Senior Project Manager

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!

In this role, you will be a member our rapidly growing Program & Project Management team. The PM team's standard is to 'manage each project like we own it'. We are unique in that we provide in-house cost management and project scheduling along with program and project management, in a fully integrated package. With client needs and ethics put above all else, coupled with our inherent competitive advantages, its no wonder why we've achieved such immense success.

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Nashville, TN. This position is responsible for the overall coordination and supervision of the project team, appropriate communications with the client, management and control of the scope, cost, and schedule objectives for the project(s) as a whole. In this role, you will be primarily focus on the civil/site work - scope focusing specifically on the lift stations. Come join our team!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of the project schedule, scope, and cost.
• Value Engineer the project by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Manage the on-site project stakeholders.
• Prepare Project Management plan and fee budget/proposal at the project outset.
• Evaluate documents and communicate the clients specific goals and expectations to all project team members.
• Develop and communicate action plans that will lead the project team throughout the project, beginning with the initial Project Management Plan.
• Re-evaluate the contract scope of work as the project progresses against the goals, expectations, and the needs of the client, and recommend adjustments as necessary.
• Coordinate with cost management group for preparation of cost estimates, cost studies, actual job cost reviews, and budget reconciliation.
• Organize and maintain framework for project team processes and record keeping of electronic and tangible documents.
• Drive the permitting process by designing team documents to be submitted to various local, state, and federal agencies and ensure the applicable permits are moving through the process efficiently.
• Ensure the project design management continues to follow the client project documents such as budget, scope, schedule, and client's design standards.
• Prepare cost and revenue projections.
• Perform Constructability Review to determine the reasonability of a build plan.
• Develop and lead design management, procurement strategies, construction, fit-out, and closeout.
• Contracts and claim negotiations.
• Budget development and management.
• Ability to run larger, more complex projects.
• Effectively delegate project tasks to project management team.
• Oversee the entitlement process for unoccupied construction sites to ensure appropriate zoning is obtained.
• Lead the vision for project procedures and processes for running the project.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• 4+ years of experience in managing infrastructure projects, including roadways and bridges.
• 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.
• Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in independently managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.
• Ability to distinguish between cause and effect of problems.
• Actively listen and communicate effectively, clearly, unambiguously, and completely in both written and oral formats.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Education: BS in Construction, CM, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field
• Experience: 8+ years of experience Project Management, engineering, or construction management
• 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 Groups 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:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program