Private Equity and AI: How Consertus is Rewiring Megaprojects

MIAMI – October 19, 2026 – We are currently living through the most significant domestic infrastructure boom in generations, fueled by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Yet, as federal billions flow into state and municipal coffers, a critical bottleneck has emerged: the sheer inability to manage these sprawling, complex megaprojects efficiently. The traditional architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has historically been slow to digitize, relying on fragmented systems and retrospective reporting that often lead to massive cost overruns and delays.

It is within this high-stakes environment that Consertus, Inc., a Miami-based program management firm, is making aggressive moves. Today, the private-equity-backed company announced a sweeping expansion of its executive leadership team, a maneuver that signals far more than standard corporate restructuring. By appointing industry heavyweights Mark Blumkin and Simon Kim to lead its East and West divisions, alongside a slate of strategic promotions, Consertus is executing a calculated rollup strategy designed to challenge legacy industry giants like AECOM, Jacobs, and WSP.

But the real story isn't just about who is sitting in the C-suite. It is about how private equity and artificial intelligence are converging to fundamentally rewrite the playbook for how the built environment is designed, managed, and delivered.

Private Equity’s Playbook: The Mid-Market Rollup

To understand the trajectory of Consertus, one must look at the architect behind its growth: RTC Partners. The growth-focused private equity firm invested in Consertus in late 2023 with a clear thesis—the built environment is highly fragmented, technologically lagging, and ripe for a tech-enabled platform to consolidate the mid-market.

RTC Partners has utilized a classic, yet highly effective, buy-and-build strategy. Rather than relying solely on organic growth, the firm has funded strategic bolt-on acquisitions to rapidly acquire both specialized technological capabilities and regional market share.

Two recent acquisitions perfectly illustrate this dual-pronged approach. In early 2026, Consertus acquired Intueor Consulting, a technology firm specializing in digital transformation and data analytics for public sector clients. Just last month, in September 2026, they acquired Transit Systems Engineering, Inc. (TSE), a California-based transportation engineering firm.

These acquisitions were not merely about absorbing client lists; they were acqui-hires of top-tier leadership. The integration of TSE brought its CEO, Simon Kim, into the Consertus fold as the new Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the West division. Similarly, Intueor co-founders Sreeni Malireddy and Vijay Mididaddi have now been elevated to Co-Executive Vice Presidents and Managing Directors of the Advisory division. This is the financialization of the AEC sector in real-time—using private capital to assemble a formidable, tech-forward enterprise capable of handling the most complex capital programs on the globe.

Modernizing Megaprojects with "AI-Native" Delivery

The most intriguing claim made by Consertus is its positioning as an "AI-native" firm. In an industry where digitalization often just means moving from paper blueprints to PDFs, claiming artificial intelligence as a core operational pillar is a bold statement.

However, market analysts note that true AI application in capital project management is moving rapidly beyond basic automation. It involves predictive analytics for project scheduling, machine learning algorithms that can identify supply chain risks before they materialize, and digital twins that allow stakeholders to simulate project outcomes in real-time. By integrating Intueor Consulting's proprietary data science frameworks, Consertus is attempting to shift program management from a reactive discipline to a proactive one.

Mark Blumkin, the newly appointed EVP of the East division, whose resume boasts senior leadership stints at Turner & Townsend, Deloitte, and PwC, directly addressed this shift.

"The capital projects industry has relied on the same legacy consulting playbooks for decades. Consertus is taking a fundamentally different approach by embedding digital intelligence and real-time controls directly into program delivery," said Blumkin. "Joining a firm that is actively reshaping how the built world delivers major programs was an easy decision."

To further cement this digital pivot, Consertus has also named Randy Franklin as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Digital division. The goal is clear: provide clients with unprecedented scale and technical rigor, ensuring that when a multi-billion dollar transit or energy grid project is greenlit, the execution is governed by data, not just intuition.

The Western Transit Boom: Local Expertise Meets Federal Billions

Nowhere is the demand for this tech-enabled oversight more apparent than in the Western United States. California and the Pacific Northwest are currently hotbeds for transit and transportation infrastructure development. Major transit authorities, such as LA Metro and BART, are undertaking massive expansion projects heavily subsidized by federal IIJA grants.

However, deploying federal funds requires navigating a labyrinth of compliance, environmental regulations, and procurement hurdles. Municipal agencies often lack the internal bandwidth to manage these complexities, driving immense demand for specialized third-party program managers.

Simon Kim's appointment to direct operations across Western U.S. markets is a direct response to this demand. With a deep background in rail systems and communications from his time at AECOM, HNTB, and as CEO of TSE, Kim brings the localized engineering credibility required to win and execute these massive civic contracts.

"With ongoing federal and local infrastructure investment, transit authorities and infrastructure owners across the West need partners who can transform legacy systems with modern delivery frameworks," said Kim. "Consertus has built an outstanding reputation in the region, and I am excited to work with our teams to expand our footprint and deliver major civic and transportation programs."

Global Ambitions and Tech-Enabled Disruption

While the domestic infrastructure boom is a primary catalyst, Consertus is also scaling its international footprint. The recent promotions of Patrick Cotter (Central), Hector Rivera Rodriguez (Caribbean), and Luis Matos (Latin America) to EVPs and Managing Directors highlight a broader geographic ambition. They join Amer Jeambey, who was appointed earlier this year to lead the Middle East and North Africa division—a region currently experiencing its own explosion of hyper-scale megaprojects.

"As capital programs grow increasingly complex and capital-intensive, our clients require leadership that combines deep regional knowledge with advanced digital and advisory capabilities," noted Roy Block, Chief Executive Officer of Consertus. He emphasized that elevating their internal bench while adding leaders of Blumkin and Kim's caliber positions the firm to deliver "execution certainty"—arguably the most valuable commodity in construction today.

The industry is taking notice. Consertus recently ranked No. 19 on Engineering News-Record's (ENR) 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms list, a significant metric of its growing market share and influence.

Ultimately, the transformation of Consertus serves as a bellwether for the broader commercial strategy defining the 2026 infrastructure landscape. The firms that will dominate the next decade will not simply be the ones with the best civil engineers; they will be the ones that operate as agile technology companies, utilizing private capital to scale rapidly and artificial intelligence to mitigate risk.

As Tony Brindisi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of RTC Partners, aptly summarized, "Consertus continues to demonstrate the power of combining disciplined organic execution with world-class leadership recruitment. This leadership expansion reinforces our thesis that the built environment is ripe for tech-enabled disruption, and Consertus is positioned to lead the market."