Senior Project Portfolio Lead – Courthouse Renovations (CA)

Cumming Group; San Francisco (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 San Francisco is seeking a Lead Senior Project Manager to oversee judicial/courthouse renovation programs across California, supervising multiple PM teams, delivering projects on time and within budget.

This high-visibility role requires strategic leadership, strong client relations, and role-model mentorship, with a focus on building consistent processes, managing budgets, and coordinating with a statewide team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related field.
• Minimum eighteen (18) years of experience in the construction industry.
• Minimum five (5) years supervising project management staff or multi-firm consultant teams.
• Experience directing multiple concurrent capital projects at portfolio level, with aggregate program value of $500 million or greater.
• Design-Build delivery experience as owner’s representative or lead project manager.
• Large-scale public-sector capital program experience preferred; California state or judicial branch experience a plus.
• Familiarity with public capital budget processes, including capital outlay budget change proposals and Department of Finance review.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct assigned project teams across a portfolio of concurrent capital projects spanning acquisition, performance criteria, and design-build phases.
• Enforce consistent project controls across the portfolio, including schedule format, cost reporting, risk registers, change management, submittal logs, and document control.
• Review and approve deliverables prior to submission to the client; reject and return work that does not meet standard.
• Monitor performance across the project team and elevate any inability to supply later-phase resources.
• Conduct periodic performance evaluation of assigned personnel and recommend replacement where performance is deficient.
• Onboard consultant resources and maintain project continuity and knowledge transfer as resources rotate.
• Provide consolidated portfolio-level reporting to Facilities Services management and support reporting cycles.
• Support preparation of Capital Outlay Budget Change Proposals, budget packages, and planning studies.
• Mentor and support development of client staff project managers, including learning or developmental project managers assigned to the portfolio.
• Coordinate with Leads to maintain statewide consistency of process and reporting.
• Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures.
• Be responsible for monthly billing and projections.
• Lead development of staff through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Anticipate issues and help team members and partners avoid and recover.
• Develop and oversee RFPs for consultants and contractors.
• Develop and facilitate owner consultant, Architect, & GC RFPs.
• Observe potential internal/external conflict and implement proactive solutions to mitigate conflict.
• Train junior team members with a focus on building technical skills and competencies.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

RFP development

Mentoring

Client relationships

Team supervision

Strategic thinking

Communication

Conflict resolution

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related field

Certifications: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED

Job description

Cumming Group in San Francisco is seeking a Lead Senior Project Manager to oversee judicial/courthouse renovation programs across California, supervising multiple PM teams, delivering projects on time and within budget.

This high-visibility role requires strategic leadership, strong client relations, and role-model mentorship, with a focus on building consistent processes, managing budgets, and coordinating with a statewide team.