Project Development Manager

Project Development Manager – Los Angeles, CA

Full-Time | On-Site | Los Angeles, CA

Join a collaborative team supporting major public-sector capital improvement projects throughout Los Angeles. As a Project Development Manager, you will play a key role in planning and delivering new construction and modernization projects from early development through design and construction.

Working alongside design professionals, construction teams, government agencies, District departments, and community stakeholders, you will help manage project scope, schedule, budget, procurement, approvals, and overall delivery. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to complex educational facility projects that directly support students, staff, and surrounding communities.

The Project Development Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing pre-construction and project-development activities associated with new school construction and modernization projects.

This position manages multiple projects and is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, planning, design coordination, agency approvals, contract administration, and overall project performance.

The successful candidate will resolve complex planning, design, and construction issues; provide direction to project-development and design staff; coordinate with internal departments and outside agencies; and deliver accurate reporting to departmental, branch, and executive stakeholders.

This role requires extensive experience managing complex capital projects in a public-sector environment, along with strong leadership, communication, financial-management, and problem-solving skills.

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a closely related field.

• Valid Certificate of Registration as an Architect issued by the California Architects Board.
• Valid Professional Engineer license issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
• Certified Construction Manager, or CCM, credential issued by the Construction Manager Certification Institute.
• LEED professional accreditation.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing the planning, design, construction, and coordination of capital projects.
• Experience overseeing multiple projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and overall delivery.
• Strong understanding of pre-construction planning, project development, design management, procurement, and construction administration.
• Ability to resolve complex planning, design, construction, contract, and stakeholder-related issues.
• Experience reviewing project schedules, budgets, consultant agreements, design progress, payment applications, and project documentation.
• Strong leadership skills with experience assigning work, monitoring performance, and providing direction to project staff and design professionals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and present project reports, budget updates, schedule information, risk assessments, and issue analyses.
• Experience coordinating with utility companies, government agencies, consultants, contractors, and internal departments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, financial-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-profile projects and priorities in a fast-paced public-sector environment.

• Experience developing project scopes and planning new construction or modernization projects.
• Experience supporting LEED or Collaborative for High Performance Schools, or CHPS, projects.
• Experience with California Environmental Quality Act requirements, agency approvals, and coordination with City and County agencies.
• Experience with multiple project-delivery and procurement methods used for public projects.
• Experience supporting community-engagement and public-outreach processes.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling, or BIM.
• Experience participating in…