Description
Position Title: Director, Scheduling
Location: Mountain View, CA
Req Id: JR101489
Time Type: Full time
Description:
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!
In this role, you will be a member of our industry-leading planning and scheduling team that avoids costly surprises through the application of proven scheduling and project controls. Our comprehensive schedules ensure that projects are optimally planned, organized, and resourced. Versed in the means and methods of construction, and supported by state-of-the-art software and technology, our team produces projects that are free of surprises.
We are currently looking for a Director, Scheduling to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA area. In this client facing role, you will be working on a large scale semi-conductor project. The ideal candidate has strong construction experience, has worked on semi-conductor facilities, and can lead and take full complete ownership of planning and scheduling services and support as owners rep. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role with growth potential as we continue to expand our scheduling team!
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Prepare fee proposals and negotiate professional service agreements.
- Conflict resolution both internal and external.
- Coordinate staff utilization and assign team members to projects.
- Provide quality assurance to project schedule deliverables.
- Build and maintain the trust and respect of internal team members to ensure efficiency and cohesiveness.
- Willingness to testify in construction disputes.
- Prepare deliverables such as time impact analysis report, quantification of damages, OKR, and claims assessment.
- Expand Business Development from solid service delivery to adding new clients.
- Promote opportunities for repeat business and expanding into adding clients through good service delivery and creating highly favorable references through the effective coordination administration and communication of project tasks.
- Comparative cost analysis, calculation of damages & counter-damages.
- People Management (i.e., coaching, mentoring, admin).
- Observe potential internal/external conflict and implement proactive solutions to mitigate conflict.
- Train junior team members with a focus on building technical skills and competencies.
- Identified area of expertise striving to become SME (time, industry, standards, quantum, risk management, etc.).
- Consult executive level existing clientele, showcasing the services that have made Cumming an industry leader by consistently making client needs top priority.
- Increase services to existing clientele by providing solutions to their issues and develop new revenue generating business.
- Actively participate in the recruitment and development of diverse and talented team members.
- Partner with other Cumming service line leaders with the goal of providing an integrated project approach to clients and setting Cumming apart from competitors.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Attendance at work during normal business hours.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
- Ability to move from project focus to business mentality by showing potential for leadership & outstanding competence in service delivery.
- Familiarity with adjudicative process: litigation, arbitration, expert determination, adjudication, ombudsmen, dispute review boards, mediation-Arbitration, technical forensics, etc.
- Knowledge of and experience performing delay &/or quantum analysis.
- Demonstrated success of project turn-around and recovery.
- Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals.
- Delegate while 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 plans for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.
- Ability to begin to move from project tasks focus to more business mentality.
- Demonstrate leadership traits and represent company values in a client facing capacity.
- Ability to proactively influence changes; thinking through issue trends and scalable solutions that further organizational goals.
- Experience identifying and driving accountability.
- Ability to nurture regional/global team member and client relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to identify resources to keep current and network externally.
- Ability to mentor/develop key team members (may be outside the chain of command).
Preferred Education and Experience:
Education: BS in Construction, CM, Engineering, QS, or related field
Experience: 10+ years in project scheduling, project/construction management and/or as a Project Engineer; 5+ years leading client expectations in a client facing-role
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.
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
About_Us:
At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client's needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project's development.
Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members including many of the brightest minds in the industry.
Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/
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.
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