["Design Associate","Design Associate"]

Droisys
  • Los Angeles
    7 days ago

    Job Description

    Overview:

    Position: Design Associate

    Location: Los Angeles CA.

    Work Location: In Office/on-site

    Contract: Long Term

    Duties:

    • Assists Planning and Development staff by providing support services pertaining to the planning, design, and construction of educational facility projects
    • Assists in performing routine procedural work related to management of Architectural-Engineering contracts and services, and preparing studies and presentations
    • Reads and interprets architectural, engineering and planning documents
    • Collects and organizes data for reports and presentations
    • Assists in the preparation of reports and minor project research
    • Updates and maintains project files with technical information
    • Reviews plans and design/construction documentation for compliance with applicable LAUSD standard requirements and federal, state and local codes.
    • Reviews and prepares internal documentation for completeness and approval by other District branches (i.e.: AE Contracts, AE invoices, etc.)
    • Assists in coordinating project activities with other District organizational branches and departments (i.e.: Office of the Environmental Health and Safety, A/E Design Services, Maintenance and Operations, Furniture + Interiors Group, Project Execution, Local Districts, etc.) in support of design and construction administration functions.
    • Participates in community relations and outreach programs to create understanding and acceptance of District building projects within the community
    • Performs other related tasks required.
    Minimum Required Experience:
    • A minimum of five (5) years full-time paid professional experience working in an architecture and design setting.
    • Experience performing architectural, engineering, or planning design and coordination of design disciplines, conducting surveys and field investigations, and reviewing architectural, engineering, or planning drawings and documentation.
    • Three (3) years of this experience must be with the design, planning and construction of educational facilities or similar public agency.
    Required Education:
    • Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or planning.
    Knowledge/Skills:
    • Architectural, Engineering, or Planning terms, concepts, and symbols
    • Architectural characteristics of building materials and technical detailing
    • Research methods and techniques, including planning studies and surveys, determining variables, and developing sources of data
    • Basic record keeping methods
    • Software: Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, Autocad, Revit
    • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
    • Proficient in the use of computer database and related equipment
    • Analyze architectural/engineering/planning problems related to assigned educational facilities projects and recommend appropriate and feasible solutions.
    • Interpret federal, state, and local codes related to educational facilities
    • Possess knowledge of California Department of Education, Division of the State Architect, applicable building and engineering codes, fire codes and energy codes. (i.e.: ADA, CA Title 24, CalGreen, etc.)
    • Make detailed and accurate calculations and surveys
    • Compile, interpret/analyze, and summarize data, and recognize the implications of complex documents
    • Has the ability to collaborate with other team members
    • Ability to multi-task


    Skills:

    Construction

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLos Angeles

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