Technology Project Manager at Cumming – Los Angeles, California

Position Title: Technology Project Manager

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Req Id: JR102087

Time Type: Full time

Description:

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!

We are currently hiring a Technology Project Manager to be located in Los Angeles, CA. This position will support Community College construction projects within a bond funded program. Our education team is a prime consultant to one the largest 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.

• The Technology Project Manager (TPM) is responsible for the full lifecycle planning, programming, budgeting, design coordination, procurement oversight, installation management, systems integration, and operational turnover of technology systems across new construction and modernization projects.
  Operating within a publicly funded capital construction environment, the TPM ensures that all technology infrastructure and equipment are properly scoped, funded, designed, procured, constructed, integrated, tested, and transitioned to operations in alignment with District standards, bond requirements, and College operational needs.

• This role serves as the primary technical liaison between the Program Management Office (PMO), Office of Information Technology (OIT), College Project Teams (CPTs), A&E consultants, contractors, vendors, and system integrators. The TPM is accountable for technology scope integrity, cost control, constructability compliance, systems interoperability, and successful operational turnover.
  Project Types Managed:
  • Structured Cabling
  • BDF/MDF and IDF buildouts, upgrades, and standards compliance
  • Access Control and Security Cameras
  • Voice & Unified Communications
  • Districtwide VoIP migrations and cutovers
  • Emergency phones (blue light, elevator, and code required phones)
  • Mass notification and emergency alert systems (voice, text, and integrated paging)
  • Network switching infrastructure supporting VoIP (PoE access switches, core/distribution)
  • UPS and power systems supporting telecom and network resiliency
  • Network cabling, labeling, grounding, and testing associated with voice systems
  • Classroom and Conference room Audiovisual
  • Theatrical and Complex Audio Visual Space

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Successfully manage and execute 5–10 concurrent projects, typically ranging from $1M to $25M in value
  • Lead full lifecycle delivery of technology systems across multiple concurrent capital construction projects, ensuring alignment with bond funding, District standards, construction schedules, and operational readiness requirements.
  • Develop technology whitepapers, Program Equipment Worksheets (PEWs), lifecycle cost models, and rebaseline analyses; validate scope evolution, equipment budgets, and funding impacts to maintain fiscal discipline and audit readiness.
  • Define and document comprehensive technology scope during A&E programming and design, including Voice & Unified Communications, structured cabling systems (copper and fiber backbone), network switching, wireless infrastructure, access control systems, security cameras and video management systems, intrusion detection, emergency phones, mass notification platforms, UPS/power resiliency, and audiovisual systems for classrooms, conference rooms, theatres, performance venues, and hyflex learning environments.
  • Coordinate structured cabling design standards including pathway planning, cable tray systems, rack elevations, grounding and bonding, labeling, testing, certification, and scalability to support voice, data, security, and AV systems.
  • Participate in all design phases and conduct structured Bluebeam milestone reviews to validate device density, camera coverage, access control door hardware coordination, AV infrastructure requirements, telecom room (BDF/MDF/IDF) sizing and layouts, power and cooling capacity, pathway adequacy, and constructability compliance prior to bid.

• Serve as the technical authority for pre-bid inquiries, procurement clarifications, RFIs, submittal reviews, and Requests for Change (RFCs), evaluating product substitutions and system equivalency while maintaining scope integrity and preventing unintended scope creep.
  • Develop and manage detailed technology equipment and infrastructure budgets; support public procurement processes; review contractor proposals; and analyze change orders for scope validity, cost reasonableness, integration impacts, and schedule risk while identifying value engineering and cost containment opportunities.
  • Oversee procurement, delivery, and installation sequencing of structured cabling, security systems, VoIP platforms, network equipment, AV systems, and supporting infrastructure to ensure coordinated installation and interoperability across trades.
  • Ensure seamless systems integration between access control, security cameras, emergency phones, mass notification, VoIP, network switching, structured cabling, UPS systems, and audiovisual platforms, validating interoperability, connectivity, and performance prior to commissioning.
  • Support construction phase coordination, site logistics, phased moves, furniture impacts on device placement, commissioning, testing, asset tagging, documentation, and final operational turnover to OIT and campus stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience managing technology projects within capital construction, facilities, or public infrastructure environments.
  • Experience coordinating technology scope within A&E design and construction documents.
  • Experience conducting drawing and specification reviews using Bluebeam or similar tools.
  • Demonstrated experience with structured cabling, VoIP, security systems, or audiovisual systems in construction environments.
  • Experience with public procurement and contract administration processes.
  • Strong understanding of budgeting, cost controls, change management, and lifecycle project delivery.
  • Full lifecycle project experience from planning and design through construction and turnover.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

A valid PMP certification

• Experience in Community College Facilities
• Familiarity with bidding and contracting process, and with programs that utilize public funds
• Experience facilitating and coordinating end user training sessions
• Experience with mass notification platforms and campus wide emergency communications
• Experience with setting up Unified Communications in AV spaces
• Network certifications (PanGen, Sumitomo, Siemon, Cisco, Aruba)

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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 $106,800.00-$142,400.02 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

About_Us:

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. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/

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.