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:
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Where risk really shifts — and how to prepare for it
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How budgeting and contract strategy differ by model
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What changes in client–contractor–consultant dynamics
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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.

