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