Project Manager: Progressive Design​/Build

Position: PROJECT MANAGER: Progressive Design/Build
ABOUT

THE ROLE

Lease Crutcher Lewis is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial construction projects with a strong emphasis on Progressive Design-Build delivery. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highly collaborative environments where owners, designers, builders, trade partners, and internal teams work together early to define scope, align budget and schedule, evaluate constructability, and make informed decisions as the design evolves.

As Project Manager, you will run, control, and report on one or more construction projects, guiding work from marketing and pursuit support through preconstruction, construction execution, closeout, and warranty. You will be a key point of connection for clients and project stakeholders, building trusted relationships, creating alignment around shared goals, and helping translate client priorities into clear plans, well-managed budgets, reliable schedules, and successful outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings general contracting project management experience, strong preconstruction and estimating knowledge, and demonstrated success working in negotiated, design-build, CM/GC, GMP, or similarly collaborative delivery models.

Experience with Progressive Design-Build or early design-phase engagement is strongly preferred.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

* You build trust with clients by listening well, understanding their business and project priorities, communicating with transparency, and helping the team make smart decisions around scope, cost, schedule, risk, and constructability.

* You act as a steady client partner through each phase of the project, creating confidence through follow-through, clear expectations, thoughtful problem-solving, and a shared commitment to project success.

* You are comfortable leading through ambiguity, especially in Progressive Design-Build environments where design, budget, and project strategy develop together over time.

* You keep project teams aligned around safety, quality, financial performance, schedule commitments, client expectations, and Lewis' values.

* You communicate proactively, anticipate challenges early, and bring a practical, solutions-oriented mindset to complex project conversations.

* You contribute to strong project teams by setting clear expectations, mentoring others, and creating an environment where people can do their best work.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Marketing and Client Relationships

* Act as a leader in assigned marketing and business development activities, including pursuit support, RFP responses, interview preparation, and client engagement.

* Develop and maintain close working relationships with clients, design partners, consultants, trade partners, and internal teams.

* Serve as a trusted day-to-day partner to clients by understanding their goals, anticipating needs, communicating openly, and helping resolve issues before they impact the project experience.

* Support Progressive Design-Build pursuits by helping communicate Lewis' collaborative approach, project strategy, constructability insight, and value-driven delivery mindset.

* Maintain contact with past clients and identify future project or relationship opportunities.

Progressive Design-Build and Preconstruction Leadership

* Lead or actively support the project from early concept and design development through construction, closeout, and warranty.

* Collaborate with owners, architects, engineers, estimators, superintendents, trade partners, and consultants to align project goals, budget, schedule, scope, logistics, and constructability.

* Help create a transparent decision-making environment where clients understand options, tradeoffs, risks, and opportunities as the design and budget evolve.

* Help guide design-phase decision-making by identifying cost, schedule, procurement, phasing, safety, and constructability considerations early.

* Support conceptual budgets, GMP development, bid packages, scope reviews, clarifications, assumptions, and value management strategies.

* Review drawings, specifications, and evolving design documents for completeness, coordination, code concerns, constructability, and project risk.

* Establish project administration procedures related to contracts, staffing, safety, quality, documentation, and communication.

Project Management and Construction Execution

* Provide direct responsibility for all aspects of assigned construction projects, including cost, schedule, safety, quality, contracts, risk, and client satisfaction.

* Coordinate estimating, purchasing, engineering, accounting, construction, safety, and quality assurance activities.

* Organize and lead project teams, including project engineers, superintendents, field teams, trade partners, and support resources.

* Manage project financial performance, including cost reports, projections, billings, owner change orders, subcontractor agreements, invoices, and payment processes.

* Initiate, maintain, and communicate construction schedules, logistics plans, procurement strategies, and…