For Builders & Contractors

Project management capacity, without adding headcount.

You already know how to build. The problem is rarely the work, it's everything around it. The client who calls three times a day. The selections that hold up your framing crew. The permit that stalls a start date. The fourth job you had to turn down because you couldn't staff it.

YC x Design provides experienced project management as a service to builders and contractors. I take the coordination, documentation, and client-facing work off your plate so your crews stay productive and your projects stay profitable, without you hiring a full-time PM.

I'm a certified PMP with fifteen years managing complex projects with many stakeholders, and I'm currently serving as owner's representative on a full residential teardown and rebuild. I run real project plans, real budget tracking, and real risk logs, and I bring that discipline to your jobs.

Packages

Three ways to bring in PM capacity.

Experienced project management, client liaison, and build documentation for builders and contractors, without adding headcount.

PACKAGE 01

Project Partner

Best for a specific job you've won but can't comfortably staff.

You take the contract and we run the project, from mobilization through closeout.

What's included

  • Master schedule with dependencies, milestones, and critical path
  • Trade and supplier coordination
  • Permit, inspection, and municipality navigation
  • Client communication, so they call us and not you
  • Selections tracking to keep the schedule moving
  • Change order documentation and budget variance tracking
  • Risk log with proactive escalation
  • Regular progress reporting to you and the client

$6,000 to $18,000 per project

Fixed fee scoped to project size and duration. Billed at milestones.

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PACKAGE 02

Embedded PM

Best for builders with consistent volume who need an ongoing PM function.

An outsourced project management department with the continuity of an in house PM, at a fraction of the cost of a salaried hire.

What's included

  • Ongoing PM across an agreed number of concurrent jobs
  • Standardized project plan and documentation system
  • Consolidated schedule visibility across all active projects
  • Client liaison on every job in scope
  • Trade, supplier, permit, and inspection management
  • Weekly reporting on status, risks, and budget position
  • Process improvement that turns how you work into repeatable systems

$3,500 to $7,500 per month

Scoped to number of concurrent projects. Three month minimum term.

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Signature Service

PACKAGE 03

Client Experience Partner

Best for Best for builders who want to stay focused on the build while their clients get the attention they deserve.

You keep full control of the construction. We own the client relationship and absorb the emotional labour that eats your evenings.

What's included

  • Single point of contact for the homeowner throughout the build
  • Design and selections guidance, delivered on schedule
  • Visuals and mood boards so clients see decisions before committing
  • Expectation management on delays, sequencing, and site realities
  • Documented change order conversations
  • Photo progress updates so clients feel informed, not anxious
  • Closeout walkthrough support and warranty handover

$4,000 to $9,000 per project

Fixed fee scoped to project size. Or $750 per day for short engagements.

Hand Off Your Clients

Day rate and short engagements

For project rescues, permit navigation, a schedule rebuild, or covering a PM's leave. Two day minimum. It is also a low risk way to trial working together before committing to a larger engagement.

$750

Full day

$450

Half day

Scope

What's not included

YC x Design provides project management and coordination services. We do not perform construction work, hold construction trade licenses, act as a general contractor, or carry construction liability for the physical work. We do not warranty workmanship or materials.

Estimating and bidding support can be scoped separately but is not part of the packages above.

Let's talk

A 30 minute conversation about your current pipeline and where the bottlenecks are. If there's a fit, we'll come back with a scoped proposal. If there isn't, you'll still leave with a clearer view of where your projects are losing time.

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