LEAH BLOOM

Account Manager / ARCO/Murray

Leah Bloom is an Account Manager in ARCO/Murray’s Industrial division, where she oversees client accounts and project pipelines from site selection through project turnover. With experience supporting repeat clients and coordinating closely with internal teams, Leah helps maintain strong client relationships while driving projects forward. 

Leah began her professional journey as a project manager, where she led large-scale BTS and speculative industrial developments varying from $10M to $60M. Her project experience includes a 100k SF truck terminal for a third-party logistics provider, a 450k SF BTS for an electrical manufacturer and a 1.1M SF BTS for a global logistics provider.

Throughout her career, Leah has been recognized as Project Manager of the Year by the Greater Chicago Food Depository Real Estate Awards and a Bisnow Rising Star by the Bisnow Chicago Women Leading Real Estate. Outside of work, she is actively involved in the community as a member of the Habitat for Humanity Chicago Associate Board and the Female Strong Board. 

Tell us why you choose to be a member of PWC Chicago. Every PWC Chicago event has given me the chance to meet incredible and genuinely kind women in the industry, so becoming a member felt like a natural decision. Since joining, I’ve built valuable relationships that have grown into both meaningful professional connections and personal friendships.  

Share a story about your experience as a woman in the industry, or in your career. I’ve been fortunate to co-lead ARCO/Murray’s annual Women in Construction Week event each year. It is always a great reminder that women are a valuable part of this industry and that progress happens when everyone, regardless of gender, works together to create a more inclusive environment.  

Tell us about when or how you became interested in a career in the AEC industry. I’ve been interested in the building industry since high school. I studied structural engineering in college but when looking for a job during COVID, I made the transition into construction.  It ended up being the right move, and I’ve loved the industry ever since.  

What advice do you have for other women in the industry? Stay true to yourself. There can be pressure to shape yourself around the people and personalities around you, but I think it is far more powerful to stay grounded in who you are.