Design Manager

Design Manager For A/E ServicesLAUSD runs about a thousand campuses, and most of them are decades old. The Maintenance and Operations branch handles the work that keeps them open and safe: engineering repair and critical repair projects on buildings that students are still using. As Design Manager for A/E Services, you run the design side of that work.You manage and coordinate the District's design process so that every set of plans stays inside the program, the budget, the environmental rules, and the law. You carry several projects at the same time, working with architects, consultants, and District staff to get each one finished on schedule.You pick the architecture firm best suited to each project, then give that firm clear and consistent direction on goals, standards, site, schedule, and budget. You run the design review, you check that the design meets LAUSD's standards for both education and buildings, and you review design changes so the project stays on budget. You report on where planning and design stand, and what needs a decision.The District's design process for A&E Services, from first drawings to a set of plans the District can build fromSeveral engineering repair and critical repair projects at once, and the architects, consultants, and District staff on each oneA clear process for choosing the architecture firm best suited to each project, based on what the firm can actually deliverClear direction to architects on goals, standards, site, schedule, and budgetThe design review process: designs that meet LAUSD standards and give full value for the money budgetedReview of design changes, so projects stay within budgetStatus reporting on planning and design, with findings and recommendations