Estimating Director: Life Sciences & Pharma Construction

Cumming Group; United States; On-site; USD 173,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

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, a dynamic cost and project management consultancy in the United States, seeks a Director of Estimating to lead estimating efforts for a high-profile life sciences client. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences construction, capable of developing estimates from early conceptual design through detailed construction documents.

Join a fast-growing firm with a diverse portfolio, strong revenue growth, and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Emerging leadership capabilities and client responsiveness.
• Provide input on functional strategies and lead execution by designing programs.
• Proactively influence changes and develop scalable solutions to meet organizational goals.
• Identify and drive accountabilities.
• Nurture regional/global team member and client relationships.
• Identify resources to stay current and network externally.
• Mentor/develop key team members.
• Demonstrate solid managerial abilities.
• Proven business development growth skills.

Responsibilities

• Consult executive level existing clientele and showcase services.
• Increase services to existing clientele and develop revenue.
• Participate in recruitment and development of team members.
• Partner with service line leaders for integrated project approaches.
• Prepare fee proposals and negotiate agreements.
• Provide quality assurance to cost estimates before submittal.
• Advise leadership on cost management and company goals.
• Oversee quality of team output and coach for performance.
• Grow revenue across services and markets.
• Account for fiscal performance and provide forecasts.
• Interpret results and provide senior management reporting.
• Mentor and lead team development.
• Approve invoices and coordinate with Accounts receivable.

Education

BS in Construction, Cost & Commercial Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field

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!

We're hiring a Director of Estimating to lead estimating efforts for a high-profile life sciences client. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience estimating pharmaceutical or life sciences construction projects, with the ability to develop estimates from early conceptual design through detailed construction documents. If you're looking to work on complex, cutting-edge projects with a collaborative team, we'd love to hear from you.

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.
• Prepare fee proposals and negotiate professional services agreements.
• Provide quality assurance to cost estimates before submittal to clients.
• Provide suggestions to Cumming senior leadership on cost management operations as well as company, regional, and sector goal setting.
• Oversee quality of team output and coach for excellent performance.
• Vigorously grow revenue in diverse service offering or markets.
• Accountable for fiscal performance in accordance with company goals.
• Provides timely business reporting for forecasts, and others as required.
• Interprets company results and P&L for area of responsibility and provides reporting to senior management.
• Mentors and leads team development.
• Approves invoices and pursues, with F&A, Accounts receivable.
• Sets strategy for business development and marketing.
• Provide organizational leadership in area of responsibility.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Emerging leadership skills and client responsiveness.
• Provide input on functional strategies and lead execution by designing programs.
• Proactively influence changes; thinking through issue trends and scalable solutions that further organizational goals.
• Identify and drive accountabilities.
• Nurture regional/global team member and client relationships.
• Identify resources to keep current and network externally.
• Mentor/develop key team members (may be outside the chain of command).
• Demonstrate solid managerial abilities.
• Proven business development growth skills.
  
  

Preferred Education And Experience

Education: BS in Construction, Cost & Commercial Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field

Experience: 9 to 12 years in Cost & Commercial Management; 5+ years leading client expectations and managing a business unit.

Preferred Certification: Professional accreditation – MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE or equivalent

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 $172,900.00-$242,033.37 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