Construction firms managing increasingly complex institutional and public-sector work continue to rely on experienced project leadership to coordinate multiple stakeholders, schedules and capital programs. LeChase Construction Services has appointed Rachel Kissinger as a project executive serving its Central New York operations.
Kissinger joins the role with more than two decades of industry experience, including extensive management of capital projects for higher education and public-sector clients.
Before joining LeChase, Kissinger served as a project manager at Cornell University, where she managed more than 85 projects with a combined construction value exceeding $150 million.
Her portfolio included laboratory renovations and infrastructure upgrades, giving her experience across projects with varying scopes, operational requirements and technical considerations.
As project executive, Kissinger will oversee large and multiple projects for LeChase's core clients. Her responsibilities include project quality, value and safety, along with recruitment and training of project team members.
Kissinger is based in LeChase's Central New York operation. Her appointment adds senior project-management experience to a market that includes higher education, public-sector and other institutional construction activity.
Her academic background includes a master's degree in human environment relations, facilities planning and management, with a minor in real estate, from Cornell University. She also holds a bachelor's degree in liberal studies from SUNY Brockport and is a LEED AP BD+C professional.
Kissinger also serves as an instructor for Ithaca Area Economic Development's Tompkins Build, a program focused on pathways to apprenticeship.
For construction owners and institutional clients, experienced project executives can provide continuity across complex capital programs involving occupied facilities, infrastructure improvements and multiple project teams.
Kissinger's combination of higher education project experience, facilities planning knowledge and workforce training involvement adds expertise relevant to owners managing capital improvements across Central New York.
Source: LeChase.
