Construction Project Manager

At Cumming Group you will work on some of the worlds 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 and project management team. The PM teams standard is to manage each project like we own it. We are unique in that we supplement our program and project management services with in-house cost management and project scheduling in a fully integrated package. We utilize this competitive advantage to meet client needs efficiently expertly and ethically all of which together has enabled us to achieve sustained success.

We are currently adding to a Project Manager to our team in Columbia SC. In this client facing role you will be working in the field with a Project Management team on a new build higher education project currently in the construction phase . This is a great opportunity to expand your project portfolio. 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.

• Communicate with project stakeholders.

• 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.

• 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.

• Organize and maintain framework for project team processes and record keeping of electronic and physical documents.

• Ensure the project design management continues to follow the client project documents such as budget scope schedule and clients design standards.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience developing and driving action plans.

• Demonstrated ability to monitor scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.

• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.

• Understand how your role contributes to the organizations goals.

• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.

• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.

• Consistently communicates and collaborates with team members and clients.

• Build 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.

• Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Education: BS in Construction Management Engineering QS Architecture or related field is preferred

• Experience: 5 years of field experience at the assistant superintendent superintendent or project management level in the commercial construction industry

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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