What Cumming Group does

Cumming Group is a project and cost management consulting firm serving large enterprise clients across capital-intensive construction and development sectors. With over 2,900 professionals operating from 60+ offices in the United States and Western Europe, the firm provides end-to-end consulting services spanning project initiation through completion, including project management, cost management, and development advisory. According to firmographic data, the company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle (though office data indicates New York as headquarters), and it serves more than 4,000 clients including 41 Fortune 100 companies.

The company operates a pure-play professional services business model, generating revenue through quote-based enterprise engagements rather than product sales or licensing. Its core technology is human-delivered consulting expertise rather than proprietary software, with no software products or platforms identified in available source material. The firm is organized around vertical specializations including infrastructure and real estate, healthcare, education, life sciences and advanced manufacturing, and data centers. Its Advanced Technologies division, formed in March 2026, concentrates 700+ professionals on technically complex projects such as pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, semiconductor facilities, and data centers.

Cumming Group's go-to-market is enterprise field sales delivered through regional offices, with local relationships serving as the primary commercial channel. The company has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy, completing over 30 add-on acquisitions during private equity ownership periods under Tailwind Capital (2016), New Mountain Capital (2021), and Leonard Green & Partners (which acquired the firm in 2026 for approximately $3 billion including debt). Recent acquisitions include Amicon Management (South Florida, 2023), LeftField (New England, 2025), World Wide Professional Solutions (2025), and RGD Project Management (North Carolina, 2026).

Name

Cumming Group

Legal name

Cumming Group

Website

https://cumming-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cumming Group is a project and cost management consulting firm serving enterprise clients across infrastructure, healthcare, education, life sciences, data centers, and advanced manufacturing. With 2,900+ professionals across 60+ offices, it is the largest pure-play provider in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management Consulting

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Project management consulting
• Cost management services
• Construction advisory
• Program management
• Construction consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Project Management Consulting: Professional consulting services for construction and development projects, providing project management, cost management, and advisory services throughout the project lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Cumming Group provides project management, cost management, and advisory consulting services across the construction and development lifecycle for capital-intensive projects. The firm serves enterprise clients in infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, education, data centers, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing through its network of 60+ offices and dedicated project teams.

Product overview

Cumming Group is a project management and cost consulting firm offering customized consulting solutions across the construction and development cycle. The company operates primarily as a services-based consultancy rather than a software product company. The firm has created a global Advanced Technologies division to support high-tech construction markets including life sciences, semiconductors, data centers, and advanced manufacturing. No specific software products, modules, or named product offerings are identified in the available source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Consulting End-to-end project management consulting services for construction and development projects, serving enterprise clients in infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, education, and other capital-intensive sectors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Cost Management Consulting Cost management and quantity surveying consulting services for construction projects, helping enterprise clients control budgets, mitigate cost overruns, and ensure financial discipline across large capital programs.
• Construction Advisory Services Strategic advisory consulting for construction and development projects, providing specialized guidance on complex stakeholder coordination, scheduling, and project delivery for large enterprise clients.
• Global Advanced Technologies Division Specialized project and cost management consulting for technically complex construction projects in life sciences, semiconductors, data centers, and advanced manufacturing. The division has 700+ professionals and over 2,200 completed pharmaceutical and high-technology projects.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RGD Project ManagementcoreOthers · 15 May 2026North Carolina-based specialized pharmaceutical and biotechnology project management firm with 81 employees and over 2,200 completed projects. Joins Cumming Group's Advanced Technologies division, expanding it to over 700 professionals and strengthening presence in North Carolina's Research Triangle.
• LeftFieldcoreOthers · 30 October 2025Boston-headquartered project management consultancy that merged with Cumming Group. The acquisition doubles Cumming Group's New England workforce to over 150 professionals and integrates LeftField's 60+ employees who specialize in K-12 education, higher education, biotechnology facilities, and municipal infrastructure projects.
• Amicon ManagementcoreOthers · 28 February 2023Miami-based project management firm that joined Cumming Group as part of its national expansion strategy. The merger allows Cumming to expand its presence throughout South Florida and leverage Amicon's local expertise and long-standing regional relationships.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gleeds: Independent global property and construction consultancy offering cost management, project management, and advisory services. Closely comparable in pure-play PM/cost consulting positioning across real estate and infrastructure.
• Turner & Townsend: Global independent project management and cost consultancy serving real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. Closest direct peer to Cumming Group given its pure-play PM/cost focus, enterprise client base, and similar advisory service model.
• Hill International: Project management and construction claims consultancy serving infrastructure, transportation, and commercial projects globally. Comparable in offering independent owner's-rep and PM services to large enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Faithful+Gould (AtkinsRéalis): Project and cost management consultancy owned by AtkinsRéalis, focused on real estate, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. Directly comparable to Cumming in its PM and cost consulting service lines for enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting and engineering firm offering design, PM, and construction services at much larger scale. Competes with Cumming on enterprise infrastructure, healthcare, and data center programs as part of a much broader portfolio.
• WSP Global: Global engineering and professional services firm providing PM advisory as part of broader property and infrastructure offerings. Competes with Cumming on technically complex enterprise programs including transport, healthcare, and life sciences.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm with a significant project and development services division. Competes with Cumming for enterprise capital project oversight and PM mandates, especially in commercial real estate and healthcare.
• Arcadis NV: Global design and consultancy firm with significant project and cost management capabilities. Overlaps with Cumming on real estate, infrastructure, and industrial project advisory engagements for enterprise clients.
• Stantec: North American engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with growing PM advisory practices. Competes with Cumming in healthcare, education, and infrastructure project advisory, though from a broader engineering-led portfolio.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with project management and owner's representation practices. Overlaps with Cumming on large enterprise construction advisory mandates, particularly in real estate and data centers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A7 records

Investments

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