M.R. Tanner (Gilbert, AZ)– F/T or Intern Estimating Position

I spoke with Alan Evans yesterday and he is looking for someone to help with estimating.  He ideally would like a graduate, but if someone has the right skills and is still in school he will bring them on as an intern.  The full job description and contact information can be found in this PDF.

M.R. Tanner Development & Construction Inc. is a privately held general contracting company. M.R. Tanner Construction was established in January of 1993. The primary type of work that M.R. Tanner performs is site grading, fine grading and paving. The company and its employees have extensive experience in roadway grading and paving for municipal, residential land development and commercial projects.

Project Manager Position–Food Service Concepts, Inc.–Phoenix, AZ

Food Service Concepts, Inc.. a well-established general contractor located in Phoenix. AZ, is seeking a Project Manager, to monitor and follow up on project procurement, control and scheduling.

Position: Project Manager
Project manager to work for Director of Construction.Project Manger would assist Director of Construction at all levels of construction management.

Skills:
Require an individual comfortable with working with people including: office staff; superintendents; architects; engineers; subcontractors: and many others. Individual must understand the construction industry and its different components, and must be able to think both about the big picture and about the small details. Individual must be responsible, flexible, and communicative.

General Overview of Responsibilities:

Project Management Planning:
Planning a project from start to finish including work to be done, materials needed and
timetable for completion.

Cost Management:
Evaluation and managing the costs of a building project from start to finish.

Quality Management:
Overseeing the quality of the work completed by contractors and subcontractors
participating in the project.

Contract Administration:
Overseeing the contract process and working with the owner, superintendent, and other
parties to make sure they are satisfied with the terms of the contracts and that they fulfill
their contractual duties.

Specific Duties:
Working at the direction of the Director of Construction to achieve project objectives. Assist in researching available labor. materials, and equipment. Calling for and evaluating bids and putting in place the necessary resources to get the project done.

Coordinating the many moving parts of the project. setting a realistic timeline necessary to meet deadlines. managing the budget and working closely with the Owner's rep; design team: superintendents: subcontractors and other parties.

Compensation: Discussed during interview
Additional Position Highlights: Must be able to work at least 3 days (24 hours) per week Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm. Current students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply:
Email resume and cover letter to Kevin Killham at: kkillham@foodserviceconcepts.com or Fax resume and cover letter to: 623-492-0077

CIM/CON 494 Temporary Structures and Reinforcement Methods - FALL 2012 Elective

The course will include a discussion of the materials and their properties used in formwork design and construction as well as passive reinforcement methods such as reinforcing steel, and active methods of reinforcement such as prestressing.

Formwork and reinforcing are two items that play a critical role in the design and construction of temporary structures needed to construct any concrete element.  Proper formwork selection, design, and execution will be explored, along with the principle and theories behind concrete reinforcing.  The use of steel reinforcing will be examined in concrete buildings, bridge structures, and containment vessels.

The increasing use of prestressed reinforcement will be examined, including precast, pretension elements, and site-cast post-tensioned elements. Proper detailing of formwork and reinforcing will be covered, along with safe execution techniques.  This course will also explore the emerging trends in concrete formwork and reinforcing that have resulted in improved economies of scale, faster construction cycles, and taller structures.

Instructors: Mr. Edwin C. Weaver, PE, DEWSC Faculty
Mr. James D. Rogers, DEWSC Faculty Associate; AZ-ACI Certifications Director
Day/Time: Mon & Wed 9:00-10:15 AM

Colonel Toy–Corps of Engineers, LA District Presentation

We had the pleasure of having Colonel Toy and other representatives from the LA District visit the Del E. Webb School of Construction last week.  Part of his visit to ASU was to discuss internship opportunities for construction management, construction engineering and civil engineering students with the Corps.  This is the PDF file he used in his presentation - http://construction.asu.edu/blog/COL_Toy_April2012_Presentation.pdf.  More information about the LA District can be found here - http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/.

Thesis Defense - Ankit Bansal–12 April 2012

Ankit Bansal will defend his thesis entitled: A Comparison of Public-Private Partnerships and Traditional Procurement Methods in North American Highway Construction. 12 April at 8:00 am in the Urban Systems Engineering (USE) room 257- Arizona State University, Tempe Campus.

