Our Services Construction Management

We Build Behind Your Vision.

Managing schedule, safety, and impact.

70+ years of construction management experience, backed by financial strength and long-tenured leadership. As an active General Contractor, we bring real-time insight into costs, schedules, and execution to manage risk and deliver results.

Our Construction Management team integrates early with owners, designers, and trade partners to turn big program goals into clear, day-to-day coordination for complex, multi-phase aviation, campus, housing, and civic projects.

Owner-Focused Perspective​

Why Clients Choose Russell

Client-first engagement models built to match your needs

  • 70+ years of construction and program management experience

  • Financially stable, minority-owned enterprise

  • Deep expertise in project controls and CMAR delivery

  • Construction-informed leadership as an active General Contractor

  • Accessible decision-makers and long-tenured leadership

  • Proven track record of program and project success

  • Strong community impact and diverse teams

  • Supplier Diversity

Construction Management at Risk (CMAR)

Russell’s Construction Management at Risk services provide disciplined oversight of cost, schedule, quality, and safety, supported by construction-informed leadership and proven delivery practices. By integrating our expertise early, we help clients manage risk, maintain control, and achieve predictable outcomes from preconstruction through completion.

Our approach combines real-time understanding of construction costs, means, and methods with an owner-focused mindset. This allows us to anticipate challenges, support informed decision-making, and protect client interests throughout the construction lifecycle. With accessible leadership and a reputation for delivering, Russell serves as a trusted partner on complex projects.

Project Controls

Project controls are a fee-based service focused on planning, managing, and mitigating cost, schedule, and risk impacts throughout construction. Using proven processes and tools, we provide owners with visibility, control, and timely information to support effective decision-making.

Project controls services include:

  • Cost and Schedule Management

  • Risk and Change Management

  • Document Management

  • Procurement Management

  • Contract Administration

  • Communication and Resource Management

Additional Services

Cost estimating, budgeting, value engineering, feasibility studies, funding assistance

Trade coordination, VDC support, model-based QA/QC, and digital delivery

Design Management

Design coordination, peer reviews, constructability reviews, phasing validation

Project Controls & Scheduling

Cost management, scheduling, document control, procurement support, forensic scheduling, critical path protection

Quality, Safety & Risk Management

Quality assurance, safety consulting, expert witness support

Real Estate & Property Services

Land acquisition, property management, condition assessments

Construction Oversight & Compliance

Construction inspection, permit expediting

Workforce, Community & Staffing Support

Supplier diversity and outreach, workforce development programs, staff augmentation

Construction Management Services That Keep Projects Moving

From the earliest concept through closeout, we bring structured processes, clear communication, and real-time data to every phase of delivery.

24/7

Operational Sensitivity
We phase work around passengers, students, patients, and residents.

60+ yrs

Building Pathways to Progress
A legacy of delivering projects that shape communities across the country

$20B+

Programs Managed
Deep experience stewarding public, private, and P3 capital programs.

We Build Control into Every Project

Front-end planning that aligns scope, budget, and schedule before a shovel hits the ground.

  • Concept and schematic cost modeling
  • Constructability and phasing reviews
  • Value management and options analysis

Daily coordination between field, design, and owner teams to keep work flowing safely and efficiently.

  • RFIs, submittals, and document control
  • Trade coordination and look-ahead planning
  • Field issue resolution and escalation paths

Transparent cost controls that give you early warning and clear choices, not surprises.

  • Baseline budgeting and cost reporting
  • Change order review and negotiation
  • Forecasting and value tracking

Smart phasing plans that protect live operations while work progresses behind the scenes.

  • CPM schedules and recovery plans
  • Night, weekend, and off-peak work strategies
  • Milestone alignment with stakeholders

Engaging the people your project serves, including residents, travelers, students, and neighbors.

  • Site-specific safety planning and audits
  • QA/QC inspections and punch coordination
  • Compliance with owner and regulatory standards

Safety is a core value, not a checklist. We embed safety-by-design and QA/QC into every activity.

  • Communication plans and public notices
  • Wayfinding, detours, and access planning
  • Community outreach and workforce programs

4 Step Process Precision in Every Phase

Our process is built to bring order to complexity, especially on occupied, schedule sensitive sites.

Phase 1

Plan

Align goals, risks, budget, and phasing through early workshops and collaborative planning.

Phase 2

Coordinate

Integrate design, trade partners, and operations to lock in logistics, access, and sequencing.

Phase 3

Execute

Manage daily field activities with real-time reporting, issue resolution, and clear communication.

Phase 4

Close out

Deliver turnover, training, and documentation so your team can operate with confidence on day one.

Featured Projects

Construction Management Projects

Let’s Build the Experience Behind Your Next Project

Start the conversation by sharing your project details, and we will connect to discuss how our team can support delivery with clarity and control.

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H. J. Russell & Company