architectural teams with direction on goals, objectives, schedules, budgets, and design expectations

• Implements a thorough and efficient design review process

• Ensures design delivers maximum value within budget, meets community needs, and adheres to sustainability standards

• Reviews and approves design changes to maintain alignment with project budgets

• Monitors planning and design milestones and provides updates, findings, and recommendations

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from a recognized institution in architecture, urban planning, or a related field

  • (Masters degree in architecture preferred)

• 14 years of full-time paid experience in facilities design, capital project planning, and coordination

  • Including overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling

• 4 years of experience must involve educational facilities or similar public-sector projects

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Valid California Architect license (Certificate of Registration)