Asset Management
Project Management
Development Support
Advisory
Our values.
INTEGRITY
COLLABORATION
RELIABILITY
RESPECT
CLARITY
DRIVE
“We are built on respect for all and a commitment to uplifting our community. By seeking out socially-conscious partners and actively contributing our project management expertise, we help drive meaningful change alongside organizations we deeply care about.”
Founder & Principal Consultant
Our founder.
Liam Briggs, PMP, is a third-generation construction professional and the founder of Forward Management Group, a social impact-driven real estate services and project management group. With over 20 years of experience directing real estate projects across Canada and the United States, Liam’s expertise spans real estate strategy, investment and asset management, ESG leadership, and program management.
Liam is passionate about leveraging real estate to benefit communities and improve lives. Liam has managed over $1.5 billion in asset improvement, rehabilitation, and new development projects, partnering with a diverse client base that includes community housing societies, private developers, not-for-profits, corporations, and institutional investors.
Committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusive team building, Liam’s work exemplifies how social enterprise real estate can drive meaningful change and create lasting value for people and communities.
Our numbers.
Our responsibility.
We walk our social and corporate responsibility talk through participation with non-profit, academic, and social enterprises.
We believe we have a role to play in strengthening our industry and supporting the next generation of professionals. Fostering innovation, inclusivity, and equity is key as we work to build project teams that respect and uplift diverse perspectives. When collaborating with others, we work hard to respect the individual needs of team members, including caregivers, parents, and those requiring specific accommodations.
We prioritize volunteerism and work to build meaningful partnerships that drive change. Our commitment extends beyond simply contributing time or resources—we like to roll up our sleeves, define project scopes and budgets, and use our PM expertise to work toward improving our communities with organizations we are passionate about.
Potluck Café Society/ Potluck Catering
Liam Briggs is a volunteer member of the Board of Directors for this non-profit social enterprise organization, driven to support food security in Vancouver and to help secure no-cost meals for families. Liam project managed the development and construction of their new office and commissary kitchen in 2022, prior to joining the Board.
Association of Neighborhood Houses of British Columbia (ANHBC)
Working together in a volunteer and partnership capacity, we have been privileged to provide project management services to ANHBC for a number of years. We have become friends with their operations teams and supported local families as an annual contributor to their Hamper programs during the holiday season.
British Columbia Institute Of Technology (BCIT)
Liam Briggs was a member BCIT’s Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Construction Management Bachelor of Technology program B.Tech CM, volunteering for 8 years and providing guidance to BCIT to strengthen courses and curriculum.
