Senior Project Manager

Cumming Group; San Rafael (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 211,000; 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 in Marin County seeks a Senior Project Manager to guide projects from pre-construction through completion, partnering with owners, consultants, contractors, and agency stakeholders to shape strategy. You will lead multi-project efforts, manage scopes, budgets, and reporting, and drive successful outcomes across complex public works initiatives.

The role requires 8+ years in PM/engineering/construction, with strong knowledge of public contracting and procurement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Project Management, engineering, or construction management.
• Experience delivering public works or capital improvement projects.
• Knowledge of public contracting and procurement processes.
• Ability to build relationships with owners, consultants, contractors, and agency stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a project team, large project or multiple projects, or a program.
• Define technical scope of the project.
• Coordinate, administer and communicate project tasks to enable repeat business.
• Review cost estimates and manage project budgets.
• Resolve conflicts at the project level and maintain communications with the client.
• Provide monthly/weekly/daily reports and ensure project objectives are met.
• Attend work during normal business hours.

Skills

People leadership

Budget management

Public contracting

Stakeholder comms

RFP development

Construction management

Education

BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field

CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED preferred

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 are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our client in Marin County and play a key role in guiding projects from the earliest stages of pre-construction through successful completion. In this role you will be a trusted partner to client and project teams, leading constructability reviews, developing bid packages, preparing preliminary schedules, drafting and managing RFPs, and helping shape project strategy during planning and design. The ideal candidate brings experience delivering public works or capital improvement projects, a strong understanding of public contracting and procurement processes, and the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with owners, consultants, contractors, and agency stakeholders to achieve project goals.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• 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

• 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 And Experience

• Education: BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in Project Management, engineering, or construction management
• Preferred Certification: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED

Public Contracting Experience Required

Previous public project experience required.

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 $150,400.00-$210,533.36 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