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About the Role

The Design Associate will provide support services for the planning, design, and construction of educational facilities for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). This role offers an opportunity to apply architectural and design expertise within an industry-leading team.

Responsibilities

• Assists Planning and Development staff with support services for educational facility projects.
• Performs routine procedural work related to management of Architectural-Engineering contracts and services.
• Prepares studies and presentations.
• Reads and interprets architectural, engineering, and planning documents.
• Collects and organizes data for reports and presentations.
• Updates and maintains project files with technical information.
• Reviews plans and design/construction documentation for compliance with LAUSD standards and codes.
• Reviews and prepares internal documentation for approval.
• Coordinates project activities with other District organizational branches and departments.
• Participates in community relations and outreach programs.

Requirements

• A minimum of five (5) years of full-time paid professional experience in an architecture and design setting.
• Experience performing architectural, engineering, or planning design and coordination of design disciplines.
• Experience conducting surveys and field investigations.
• Experience reviewing architectural, engineering, or planning drawings and documentation.
• Three (3) years of experience must be with the design, planning, and construction of educational facilities or similar public agency projects.

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
• Microsoft Office
• Bluebeam
• Autocad
• Revit
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in the use of computer database and related equipment
• Ability to analyze architectural/engineering/planning problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and local codes related to educational facilities
• Knowledge of California Department of Education, Division of the State Architect, applicable building and engineering codes, fire codes and energy codes (e.g., ADA, CA Title 24, CalGreen)
• Ability to make detailed and accurate calculations and surveys
• Ability to compile, interpret/analyze, and summarize data
• Ability to recognize the implications of complex documents
• Ability to collaborate with other team members
• Ability to multi-task

Location

• Los Angeles, CA

Work Type

• On-site
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or planning

Salary/Compensations

• $106,800.00-$142,400.02 per year

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

About the Company

• At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development. Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Equal Opportunity

• Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.