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Associate Director, Cost Management (Data Centers)

Cumming Group · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$127k–$178k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: Intro paragraph: "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 15 rankings in ENR. 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!" Then description of Associate Director role: "The Associate Director in the Cost & Commercial Management department assembles and supervises the Cost & Commercial Management team on assigned projects. This position also prepares Fee Proposals, negotiates Professional Services Agreements, and prepares and provides quality assurance to project cost estimates. The Associate Director provides organic business development, has trust from internal and external stakeholders and is recognized as a key point of contact for our clients. We are looking for a Cost leader/Quantity Surveyor with strong MEP or data center Project Management experience in Chicago." Then "Essential Duties & Responsibilities" list: many bullet points. Then "Knowledge & Skills Required" list. Then "Preferred Education And Experience" with Education and Experience bullet points. Then EEO boilerplate (remove). Then salary range: "The salary range for this full-time role is $127,300.00-$178,233.36 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." Then benefits list: "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" We need to format sections. We need to decide which sections to include. - About the role: we have intro paragraph describing company and role. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the role" includes description of role and company. We'll put that. - Responsibilities: we have Essential Duties & Responsibilities list. We'll put that. - Requirements: maybe combine Knowledge & Skills Required? Or we could have Requirements and Qualifications separate. The posting has "Knowledge & Skills Required" and "Preferred Education And Experience". Could treat "Requirements" as Knowledge & Skills Required, and "Qualifications" as Preferred Education And Experience. Or we could combine. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple sections. We need to decide which to include based on content. We have content for: - About the role: yes. - Responsibilities: yes. - Requirements: Knowledge & Skills Required (list). Yes. - Qualifications: Preferred Education And Experience (Education, Experience, Preferred Certification). Yes. - Skills: maybe we could split Knowledge & Skills Required into Skills? But we already have Requirements. Could also have Skills separate but we might not need both. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Knowledge & Skills Required into Requirements, and maybe not have separate Skills section. Or we could have Skills as a separate section if we have distinct skills list. The Knowledge & Skills Required includes many items that are skills/knowledge. Could treat as Skills. But we already have Requirements. Let's decide: Use Requirements for Knowledge & Skills Required, and Qualifications for Preferred Education And Experience. Skip Skills section to avoid thin. - Benefits: we have benefits list. Yes. - Pay: we have salary range. Yes. - Schedule: we have "Attendance at work during normal business hours." That's a schedule detail. Could include Schedule section with that sentence. It's specific content. So include Schedule. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each section has substantive content. Now format:

About the role

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 15 rankings in ENR. 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! The Associate Director in the Cost & Commercial Management department assembles and supervises the Cost & Commercial Management team on assigned projects. This position also prepares Fee Proposals, negotiates Professional Services Agreements, and prepares and provides quality assurance to project cost estimates. The Associate Director provides organic business development, has trust from internal and external stakeholders and is recognized as a key point of contact for our clients. We are looking for a Cost leader/Quantity Surveyor with strong MEP or data center Project Management experience in Chicago.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee a large client 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.
  • Coordinate with 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.
  • Develop new or existing client relationships and generate new revenue.
  • Responsible for business management of the areas assigned including maintaining revenue and margins.
  • Meet business development goals assigned by manager including meeting fee revenue and profitability targets.
  • Generates fee revenue as set by manager.
  • Demonstrates ability to successfully sell services across service lines working with service line leaders.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Attendance at work during normal business hours.
But note: "Attendance at work during normal business hours." could be moved to Schedule section. However it's also in responsibilities list. We could keep it there but also have Schedule section. Might duplicate. Better to move attendance to Schedule section and remove from Responsibilities. Let's check: The responsibilities list includes "Attendance at work during normal business hours." as a bullet. If we move it to Schedule, we should remove from Responsibilities to avoid duplication. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep that info somewhere. If we move it to Schedule, we still preserve it. So we can remove from Responsibilities list. Thus Responsibilities list without that bullet. Now Requirements: Knowledge & Skills Required list. We need to capture each bullet. List: - Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals. - Delegate 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 plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback. - Ability to begin to move from task focused to more business mentality. - Demonstrate leadership traits and 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. We'll put each as
  • . Now Qualifications: Preferred Education And Experience. Education: BS in Construction, Cost & Commercial Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field Experience: 6 to 12 years in Cost & Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying with professional accreditation Preferred Certification: Professional accreditation – MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE or equivalent We could format as
    • Education: ...
    • Experience: ...
    • Preferred Certification: ...
    Now Benefits: list. Benefits: Medical, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k), 401(k) Matching, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Short and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program. We'll put each as
  • . Now Pay: salary range. We'll put

    The salary range for this full-time role is $127,300.00‑$178,233.36 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.

    Now Schedule: we have "Attendance at work during normal business hours." Also maybe we could note full-time? Already mentioned full-time in pay. But schedule section can contain that sentence. Thus

    Schedule

    Attendance at work during normal business hours.

    Now ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. We removed. Check for any duplicated lines: we removed attendance from responsibilities. Check for any other boilerplate: The "Essential Duties & Responsibilities" heading we removed; we just used

    Responsibilities

    . Good. Check for any other filler like "Other duties as assigned." That's substantive? It's a generic phrase but it's in the posting. It's not filler like "commensurate with experience". It's a actual duty line. We'll keep. Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The intro paragraph includes company description and role description. Good. Check if any other details like "We are looking for a Cost leader/Quantity Surveyor with strong MEP or data center Project Management experience in Chicago." That's in About the role. Check if any other details like "Oversee a large client by supervising the appropriate communications with the client management and Cost & Commercial Management team." etc. All captured. Check if any other details like "Promote opportunities for repeat business and create highly favorable references through performance excellence and client relationship management." captured. Check if any other details like "Maintain monthly project budgets for current and forecasted expenditures." captured. Check if any other details like "Responsible for monthly billing and projections." captured. Check if any other details like "Lead the development of staff through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring." captured. Check if any other details like "Supporting recruitment and talent acquisition." captured. Check if any other details like "Fee proposal development & management." captured. Check if any other details like "Coordinate with other business units to provide a seamless integrated service delivery approach." captured. Check if any other details like "Provide mentorship and training to team members in understanding methods of measurement, construction technology, contracts, and delivery methods." captured. Check if any other details like "Participate in industry events." captured. Check if any
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