Project Management Advisors

Project Management Advisors

Real estate advisory & owner's representative

About Project Management Advisors

Simplify's Rating
Why Project Management Advisors is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Consulting

Real Estate

Education

Healthcare

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1993

Overview

PMA provides independent real estate advisory and owner's representation for owners, developers, and investors across the full real estate lifecycle. Its services include advisory, development management, project and program management, and investor representation, billed on a fee-for-service basis. It differentiates itself by serving as the owner’s representative with a lifecycle-focused approach and a national platform expanded through acquisitions and multiple offices, plus recognition in ENR’s Top Project Management-for-Fee Firms. Its goal is to help clients manage complex real estate programs by reducing risk, controlling cost and schedule, and delivering successful projects.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Merger with Brailsford & Dunlavey expands institutional program management capabilities for social infrastructure.
  • Bernhard Capital Partners backing provides growth capital and PE operational expertise for scaling.
  • Integrated advisory platform combining PMA's project delivery with B&D's strategic planning strengthens client value.

What critics are saying

  • PE ownership erodes independence perception; life sciences and healthcare clients defect to unbiased competitors.
  • Post-merger integration failures trigger talent exodus from Chicago, New York, and Austin offices.
  • Public sector clients blacklist PE-influenced firms, eliminating public-private partnership revenue streams.

What makes Project Management Advisors unique

  • Owner's representative model provides unbiased advisory across real estate lifecycle for institutional clients.
  • National footprint with eight offices serving life sciences, healthcare, education, and institutional infrastructure.
  • Ranked among Engineering News-Record's Top Project Management-for-Fee Firms for consistent excellence.

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Education reimbursement

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Stock Options

401(k) Company Match

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Company News

Fishman Haygood LLP
Dec 12th, 2025
Bernhard Capital Partners-Backed Brailsford & Dunlavey Announces Merger with Project Management Advisors

Bernhard Capital partners-backed Brailsford & Dunlavey announces merger with Project Management Advisors. Premier planning, development, and program-management advisory firm Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) recently announced that it has merged with Project Management Advisors (PMA). The merger unites two nationally recognized leaders in the program management and real estate advising fields, offering their social and institutional infrastructure clients a comprehensive suite of strategic planning, project leadership, owner's representation, and operations consulting services. B&D is a portfolio company of firm client Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP), a Baton Rouge-based services- and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm. Read the full press release here. Fishman Haygood LLP served as legal counsel to BCP. The team was led by Scott Chenevert and Megan Broussard. This is not the first time that Fishman Haygood has represented BCP in a transaction for B&D. The firm served as legal counsel to BCP when it first established a dedicated institutional program management (IPM) platform through a controlling investment in B&D in July 2024. Read more about that deal here. Its attorneys represent acquirer and target companies in a variety of transactions involving mergers, negotiated stock acquisitions, asset acquisitions, and other corporate restructuring transactions. Click here to read more about the firm's M&A group.

PR Newswire
Dec 10th, 2025
BCP-Backed Brailsford & Dunlavey Partners With Project Management Advisors to Form Premier Institutional Program Management Firm

/PRNewswire/ -- Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D), a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, and Project Management Advisors (PMA) announced they have merged,...

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