We are currently looking for a Project Manager I - PLA Administrator (SAC 391) for our contract with Los Angeles Community College District.

Location: PMO Office, Monterey Park, CA

This is an on-site, long term job. You must be in located in Southern California. NO relocation funds, and NO per diem.

Position Description:

• Administer and manage the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for LACCD’s $14B bond program.

• Serve as the as the program’s liaison between contractors and signatory unions on bond funded projects.

• Build and maintain relationships with LACCD’s union partners.

• Coordinate and conduct PLA pre-job conferences with contractors, signatory unions, and project management teams for each applicable contract.

• Represent LACCD & the bond program at industry events with union partners.

• Apprise District leadership of new and emerging PLA issues and recommend solutions.

• Mitigate labor disputes involving contractors, subcontractors, and union representatives.

• Mediate sensitive labor disputes through the grievance process, including hosting arbitration hearings.

• Assist contractors and subcontractors to develop compliant staffing strategies pursuant to PLA requirements and community workforce goals.

• Advise contracts department and campus project teams on conditions of PLA applicability for entire contracts and specific scopes of work.

• Coordinate and conduct regular joint labor management meetings with program leadership and union leadership.

• Review PLA requirements with new contractors and subcontractors after contract award.

• Educate contractors on PLA requirements at regular small contractor boot camps.

• Review and process contractor fringe benefit contributions to verify payment to appropriate union trust funds.

• Utilize LCPTracker to review documents, generate notices to contractors, and prepare reports

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience with PLAs or other relevant labor relations experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong mediation and negotiation skills.

• Proficient in MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience with Labor Compliance & Prevailing Wage.

• Knowledge and experience with Community Economic/Workforce Development.

Salary Range: $134K - $153K

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