Senior Project Manager

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, and the largest pure-play advisory in North America. 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!

This position is with LeftField, a Cumming Group affiliate, an owner's project management consultancy serving clients throughout New England. Since 2007, LeftField has built a reputation for delivering complex projects across the K-12 education, higher education, life sciences, and municipal sectors. At LeftField, our people are our greatest strength. We foster a collaborative environment where team members are encouraged to think creatively, contribute new ideas, and take ownership of their work. By combining diverse perspectives with deep industry expertise, we help clients solve complex challenges while creating rewarding career opportunities for our employees.

Founded in 2007, LeftField has built a strong reputation as the market leading owner’s project manager in the K–12 education sector, with additional experience in higher education, life sciences, and municipal projects.

In 2025, LeftField became part of Cumming Group, a leader in project and cost management, to support future growth and benefiting from their extensive resources and industry expertise. This strengthens LeftField capabilities and enables us to provide an even broader range of services to our clients. Together, LeftField and Cumming Group combine deep industry knowledge with unrivalled project and cost management expertise to drive successful outcomes for our clients worldwide.

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to be based on-site in Western Massachusetts. In this role, you will be a member of our rapidly growing Program & Project Management team. This client facing role is a great opportunity for you to work on K-12, municipal, higher education and commercial projects and expand your knowledge base.

The PM team's standard is to 'manage each project like we own it'. We are unique in that we provide in-house cost management and project scheduling along with program and project management, in a fully integrated package. With client needs and ethics put above all else, coupled with our inherent competitive advantages, it’s no wonder why we've achieved such immense success. Come join our team!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of the project schedule, scope, and cost.

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

• Communicate with and manage 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 as applicable 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 physical 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.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience preparing Project Management Plans and fee/budget proposals.

• Experience developing and driving action plans.

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

• Ability to prepare and communicate cost and revenue projections.

• Knowledge of permitting process and ability to drive the process to meet project timelines.

• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.

• 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.

• Consistently communicates and collaborates with team members and clients.

• Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.

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

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

• Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, or a related field is required.

• 8+ years of experience Project Management, engineering, or construction management.

• Must have experience managing K-12, municipal, higher education and/or commercial projects.

• Preferred Certification: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED.

• Firm knowledge and understanding of construction methods, materials and sequences, and architectural/construction drawings and specifications.

• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as business presentation skills.

• The ability to effectively interface with all levels of management and staff across organizational lines, including other client business units.

• Excellent analytical skills and demonstrated success at building team relationships and partnerships across organizational lines.

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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 $146,400.00-$204,933.36 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