Purpose Driven Advisor LLC

LAND DEVELOPMENT & SITE CONSTRUCTION ADVISOR

Experience that moves
projects—and profitability—
forward.

Hands-on fractional and interim leadership for developers, builders, investors and civil/site contractors—from the deal through the dirt.

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WHAT I DO

Additional management horsepower when the work cannot wait.

I provide an experienced second set of eyes—or step directly into the project or operation—to identify problems, make decisions and help get the work done.

The assignment can be strategic or hands-on: review the deal, challenge the budget, meet with the engineer, walk the job, work with your field leaders, or dig into the numbers behind operational performance.

WHERE I CAN HELP

Two sides of the same jobsite.

I understand both what an owner needs delivered and what it takes in the field to deliver it.

Land developer, civil engineer and advisor reviewing a subdivision plan on site

DEVELOPER / OWNER

Protect the deal.
Control the outcome.

  • Land acquisition, due diligence & feasibility
  • Development cost & constructability analysis
  • Entitlements, rezoning & municipal approvals
  • Engineering and consultant oversight
  • Budgets, schedules & value engineering
  • Horizontal development oversight
  • Contractor selection and negotiation
  • Builder negotiations, lot sales & disposition
Site-construction field leaders reviewing progress along a subdivision street

SITE CONTRACTOR

Strengthen the field.
Improve the numbers.

  • Field operations and project management
  • Estimating, bid and quantity review
  • Job cost, WIP, billing & forecasting
  • Crew productivity and equipment utilization
  • PM, Superintendent and Foreman support
  • Change orders, claims and risk
  • Process and procedure analysis
  • Operational and financial performance

WHEN TO BRING ME IN

Something important is stalled, slipping or simply needs a harder look.

Tell me what is happening
01

Before committing capital to a land acquisition

What I do: I review due diligence, entitlement risk, engineering assumptions, constructability, the development budget and schedule—then provide a clear assessment of the opportunity and its exposure.
02

Entitlements, engineering or approvals have stalled

What I do: I identify the real bottleneck, coordinate the engineer and municipal team, clarify responsibilities and establish a practical path to approval.
03

A project is behind schedule, over budget or not running right

What I do: I walk the site, compare the plan against actual performance, quantify schedule and cost exposure, and build a recovery plan with specific responsibilities and deadlines.
04

Revenue is strong, but expected profit is not showing up

What I do: I examine job cost, WIP, billing, change orders, crew productivity, equipment utilization and forecasting to identify where margin is being lost.
05

The business has outgrown its processes or controls

What I do: I evaluate roles, estimating handoffs, project reporting, financial controls and accountability—then install practical systems that fit the operation.
06

Owner representation or stronger horizontal oversight is needed

What I do: I serve as the owner’s experienced eyes and ears across engineering, budgets, schedules, pay applications, change orders, field quality and contractor performance.

OPERATING SCALE

Real operating scale.
Not advisory theory.

The experience behind the advice was built through land development, site construction, company ownership and field operations.

10,000+

residential lots developed, constructed or directly supported

$100M

combined annual revenue created across two startup civil divisions

$50M+

private equity raised for land-development ventures

$33M

equipment fleet replacement value under operational leadership

40

concurrent projects under direct operational oversight

1,000+

employees and subcontractors led

From foreman to company owner.

From acquisition and entitlements through horizontal buildout and lot sales.

HOW I ENGAGE

From the field to the boardroom, I help solve the problems putting projects and companies at risk.

One critical decision. One troubled project. Or an operation that needs experienced leadership. I can assess the situation, step directly into the work and stay as long as the assignment requires.

Whether the problem is buried in the budget, design, entitlements, schedule, field execution, people or financial controls, I get close enough to see what is really happening—and bring the experience to know what should happen next.

The engagement can be an independent assessment, owner representation, project recovery, or fractional or interim leadership. The scope is built around the result—not a predetermined consulting package.

“I don’t show up to tell you what you already know. I connect what the numbers are saying in the boardroom with what is actually happening in the field—so leadership knows exactly where it stands and what needs to happen next.”

TONY DADDONA
Founder & Principal

LET'S TALK

What needs to move forward?

Start with a direct, confidential conversation about the project or operation.

CALL TONY(704) 309-6141EMAILtdaddona@purposedrivenadvisor.com
BASED INNorth Carolina