Senior Project Manager

Cumming Management Group, Inc.

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Santa Ana, CA Until 10/4/2026 8+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job 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!

We are currently hiring a Senior Project Manager located in Santa Ana, CA. This position will be supporting a justice / judicial project and acts as an Owner's Representative to successfully manage budget, schedule, and quality. Our public works team are prime consultants to various municipality, county, state, and public education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier public facilities that make a positive impact in the communities we support.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Lead a project team, either a large project or multiple projects or a whole program. 

  • Define technical scope of project.

  • Promote opportunities for repeat business and create highly favorable references through the effective coordination, administration, and communication of project tasks.

  • Review cost estimates.

  • Manage project level conflict resolution.

  • Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures.

  • Facilitate and maintain communications with the client in addition to providing monthly/weekly/daily reports.

  • Achieve the client’s objectives by successfully managing the client’s project, goals, and objectives.

  • Other duties as assigned.

  • Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field

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

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

  • Prior experience with public contracting code

  • Preferred Prior experience with jails, courthouses, justice projects

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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 $132,800.00-$185,933.36 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
About this role

Summary

Manage public sector projects, including budgets, schedules, and client relations.

Job title

Senior Project Manager

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

construction

Location requirements

Santa Ana, CA; no remote work mentioned.

Salary

$133k–$186k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

project managementbudget managementschedule coordinationconflict resolution

Preferred skills

CCMPMPPEAIALEEDpublic contracting

Specializations

public worksjustice projectscost management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Santa Ana, CA, USA

On-site City