Director (K-12)

Cumming Management Group; Riverside (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group is seeking a Director to lead education facility construction programs across Southern California. This senior role requires guiding multiple K-12 or public-sector projects, coordinating teams, budgets, schedules, and risk to align with district goals.

The ideal candidate will have 14+ years in project management, multi-prime contracting experience, and credentials such as CCM, PMP, PE, or LEED. Equal employment opportunities are emphasized across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience 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 mentor and develop key team members.

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.
• Participate in recruitment and development of diverse and talented team members.
• Partner with other Cumming service line leaders to provide an integrated project approach.
• 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.
• Assist with negotiation and execution of proposals, staffing, and contracts.
• Vigorously grow revenue in a large, complex market.
• Track and manage revenue, utilization, and profitability for projects assigned.

Skills

Revenue growth

Client relationships

Leadership

Contract negotiation

Team mentorship

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelors in Construction Management/Engineering/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 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