Developing Leaders Group: Navigating Today’s Project Delivery Landscape

🎤 Featured Session: Navigating Today’s Project Delivery Landscape

Jennifer Bassett-Hales
Vice President, Jacobs | Chair, ACEC Washington

What delivery model best positions your firm for success?

In this dynamic session, Jennifer Bassett-Hales breaks down the realities behind today’s most widely used collaborative delivery models: Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and GC/CM.

Drawing on experience from more than 20 major infrastructure programs across the Pacific Northwest, she’ll move beyond theory and into what actually matters for engineering firms:

• Where risk really shifts — and how to prepare for it

• How budgeting and contract strategy differ by model

• What changes in client–contractor–consultant dynamics

• And how to strengthen your position in collaborative environments

You’ll also take part in a fast-paced, interactive discussion exploring real lessons learned from complex Puget Sound projects.

If your firm is pursuing — or currently working within — alternative delivery, this session will sharpen your strategic lens.