Lakewood-based Pinkard Construction Co. has hired Mike Hager as senior project manager. With more than 17 years of experience in commercial construction, Hager has a background in design-build, team building and collaboration.
Describing himself as “a builder at heart,” Hager has extensive experience in various sectors, including multi-family, municipal, recreation, office, transit/fleet maintenance and healthcare. Pinkard Vice President and Director of Construction Resources Blake Chambliss expressed confidence in Hager’s capabilities, stating: “Mike Hager has a great reputation within our industry and is a natural leader. His passion for best value collaboration is a perfect fit with our client-focused approach to team building and delivering exceptional projects.”
Hager specializes in general contractor-led design-build and construction management at risk (CMaR), focusing on team building, transparency and planning to achieve optimal value. His projects range from $650,000 to $140 million, and he is set to manage some of Pinkard’s higher-profile municipal projects.
Beginning his construction career in North Dakota, Hager’s interest in the field started early “as a child in the sandbox, making sandcastles and little neighborhoods.” He later gained formal experience as a laborer, carpenter and carpenter foreman before earning a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering with a structural design emphasis from North Dakota State University in 2011. Hager has worked in the Denver market for 14 years, garnering national recognition from Engineering News Record along with local accolades for design-build excellence from Associated General Contractors.
