What SOLUTIONS pdm does

SOLUTIONS pdm is a privately held, boutique design and construction consulting firm founded in 2009 by Steven J. Weitnauer, PE and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm provides owner's representation and project management services for commercial real estate tenants and owners, guiding projects from conceptual planning through construction completion and move-in. Its service offering is organized around three verticals: commercial office (new construction, fit-out, renovation, adaptive reuse), life sciences (laboratory and research facility build-outs), and healthcare (medical office buildings and specialty clinics). Core deliverables include scheduling, budget development, value engineering, constructability review, construction management, move management, and vendor procurement and coordination across architects, engineers, general contractors, and specialty trades. The firm claims to reduce project costs 5-10% through value engineering and return 20-30 hours per week of client time via coordinated project delivery.

The firm operates with 1-10 employees, led by two principals — Weitnauer and Jason Pike (joined 2013) — whose combined 60 years of industry experience forms the basis of the firm's delivery capability. There is no technology platform or proprietary software; the offering is delivered entirely through personnel. Revenue is generated via professional services fees, with pricing quote-based per engagement and not publicly disclosed. Geographic focus is on the Research Triangle and broader North Carolina market (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary), with select engagements extending into Virginia (notably Charlottesville). The customer base is exclusively enterprise, spanning at least 30 named clients across financial services, life sciences, healthcare, software, fintech, semiconductors, insurance, private equity, professional services, and engineering.

Go-to-market is consultative, relationship-driven, and sales-led, with no self-service, product-led, or digital marketing motion visible beyond a portfolio-style website. Distribution relies on direct enterprise engagement by the principals, leveraging reputation, repeat clients, and referrals rather than outbound campaigns or channel partnerships. The firm holds no patents, no published certifications, no disclosed funding, and operates independently with no parent company or institutional investors.

Name

SOLUTIONS pdm

Legal name

SOLUTIONS pdm

Website

https://solutionspdm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOLUTIONS pdm is a boutique Raleigh, NC-based design and construction consulting firm providing owner's representation and project management for commercial real estate tenants across office, life sciences, and healthcare verticals in the Southeastern US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) & Performance Support (BPAAAJAH)

Keywords

• Design construction consulting
• Project management services
• Commercial real estate consulting
• Tenant fit-out services
• Owner project representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design and Construction Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for commercial real estate projects including project management, design coordination, construction oversight, and move management. Revenue is generated through service fees for managing the design and construction process on behalf of clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SOLUTIONS pdm provides fully integrated professional project management and design/construction consulting services for commercial real estate tenants and owners. The firm manages the entire project delivery process from conceptual planning through move-in, including scheduling, budget development, value engineering, vendor procurement, construction oversight, and move management across office, life sciences, and healthcare sectors.

Product overview

SOLUTIONS pdm is a fully integrated professional services organization that operates as a single unified consulting offering rather than a modular software platform. The company's core product is its Project Management Services, which encompasses end-to-end project delivery from planning through move-in. This core service is supplemented by specialized Vendor Procurement and Management for assembling project teams (architects, engineers, contractors, specialty vendors) and Rezoning Process Services. The company organizes its expertise into three primary service categories—Office, Life Sciences, and Healthcare—each tailored to the unique requirements of commercial real estate sectors. The offerings are delivered through experienced personnel managing design and construction processes rather than through software products or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Services Comprehensive project management consulting covering the entire project delivery process from inception to move-in, including scheduling, budget development, value engineering, constructability review, construction management, and move management for commercial real estate clients.
• Vendor Procurement and Management Procurement and management services for architects, engineers, general contractors, and specialty vendors to assemble the optimal project team for commercial real estate projects.
• Rezoning Process Services Assistance with navigating the rezoning process for commercial real estate projects.
• Office Project Services Design and construction consulting services for commercial office projects, including new construction and fit-out/renovation for corporate tenants and property owners.
• Life Sciences Project Services Specialized consulting for life science and laboratory commercial real estate projects, including laboratory design coordination, clean room implementation, and research facility build-out.
• Healthcare Project Services Design and construction consulting for healthcare facilities including medical offices and specialty clinics, addressing healthcare-specific building codes, equipment installations, and infection control considerations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lowers project cost 5-10%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Faithful+Gould (AtkinsRéalis): Project management consultancy (formerly Faithful+Gould, now part of AtkinsRéalis) providing owner's rep, cost, and PM services across commercial real estate sectors — directly comparable service offering to enterprise occupiers as part of a larger engineering platform.
• CBRE Project Management: CBRE's Project Management business line delivers owner's representation, design and construction consulting for corporate occupiers across life sciences, healthcare, and office — overlapping directly with SOLUTIONS pdm's three primary verticals but bundled inside a much larger brokerage-led platform.
• JLL Project & Development Services: Global commercial real estate services leader with a dedicated Project & Development Services (PDS) practice serving office, life sciences, and healthcare occupiers — directly comparable owner's-rep and PM consulting offering at far greater scale, with national rollout capability SOLUTIONS pdm cannot match.
• Turner & Townsend: Global independent consultancy specializing in project management, cost consulting, and owner's representation across real estate and infrastructure — competes with SOLUTIONS pdm on enterprise office and life sciences mandates, with broader geographic reach.
• Newmark Project & Consulting Services: Newmark's project management and consulting group serves corporate occupiers across office and life sciences with owner's rep and PM services — competing for similar enterprise tenant mandates with the backing of a full-service CRE platform.
• Colliers Project Management: Colliers' project management practice offers owner's representation and design/construction consulting for corporate occupiers across office, life sciences, and healthcare — analogous service offering to SOLUTIONS pdm within a broader CRE services platform.
• Cushman & Wakefield Project & Development Services: Cushman & Wakefield's PDS group provides owner's rep and PM services for occupiers across office, healthcare, and life sciences, competing for the same enterprise tenants as SOLUTIONS pdm with broader geographic reach and integrated brokerage relationships.

Direct peers

• Cumming Group: Independent cost management and project management consultancy serving commercial, life sciences, and healthcare clients across North America — directly comparable PM consulting model focused on owner's-side advisory.
• Project Management Advisors (PMA): One of the largest independent owner-representation firms in the US, serving corporate occupiers with PM consulting across office, life sciences, healthcare, and higher education — closest comparable independent specialist competitor with similar service scope and enterprise client mix.
• Tippman Management Group: Boutique owner's representation and project management firm serving commercial real estate tenants — comparable independent specialist competitor with similar service scope, smaller scale, and owner-side advisory focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solutionspdm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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