Simone’s role at W.M. Jordan, a construction management and real estate development firm, enables her to lead companywide training programs and lean implementation across offices in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
The design and construction team on the $350-million Atlantic Park development in Virginia Beach is making waves as it heads toward completion of the 10.2-acre project this year.
For the University of Virginia’s Inn at Darden – The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Va., “We had to wrestle with a lot of unforeseen conditions” such as rocks, unstable soil and COVID-19, says Patrick Barbier, senior project manager for construction manager at-risk W.M. Jordan Co., of the 200,585-sq-ft, 199-key boutique hotel that includes a conference wing, main house and residence wing.
Extensive planning and some fortuitous timing helped The Inn at Darden project team deliver a much needed upgrade to the University of Virginia’s hospitality offerings.
Though W.M. Jordan Co. had no opportunity for preconstruction services or constructibility analysis on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Langley Research Center Measurement Systems Lab project, the team found ways to save millions of dollars while also enabling the agency to add scope to the project.