Abstract:  

The number of publicprivate partnership (P3) projects in North America increased
significantly since early 1990s, as policymakers and transportation officials seek
alternative methods to supplement traditional funding sources to finance and deliver
projects. Scholars have compared the cost and schedule overruns of P3 projects against
publicly funded projects in mature P3 markets in Europe, but similar comparisons are
lacking for the North American market. This paper begins filling that gap by comparing
the cost and scheduleoverrun results of 12 completed, largescale (greater than ~US$90
million) P3 highway projects in North America with previous research studies reporting
on largescale designbidbuild or designbuild highway projects. The researchers
collected P3 project performance data through interviews with project executives and
then utilized findings from previous studies of traditional projects for comparative
benchmarking data. The research results indicate the P3 sample cost overruns averaged
0.81% and schedule overruns averaged 0.30%, compared with 1.49% cost overruns and
11.04% schedule overruns for designbuild projects and 12.71% cost overruns and 4.34%
schedule overruns for publicly financed largescale designbidbuild highway projects.
With a relatively small universe of completed construction phase efforts to examine, it is
premature to draw explicit conclusions, yet the results reported in this study point to
tighter control of highway construction costs and delivery schedules when projects are
delivered via the P3 method. Findings from this study provide empirical evidence for
various theoretical advantages and limitations of P3 projects, as well as serve as a
reference tool to compare the appropriateness of different project delivery methods.

ASU Tempe Campus - Night of the Open Door, Mar. 3

It’s fitting that a glow-in-the-dark owl will adorn volunteers’ shirts at Arizona State University’s Night of the Open Door, because for one night only, from 5-9 p.m., March 3, ASU’s Tempe campus will shine a spotlight on more than 165 activities to celebrate the sciences, arts, humanities and engineering as part of the Arizona SciTech Festival.

Presented in conjunction with the Arizona SciTech Festival, Night of the Open Door will offer hands-on demonstration, tours of research facilities, book readings, and access to museums and world-class plant collections.

Study the stars. Build your own rollercoaster. Explore the Biodesign Institute or “Reptile Row.”

Participate in a trebuchet demonstration, a Math Art Walk, an embodied gaming experience, or visit the cartoon voting booth.

Solve a cipher or giant word game created by ASU poet Alberto Rios. Talk to scientists, designers and teachers about volcanoes, border issues and quantum physics, or listen to the music of a laptop orchestra.

To register, and for more information, visit the Night of the Open Door website at: http://opendoor.asu.edu/

ValleyCrest Landscape FT Position–Phoenix, AZ

ValleyCrest Landscape Development is seeking a project manager for the Phoenix area. Please see the job description below and if you know of any candidates with 5 – 7 years experience please have them forward their resume to Thomas C Donnelly (tdonnelly@valleycrest.com). \

Position Description
ValleyCrest Landscape Development, the nation's largest landscape and site construction company, has made the vision of the most prominent developers, landscape architects, general contractors, homeowners and public agencies a reality. We blend art and science with the organizational skills and teamwork to create landscapes of lasting beauty and value.
We currently have a full time position available for a Project Manager who will manage large scale commercial site development projects from inception through completion.
Project Managers are also responsible for:

•Working with the construction team to ensure that all construction services are delivered according to contract specifications, on budget, according to schedule and with a high standard of quality
•Managing cost reports, analyzing budget variances and recommending strategies to lower project costs; reviewing labor quantities and phases to facilitate accurate project tracking
•Ensuring timely and accurate monthly job billings
•Assisting in the preparation of change orders and coordinating receivables and collections with office administrative management team
•Serving as the main point of contact and trusted advisor to customer on project installation issues
•Demonstrating role model behaviors on ethics and integrity as well as positively promoting Company culture

Position Requirements
Requirements:
•Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Science, Construction Management
•Proficient with computer software programs including MS Office suite (Word, Excel and Outlook)
•Minimum of 4 years of experience in construction industry including heavy highway, civil engineering firm, concrete or structural engineering
•Strong work ethic
•Effective oral and written communication skills
•Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast paced environment
•Customer service experience
•Bilingual (Spanish) a plus
•Scheduling Software (Suretrack)
We offer medical and dental benefits and a 401(k) plan. 
For more information please visit www.valleycrest.com.
We are drug free and an EOE by choice.

DEWSC teams perform well at the 2012 ASC Reno Competition

I wanted to pass on a couple of emails from Dr. Wiezel and Dr. Knutson over the weekend about the ASC Reno Competition that took place last week. 

