Integration Leader - Construction

Progressive Companies; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Equity/ESOP

Wellness program

Job summary

Progressive Companies is seeking an Integration Leader to coordinate architecture, engineering design and construction management, driving Single Point Delivery projects from pursuit through closeout. You will lead cross-functional teams of architects, engineers, consultants, and project managers, owning scope, cost, schedule and quality while mentoring staff and shaping the firm's delivery expertise.

This role offers a path to broader operational leadership and an opportunity to elevate project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years leading design and construction projects.
• Demonstrated leadership across design coordination and construction execution.
• Strong project management and financial acumen.
• Ability to mentor and develop staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration across design and construction teams from pursuit through closeout.
• Set standards for project management execution and governance across the portfolio.
• Drive high-profile client engagements with effective scope, cost, schedule and risk decisions.
• Oversee constructability reviews and risk assessments at design milestones.
• Ensure seamless handoff from preconstruction to execution and maintain alignment of project intent.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Budget & cost control

Decision making

Education

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

Job description

As an Integration Leader, you will be the central point of coordination, accountability, and communication between architecture & engineering design and construction management — keeping Single Point Delivery projects aligned on scope, cost, schedule, and quality from pursuit through closeout. You'll lead integration across architects, engineers, consultants, and Project Managers, while personally driving execution on the firm's most complex, high-profile client engagements.

This role offers the chance to shape how Progressive Companies delivers fully integrated projects at scale, mentor the next generation of project leaders, and grow toward broader operational leadership.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

People Matter

Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.

Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.

Sustainable and Inclusive

We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.

Employee Owned

We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.

Culture of Excellence

The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.

Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service‑learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.