Construction Project Manager

CUMMING GROUP; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 88,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group in Columbia, SC is seeking a Project Manager to lead field-based program and project management on a new higher education project currently in construction. You will coordinate schedule, scope, and cost while delivering value engineering opportunities.

In this client-facing role, you will communicate with stakeholders, develop action plans, and ensure project documents and design standards align with client goals and contract scope. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and driving action plans.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of the project schedule, scope, and cost.
• Value engineer the project by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Communicate with project stakeholders.
• Evaluate documents and communicate the client’s goals to project team members.
• Develop and communicate action plans to guide the project team.
• Re-evaluate contract scope against goals and adjust as needed.
• Organize and maintain framework for project processes and documents.
• Ensure design management aligns with budget, scope, schedule and client standards.

Skills

Action plan development

Scope management

Strong communication

Client relations

Accountability

Team collaboration

Self-development

Education

BS in Construction Management

Engineering

QS

Architecture

Job description

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!In this role, you will be a member our rapidly growing program and project management team. The PM team's standard is to 'manage each project like we own it.' We are unique in that we supplement our program and project management services with in-house cost management and project scheduling, in a fully integrated package. We utilize this competitive advantage to meet client needs efficiently, expertly, and ethically — all of which, together, has enabled us to achieve sustained success.We are currently adding to a Project Manager to our team in Columbia, SC. In this client facing role, you will be working in the field with a Project Management team on a new build higher education project currently in the construction phase . This is a great opportunity to expand your project portfolio. Come join our team!Essential Duties & Responsibilities:Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of the project schedule, scope, and cost.Value Engineer the project by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.Communicate with project stakeholders.Evaluate documents and communicate the client’s specific goals and expectations to all project team members.Develop and communicate action plans that will lead the project team throughout the project.Re-evaluate the contract scope of work as the project progresses against the goals, expectations, and the needs of the client, and recommend adjustments as necessary.Organize and maintain framework for project team processes and record keeping of electronic and physical documents.Ensure the project design management continues to follow the client project documents such as budget, scope, schedule, and client's design standards.Other duties as assigned.Attendance at work during normal business hours.Knowledge & Skills Required:Experience developing and driving action plans.Demonstrated ability to monitor scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.Consistently communicates and collaborates with team members and clients.Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough.Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.Preferred Education and Experience:Education: BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field is preferredExperience: 5+ years of field experience at the assistant superintendent, superintendent or project management level in the commercial construction industry#LI-PJ1Cumming 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.The salary range for this full-time role is $88,300.00-$117,766.68 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:MedicalDental InsuranceVision Insurance401(k)401(k) MatchingPaid Time OffPaid HolidaysShort and long-term disabilityEmployee Assistance Program