Project Controls Specialist

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 highly reputable cost management and estimating team. The cost team delivers solutions to clients in the areas of conceptual estimating, budget development, cost planning, feasibility studies, value management, economic forecasting, milestone reports, pre- and post-contract auditing, change order review and reconciliation, BIM 5D cost modeling, LEED cost analysis, life cycle costing, and more. We encourage you to research us to learn more about our outstanding reputation within this service line.

We are currently hiring for a Project Controls Specialist in Miami, FL. In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your project controls and cost knowledge within all phases of a project, while gaining experience on a ground residential project.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide support to project managers, and the client’s facilities staff to establish and maintain data coding structures and project control tools.
• Interact with District accounting and purchasing staff, coordinate District financial information with Procore system for all financial transactions to ensure reconciliation of program controls data for monthly reporting purposes.
• Gather and track quality data used for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends, and actual costs.
• Maintain management reporting data to produce program controls reports.
• Ensure regular and timely reporting of the projects’ financial progress to advise of any conditions that would affect timelines or costs.
• Review documents filed to ensure accurate and thorough document control.
• Review, evaluate, and recommend changes to project documents as required by project needs.
• Routinely review pay applications, change orders and contracts for accuracy and alignment with budget and board approval.
• Assist the team with various parts of the project such as constructability review, value engineering, pay app reviews, schedule development, FF&E program development and execution.
• Assist in formulating the design, bid, and project phase of scheduling.
• Assist in the Addenda and Bid process.
• Under supervision, conduct pre-bid and job start meetings.
• Monitor contract compliance and report concerns to project team onsite.
• Oversee approvals from applicable government agencies are received and documented.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.
• Assist team on site to track changes in drawings and compliance to mitigate future claims.
• Provide update/status reporting for work in progress.
• Assist in the Addenda and Bid process.
• Administer Project sub-contracts.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Monitor contract compliance and report concerns on as needed basis.
• Oversee approvals from applicable government agencies are received and documented.
• Monitor progress on site with compliance to changes in the contract documents to avoid claims.
• Review change orders for completeness and conformance to company and client standards.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.
  
  

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Experience with various project control tools and software.
• Experience gathering and tracking quality data relating to budgets, contracts, change orders, trends and actual cost.
• Experience with the QA/QC process.
• 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 communicate and collaborate 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.
• Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, internal and external to the company.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how project documentation impacts the project flow.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently.
• Demonstrate sound judgement and logical decisions making skills.
• Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment.
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
  
  

Preferred Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in project management, Engineering.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years’ project controls experience is required.
• Experience: Prior experience working on luxury residential/hospitality projects is preferred.
  
  

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 $77,000.00-$102,666.68 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