About

Prior to forming SR Lead Consulting LLC, Steven Ruggiero was Executive Vice President and Head of Construction for Kuafu Properties, responsible for leading all aspects of pre-construction and construction operations.

Steven was a Senior Vice President of Construction and Project Executive for Tishman Construction, an AECOM company, and one of the world’s leading construction firms. During his time at Tishman, Steven was responsible for overseeing residential and hotel projects.

Prior to Tishman Construction, he was Senior Vice President at Lend Lease Corporation, based in New York managing a multitude of successful projects and roles. He led as project executive, senior project manager, owners representative, with extensive field experience as a senior field superintendent in his early years.

A seasoned leader with over 37 years of experience in contracting and real estate, Steven has managed a variety of high-end projects valued over 3.5 billion dollars. These projects include large hotels, mixed-use, complicated alterations, residential buildings, restoration of historical and landmark structures, private school expansions, airport expansions, as well as commercial construction for some of the largest developers in the industry. Some of these developers include the Brodsky Organization, Vornado Realty Extell Development, Ian Scharger Group, Silverstein Properties, Millennium Partners, Delta Airlines, Cerruzzi Properties, Sapir Organization, and The Trump Organization.

Steven specializes in completing difficult projects, on time and under budget, leading and managing all aspects of pre-construction and construction, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, execution, and communication.

Steven’s history and extensive experience in the field of construction provides excellent leadership with a hands on approach to drive a successful outcome to any project and with multiple project teams.

• Specializing in complicated projects, all sizes and types

• Resource to an extensive network of construction managers and consultants

• Oversee preconstruction services to minimize risk during the design and budgeting stages

• Oversee construction managers and design teams throughout all phases of the project

• Oversee construction planning, logistics, schedule evaluations, and driving completion goals

• Assist in procurement, bidding of contract documents, assessments of scope, negotiations, contracts, and change order evaluations

• Assist expeditors with city agencies, community relations, and Certificate of Occupancy

• Monitor progress and provide guidance for Clients during the course of each project

• Assist in project team document control and necessary procedures

• Hands on approach for each project to stay within budget and remain on time

• Expert witness and legal defense

• Property inspection and reporting