Facility Management Job Training

The Facility Project Coordinator for K-12 schools is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing facility improvement and construction projects to ensure safe, functional, and compliant learning environments. This role involves managing timelines, budgets, and communications between school administrators, contractors, architects, and district officials. Key duties include tracking project milestones, ensuring adherence to state and local building codes, supporting procurement and contract processes, and minimizing disruptions to school operations. The coordinator plays a vital role in aligning facilities work with the educational mission and long-term capital plans of the school district.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Facility Project Coordinator for K-12 charter schools in California is responsible for coordinating and supporting a wide range of facility-related projects, including new school development, campus renovations, deferred maintenance, and modernization efforts. This position ensures that all projects align with state regulations, local jurisdictional requirements, and charter-specific operational goals. Working closely with school leaders, construction teams, consultants, and authorizers, the coordinator manages project timelines, budgets, procurement processes, and contract compliance. A key focus is maintaining strong communication between stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with minimal disruption to school operations.In this role, the Facility Project Coordinator is also responsible for assisting with facility due diligence, site selection support, and ensuring compliance with California Department of Education (CDE) design standards, Division of the State Architect (DSA) requirements, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), where applicable. The coordinator may also contribute to charter petition facility sections, lease negotiations, and coordination of portable building installations or relocations. This position requires strong organizational, communication, and project management skills, as well as familiarity with the unique needs of charter school operations and facilities development in California’s regulatory environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning, coordinating, and overseeing facility improvement and construction projects for K-12 schools.
• Managing timelines, budgets, and communications between school administrators, contractors, architects, and district officials.
• Ensuring adherence to state and local building codes, supporting procurement and contract processes, and minimizing disruptions to school operations.
• Aligning facilities work with the educational mission and long-term capital plans of the school district.
• Coordinating and supporting facility-related projects including new school development, campus renovations, deferred maintenance, and modernization efforts.
• Ensuring all projects align with state regulations, local jurisdictional requirements, and charter-specific operational goals.
• Managing project timelines, budgets, procurement processes, and contract compliance.
• Maintaining strong communication between stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with minimal disruption to school operations.
• Assisting with facility due diligence, site selection support, and ensuring compliance with California Department of Education (CDE) design standards, Division of the State Architect (DSA) requirements, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), where applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Familiarity with the unique needs of charter school operations and facilities development in California’s regulatory environment.

OTHER

N/A