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Avsar Construction Development, Inc. · 1 day ago

Senior Design Manager

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Avsar Construction Development, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Senior Design Manager to lead and oversee design activities for large-scale capital improvement, modernization, and critical repair projects. This role serves as the senior design authority, ensuring design quality, regulatory compliance, and alignment with project goals, budgets, and schedules across multiple concurrent projects.

Construction

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and direct all design activities for modernization and critical repair projects

Serve as the lead design professional, providing quality assurance, policy implementation, and procedural oversight within the Design Department

Manage and coordinate the full design process to ensure compliance with functional, budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements

Lead multiple projects by coordinating with architects, consultants, and internal stakeholders from project inception through final design approval and transition to construction

Oversee building design to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and guidelines, and to ensure projects meet educational, operational, and sustainability requirements

Establish and implement a structured process for selecting architectural firms based on qualifications, performance, and project needs

Provide clear and consistent direction to architects and consultants regarding scope, standards, site conditions, schedule, and budget

Develop and manage an efficient design review process that delivers high-quality, cost-effective, and durable design solutions

Ensure timely decision-making to support project schedules

Maintain complete and legally compliant project documentation throughout the design lifecycle

Review and approve design changes to ensure alignment with approved budgets and project objectives

Recommend architectural firm assignments from pre-qualified consultant pools

Participate in community outreach and stakeholder engagement to support project understanding and acceptance

Coordinate with multidisciplinary internal teams, including environmental health and safety, technical services, maintenance, and operations

Support professional development initiatives such as seminars and workshops related to design and construction best practices

Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Facilities design managementK–12 educational facilitiesArchitect LicenseProject planningContract administrationCost estimatingSchedulingTeam coordinationStakeholder engagementQuality assuranceRegulatory compliance

Required

Minimum 15 years of full-time professional experience managing facilities design or capital project planning and coordination, including design oversight, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling

At least 5 years of experience in the design, planning, and construction of K–12 educational facilities

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering from an accredited institution

Active Architect License issued by a State Architectural Board, or

Active Professional Engineer (PE) license issued by the appropriate state licensing authority