Associate Director, Cost Management

At Cumming Group you will work on some of the worlds 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 hiring an Associate Director Cost Management in Los Angeles CA. This is an internal role working on a variety of projects in different sectors from preconstruction estimating through closeout. Come join our team!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee a large client or multiple small clients by supervising the appropriate communications with the client management and Cost & Commercial Management team.
• Promote opportunities for repeat business and create highly favorable references through performance excellence and client relationship management.
• Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures.
• Responsible for monthly billing and projections.
• Lead the development of staff through supervision training coaching and recruitment and talent acquisition.
• Fee proposal development & management.
• Coordinate with other business units to provide a seamless integrated service delivery approach.
• Provide mentorship and training to team members in understanding methods of measurement construction technology contracts and delivery methods.
• Participate in industry events.
• Develop new or existing client relationships and generate new revenue.
• Responsible for business management of the areas assigned including maintaining revenue and margins.
• Meet business development goals assigned by manager including meeting fee revenue and profitability targets. Generates fee revenue as set by manager.
• Demonstrates ability to successfully sell services across service lines working with service line leaders.
• 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.
• Ability to begin to move from task focused to more business mentality.
• Demonstrate leadership traits and represent company values in a client facing capacity.
• Provide Value Engineering solutions to clients by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Proven business development skills that have grown current market over the past year.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Education: BS in Construction Cost & Commercial Management Engineering Quantity Surveying or related field

Experience: 6 to 12 years in Cost & Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying with professional accreditation

Preferred Certification: Professional accreditation MRICS AssocRICS CCP CEP CPE or equivalent

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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 $132800.00-$185933.36 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 candidates 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

Required Experience:

Director