Junior M&O Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young, energetic, ethical, professional, knowledgeable, customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE), certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement, development, design, procurement, construction management, project management, expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts, college districts, universities, commercial developers, hospitality owners, multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community? Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients? Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Unified School District.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing construction projects from planning through closeout, preferably for educational or public agency facilities. They should possess strong project coordination, budgeting, contract administration, environmental compliance, and communication skills, with experience supporting asbestos and lead abatement projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating, processing, and expediting projects related to the construction, modernization, installation and repair of schools, administrative buildings, and other facilities.
• Perform liaison duties among District Project Management Units, Maintenance and Operations Areas, Environmental Consultants and Abatement contractors, involved in Facilities construction, renovation & repairs.
• Review Requests for Assistance (RFAs) with FETU technical staff, determine scope of work and review project drawings.
• Perform initial funding line review and coordinate with facilities accounting staff for appropriate project funding. Prepare funding request packages.
• Plan projects, track job progress and report actual labor charges.
• Request cost proposals from environmental consultants, review cost proposals to determine accuracy, rationality and viability.
• Work with technical personnel to estimate costs of asbestos and lead abatements.
• Initiate & execute Asbestos Abatement and Lead Remediation, A&B Contracts, Task Order & JOC Contracts.
• Coordinate, plan, and assist in scheduling lead & asbestos abatements for various projects prior to demolition and renovations of school facilities and temporary housing of students and school staff during such activities.
• Review contractor's submittals, daily logs and certified payroll for approval of invoices.
• Check and analyze requests for alterations in scope of work plans and determine the merit and validity of change orders and cost increases.
• Provide support to FETU Technical Staff on project closeout and certification efforts.
• Prepare requests and justifications for bid processing and coordinate and monitor the entire contract award process.
• Update FETU projects tracking sheet to track project progress.
• Attend Job Start meetings to review asbestos, lead, and safety requirements with the contractor and the other related parties in attendance; ensure that meeting minutes are documented and reported to project participants.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years full time paid professional experience in the Project/Construction
  Management of projects, preferably in an educational facility construction projects or public agency
  projects, involved in all phases of the construction projects including pre-construction activities and
  planning, monitoring construction progress and close-out activities.
• Experience in safety construction protocols, Cal OSHA requirements and environmental
  procedures is a plus.

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in engineering,
  construction management or environmental field.
• Candidates without a degree may compensate for experience on a year for year basis

Preferred Experience/Skill:

• Use of Asset and Work Management System (Maximo)