Project Management

Cumming Management Group•Thousand Oaks, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Cumming Group is hiring an Associate Director, Project Controls to work onsite at a life sciences client’s campus in the Thousand Oaks, California area. The role is part of the company’s cost management and estimating team and supports large-scale life sciences projects. The Associate Director proactively engages with project teams to forecast deviations and develop mitigations, oversees client accounts, and delivers a broad range of project controls services. The position also includes business development, account and financial management, resource management, staff leadership and development, quality reviews, and client-facing work. Cumming Group is a project and cost management consultancy with more than 70 offices globally and a diverse project portfolio. Its cost management services include conceptual estimating, budget development, cost planning, feasibility studies, value management, economic forecasting, milestone reports, pre- and post-contract auditing, change order review and reconciliation, BIM 5D cost modeling, LEED cost analysis, and life cycle costing.

Requirements

Demonstrated technical competency in project controls services, including capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front-end planning, project funding and setup, construction technology, procure-to-pay, project, cost and commercial management, schedule control, risk management, and project close-out.
Ability to manage and monitor team members’ activities in alignment with organizational goals; delegate with clear instructions and ongoing feedback; monitor metrics and course-correct; and hold self and others accountable.
Ability to provide feedback to senior leaders and communicate organizational direction to team members.
Ability to build relationships with peers, direct reports, and senior leaders, and create development opportunities and plans for direct reports and teams.
Ability to shift from task-focused work toward a business-oriented mindset.
Demonstrated leadership traits and ability to represent company values in a client-facing capacity.
Ability to provide value engineering solutions by identifying savings opportunities and ensuring material substitutions are equivalent.
Proven business development skills that have grown the current market over the past year.
Skilled in ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
Functional proficiency in estimating across multiple divisions.
Functional proficiency in scheduling, including Primavera and MS Project.
Functional proficiency in pre- and post-award project contract management.
Functional proficiency in project cost management.
Functional proficiency with analytical and reporting software such as Power BI.
Functional proficiency with project information management systems such as Procore or ACC Build.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
10 to 15+ years of progressive project controls experience on complex programs.
5+ years in a senior leadership or Director-level capacity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, or a related field.
Experience with complex programs such as infrastructure, data centers, heavy civil, energy, or global facilities.
Certifications such as MRICS, CPE, CCE, CEP, PMP, or Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Oversee a client account with significant growth potential or a portfolio of smaller clients as the point of contact.
Deliver project controls services, including capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front-end planning, project funding and setup, construction technology, procure-to-pay, project, cost and commercial management, schedule control, risk management, and project close-out.
Engage in business development to defend, maintain, and grow managed accounts.
Participate in resource management, including talent acquisition, retention, development, and utilization.
Supervise, train, coach, and mentor staff; provide mentorship and training on methods of measurement, construction technology, contracts, and delivery methods.
Develop and manage fee proposals.
Participate in industry events.
Manage assigned business areas, including revenue and margins, accounts receivable, and projections.
Lead cost controls for projects with multi-phase structures or complex funding structures and requirements.
Partner with the Director of Project Controls to lead QA/QC reviews of junior controls peers.
Plan and lead project controls lessons-learned sessions after project closeout.
Attend work during normal business hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.