Your project, run from the owner's side. On site when it counts.
Most owner's rep work lives in drawings, schedules, cost reports, and meetings. We run that work remotely every week, and travel to site for the moments that need someone standing in the building. You get senior project leadership without carrying a full-time position.
Washington contractor registration in progress. Engagements begin after registration.
Continuous remote management. Scheduled site presence.
The orange bar is the work we carry every week from planning to closeout. The markers show typical site visits by phase. Filled markers are visits we treat as required; outlined ones are scheduled to fit the project.
What we run remotely
Design management
Coordinate the architect and engineers, review drawings and specifications at each milestone, check constructability, and lead value engineering before it becomes a change order.
Budget & cost
Hold the project budget, track commitments and contingency, review estimates at each design phase, and report where the money stands every month.
CPM schedule
Build or audit the critical path schedule, read the float, flag slippage early, and hold the contractor to a recovery plan when the path shifts.
Procurement
Prepare bid packages, run the bid, level the numbers line by line, and recommend award with the scope gaps called out.
Construction administration
Lead OAC meetings by video, track RFIs and submittals, review change orders and pay applications, and keep the owner's record complete.
Owner reporting
One clear report on cost, schedule, risk, and decisions needed, written for your leadership or board.
Owners who build occasionally and need it done right
Higher education
Colleges, universities, and campus projects where classes and operations continue around the work and the owner's team is already stretched.
Owners without a project team
Commercial owners, nonprofits, and developers who build every few years and need an experienced representative for one project, not a permanent hire.
Owners building from a distance
Organizations based elsewhere with a project in the Northwest who need someone who knows the region's contractors, codes, and permitting.
Owner-side experience on large, complex builds
Selected projects from Portland State University Capital Projects & Construction.
| Value | Project | Type |
|---|---|---|
| $114M | Vanport Building | Higher education |
| $90M | Art & Design Building | Higher education, mass timber |
| $68M | Vernier Science Center | Higher education, science and labs |
| $52M | Stott Center + Viking Pavilion | Higher education, athletics |
| $324M | Combined | Four PSU projects |
Pay for the coverage your project needs
Ongoing representation
A set monthly fee covers weekly management, meetings, reporting, and the site visits written into the agreement. Best for projects in design or under construction.
Defined scope, defined price
One fee for a single phase, such as design review, bidding, or closeout. Best when you need help at one stage and your team handles the rest.
Targeted reviews
Schedule audits, change order reviews, pay application checks, or a second opinion on a budget. Best for a specific question with a deadline.
How engagements are priced
Every engagement starts with a written scope. Rates are confirmed at scoping, based on project size, phase and site visits.
Targeted reviews and second opinions.
- Billed in 0.25 hour increments
A senior check on a project your team runs.
- Up to 20 hours a month
- 1 site visit per quarter
Weekly management through design or construction.
- Up to 40 hours a month
- 1 site visit per month
Your owner's rep, start to closeout.
- Up to 80 hours a month
- 2 site visits per month
Travel beyond 50 miles of Vancouver, WA billed at cost. Invoiced monthly, net 30.
Common questions
Can a project really be managed remotely?
Most owner's rep work already happens on screens: drawing reviews, cost reports, schedules, RFIs, and meetings. Site photos, contractor daily reports, and video walkthroughs cover the gaps between visits. The work that needs a person in the building is planned into the agreement up front.
How often will you be on site?
That depends on project size and phase. A typical construction phase includes a kickoff, visits at key milestones, and punch and turnover walks. We set the schedule together before work begins.
Where do you work?
We are based in Vancouver, Washington, and take projects across the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Coast. Projects elsewhere are considered case by case.
How does this relate to the SafJob platform?
They are separate services from the same company. An advisory engagement never requires your contractor to use SafJob.
Tell us about your project.
Send the project type, location, budget range, and where you are in the schedule. We take a limited number of engagements each year and respond within one business day.
Washington contractor registration in progress. Engagements begin after registration.