Director (K-12)

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group seeks a Director to provide strategic oversight for a portfolio of capital improvement projects in education across Southern California. The role requires leading multi-prime contracts, guiding program lifecycle, and coordinating teams to meet district goals.

Ideal candidates will have 14+ years of PM experience, DSA familiarity, and proven ability to grow revenue in a large, complex market while mentoring staff and managing client relationships.

Qualifications

• Requires 14+ years in project management with client-facing responsibilities.
• Experience with public educational facility projects and DSA familiarity.
• Knowledge of multi-prime contracting methods and contract negotiations.
• Ability to lead diverse teams and manage budgets, schedules, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Consult executive-level clients, showcasing services and expanding revenue.
• Recruit and develop diverse, talented team members.
• Partner with other service lines to deliver integrated project approaches.
• Negotiate major contractual and commercial issues and develop delivery strategies.
• Oversee project revenue, utilization, and profitability across portfolios.
• Guide client on insurance limits and claims; support proposals and staffing.

Skills

Revenue growth

Contract negotiations

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Networking

Risk management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Engineering/Architecture

14+ years PM experience

Public education facilities experience

DSA familiarity

Multi-prime contracting knowledge

Tools

CCM

PMP

PE

AIA

LEED

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 15 rankings in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! We are seeking a Director to join our team and support our growing influence in the education sector throughout Southern California. This position is flexible to be located anywhere in Southern California, as the role will support educational facility construction programs across the region. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic oversight and leadership for a portfolio of impactful capital improvement projects. The ideal candidate will bring multi-prime contracting experience along with strong program management experience overseeing multiple K-12, public-sector, or institutional construction projects, with the ability to coordinate project teams, manage priorities, budgets, schedules, and risks, and ensure alignment with the district's overall goals. This individual will serve as a trusted partner, providing leadership and guidance throughout the program lifecycle while ensuring successful delivery.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Consult executive level existing clientele, showcasing the services that have made Cumming an industry leader by consistently making client needs top priority.
• Increase services to existing clientele by providing solutions to their issues and develop new revenue generating business.
• Actively participate in the recruitment and development of diverse and talented team members.
• Partner with other Cumming service line leaders with the goal of providing an integrated project approach to clients and setting Cumming apart from competitors.
• Negotiate major contractual and commercial issues (GC, Arch, Direct to owner, etc.).
• Develop procurement and delivery strategies.
• Oversee quality of team output and coach for excellent performance.
• Advise client of various types of Insurance limits and claims.
• Assist with the negotiation and execution of Cumming proposals, staffing, and contracts.
• Vigorously grow revenue in a large, complex market.
• Track and manage revenue, utilization, and profitability for project(s) assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Demonstrated experience with growing revenue in a large, complex market.
• Experience negotiating major contractual and commercial agreements.
• Ability to provide input on functional strategies and lead execution by designing programs.
• Ability to proactively influence changes; thinking through issue trends and scalable solutions that further organizational goals.
• Experience identifying and driving accountability.
• Ability to nurture regional/global team member and client relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to identify resources to keep current and network externally.
• Ability to mentor/develop key team members (may be outside the chain of command).

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• A minimum of fourteen (14) years of project management experience overall including management and leading client expectations in a client facing-role.
• Prior experience with public educational facility project types and familiarity with the Division of State Architects (DSA).
• Must have experience and knowledge of multi-prime contracting method.

Preferred Certification:

CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED

Cumming 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 $152,800.00-$213,933.36 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:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program #LI-NH1

Cumming 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.

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.