Facilities Access Compliance Specialist

SALARY DETAILS

$58.35 - $71.63 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Open: 8/6/2025

Close: 9/1/2025

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE

The Access Compliance Unit (ACU) provides Districtwide guidance and technical support to ensure District facilities meet program accessibility requirements under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ACU’s primary objective is to work with the various departments within the Facilities Services Division to satisfy ADA program accessibility from the initial design phase through construction completion.

BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans. 

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS). 

Paid Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Facilities Access Compliance Specialist provides technical Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) code compliance support during the design phase and construction phases on multiple new construction and existing facilities projects. A Facilities Access Compliance Specialist also provides access compliance expertise to assist schools with accessibility accommodation requests under the direction of the Facilities Access Compliance Manager. 

Additional Job duties include:

•Supporting and participating in the development and execution of access compliance program

objectives inclusive of performing electronic site accessibility surveys and providing

recommendations for implementation of recommended corrective action work and assembling

the surveys for execution which includes planning and providing technical construction support and verification of completed work.

•Providing site accessibility surveys which require recommendations for accessibility improvements to Design Management during design phase. 

•Providing design reviews as requested for assurance of conformance with codes.   

•Assisting project team members in bid analysis, pre-construction meetings and related contract 

award coordinating requirements.

•Providing technical ADA compliance support for new construction and existing facility projects. 

•Working with the Architect during the construction phase of projects for timely and accurate 

responses to requests for information as requested by the project team.  

•Coordinating with project team members and contractors in communicating directives and ensuring the project scope is built in accordance with all applicable Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) codes and contract requirements. 

•Assisting in managing project budgets and schedule in accordance with District’s policies and

procedures.

•Preparing or assisting in compiling and writing a variety of reports including responses to accessibility requests and recommendations in statistical, graphic and narrative form. 

•Coordinating meetings between site administrators, school personnel, parents, and community

representatives as needed to review barrier removal requests and provide written recommendations for corrective action work as required. 

•Assisting with the development of standards and specifications used for training to improve the new construction and existing facilities access compliance program.

•Assisting higher level project team members with administration of provisions of Professional Service Agreements between architects and the District.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management or closely related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis, provided that graduation from high school, or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met. 

Experience: Four years of combined experience in providing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance or access compliance support in the construction of multiple public or educational facilities and public works projects which includes surveying existing conditions for compliance and recommending corrective actions or acceptance based on best case solutions; or working with school administrators on student accessibility requests and providing accommodation solutions.

Special: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle. 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

We are seeking motivated, well organized, and highly competent individuals with knowledge of:

•The Americans with Disabilities Act and Title 24 of the California Building Code

•School design and construction processes including contract administration

•Professional service agreements, bidding documents, and contractual requirements applicable to public works access compliance projects

•Principles of the Public Contract Code, contract law, scheduling, estimating, and construction of

buildings and structures

•Construction, schedule, management, and budgeting, and Division of the State Architect (DSA)

coordination and process.

•Principles of organization and management 

•Current software technologies utilized to survey access compliance of facilities

•Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems

The individual will also have well developed skills and abilities necessary to: 

•Analyze situations, identify problems, and recommend solutions

•Plan, coordinate, and provide leadership in the construction of access compliance construction

projects and the surveying or architectural barriers, as part of transition planning

•Provide effective delegation of multiple operations and evaluate operational effectiveness of

contractors

•Prepare clear and concise written communications in order to support and explain decisions 

and recommendations

•Conduct meetings and provide effective leadership to the construction project members

•Compile and analyze complex data

•Perform and utilize electronic site accessibility surveys

The following certifications are preferable: 

•Certification as a Class 1, 2, or 3 Project Inspector credentialed by DSA 

•Certification(s) as a special inspector as identified in Title 24, Part I, California Code of 

Regulations (C.C.R.) 

•Certification as an Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner credentialed by the International 

Code Council (ICC)

•A valid Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer by the California State Board of Registration of Civil and Professional Engineers

•A valid Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential by the Construction Manager 

Certification Institute (CMCI) 

•Certification as a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) by the Division of the State Architect

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd AND @successfactors.com as approved senders so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.

If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Kortnie Ervin at kortnie.ervin@lausd.net.

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