Project Development Manager - Design & Construction

At Adrenaline, we believe our people are our greatest investment, and hiring is a collaborative effort critical to our success. This hybrid role within our Design & Construction team bridges business development, early-stage project design management and preconstruction planning, and reports into the Managing Director, Construction Services.

The Project Development Manager will focus on transforming opportunities identified by our Business Development (BD) team into conceptual project plans and budgets and advancing them to a stage where the construction delivery team can confidently take over and execute defined turnkey projects. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong design, planning skills and construction industry experience, capable of aligning client goals with actionable project frameworks. 

Accountabilities:

• Opportunity Conversion - Translate Design & Construction prospective opportunities into viable roadmap concepts with defined scope aligned with feasible budgets and timelines; ensure early-stage project alignment with client goals.
• Design Integration – Lead coordination of strategy and concept design efforts across internal and external teams; ensure design deliverables align with scope, budget modeling and timeline parameters.
• Preconstruction Planning - Develop and validate conceptual budgets and schedules; ensure constructability and regulatory compliance in early design phases.
• Project Handoff Readiness - Prepare clean handoffs for the construction team, ensuring all foundational elements are defined and in place.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Represent Adrenaline in client-facing engagements during early project phases; maintain strong communication with BD, design, and construction teams.

Responsibilities:
Business Development Support

• Collaborate with the Business Development team to evaluate client opportunities - participate in client meetings and presentations to support BD during early engagement phases.
• Translate the client opportunities into actionable turnkey project plans and budgets (roadmaps) with input from Design & Delivery Adrenaline stakeholders.
• Support proposal development with defined project scope, preliminary schedules, and initial budget modeling.
• Forecast and validate resource requirements in alignment with preliminary schedules, with input from Design & Delivery resource managers and operations directors.

Strategy & Concept Design Management

• Direct and coordinate ADR’s strategy & design teams, and consultants if required, during strategy and concept/schematic phases.
• Facilitate design reviews to ensure alignment with client expectations, cost targets, and constructability.
• Maintain project documentation and decision logs through concept design.
• Prepare for seamless transition of project packages to the construction delivery team.

Preconstruction Leadership

• Lead early-stage feasibility and programming efforts, coordinating input from design and construction operations teams.
• Develop and validate preliminary budgets and schedule assumptions.
• Manage design-to-budget alignment throughout concept development.
• Identify risk areas and propose mitigation strategies early in project definition.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as a liaison between BD, design, and construction teams to ensure seamless project handoff and continuity from concept through delivery.
• Lead internal “go/no-go” readiness reviews for transition to construction.
• Develop and document lessons learned to refine pursuit and preconstruction processes.

Qualifications:

• 8 – 12 years of experience in design management, construction management, and/or development planning.
• Strong understanding of design and construction processes, cost planning, and project delivery models, with experience in early-phase project planning, budgeting, and feasibility analysis.
• Strong partnership and communication skills, able to engage clients and collaborate effectively with internal and consultant teams.
• Detail-oriented, strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Ability to travel as needed for client and site meetings.
• BA/BS degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
• PMP Certification or equivalent preferred

Adrenaline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. All employment decisions at Adrenaline are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Adrenaline will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.