About the role: Brinkman Construction has an exciting new opportunity for a Construction Executive to join our growing team in Northern Colorado, providing decisive and accountable leadership for multiple project teams in our Operations group. This role ensures successful project delivery from preconstruction through closeout.
Essential Functions:Leadership and Team Development
- Cultivate a project environment fostering employee engagement and high-performing teams.
- Act as a skilled mentor to team members.
- Recruit, manage, and mentor staff as needed.
Project Oversight and Risk Management
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of contract and insurance language.
- Advise and execute negotiations involving difficulty and risk.
- Provide overall direction to multiple project teams while understanding and mitigating risk.
Operational Excellence and Strategic Planning
- Create and/or assist with project schedules for the preconstruction department.
- Oversee schedule management, including activity tracking, impact documentation, schedule analysis, and recovery schedule development.
- Maintain knowledge of buyout status, potential risk factors, contingency/allowance expenditures, and profit fluctuations.
Business Development and Preconstruction
- Support work acquisition efforts, including participation in industry events, prospective client meetings, and identifying project teams.
- Confidently articulate vision and strategy.
- Actively participate in community activities and events and company-wide initiatives.
Client and Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaboratively and equitably meet the conditions of subcontractor and vendor agreements.
- Foster and maintain strong relationships with clients.
Field and Workforce Management
- Conduct frequent jobsite visits to build and maintain relationships with field teams.
- Assess and manage total company field manpower needs.
Financial Oversight
- Provide final review of financial forecasting before presenting to company leadership.
Requirements
Education and Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 15-20+ years of construction experience with a General Contractor.
- 10+ years in a lead superintendent or project management role with a variety of ground-up product types.
- Comprehensive understanding of contract and insurance language from both owner and subcontractor perspectives.
- Familiarity with regional market, subcontractor base, and multi-family, healthcare, senior living, higher-ed, and general commercial market segments preferred.
- Proficiency in LEAN construction methods and Building Information Modeling (BIM).
- Colorado Class A Contractor License preferred.
- Accountability, integrity, and sound decision-making under pressure.
- Acceptable background check and motor vehicle record.
What we offer: - Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Open Paid Leave Program and paid parental leave
- Flexible benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) match
- Competitive compensation, cash bonuses, spot-bonuses
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Fixed and Variable Rate vehicle reimbursement
- We are committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live, work, and play through our Volunteer Time Off program.
Salary: Starting at $175,000 annually. Salary is commensurate with technical skills and experience.
Anticipated application deadline is 8/31/26.
