Senior Program Manager - Energy & Sustainability

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

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is seeking a Senior Program Manager to provide project management and technical expertise for its Energy and Sustainability Division in Los Angeles, CA. The role covers projects across energy, sustainability, and climate sectors for public agencies, cities, and corporate contracts nationwide.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 10 years in project management or construction management, with preferred certifications (PE, CCM, ENV-SP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• Minimum of ten years in project management, engineering, or construction management.
• Strong experience supporting energy and sustainability projects.
• Preferred certifications include PE, CCM, ENV-SP or other relevant industry certifications.

Responsibilities

• Design processes to monitor projects by scope, cost, schedule and risk to meet client goals on time and budget.
• Establish parameters for scope, schedule and budgets and maintain program objectives.
• Provide coordination and controls to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget per contract.
• Collaborate with project teams to deliver proactive solutions and oversee execution to completion.
• Regularly review status and implement quality assurance and control programs for projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Scheduling & risk management

Client communication

Energy & sustainability

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Job description

Senior Program Manager – Energy & Sustainability Division

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 Senior Program Manager to provide project management and technical expertise for our Energy and Sustainability Division. This individual will operate out of our Los Angeles, CA office. The Senior Program Manager position will support projects related to energy, sustainability, and climate across a range of sectors, including public agencies, cities, and corporate contracts, in the Los Angeles area and nationwide.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Design processes for the project team to effectively monitor projects utilizing scope, cost, schedule, and risk to ensure the project meets the client\'s goals on time and on budget.


• Establish parameters for project team to assess scope, schedule, and budget changes to maintain compliance with the program goals and objectives.


• Provide overall coordination and implement controls to ensure projects are completed on-time and on-budget per the program contract.


• Partner with the project team to provide proactive solutions to any potential obstacles that need special attention during the project and oversee these solutions through to completion.


• Regularly assess the status of work, establish, and oversee quality assurance and control programs for projects.


• Lead a project team, either a large project or multiple projects or a whole program.


• Define technical scope of project.


• Promote opportunities for repeat business and create highly favorable references through the effective coordination, administration, and communication of project tasks.


• Review cost estimates.


• Manage project level conflict resolution.


• Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures.


• Facilitate and maintain communications with the client in addition to providing monthly/weekly/daily reports.


• Achieve the client\'s objectives by successfully managing the client\'s project, goals, and objectives.


• Other duties as assigned.


• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Experience designing processes to effectively monitor project details.


• Ability to lead a project team of various sizes.


• Demonstrated experience defining the technical scope of a project.


• Experience reviewing cost estimates and maintaining monthly project budgets for both current and forecast.


• Manage and monitor team members\' activity in alignment with organizational goals.


• Delegate providing clear instructions and ongoing feedback.


• Monitor metrics and course correct as necessary while holding self and others accountable.


• Provide feedback to senior leaders and clearly communicate organizational direction to team members.


• Build relationships with key internal resources (peers, direct reports, & senior leaders).


• Create development opportunities and plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.


• Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in independently managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.


• Ability to distinguish between cause and effect of problems.


• Actively listen and communicate effectively, clearly, unambiguously, and completely in both written and oral formats.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.


• A minimum of ten (10) years in project management, engineering, or construction management.


• Strong prior experience supporting energy and sustainability project types.


• Preferred certifications include PE, CCM, ENV-SP, CBCP or other relevant industry certifications. #LI-NH1

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 TitleVII 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.

Benefits

• Medical


• Dental Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• 401(k)


• 401(k) Matching


• Paid Time Off


• Paid Holidays


• Short and long-term disability


• Employee Assistance Program

Company Overview

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.