Job Details

OAR II – Owner's Authorized Representative II

Position Summary

The OAR II provides full lifecycle oversight of assigned construction projects, managing activities from pre-construction through close-out. This role coordinates with contractors, designers, District staff, and public agencies to ensure projects are delivered in compliance with District standards for quality, schedule, budget, safety, and regulatory requirements, including Division of the State Architect (DSA) certification.

Duties

• Manages, oversees, and coordinates all facets of the pre-construction, bid and award, construction, and close-out phases of all assigned projects
• Reviews pre-construction documents and submits comments to the Designer as necessary
• Plans, organizes, and prepares reports to upper management with respect to the status and/or progress of the projects
• Coordinates with all pertinent public agencies during pre-construction and construction to comply with all off-site work; coordinates with various District and Project staff
• Manages both the project budget and schedule to meet the District's qualitative standards; monitors project budget on a monthly basis and ensures that the budget accurately reflects the project status and progress
• Manages daily activities of the contractor, reviews contractors' construction schedules and submittals, and coordinates responses to contractors' inquiries through Requests for Clarifications (RFCs) and other related documents
• Reviews substitution submittals from contractors to ensure specification and/or District requirements are complied with
• Receives, reviews, and negotiates Contractor Change Order Proposals to achieve a fair and reasonable price in accordance with the General Conditions; reviews and addresses schedule impacts in accordance with the project specifications in a timely manner
• Reviews the process and monitors payments for the contractor, architects, engineers, and other pertinent parties
• Administers provisions of Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the District
• Coordinates District delivery of related fixtures, furniture, and equipment
• Monitors and manages project close-out, including project certification with the Division of the State Architect (DSA) and project financial close-out
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Experience

• Fifteen (15) years of full-time paid professional experience in Construction and/or a combination of Project and Construction Management of commercial and/or public/educational facility construction
• Five (5) of the fifteen (15) years must include full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with construction values exceeding $20 million

Additional Preferred Experience

• Design-Build experience
• Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects and/or the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS)
• Experience with Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design processes
• Safety and OSHA safety regulations experience (OSHA 30 minimum)

Required Education

There are four ways to meet the education requirement:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management

OR

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree, with the ability to complete the Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential within one (1) year of employment in the Facilities Services Division of the Los Angeles Unified School District

OR

• College undergraduate with more than twenty (20) years of Construction or Project Management experience and completion of the Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential within one (1) year of employment in the Facilities Services Division OR
• Possession of a valid Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential, which may substitute for the required education

Preferred Licenses and Certificates

• A valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect by the California Architectural Board or Professional Engineer by the State Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• A valid Construction Manager (CCM) credential issued by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI)