Director of Facilities Planning & Construction

The Director of Facilities Planning & Construction is responsible for overseeing District-wide facilities planning, design, and construction activities for a multi-campus college, which includes substantial responsibility for monitoring, directing, and evaluating the work of multiple independent construction firms. Important Note: This role requires direct, hands-on experience managing projects through the full California Division of the State Architect (DSA) process — submittal, plan review and back-check, construction administration, and closeout/certification. This is not a delegated-oversight role; the Director is personally responsible for DSA outcomes,not as a supervisor of consultants who handle the DSA process on the District's behalf, but as the person accountable for getting projects through the process. We are looking for a candidate who has significantpersonal experience: Preparing or directing DSA submittal packages and managing plan review/back-check cycles Coordinating with an Inspector of Record (IOR) and ensuring compliance with testing lab documentation requirements on construction projects Assembling and reconciling documentation to bring a project to DSA Certification of Compliance Managing field changes and determining when DSA notification or resubmittal was required #J-18808-Ljbffr APPA - Leadership in Educational Facilities