Senior Program Manager - Energy & Sustainability

Cumming Management Group•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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 15 rankings in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! Our firm is currently looking for a Senior Program Manager to provide project management and technical expertise for our Energy and Sustainability Division. This individual will operate out of our Los Angeles, CA office. The Senior Program Manager position will support projects related to energy, sustainability, and climate across a range of sectors, including public agencies, cities, and corporate contracts, in the Los Angeles area and nationwide.

Requirements

Experience designing processes to effectively monitor project details.
Ability to lead a project team of various sizes.
Demonstrated experience defining the technical scope of a project.
Experience reviewing cost estimates and maintaining monthly project budgets for both current and forecast.
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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
A minimum of ten (10) years in project management, engineering, or construction management.
Strong prior experience supporting energy and sustainability project types.
Preferred certifications include PE, CCM, ENV-SP, CBCP or other relevant industry certifications.

Responsibilities

Design processes for the project team to effectively monitor projects utilizing scope, cost, schedule, and risk to ensure the project meets the client’s goals on time and on budget.
Establish parameters for project team to assess scope, schedule, and budget changes to maintain compliance with the program goals and objectives.
Provide overall coordination and implement controls to ensure projects are completed on-time and on-budget per the program contract.
Partner with the project team to provide proactive solutions to any potential obstacles that need special attention during the project and oversee these solutions through to completion.
Regularly assess the status of work, establish, and oversee quality assurance and control programs for projects.
Lead a project team, either a large project or multiple projects or a whole program.
Define technical scope of project.
Promote opportunities for repeat business and create highly favorable references through the effective coordination, administration, and communication of project tasks.
Review cost estimates.
Manage project level conflict resolution.
Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures.
Facilitate and maintain communications with the client in addition to providing monthly/weekly/daily reports.
Achieve the client’s objectives by successfully managing the client’s project, goals, and objectives.
Attendance at work during normal business hours.