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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 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 hiring an Associate Director, Cost Management to join our Denver, CO office. This is a leadership opportunity to oversee cost management efforts across a diverse portfolio of clients and project sectors. If you’re an experienced cost management professional ready to take on a leadership role and help drive project success, we’d love to hear from you. Come join our team!

Essential Duties & 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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

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

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Deadline to Apply: 09/26/2026

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.

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development. Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results.