Associate Director, Cost Management

About the role

The Associate Director position is an entry level management role within the Cost & Commercial Management department. This role oversees a large client or multiple small clients, supervises the Cost & Commercial Management team, prepares Fee Proposals, negotiates Professional Services Agreements, and provides quality assurance to project cost estimates. The Associate Director is responsible for developing new or existing client relationships and generating new revenue.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a large client or multiple small clients by supervising the appropriate communications with the client management and Cost & Commercial Management team.
• Promote opportunities for repeat business and create highly favorable references through performance excellence and client relationship management.
• Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures.
• Responsible for monthly billing and projections.
• Lead the development of staff through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Supporting recruitment and talent acquisition.
• Fee proposal development & management.
• Coverage of other business units to provide a seamless integrated service delivery approach.
• Provide mentorship and training to team members in understanding methods of measurement, construction technology, contracts, and delivery methods.
• Participate in industry events.
• Generate fee revenue as set by manager.
• Demonstrate ability to successfully sell services across service lines working with service line leaders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals.
• Delegate providing clear instructions and ongoing feedback.
• Maintain 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.
• Create development opportunities and plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.
• Ability to begin to move from task focused to more business mentality.
• Represent company values in a client facing capacity.
• Provide Value Engineering solutions to clients by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Proven business development skills that have grown current market over the past year.

Qualifications

• Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals.
• Delegate providing clear instructions and ongoing feedback.
• Maintain 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.
• Create development opportunities and plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.
• Ability to begin to move from task focused to more business mentality.
• Represent company values in a client facing capacity.
• Provide Value Engineering solutions to clients by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Proven business development skills that have grown current market over the past year.

Skills

• Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals.
• Delegate providing clear instructions and ongoing feedback.
• Maintain 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.
• Create development opportunities and plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.
• Ability to begin to move from task focused to more business mentality.
• Represent company values in a client facing capacity.
• Provide Value Engineering solutions to clients by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Proven business development skills that have grown current market over the past year.

Benefits

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

Pay

The salary range for this full-time role is $132,800.00 - $185,933.36 per year.

Schedule

This is a full-time role.