Construction Management
Not Just Builders—Strategic Leaders Who Simplify The Complex.
Our Approach to Construction Management
As your Construction Manager, we lead with precision, transparency, and partnership. Our job isn’t just to build—it’s to protect your investment, manage every moving part, and deliver results that exceed expectations.
We build the right projects for the right clients with unmatched care, clarity, and commitment.
We don’t just manage construction—we lead it like it’s our own investment. While many firms offer similar services on paper. See what truly makes us different.
We're Construction Executives with Building Expertise
What Sets Us Apart
Early Partnership
Most firms show up when drawings are done. We’re involved from the start—shaping scope, setting budgets, and aligning your team for success from day one.
One Clear Schedule
We build and manage a shared master schedule so there’s no confusion, no surprises, and no silos. You always know what’s happening and when.
Transparent Costs
We treat your dollars like our own and you see detailed reports of where it goes. From general conditions to change orders, we keep the budget clear, accurate, and under control.
Executive Leadership
You don’t get handed off to a junior team. The same leadership team who earns your trust in the beginning will stay engaged all the way through. We’re on-site, involved, and accountable.
Full Alignment
We keep everyone—owners, designers, subs—in sync with real communication and shared tools that reduce delays and confusion.
Full Ownership
We do what we say we're going to do and act in your best interest.
FAQs
We’re not just project managers—we’re real estate owners and developers ourselves. That means we manage your project like we’d manage our own: proactively, transparently, and with a deep respect for your budget and timeline. You don’t just get oversight; you get a partner who thinks ahead, spots red flags early, and makes your priorities ours.
We don’t wait until problems arise—we build clarity into the process from day one. Our milestone-based design and budgeting approach allows us to lock in key decisions early, avoid surprises, and create a realistic GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) with full transparency. We use real historical data and engage trusted local partners to ensure competitive pricing that holds.
We believe communication is the most underrated skill in construction management. That's why we make communication the cornerstone of our process. We use bi-weekly OAC (Owner–Architect–Contractor) meetings, shared issue logs, and collaborative tools so that you always know what’s happening. We don’t bury problems, we solve them with you, in real-time, with clear documentation and accountable leadership.
We bring senior-level teams to every project, stay hands-on throughout, and never pass you off to junior staff. We lead with strategy, not just task management—and because we’ve built, owned, and developed real estate ourselves, we understand the ‘why’ behind every decision. It’s not about being the biggest—it’s about being the most aligned.
Construction Management Projects
Explore projects where our leadership, transparency, and smart planning delivered the right outcomes and exceeded expectations.
Six One Six Dentistry
Construction Simplified partnered with Six One Six Dentistry for Children to bring their newest Grand Rapids location to life. We designed a space to make dental care approachable and enjoyable for kids of all abilities.
Rowster Coffee
When Rowster Coffee set out to open their fourth location in Grand Rapids’ Belknap neighborhood, they partnered with Construction Simplified to bring the 1,100 SF café to life.
Eastown Pediatric Dentistry
As Construction Manager, Construction Simplified brought Eastown Pediatric Dentistry to life by delivering a vibrant, kid-friendly clinic in Grand Rapids that blends playful design with clinical precision and efficiency.
Fluresh
200,000 SF. 3 cultivation phases. $18M in construction. Built to support the first cannabis license issued in Grand Rapids and delivered with precision by CS.
The Friesian
Located in the heart of Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile, the Friesian transforms a long-forgotten masonry shell into a vibrant, modern gastropub. Construction Simplified was brought in to lead this high-complexity build, working with a narrow urban site, limited access, and major infrastructure challenges.