Clarity, Discipline, and Senior-Level Advocacy.
Kestrel Advisory & Consulting provides senior-level project management anchored in nearly two decades of practical engineering and construction experience.
Practical Experience, Real Results
Senior-Level Engagement
Work directly with a senior project executive, not a rotating cast of managers.
Strategic Focus
Business objectives, design intent, and technical requirements remain aligned.
Risk Mitigation
Structured approaches to scope, cost, schedule governance, and risk mitigation.
Full Lifecycle Support
Consistent leadership from concept to closeout across the entire project.
Modern capital project delivery requires clarity, discipline, and the ability to guide project stakeholders through complex decisions. Kestrel offers a uniquely personal, senior-level engagement model where clients receive direct access to the individual who advises, strategizes, and executes the work.
Kestrel provides project and program management services anchored in practical experience across construction, engineering, and workplace delivery. We bring nearly two decades of experience managing complex commercial interiors, high-end production studios, ground-up low-income housing to high-end residential projects, standalone and integrated MEPS infrastructure upgrades, elevators, and multi-phase fit-outs across multiple states.
Client Engagement Philosophy
Kestrel’s delivery model is intentionally lean. Clients work directly with a senior project executive, not a rotating cast of project managers, ensuring continuity, accountability, and informed decision-making at every stage.
Our focus is on enabling clients to move with confidence: solving problems before they escalate, navigating design/constructability tensions, and supporting informed financial decisions.
Whether acting as an embedded PM, an owner’s representative, or a project strategist, we tailor our level of involvement to suit the client’s organizational structure, pace, and risk appetite, with a strong emphasis on communication and stakeholder alignment.
Benefits of Working with Kestrel
Strategic advantages derived from nearly two decades of industry leadership.
Consistent, senior-level engagement throughout the project lifecycle
Strong cost, schedule, and risk governance
Practical on-site field experience
Boutique delivery model with high responsiveness and flexibility
Hands-on experience with complex, multi-phase projects
Proactive coordination with designers, engineers, and contractors
Ability to drive schedule acceleration strategies to recover momentum
Meet the Founder
Kestrel Advisory & Consulting was founded by Uriah James, a seasoned project and construction management leader with nearly 20 years of experience delivering complex, high-performance projects across New York City, Connecticut, and major U.S. markets. His background spans engineering, construction management, and executive leadership roles at firms including AKF Engineers (WSP), Turner, Tutor Perini, Plaza Construction, and Gleeds, where he served as Vice President, Co-Principal, and New York Project Management Lead.