Construction Manager; Oar

PMCS Group is a project and construction management firm headquartered in Long Beach, California, providing owner-side program support to public agencies. L

PMCS Group is a project and construction management firm headquartered in Long Beach, California, providing owner-side program support to public agencies. L

As an OAR I, you represent our client’s interests from pre-construction through certification and financial close-out. You are the owner's decision-maker in the field: managing budget and schedule, directing the contractor's daily activities, negotiating change orders, and driving school projects to DSA certification.

• Manage, oversee, and coordinate all phases of assigned projects — pre-construction, bid and award, construction, and close-out
• Review pre-construction documents and provide comments to the Designer as necessary
• Plan, organize, and prepare status and progress reports for Client upper management
• Coordinate with outside public agencies during pre-construction and construction to comply with all off-site work requirements, and coordinate across Client and project staff
• Manage project budget and schedule to the Client’s qualitative standards, monitoring budget monthly to ensure it accurately reflects project status and progress
• Direct the contractor's daily activities, review construction schedules and submittals, and coordinate responses to Requests for Clarification (RFCs) and related documents
• Review substitution submittals to confirm compliance with specifications and Client requirements
• Receive, review, and negotiate Contractor Change Order Proposals to achieve fair and reasonable pricing under the General Conditions, and address associated schedule impacts per the project specifications
• Review the payment process and monitor payments to contractors, architects, engineers, and other parties
• Administer the provisions of Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the Client
• Coordinate District delivery of related fixtures, furniture, and equipment (FF&E)
• Monitor and manage project close-out through Division of the State Architect (DSA) certification and financial close-out
• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Ten (10) years of full-time paid professional experience in construction and/or a combination of project and construction management on commercial and/or public/educational facility construction
• Of those ten years, at least three (3) years with full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with construction values exceeding $10M

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management from a recognized college or university; OR
• Bachelor's degree in any field from a recognized college or university, and the ability to complete the Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential within one (1) year of employment in the LAUSD Facilities Services Division; OR
• A valid Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential in lieu of the education requirement
• If no degree or CCM, Fifteen (15) years full-time paid professional experience in Construction and/or a combination of Project and Construction Management of Commercial and/or Public/Educational Facility Construction. Eight (8) of the fifteen (15) years should have full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with construction values of more than $10M (not cumulative)

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications above are encouraged to apply. The following are considered advantageous:

• Design-Build delivery experience
• Building Information…