Core Project Management

What Core Project Management does

Core Project Management is a privately held Canadian construction project management and owner's representative firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia, with a second office in Victoria opened in 2022. The firm delivers professional project advisory and management services across the full construction lifecycle — feasibility, design management, permitting, tendering and procurement, construction oversight, risk and schedule management, and handover — for projects ranging in value from $1M to $1B+. As of the latest data, Core reports 60 completed projects, 50 projects in progress, and a combined managed project budget exceeding $3B.

The company operates a single unified professional services offering segmented across nine verticals: Academic, Civil & Infrastructure, Commercial, First Nations, Municipal, Office, Residential, Revitalization, and Transit. Its client base spans public-sector owners (TransLink, City of Surrey, City of Burnaby, Township of Langley, First Nations Health Authority, Katzie First Nation, Carrier Sekani Family Services) and private-sector developers and asset owners (Seaspan ULC, icona Properties, Vanlux Development, Reliance Properties, QuadReal Property Group, Archdiocese of Vancouver). Engagement is won through direct client relationships, RFP responses, and professional referrals rather than a platform or productized offering.

Revenue is generated through customized professional services fees, project-based and quote-based, scaled to scope, complexity, and duration. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, no software or platform product, and no disclosed external investment; the firm is founder/owner-operated. Team size is in the 11–50 range with approximately 20 named professionals listed, holding credentials including PMP, P.Eng, LEED AP, and Masters-level qualifications in Construction Management and engineering disciplines. The company serves Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and broader Western Canada.

Name

Core Project Management

Legal name

Core Project Management

Website

https://corepm.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Core Project Management is a privately held Canadian construction owner's representative and project management firm founded in 2014, serving public and private sector clients across nine verticals in Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Western Canada, with $3B+ in combined managed project budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (2379)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG), Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ), Real Estate Development Asset Management (Project/Construction-to-Stabilization) (BPAJAMAL)

Keywords

• Construction project management
• Owner's representative services
• Construction advisory
• Capital project delivery
• Project management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

North Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Project Management: Core provides comprehensive project management, advisory, and owner's representative services for construction projects. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for managing construction projects from feasibility through design, permitting, tendering, procurement, construction, and handover phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Core Project Management provides owner's representative and construction project management services to public and private sector clients across Western Canada. The firm manages capital construction projects from feasibility and design through procurement, construction, and post-construction closeout, with sector specializations spanning civic, infrastructure, academic, commercial, residential, First Nations, and transit projects.

