Project Manager

Cumming Group; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 133 000 - 186 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Resumo da oferta

Cumming Group is seeking a dedicated Project Manager to lead institutional projects in Southern California, primarily in Pasadena, CA. The role acts as an Owner's Authorized Representative (OAR) supporting cutting-edge research facilities for a leading scientific university.

You will oversee capital projects from planning through close-out, manage scope, schedule, and budget, and coordinate with diverse stakeholders across Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations, and Finance.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 5–10 years of project or construction management experience on capital projects.
• Experience with scope definition, budget tracking, and schedule coordination.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to facilitate meetings.
• Experience with field observation and contractor coordination during construction.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.

Responsabilidades

• Support management of assigned capital projects from planning and design through permitting, construction, and close-out.
• Monitor and report variances to scope, schedule, and budget to senior PMs.
• Coordinate with contractors, architects, engineers, inspectors, and facilities staff to keep work progressing.
• Conduct regular site visits to ensure conformance to plans and standards.
• Track action items and commitments through completion and follow-up.

Conhecimentos

Project management

Communication

Coordination

Site visits

Documentation

Budget tracking

Scheduling

Leadership

Formação académica

Bachelors degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Management

Ferramentas

Autodesk Forma

Bluebeam

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Position Title: Project Manager

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Req Id: JR103995

Time Type: Full time

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!

Our firm is currently looking for a dedicated Project Manager to be located in Pasadena, CA. This position will act as an Owner's Authorized Representative (OAR) and will be supporting cutting edge research facilities for a leading scientific university. This is an exciting opportunity to lead institutional projects in Southern California.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support management of assigned capital projects from planning and design through permitting, construction, and close-out.
• Monitor and help maintain project scope, schedule, and budget, and promptly identify and report variances to senior project managers.
• Coordinate with contractors, architects, engineers, inspectors, and facilities staff to keep work progressing and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Conduct regular site visits and field observations to confirm that work conforms to plans, specifications, and established standards.
• Track action items, open issues, and commitments through to completion, following up with project team members and contractors until each is resolved.
• Maintain organized and complete project documentation, including plans, specifications, meeting minutes, correspondence, and record drawings.
• Review and process change orders and assess their impact on project schedule and budget.
• Prepare and facilitate project team, contractor, and client meetings, and distribute accurate minutes and follow-up items.
• Prepare status reports, progress updates, and correspondence for Facilities and Planning, Design & Construction leadership.
• Coordinate with Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations, Facilities Finance, and other campus stakeholders as needed.
• Follow and contribute to established project procedures and best practices.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related field. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated below may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• 5–10 years of project or construction management experience on new buildings, facilities, or capital projects.
• Working knowledge of project scope definition, budget tracking, and schedule coordination.
• Demonstrated reliability in following up and following through on commitments, action items, and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate project meetings effectively.
• Experience with field observation and contractor coordination during construction.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, exercise sound judgment, and recognize when to escalates issues.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks and project responsibilities with limited supervision.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Higher education and laboratory/research construction experience.
• Proficiency with Autodesk Forma and Bluebeam software.
• Familiarity with QA/QC processes and with design-build and design-bid-build delivery methods.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification, or progress toward certification.
• Experience on LEED-certified projects.
• Experience reviewing and coordinating construction documents and preparing change orders.
• Experience in Formal Construction Partnering and on-site QA/QC Supervision.
• Ability to develop and control project scope.
• Ability to develop and maintain project budgets.
• Ability to develop and review project schedules.
• Ability to effectively facilitate project team and client meetings.
• Ability to effectively negotiate and prepare change orders.
• Ability to effectively monitor and coordinate construction activities with the various project stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt and respond effectively to project issues and challenges.
• Ability to set and manage project expectations.

The salary range for this full-time role is $132,800.00-$185,933.36 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

About_Us:

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.

Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 3,000+ team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are here.

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.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.