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!

We are currently hiring a Senior Project Engineer located in Monterey Park, CA to support community college construction projects. This opportunity will have you working within our Education project sector. The Education team is a prime consultant to multiple school districts in the country and provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides technical and administrative support for the Program Management Office (PMO) Construction department and the school district's Facilities, Planning, And Development (FPD) department, exclusively supporting bond funded projects.
• Track and follow up with the owner/design team/construction team RFIs and submittals as required during design, pre-bid, and construction phases.
• Perform internal reviews of change orders, field orders, and other contractual documents for districtwide design/construction projects.
• Coordinates with PMO staff and District FPD on the review and processing of change orders for all active construction projects.
• Perform detailed review of Change Order documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Participate in coordination meetings to facilitate timely reviews.
• Maintain Change Order Logs and other tracking documents for PMO and FPD use and reference.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and drawings.
• Assist in preparing weekly/monthly/quarterly reports for management review.
• Collects, tracks, reviews lessons learned and submits for closeouts and for management review.
• Monitor changes and revisions to ensure timely processing of Change Orders and Field Orders.
• Submits CO and FO for final PMO and District approvals.
• Review and follow Standard Operating Procedures for CO Processing.
• Facilitate resolution of conflicts and issues to maintain timely workflow.
• Assist in coordination meetings with the District Office and stakeholders.
• Generate and distribute meeting minutes to confirm discussions.
• Maintain electronic files and records for all reviews.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned.
• Maintains log of daily tasks and submits a monthly to management for review.
• Perform other relatively similar administrative duties as directed by the PMO and District FPD.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field required. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated below may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in a similar or equivalent position in construction.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
• Experience using Bluebeam and Adobe software for document reviews/mark-ups.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to take initiative and make sound decisions.
• Effectively manage daily work effort.
• Good communication skills verbal and writing.
• Previous experience with Change Orders and Supporting Documentation preferred.
• Previous experience with educational projects preferred.
• Experience working on a large client program preferred.
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously preferred.
• Experience with Prolog, Trimble Unity Construct (formerly e-Builder), Proliance or other PMIS systems preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat sign (formerly Adobe E-Sign) preferred.

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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