Product overview

Core Project Management is a single, unified project management service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides comprehensive project management, advisory, and owner's representative services for construction projects across Western Canada. Their core offering encompasses the full project lifecycle including project feasibility, design management, permitting, tendering and procurement, construction oversight, and handover. Supporting these core phases are integrated service modules: risk management, schedule management, communication management, and budget/change management. The company specializes across nine distinct sectors: Academic, Civil & Infrastructure, Commercial, First Nations, Municipal, Office, Residential, Revitalization, and Transit, each served through dedicated sector-focused project management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Owner's Representative and Project Management Services End-to-end owner's representative and project management services for owners of capital construction projects, delivered across the full project lifecycle from feasibility through closeout. Serves public sector, private developers, First Nations, and transit clients across Western Canada.
• Office and Commercial Construction Advisory Owner's representative and advisory services tailored to private office and commercial building projects, including developer-led and corporate real estate engagements.
• Municipal and Civic Construction Advisory Owner's representative services for municipalities and civic-sector clients delivering public buildings and facilities, including support through public procurement processes.
• Civil and Infrastructure Construction Advisory Owner's representative services for civil and infrastructure projects delivered for public sector and infrastructure-owning clients.
• Academic Sector Construction Advisory Owner's representative services for academic-sector clients building educational facilities, with experience supporting post-secondary institutions through capital project delivery.
• Residential Construction Advisory Owner's representative services for residential development clients, supporting developers through design, procurement, and construction.
• First Nations Construction Advisory Owner's representative services for First Nations communities delivering community-led capital projects, including housing, community buildings, and infrastructure.
• Transit Construction Advisory Owner's representative services supporting transit authorities and agencies delivering large-scale transit capital projects through design, procurement, and construction.
• Revitalization and Retrofit Construction Advisory Owner's representative and advisory services for building revitalization and retrofit projects, supporting owners through renovation, energy retrofit, and re-use construction programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3B+ combined project budget managed successfully
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Seaspan ULCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore has worked with Seaspan on multiple projects since 2017, including the Seaspan Administration Building, Vancouver Shipyards Welding Centre of Excellence, Seaspan Land Based Testing Site, Seaspan Existing Head Office Renovation, and Seaspan Ground Water Treatment Plant. Projects support Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.
• First Nations Health AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore provides project management services for the Metro Vancouver Office Project (MVOP), a five-storey mass timber building providing office and support space for the First Nations Health Authority. This is a significant healthcare-related infrastructure project.
• TransLinkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore manages multiple transit projects for TransLink including the $498M Marpole Transit Centre (electric bus facility), Port Coquitlam Transit Centre expansion, Burnaby Transit Centre improvements, and various transit infrastructure upgrades across Metro Vancouver.
• Icona PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore provides owner's representative services for Icona Properties on the Ortus Living Development, a collection of 54 contemporary homes on Vancouver's Westside. Laurie Schmidt, VP of Development at icona, provides testimonial praising Core's expertise.
• Katzie First NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore provides project management services for the Mother Bear Healing Centre, a culturally grounded addiction treatment facility that will provide land-based treatment and healing programs to reconnect people to the land.
• Carrier Sekani Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore manages the Family Healing Centre project located on Tachick Lake in the Saik'uz First Nation. The project includes detox treatment and second-stage recovery facilities with administration, therapy, residential, and greenhouse buildings.
• Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore serves as Program Manager for the Port Coquitlam Transit Centre expansion project, supporting CMBC's transition to battery electric buses as part of TransLink's climate change strategy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Major Canadian-headquartered engineering, architecture, and project management consultancy with deep BC presence. Provides PM and program management across municipal, infrastructure, and Indigenous community projects that overlap with Core's service lines.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with strong Canadian operations offering project and program management alongside engineering. Competes for transit, municipal, and infrastructure PM mandates across BC and Western Canada.
• CBRE Project Management: Global real estate services firm with a project management practice serving Canadian institutional, commercial, and government clients. Competes for similar owner's rep engagements but operates within a much larger diversified platform.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with significant Canadian presence providing program and construction management services. Competes for large-scale transit, civil, and municipal PM contracts in the same Western Canadian market.
• JLL Project and Development Services: Global real estate services firm with a dedicated Project and Development Services arm providing owner's representative and PM services in Canada. Broader portfolio than Core but directly overlaps in commercial/office/institutional PM mandates.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and project management consultancy with Canadian operations in infrastructure and buildings. Overlaps with Core's municipal, transit, and commercial PM service lines as a broader incumbent.

Direct peers

• BTY Group: Canadian-owned consultancy providing project management, cost consulting, and owner's representative services across public and private sectors. Comparable size and Canadian-centric footprint with similar advisory positioning.
• Turner & Townsend: Global project management and cost consultancy with significant Canadian operations delivering owner's representative, program management, and project controls across real estate and infrastructure. Directly comparable in service mix and client base.
• Faithful+Gould: Project and cost management consultancy (part of AtkinsRéalis/SNC-Lavalin) delivering owner's rep and PM services in Canada. Comparable service offering targeting public infrastructure and commercial real estate clients.
• Colliers Project Leaders: Canadian-headquartered owner's representative and project management firm serving public and private sector clients across real estate, infrastructure, and government. Most directly comparable peer given similar advisory model, Canadian footprint, and focus on owner's rep services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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