2025-05-01
Cumming
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Long Beach
California
90802
United States
Position Title: Project Manager
Location: Long Beach, CA
Req Id: JR100942
Time Type: Full time
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 currently hiring a Project Manager in the Long Beach, CA area to support energy and sustainability project types for a public educational institution. Our education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. 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.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Manages, oversees and coordinates all facets of the 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 school district and project staff.
Manages both the project budget and schedule to meet the client's qualitative standards; monitors the 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 school district requirements are complied with.
Receives, reviews, and negotiates Contractor Change Order Proposal(s) to achieve a fair & 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.
Administers provisions of Professional Service Agreements between Architects and the District.
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.
Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge & Skills Required:
Knowledge of energy and sustainability project types
Knowledge and experience planning, managing & coordinating all aspects of project, scope and cost for multiple projects.
Demonstrated ability to monitor and re-evaluate scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.
Experience collaborating with cost management group to provide accurate and timely cost estimates, cost studies, actual job cost reviews, and budget reconciliation.
Experience with Value Engineering
Ability to exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.
Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.
Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients.
Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.
Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Education: BS in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Sciences or related field is required
Experience: 8+ years of experience in project management, engineering, or construction management of commercial and/or public educational facility construction with full responsibility for coordinating complex projects.
Prior experience in sustainability, climate or energy projects is preferred
Preferred Certification: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED
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Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
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 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.
Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/
Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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