Project Manager - Military veterans preferred

2025-06-20
Cumming
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


San Diego
California
92101
United States


Position Title: Project Manager

Location: San Diego, CA

Req Id: JR101130

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!

The Project Manager manages multiple projects and/or large, complex, higher cost projects as assigned and is responsible for the coordination of the project team, appropriate communications with the client, management and control of scope, cost, and schedule objectives for the project as a whole. The Project Manager will provide technical expertise on education and DSA related projects for a client in the higher education sector in San Diego. This is great opportunity to add to your project portfolio. Come join our team!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Report and collaborate with Program Management Office on all project matters
  • Review and develop contract documents
  • Plan, Organize, direct, coordinate, and report performance of College Project Management team and construction projects.
  • Identify risk and create risk mitigation plans successfully
  • Documents and reports all project data accurately and in a timely manner
  • Create and present project and college data clearly to multiple stakeholder groups
  • Successfully manage and execute 5 to 10 projects simultaneously, ranging in construction value and complexity from $2M to $20M each.
  • Successfully delivering construction projects on schedule and within budget
  • Coordination of budget and schedule information with the Relocation Project Manager regarding FF&E, Asset Disposition/Surplus, and Relocation
  • Successfully closeout projects to include DSA closeout and PMO/District closeout
  • Tracks status and provides management reports relative to scheduling, cost control, staffing and other related construction contract requirements
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

Knowledge & Skills Required:

  • 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.
  • DSA experience.
  • 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, CM, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field

Experience: 5+ years of experience Project Management, engineering, or construction management

2+ years of experience supporting Higher education and/or DSA experience required

Preferred Certification: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED

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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 $115,100.00-$153,500.02 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.

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


About_Us:

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 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.





Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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