Owner’s Representative &
Project Management
Owner’s Representative & Project Management
Construction is a complex process with significant financial exposure at every stage. JMitchell serves as your owner’s representative and construction project manager, providing experienced, independent oversight from initial site due diligence through project closeout. Your interests are the only interests represented.
These services are available for residential and commercial projects of any type and scale. A prior design engagement with JMitchell is not required.
How Our Services Are Structured
JMitchell Design Services encompass the full scope of pre-construction work from initial concept and site analysis through permitted construction documents, structural engineering coordination, and complete finish and material specifications. Where design services conclude, Owner’s Representative and Project Management services begin. The two engagements are structured to transition seamlessly, or each may be retained independently depending on the needs of the project.
Who this is for?
STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING
You have land or are in the process of acquiring it and do not yet know where to begin. Site surveys, soils reports, septic feasibility, utility access, engineering consultation, and permit strategy all precede construction. We guide that process from the first step.
MID-PROJECT & IN NEED OF SUPPORT
Your project is underway and the complexity has exceeded your capacity to manage it. We assess current status, identify exposure, and assume management of the process going forward.
CONCERNED ABOUT CONTRACTOR RISK
You are preparing to engage a general contractor and want an experienced professional to structure the bid process, review contracts, and maintain independent oversight throughout construction to protect your investment.
READY TO BUILD
You have permitted plans and are ready to move into construction. You need a qualified professional to manage the GC, represent your interests at every meeting and milestone, and keep the project on schedule and on budget.
What Owner’s Representative & Project Management Means
As your owner’s representative, JMitchell holds decision-making authority on your behalf at every project meeting, milestone, and contractor interaction. As construction project manager, JMitchell maintains active control of schedule, budget, quality, and contract compliance from preconstruction through closeout.
JMitchell brings experience from all three sides of the construction process, as an owner’s internal construction lead, as an independent owner’s representative, and as a project manager employed within general contracting firms. That breadth of perspective is what allows us to anticipate problems before they become disputes and to protect your position at every stage of the work.
→ Site due diligence; surveys, soils, septic feasibility, utility access, and site limitation analysis
→ Engineering and specialist consultant coordination
→ Permit strategy, application preparation, Title 24 energy submittal, and plan check management
→ Scope development, competitive bid management, and bid leveling
→ General contractor vetting, selection, and contract negotiation
→ Construction oversight; schedule, budget, and quality control
→ Owner representation at all project meetings and site visits
→ Change order review and written recommendations prior to owner approval
→ Payment application review and approval management
→ Punch list development and project closeout
Available for residential and commercial projects. JMitchell does not need to be the designer of record to manage your project.
Why Work With JMitchell
Jenny Mitchell has managed construction from every position at the table; as an owner’s internal construction lead, as an independent owner’s representative, and as a project manager employed within general contracting firms. That breadth of experience, accumulated across well over $550 million in completed work, provides a practical understanding of how projects succeed and how they fail that no single vantage point can offer.
Her most defining engagement was leading a two-million-square-foot ground-up commercial campus development in Silicon Valley as the owner’s internal construction lead, holding direct accountability for budget, contracts, general contractors, change orders, and delivery from concept through completion over a three-year engagement. That is the scale and discipline she brings to every project she manages, regardless of size.
Her technical foundation in concrete, built through years working within the concrete manufacturing industry and applied across major Bay Area construction, gives her a materials-level fluency that most project managers do not possess. She understands how buildings are assembled from the inside out, which is what makes her effective as the person protecting your interests when things get complicated.
When you retain JMitchell as your owner’s representative, you are engaging a construction professional whose knowledge spans the full process and whose obligation is solely to you.
Every Project Is Different. Let’s Talk About Yours.
We offer an initial consultation to understand your project, your timeline, and the appropriate level of engagement, no obligation. A direct conversation with a professional who can help you determine your next step.