Project Manager (Life Science)

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!

The Project Manager executes project management for planning, design, implementation, and close-out of capital projects at a client site in Devens, MA, instituting proper controls to assure financial and regulatory compliance. The Project Manager will manage multiple capital projects and/or large, complex, higher cost projects as assigned and is responsible for the coordination of the project team, appropriate communications with the client, management and control of scope, cost, and schedule objectives for the project as a whole.  The Project Manager demonstrates a high level of expertise and professionalism while effectively managing complex projects independently.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinates project design, cost estimates, schedule, interface with client, etc. on capital projects.

• Manages capital project implementation including oversight of selected vendors.

• Determines specific customer and stakeholder requirements and manages communication across organizational and functional boundaries to assure that customers, peers, and support groups have a good understanding of the scope and deliverables for assigned capital projects.

• Contribute to a high performance culture by recognizing and resolving issues as they arise.

• Assures that all assigned capital projects comply with budgetary, regulatory, department, safety and company standards.

• Value Engineer the project by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.

• Manage the on-site project stakeholders.

• Prepare Project Management plan and fee budget/proposal at the project outset.

• Evaluate documents and communicate the client’s specific goals and expectations to all project team members.

• Develop and communicate action plans that will lead the project team throughout the project, beginning with the initial Project Management Plan.

• 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.

• Coordinate with cost management group for preparation of cost estimates, cost studies, actual job cost reviews, and budget reconciliation.

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

• Drive the permitting process by designing team documents to be submitted to various local, state, and federal agencies and ensure the applicable permits are moving through the process efficiently.

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

• Prepare cost and revenue projections.

• Perform Constructability Review to determine the reasonability of a build plan.

• Develop and lead design management, procurement strategies, construction, fit-out, and closeout.

• Contracts and claim negotiations.

• Budget development and management.

• Ability to run larger, more complex projects.

• Effectively delegate project tasks to project management team.

• Oversee the entitlement process for unoccupied construction sites to ensure appropriate zoning is obtained.

• Lead the vision for project procedures and processes for running the project.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Knowledge and experience planning, managing & coordinating all aspects of project, scope and cost for multiple projects.

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

• Experience collaborating with cost management group to provide accurate and timely cost estimates, cost studies, actual job cost reviews, and budget reconciliation.

• Experience with Value Engineering

• Ability to exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.

• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills. 

• Ability to understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals. 

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

• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals. 

• Knowledge and experience with regulatory requirements, engineering principles, and construction techniques is important.

• Demonstrated proficiency in communicating and collaborating at a variety of levels with customers, vendors, equipment suppliers and operations staff.

• Experience in supporting manufacturing operations is desired.

• Proven success working well in a team environment with flexibility to react to changing business needs.

• Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients. 

• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with peers, leaders, and clients. 

• Work with all departments and with all levels of the organization, and with contract vendors engaged in design and construction.

• Occasional interactions with local and state officials relating to permitting and inspections.

• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at the current role and prepare for career progression. 

• Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough. 

Preferred Education and Experience:

Education: BS in Construction, CM, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field

Experience: 6-10 years of experience in conceptual development, project management, project controls, planning, and scheduling on capital projects, including experience in the Biotech or related industry.

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 $125,400.00-$167,200.02 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