What is Construction Management?
Construction Management is a collaborative project delivery approach that brings the owner, design team, and construction team together to achieve a successful outcome. As Construction Manager, Universal Construction serves as an extension of the owner's team, providing leadership, coordination, and oversight throughout the construction process.
Our role is to help manage communication, schedule, quality, safety, and project execution while keeping the owner's goals at the center of every decision. Through proactive planning, transparent communication, and experienced field leadership, we help clients navigate complex projects with confidence from groundbreaking through project completion.
Construction Management Focus Areas
Cost Control
Detailed estimating, budget monitoring, value analysis, and transparent change management.
Schedule Management
Proactive planning, milestone tracking, long-lead procurement, and schedule updates.
Quality Assurance
Pre-installation planning, inspections, quality reviews, and detailed project oversight.
Communication
Regular owner meetings, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and decision tracking.
Safety
Pre-installation planning, inspections, quality reviews, and detailed project oversight.
Risk Reduction
Early problem identification, constructability reviews, and proactive issue resolution.
The Universal Approach
Built on relationships, accountability, and five generations of experience, our Construction Management approach helps clients successfully plan, coordinate, build, and deliver projects while protecting budget, schedule, and quality.
Representative Construction Management Projects
From K-12 education and municipal facilities to commercial and faith-based projects, Universal Construction has successfully delivered Construction Management services across Kansas and Missouri.
K-12 Education
- Park Hill School District
- Liberty Public Schools
- Hickman Mills C-1 School District
- Olathe USD 233
- Joplin School District
- Lee's Summit R-7 School District
- Gardner Edgerton USD 231
- Shawnee Mission USD 512
Municipal & Government
- Jackson County Courthouse
- Johnson County Adult Detention Center
- Douglas County Jail
- Atchison County Law Enforcement Center
- Roeland Park Public Works Facility
Additional
- URBN Distribution Center
- Security Bank Branch
- Metropolitan Community College Agricultural Annex
- Christ Community Church – Shawnee
- Christ Community Church – Olathe
