Senior Project Manager - Design

Job Title:
Senior Project Manager – Design Team (2 positions)

Department:
Capital Planning

Reports To:
Design Director

FLSA:
Exempt

Grade: 13

The MSBA’s Design Team Senior Project Managers will collaborate to provide supervision and technical oversight for of design and architectural components of Core Program projects in MSBA’s Capital Pipeline. They will support the Design Director in leading efforts to identify, assess and communicate the potential impacts of updates and/or revisions to state, federal, and international building and energy codes on MSBA processes, policies, and guidelines.

Individual and/or shared assignments will be coordinated to meet all job requirements and MSBA goals and objectives including:

• Management of MSBA’s Designer Selection Panel (“DSP”) to ensure compliance with MSBA designer selection policies and procedures and statutory requirements, including preparing documentation for and presenting project information to the DSP.
• Participation in the MSBA’s Owner Project Management Review Panel, Designer Selection Panel, or other various task forces.
• Procurement and management of Technical Services consultants, Educational Program consultants, and/or other consultants, including developing budget and approving invoices for external consultants within the Capital Planning Department.
• Manage internal review cycle to generate technical review comments for Core Program projects in the design development and construction document phases.
• Develop and manage MSBA’s Green Schools Program and sustainability policies.
• Prepare memoranda and other documentation capturing review findings and recommendations. Convene meetings with MSBA staff, design consultants, Owner’s Project Managers, and local school districts representatives to review findings and recommendations.
• Perform Site visits, building assessments, and educational program space reviews of existing K-12 educational school facilities as part of the MSBA’s due diligence process for Statements of Interest.
• Provide supervisory review and quality assurance of technical comments and recommendations prepared by MSBA project management staff for accuracy and quality assurance consideration.
• Oversee Evaluate process of design documentation as part of the MSBA’s Design Standards/Design Review and serve as a technical resource for communities.
• Collaborate with Owner’s Project Managers, cost estimators, and construction specialists on behalf of MSBA during all project phases, including design development, construction, and building commissioning to do.
• Develop and implement MSBA construction and modernization programs and technical design guidelines, standards and regulations.
• Collaborate periodically within the draft process of MSBA standards, procedures, and project advisories. Process associated with collaborative efforts for drafting
• Coordinate the development of training programs targeting programmatic, procedural, and technical challenges intended to enhance and develop K-12 school construction and modernization procedures and policies.
• Conduct independent and collaborative special technical studies to evaluate complex issues and develop recommendations supporting program objectives

• Monitor and ensure the timely processing for establishing construction grants and project recommendation memorandum for Core Program projects seeking approval by the MSBA Board of Directors.
• Coordinate/prepare documents and/or presentation materials required for MSBA Board of Directors meetings, Facilities Assessment Subcommittee meetings, and other related meetings. Present material as required.
• Lead technical evaluations of feasibility and schematic design submittals,…