Integrated Delivery Leader for Complex Projects

Progressive AE; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive AE is seeking an Integration Leader to coordinate architecture & design with construction management, ensuring alignment of scope, cost, schedule and quality across Single Point Delivery projects from pursuit through closeout.

You will lead integration across architects, engineers, consultants, and Project Managers, driving execution on the firm’s most complex client engagements and mentoring future leaders in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in design or construction management with demonstrated leadership across both design coordination and construction execution required.
• Strong background in project management of complex commercial projects.
• Deep understanding of the Single Point delivery principles.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Strong organizational, communication, and decision‑making skills.
• Financial acumen with a clear understanding of project cost drivers and risk management.
• Ability to balance big‑picture strategy with detailed execution oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of design and construction teams from pursuit through closeout.
• Set the standard for project management execution across the portfolio.
• Personally lead the firm's most complex, high-profile client engagements.
• Own design management and constructability across all project phases.
• Ensure a seamless handoff from preconstruction to execution.
• Build the bench for the project management organization.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Decision making

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Job description

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

1. Lead the integration of design and construction teams from pursuit through closeout. Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and communication protocols across architects, engineers, consultants, and construction teams, ensuring design decisions align with constructability, budget, schedule, and operational requirements on every Single Point Delivery project.

2. Set the standard for project management execution across the portfolio. Provide leadership and oversight for the Construction Project Manager team, establishing and enforcing consistent tools and best practices for scope, schedule, cost reporting, change management, and documentation — proactively resolving issues before they affect cost, schedule, or quality.

3. Personally lead the firm's most complex, high-profile client engagements. Serve as the hands-on project manager and senior relationship owner on flagship accounts, driving high-stakes scope, budget, schedule, and risk decisions from planning through closeout while sustaining executive-level client satisfaction.

4. Own design management and constructability across all project phases. Lead constructability reviews and risk assessments at key design milestones, ensuring every design change is evaluated for cost, schedule, and downstream impact before approval and every document set is coordinated and buildable.

5. Ensure a seamless handoff from preconstruction to execution. Confirm that project assumptions, budgets, schedules, and risks are clearly communicated to and understood by execution teams, maintaining continuity of project intent from design through construction.

6. Build the bench for the project management organization. Mentor project managers and staff, support talent development and succession planning, and continuously improve integration workflows and delivery processes, drawing on 10+ years of design and construction leadership and deep Single Point Delivery expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience, Education and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in designorconstructionmanagementwith demonstrated leadership across both design coordination and construction execution required.
• Strong background in project management of complex commercial projects.
• Deep understanding of theSingle Pointdelivery principles.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Strong organizational, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Financial acumen with a clear understanding of project cost drivers and risk management.
• Ability to balance big-picture strategy with detailed execution oversight.