Project Director

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

Cumming Group is seeking a Project Director to lend advisory expertise for a brownfield project with an esteemed Life Science client. The Project Director shall control and monitor the overall macro picture of all design & construction and logistics activities, while the project managers, with their respective teams, manage the day-to-day project activities. The Project Director will be focused on schedule certainty, budget delivery, and making sure that design & construction work meet the required quality standards while enforcing a strong health, safety, and environmental culture on the program. The position will ensure the development and implementation of construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover plans, impacts to the operations of the client site will be controlled, and risk mitigation for construction activities will be optimized.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Consult executive level existing clientele, showcasing the services that have made Cumming an industry leader by consistently making client needs top priority.
• Increase services to existing clientele by providing solutions to their issues and develop new revenue generating business.
• Actively participate in the recruitment and development of diverse and talented team members.
• Partner with other Cumming service line leaders with the goal of providing an integrated project approach to clients and setting Cumming apart from competitors.
• Negotiate major contractual and commercial issues (GC, Arch, Direct to owner, etc.).
• Develop procurement and delivery strategies.
• Oversee quality of team output and coach for excellent performance.
• Advise client of various types of Insurance limits and claims.
• Assist with the negotiation and execution of Cumming proposals, staffing, and contracts.
• Vigorously grow revenue in a large, complex market.
• Track and manage revenue, utilization, and profitability for project(s) assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Demonstrated experience with growing revenue in a large, complex market.
• Experience negotiating major contractual and commercial agreements.
• Ability to provide input on functional strategies and lead execution by designing programs.
• Ability to proactively influence changes; thinking through issue trends and scalable solutions that further organizational goals.
• Experience identifying and driving accountability.
• Ability to nurture regional/global team member and client relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to identify resources to keep current and network externally.
• Ability to mentor/develop key team members (may be outside the chain of command).

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Education: BS in Construction, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, or related field
• Experience: 15+ years of Project Management experience overall including management and leading client expectations in a client-facing role for project valuations of $300M+
• Project Typology: Life Science or Pharma GMP experience is strongly preferred.
• 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 $133,100.00-$186,366.69 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

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