Head of Project Management

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!Our firm is currently hiring a dedicated Project Manager with experience in educational facility and student housing project types. This position will act as an Owner's Authorized Representative and will be supporting K-12 educational facility projects. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.Manages, oversees and coordinates all facets of the pre-construction, bid and award, construction and close-out phase of all assigned projects.Reviews pre-construction documents and submits comments to Designer as necessary.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 various District and Project staff.Manages both the project budget and schedule to meet the district’s qualitative standards; monitors 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 District requirements are complied with.Receives, reviews, and negotiates Contractor Change Order Proposal(s) to achieve a fair and 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.Coordinates District delivery of related fixtures, furniture and equipment.Monitors and manages project close-out with respect to project certification with the Division of State Architects (DSA) and project financial close out.Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management is required.A minimum of ten (10) years of full-time experience in construction project management of commercial and/or public educational facility projects. Three (3) of the ten (10) years should have full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with values in excess of $20M.Experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects and/or the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS) preferred.Experience with student or workforce housing projects.LI-ML1Cumming 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 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 $120,200.00-$160,266.69 per year.