2025-08-14
Cumming
Other
/yr
employee
contract
San Diego
California
92101
United States
Position Title: Project Controls Manager
Location: San Diego, CA
Req Id: JR101319
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 looking for a Project Controls Manager located in San Diego, CA. The position will have a cost analysis focus and will have you working within our Education project construction sector, specifically with higher education K-14 project types. 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:
Responsible for program and project scheduling, cost control, data management and/or reporting in the project control system.
Identifies best practices and coordinates the development and implementation of project controls initiatives, tools, and procedures to support these best practices.
Hands-on, detailed analysis and validation of program and project data to ensure accuracy and reasonableness.
Ensures that all agency stakeholders have been engaged and/or followed up.
Organizes program and project level data to enable timely and accurate reporting.
Interfaces with senior management to support decision making.
Provides oversight to ensure management is aware of project schedule, budget, and scope-related successes and/or challenges.
Provides oversight and analysis of job cost processes as these relate to the bond program.
Monitors and maintains the project budget and scope change procedures.
Reviews proposed project budget and scope changes for proper justification and documentation.
Develops metrics and reports that aid in the improvement and efficiency of project execution.
Trains program controls staff and relevant staff throughout the construction program on program controls policies, procedures, tools, and best practices.
Provides support for internal and external audits.
Required Education and Experience:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, construction management or finance/accounting. Candidates who do not meet the education requirements may substitute additional experience on a year for year basis.
Ten (10) years of experience in Project Controls work, including planning, estimating, forecasting, cost control, schedule control, and project reports. Four (4) years of the above experience as a Program or Project Controls Specialist in a government agency or supporting infrastructure engineering and construction projects is required.
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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.
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 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.
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