In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, I sit down with Aditya Pandit, Project Manager at BECO, to explore what it really means to lead in construction — from the field to finance, from pre-construction assumptions to long-term operations.

Aditya shares his journey from India to the U.S., and how the immigrant mindset shaped his approach to leadership:

Credibility isn’t given — it’s earned through preparation, honesty, and results.

We dive into some of the most important realities in modern development and construction:

• Why schedules fail before the job even starts

• The three most underestimated drivers of delays: design coordination, long-lead items, and inspections

• What younger PMs must learn early: field ownership, budgeting, and trade alignment

• How the owner-developer-GC model changes cost, quality, and risk

• Why pre-construction is the most misunderstood (and most critical) phase

• HUD financing as “a whole different animal” — and what the one-year process feels like internally

• Coastal construction realities: condensation, drainage failures, mold, and why “water always wins”

• The feedback loop between asset management and building better prototypes

• Where technology helps (Excel, ClickUp, Yardi, AI estimating) — and where it becomes digital paperwork

Aditya also leaves listeners with a powerful reminder:

The cheapest decision during construction is often the most expensive one during operations.

This is a must-listen for construction CFOs, project managers, developers, and anyone thinking long-term about how buildings perform after turnover.

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