Senior Construction Manager

Cumming Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 186,000; 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

The Cumming Group is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to join our Norwalk, CA team supporting public works projects as an Owner's Representative for the California Department of General Services. You will collaborate with project leadership to deliver facilities that meet budget, schedule, and quality goals.

Responsibilities include managing project scope, schedule, cost, and coordination with city officials, design teams, and contractors; developing action plans from project initiation

Qualifications

• Experience with local public agencies and public works.
• Ability to monitor scope and adjust as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications.
• Capable of preparing cost and revenue projections.
• Knowledge of the project lifecycle including closeout.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and coordinate project schedule, scope, and cost.
• Serve as Owner's Representative; liaise with city, design teams, contractors, and regulators.
• Communicate with and manage project stakeholders.
• Translate client goals into action plans for the project team.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies to facilitate inspections and approvals.
• Organize documentation and maintain project records.
• Ensure design management aligns with budget, scope, and client standards.
• Prepare cost and revenue projections.

Skills

Public agency experience

Scope monitoring

Plans & specs literacy

Cost projections

Life cycle knowledge

Communication skills

Quality focus

Dependable

Collaboration

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or 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 currently hiring a Senior Construction Manager located in Norwalk, CA. This position will support public works projects as an Owner's Representative for the California Department of General Services. Our public works team are prime consultants to various municipality, county, state, and public education institutions. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier public facilities that make a positive impact in the communities we support.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of the project schedule, scope, and cost.
• Provide project administration as the Owner's Representative and serves as the primary liaison with the city, design team, contractors, regulatory agencies, utility companies, and project stakeholders.
• Communicate with and manage 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, beginning with the initial Project Management Plan through to project closeout.
• Coordinate with Inspector of Record (IOR), Fire Marshall, and other regulatory agencies to facilitate successful inspections and completion of projects.
• 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.
• Prepare cost and revenue projections.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Experience with local public agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.
• Knowledge of public works project administration, including the ability to read and interpret plans and specifications.
• Ability to prepare and communicate cost and revenue projections.
• Knowledge of the complete project lifecycle, including closeout work.
• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.
• 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.
• 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

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in project management, engineering, or construction management.
• Prior experience with public works project types.
• Experience with above ground water storage tank projects is preferred.

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 $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