Senior Project Manager

Cumming Management Group; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group in San Bernardino, CA is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead public works projects from pre-construction through close-out. You will coordinate with municipal and county agencies, manage budgets and schedules, and direct teams of contractors, architects, and consultants to deliver libraries, museums, and aviation sector facilities.

The role requires at least seven years of PM or construction management experience on public sector projects, strong cost management, value

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• At least seven years' experience in project management, engineering, or construction management on commercial/public works.
• Experience with public sector projects and public contracting code.
• Experience with EV infrastructure, libraries, museums, or municipal projects.

Responsibilities

• Manages all facets of construction and close-out of assigned projects.
• Plans, organizes, and prepares status reports for upper management.
• Coordinates with public agencies during pre-construction and construction.
• Monitors project budget and schedule; reports monthly.
• Reviews contractor submittals and manages Change Orders.
• Monitors payments and administers Professional Service Agreements.

Skills

Project management

Cost management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Public works

Communication

Contract administration

Team collaboration

Risk management

Value engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, 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 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 Project Manager in San Bernardino, CA area to support public works municipality and county project types. Anticipated projects include libraries, museums, community service, and aviation sector projects. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier public facilities for the local community.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages, oversees and coordinates all facets of the construction and close-out phase of all assigned projects.
• Plans, organizes, and prepares reports to upper management with respect to the status and/or progress of the projects.
• Coordinates with all pertinent public agencies during pre-construction and construction to comply with all off-site work, coordinates with city and county project staff.
• Manages both the project budget and schedule to meet the client's qualitative standards; monitors the project budget on a monthly basis and ensures that the budget accurately reflects the project status/progress.
• Manages daily activities of the contractor, reviews contractors' construction schedules and submittals, and coordinates responses to the contractors' inquiries thru the Requests for Clarifications (RFC) and other related documents.
• Reviews substitution submittals from contractors to ensure specification and/or client requirements are complied with.
• Receives, reviews, and negotiates Contractor Change Order Proposal(s) to achieve a fair & reasonable price in accordance with the General Conditions; reviews and addresses any and all Schedule impacts in accordance with the project specifications in a timely manner.
• Reviews the process and monitors payments for the contractor, architects, engineers and any other pertinent parties.
• Administers provisions of Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the public works client.
• Monitors and manages project close-out with respect to project certification and project financial close out.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Knowledge and experience planning, managing & coordinating all aspects of project, scope and cost for multiple projects.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and re-evaluate scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.
• Experience collaborating with cost management group to provide accurate and timely cost estimates, cost studies, actual job cost reviews, and budget reconciliation.
• Experience with Value Engineering
• Ability to exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.
• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.
• Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients.
• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.
• Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in project management, engineering, or construction management of commercial and/or public works facility construction with full responsibility for coordinating complex projects.
• Prior experience on public sector projects and familiarity with public contracting code.
• Preferred prior project based experience with EV infrastructure, libraries, museums, or other municipal projects.

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 classific