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 20 rankings in ENR. With over 50 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

The Managing Director, Cost & Commercial Management actively leads, assembles and supervises the Cost & Commercial Management team within a market or region on assigned projects or is a subject matter expert in one specific sector and consistently delivers excellent service to one or more clients. This position prepares Fee Proposals, negotiates Professional Services Agreements, and prepares and provides quality assurance to project deliverables including estimates, contract reviews, controls services, contract administration advice and other services. The Managing Director position is responsible for managing a team as well as for profitability, labor productivity, and volume goals, both projections and actuals.  The ideal candidate is a technical subject matter expert, participates in thought leadership, looks to continually improve our product and deliverables and provides strategic and tactical leadership in their area of responsibility. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Execute on existing deliverables and projects in a production capacity as a billable entity to clients. 

Reconcile invoices and change orders while performing value analysis and project plan preparation.  

Provide bid analysis and post contract support as needed for active projects and pursuits.  

Undertake risk and value management evaluations.  

Partner with other Cumming service line leaders and business development leaders to build a cohesive revenue growth strategy. 

Demonstrate senior level technical competence as an advisor to clients in cost and commercial management. 

Take accountability for profitability, labor productivity, and volume goals both projections and actuals of team, project, or regional assigned. 

Actively support and deliver new clients or extended client revenue streams. 

Collaborate with other service lines to provide our clients with a seamless service. 

Increase services to existing clientele by providing solutions to their issues and develop new revenue generating business. 

Develop strategies for the recruitment, onboarding, and training of team members to further enhance team performance. 

Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures. 

Coordinate staff utilization. 

Prepare monthly backlog, utilization, forecast, and P&L reports. 

Collaborate with other department leadership to promote overall company growth and communication. 

Oversee and actively implement process improvements to the cost management service delivery for designated sector, office, or region assigned. 

Act as mentor to team. 

 participates in leadership meetings with service line leads and in market.  Setting strategy for business development and marketing. 

Accountable for fiscal performance in accordance with company goals 

Provide organizational leadership in area of control. 

Knowledge & Skills Required:

Provide input on functional strategies and lead execution by designing programs. 

Proactively influence changes, thinking through issue trends and scalable solutions that further organizational goals. 

Identify and drive accountabilities. 

Nurture regional and global team member and client relationships. 

Identify resources to keep current and network externally. 

Mentor and develop key team members (may be outside the chain of command). 

Proven expertise level of knowledge in all phases of construction work. 

Demonstrate ability to coach team members effectively. 

Proven ability to address team member and client complaints and resolve problems. 

Solid Business Development and revenue growth history. 

Provide suggestions to Cumming senior leadership on cost management operations as well as company, regional, and sector goal setting. 

Effectively represent Cumming business goals and objectives. 

Preferred Education and Experience:

Education: BS in Construction, Cost & Commercial Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field.

Experience: 10 to 15 years in Cost & Commercial Management; 10+ years in a consultancy or owner's representative capacity in the greater Seattle area.

Preferred Certification:  Professional accreditation – MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE or equivalent

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