Senior Project Manager

Cumming Group is one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, seeking a dedicated Senior Project Manager with experience in the transportation sector. The role involves leading project teams, managing budgets, and ensuring effective communication with clients while supporting multiple projects for Seattle's Sound Transit agency.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field is required
• 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
• Masters degree is preferred
• At least ten (10) years of experience in project management, engineering, or construction management
• Eight (8) years of this experience should be in support of transportation project types, including rail and light rail projects
• A licensed architect in the state of Washington or Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification is required