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Senior Project Manager

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In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Rhode Island, USA
121K-170K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Rhode Island, USA
121K-170K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Project Manager will lead project teams, manage project scope, budgets, and client communications, and ensure successful project outcomes in the K-12 education sector.
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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!

Founded in 2007, LeftField has built a strong reputation as the market leading owner’s project manager in the K–12 education sector, with additional experience in higher education, life sciences, and municipal projects. 

In 2025, LeftField became part of Cumming Group, a leader in project and cost management, to support future growth and benefiting from their extensive resources and industry expertise. This strengthens LeftField capabilities and enables us to provide an even broader range of services to our clients. Together, LeftField and Cumming Group combine deep industry knowledge with unrivalled project and cost management expertise to drive successful outcomes for our clients worldwide.

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager based in Rhode Island. In this role, you will be a member of our rapidly growing Program & Project Management team concentrating on K-12 projects. This client facing role is a great opportunity for you to work on a range of projects and expand your knowledge base. The PM team's standard is to 'manage each project like we own it'. We are unique in that we provide in-house cost management and project scheduling along with program and project management, in a fully integrated package. With client needs and ethics put above all else, coupled with our inherent competitive advantages, it’s no wonder why we've achieved such immense success. Come join our team!

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.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

  • 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. 

  • Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in independently managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe. 

  • Ability to distinguish between cause and effect of problems. 

  • Actively listen and communicate effectively, clearly, unambiguously, and completely in both written and oral formats. 

Preferred Education and Experience:

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

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

  • Experience working on K-12 projects is required.

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

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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 $121,200.00-$169,666.69 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

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