Rick Darling

Retired @ Retired

About

Forty plus years of project and construction management experience. Demonstrated expertise in educational, institutional, commercial, industrial and health care construction. Directly managed the delivery of well over $1B in new projects and participated in programs with a cumulative valve exceeding $40B. Comprehensive understanding of the construction process through hands on experience with a proven track record of strong management and decision making ability in leading both direct hire and contracted personnel. Extensive experience in the intricacies of CEQA, DSA, B Permitting, LEED, Commissioning, Design Build, Public Works, OSHPD, offsite utilities and major site remediation. Extremely effective at ensuring the successful delivery of project management services in all phases of a capital program from project level planning through punch list completion. Consistently meets project deadlines and budget goals. Constructively communicates with School Boards, Facility Managers, Contractors, Owners, Architects, Engineers, Regulatory Agencies and others. Practiced in the use of Expedition, Proliance and most Microsoft business apps. Holder of multiple professional licenses and certifications. Member of ASHRAE, DBIA, CMAA & USGBC.

Country

United States

City

Santa Clarita

Industry

Construction

Skill

LEED AP, Construction Management, Construction, Green Building, Contractors, Design-Build, Sustainability, Project Planning, LEED, BIM, Contract Management, Submittals, Project Control, Program Management, Management, Value Engineering, CPM Scheduling, Budgets, Renovation, Project Management

Experience

Retired

2025-10 - Present · 1 yr

It was a fun run. Who knows what the future holds but I am looking forward to my next chapter.

Senior Program Manager

Jacobs

2023-6 - 2025-10 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

I continued my efforts for the Build-LACCD Program, serving as a Regional Program Director (RPD) out of the Program Management Office. Couldn't say enough good things about the Program and the folks I worked with. Just shy of 15 (cumulative) years here and it was truly satisfying and rewarding work. I was assigned Harbor, Trade Tech and West Los Angeles Colleges.

Senior Project Manager

Arcadis

2019-1 - 2023-6 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Served as a College Project Director (CPD) for the Build-LACCD Program. Assignments included LA Mission College. LA Pierce College and LA Valley College. Projects include Mission’s new Student Services Center, their new Central Energy Plant, a campus wide barrier removal effort and an extensive storm water capture system. Projects at Valley include their new Academic Complex number 1, their Academic Building number 2 and a variety of projects currently under construction or wrapping up. Truly a world class group of people dedicated to delivering quality facilities to the College District and the Students of Los Angeles.

Senior Project Manager

Project Control, Inc.

2017-5 - 2019-1 · 1 yr 9 mos

Ventura County

Senior Project Manager on a variety of health care projects including Dignity Health's new Hospital Tower in Camarillo and the new ED addition at St. John's Regional Hospital in Oxnard. http://www.pci1980.com

Senior Project Manager

Arcadis

2000-2 - 2017-5 · 17 yrs 4 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Sr. Public Works Project Manager directly responsible for managing the design and construction of multiple projects through out Southern California with a cumulative value (to date) well in excess of $750,000,000. Projects include a LACCD LEED Gold 108,000 square foot Academic and Student Services Center, a LACCD $62,000,000+ Design Build LEED Platinum Science Complex and a $175,000,000, 216,000 square foot 5-story office building and associated 1346 stall parking structure. Served in a consulting capacity for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles Community College District, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the Simi Valley Unified School District and HNTB Design Build.

Construction Manager

Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc. (JGM)

1998-9 - 2000-2 · 1 yr 6 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Consulting Construction Manager for multiple Los Angeles Unified School District Prop. BB Projects. Work completed includes the re-plumbing of Crenshaw High School, the air conditioning of Dorsey High School and first year safety and technology upgrades at several elementary schools.

Corporate Officer

Darling Construction and Realty Corp.

1990-1 - 1998-9 · 8 yrs 9 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsibilities consisted of managing multiple commercial, industrial and multi-family construction projects for this family owned General Contracting and Development firm.

Project Manager

TANDAM Builders

1982-1 - 1990-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Greater Los Angeles Area

Initially started as an Assistant Superintendent on small type 5 commercial office building projects. Eventually achieved Project Management status working several hi profile projects.