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Dawson Construction LLC has an immediate opening for a Civil Project Estimator Manager, a Senior PM, or APM, working on projects based in Bellingham, WA, which has been recognized as a top ten community in the nation.

As people are our greatest asset, we are committed to being a great place to work and providing a culture of personal growth and development. We envision this position as a first step towards greater company leadership.

Organizationally we have a culture of doing the right things for our employees, partners, clients, and community. We absolutely believe in abundance and a make-it-happen attitude - no task is too big or too small. We’ve enjoyed an excellent reputation, steady growth and strong financial performance for many years.

Further, Dawson has industry best talent, offers ownership to key employees, works closely with a peer group of 8 contractors and meets regularly with our advisory board. Our charitable giving is focused on youth and education. Our mind set is that of resiliency and long-term success. We are actively looking for the right individual to round out our team who is interested in building their career with Dawson.

Position Summary

Plans, directs and manages several commercial construction projects at a time. The Civil Project Estimator Manager is a take-charge leader who has a strong customer focus, a sense of urgency, a concern and respect for safety, and the desire to achieve quality in the final product.

Essential Functions

• Ensures safety is an everyday topic and supersedes all other factors to prevent accidents and create a safe working environment for everyone.
• Exemplifies the culture of hard work and continuous improvement while fostering stability and sustainable growth.
• Demonstrates a dedication to clients through quality services, building long term relationships, and ensuring projects exceed expectations.
• Develops industry relationships fairly and honestly to ensure everyone wins.
• Leads by example and personifies Dawson’s Traits of a Successful Leader in all aspects of this position.
• Accountable for client project delivery from pre-construction through commissioning focused on achieving high quality, site safety, and aggressive schedules
• Facilitates building a collaborative team on each project – ability to work with a diverse group of trade contractors to build and lead a cohesive team that can successfully execute a project by meeting, or ultimately exceeding, schedule, budget and quality
• Communicates effectively with clients, architects, subcontractors, consultants and suppliers
• Builds, meets and drives project schedules by incorporating industry leading techniques such as Lean Construction
• Forecasts project cost and profitability
• Reviews drawings and submittals
• Ensures the correct materials are delivered to the project
• Estimates, plans and schedules construction projects
• Documents, negotiates and processes change orders
• Other duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Able to read and interpret plans and specifications
• Able to handle multiple tasks concurrently and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Able to work in a stressful environment
• Extremely organized and exhibit a high degree of attention to detail
• Supreme relationship builder

Education and Experience Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management and two to three years of field experience
• Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, instructions and procedure manuals, plans and specifications. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. Fluent in English and Spanish preferred.
• Mathematical Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Requirements

• The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically in a construction office environment where there may be exposure to dust and moderate noise.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Compensation - $100,000 - $120,000
• Annual Bonus; depends upon individual and company performance
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO ,401k plan, Paid Holidays, and additional voluntary benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Vets and Drug Free Workplace

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