Senior Technical Project Manager - Electrical

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; North Carolina; 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

Cumming Group in Charlotte, NC seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager - Electric to lead complex construction and capital projects from planning through closeout. You will oversee scope, schedule, budget, stakeholder coordination, design management, procurement, and construction execution while delivering exceptional client service.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of PM experience in construction/engineering, strong project controls, budgeting, and scheduling, plus leadership and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience within construction, engineering, or capital project environments.
• Experience managing large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, budgeting, cost management, scheduling, and value engineering.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, PE, AIA, or LEED are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of project delivery, including planning, design, procurement, construction, fit-out, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risk while ensuring alignment with client objectives.
• Drive value engineering initiatives and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead project teams, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Develop project management plans, budgets, fee proposals, and cost projections.
• Oversee permitting, entitlement, zoning, and regulatory approval processes.
• Conduct constructability reviews and provide strategic recommendations throughout project execution.
• Monitor project performance, evaluate scope changes, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Lead contract administration, negotiations, and claims resolution.
• Mentor and provide leadership to project management team members while effectively delegating responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Communication

Budgeting

Scheduling

Value engineering

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

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

PMP, CCM, PE, AIA, or LEED certifications 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 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!

Senior Technical Project Manager - Electric

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Project Manager - Electric to lead complex construction and capital project initiatives from planning through closeout in Charlotte, NC. This role is responsible for overseeing project scope, schedule, budget, stakeholder coordination, design management, procurement, and construction execution while ensuring exceptional client service and project delivery.

• Lead all phases of project delivery, including planning, design, procurement, construction, fit-out, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risk while ensuring alignment with client objectives.
• Drive value engineering initiatives and identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Lead project teams, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Develop project management plans, budgets, fee proposals, and cost projections.
• Oversee permitting, entitlement, zoning, and regulatory approval processes.
• Conduct constructability reviews and provide strategic recommendations throughout project execution.
• Monitor project performance, evaluate scope changes, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Lead contract administration, negotiations, and claims resolution.
• Mentor and provide leadership to project management team members while effectively delegating responsibilities.

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or a related field. 10+ years of project management experience within construction, engineering, or capital project environments. Experience managing large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Strong knowledge of project controls, budgeting, cost management, scheduling, and value engineering. Excellent leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills.

Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, PE, AIA, or LEED are 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 $133,100.00-$186,366.69 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.

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

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.