Sundt Construction, Inc. recently hired James Pullen as a senior project manager. Pullen is currently overseeing construction of the Friendship House memory care facility at the Royal Oaks retirement community in Sun City.

Pullen brings more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare construction industry to Sundt. As senior project manager, Pullen is responsible for preconstruction, budget development, constructability reviews and the schedule analysis and development. He also is in charge of procuring contractors and managing the site operations for each project.

Prior to joining Sundt, Pullen was part of the project teams for Banner Desert Medical Center’s renovations, Cardon Children’s Medical Center’s new hospital, a patient tower addition at Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, Calif. and a new hospital at the University of California, San Diego. Pullen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from California State University, Fresno.