ASU had a GREAT showing in this year’s Reno Competition, taking home trophies in 5 of the 7 problem categories that we competed in. A big THANK YOU for all the support you and your companies have given to our Reno teams! Your financial help made the attending of the competition possible and the hours upon hours spent by your experts in preparing our students made the teams highly competitive. Also, special thanks go to our three lecturers, Aaron Cohen, Kraig Knudson and Edwin Weaver, who shared the load of guiding the teams. They are a terrific part of our faculty.

The results of our students at the Reno competition:

The Design Build team took 1st place!

Our Commercial Team, our Concrete Team and our Building Information Modeling (BIM) team took 2nd place in their respective categories and our LEED team took 3rd place.

Other noteworthy accomplishments were that William Fugett participated on the team that took 1st Place in the Alternate problem category.  (Competing teams are comprised of 6 members and many of the teams carry an alternate team member.  This year, teams alternate members had the opportunity to form teams with other alternates from various schools and compete in a special problem category.  Over 150 students formed 20 teams for this problem category and William was a member of the team that took first place).

Also, while our BIM team took second place, the problem sponsor judges (Webcor) recognized one specific team member, John Safstrom, and awarded him outstanding performance award accompanied by an internship/job offer for this upcoming summer.

Finally, Kim Rahberger of the 2nd place Concrete team was given a special recognition award for the outstanding work she did on the safety portion of their project.

Every one of our teams performed exceptionally well this year and truly outdid themselves.  We’ve officially outgrown our trophy cabinet in the current building (USE).

- Note received from Dr. Avi Wiezel, Interim Chair of the the Del E. Webb School of Construction - 2/12/2012

There are a couple of others who deserve a BIG thank you from DEWSC for their support of the Reno Teams!
 
Jason Madison, LEED® AP, Gilbane Building Company is a DEWSC alumni who was on three ASU Design-Build National Championship teams. Jason volunteered many hours working with the Reno Teams this year.
 
Tom Fujibayashi (SSEBE IT/computer expert) was a great resource with both hardware and software support for the Reno Teams.

- Note received from Dr. Kraig Knutson - 2/12/2012

DEWSC Alum looking to hire residential purchasing agent in Arizona

DEWSC Alum hoping to find an early career/recent grad with a strong skill set, advanced problem solving skills, and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing work environment. If you are an alumnus of the Del E. Webb School of Construction and are interested, please sent me your resume so that I can pass it on – matthew.eicher@asu.edu.

As a Purchasing Agent, they’d be responsible for:

• Managing subcontractors and product assortments in multiple trade categories for all of Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson).  Includes managing the bid process, performing cost analysis, negotiations, strategic sourcing, maintaining contracts and scopes of work, etc.
• Managing the architecture process at the division.  This involves working directly with our National Architecture drafting team to create new plans and guide them through the required community and municipal approvals.

Preferred qualifications would be:

• Bachelor Degree in Construction w/ Residential emphasis (involvement in NAHB or residential focused competitions a plus)
• Some experience in home building / construction or at least a solid understanding of the home building process.  This would include being able to understand construction drawings and related contract documents (Plan sets, Master Subcontractor Agreements, Scopes of Work, etc).  An understanding of the city design and plan review process is a huge plus.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and an overall high level of proficiency with technology.
• Experience or solid understanding of required municipal approvals for residential new construction is a big plus (HOA design review, city design review, building safety, etc)

Grace Electrical Contractors–FT Project Coordinator Position

Grace is looking for a Project Coordinator that can start immediately.  They are located in Gilbert Arizona and Jason Stufkosky, Project Manager is the contact – jasons@graceelectrical.us.  The full Project Coordinator job description is available in PDF file format - here

RBG 2012 Golf Classic–Supporting our ASU Construction Students

Friday, 3 February 2012 is the final day to register for the RBG Construction 2012 Golf Classic.  The event will take place on Friday, 17 February 2012 at the Coldwater Golf Club – 100 N. Clubhouse Drive in Avondale, AZ.  You can download the a pdf copy of the golf registration form – here.

Proceeds from the golf tournament go to support Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC) students that are in the Advancing Minorities in Construction (AMIC) mentorship program .   AMIC is a collaboration between AMCA of Arizona and the DEWSC. Ray Gonzales Sr. and the RBG Construction Company continues to support AMIC student grants through his annual golf tournament.  Come out and support a great group of students!  The students will be there to cheer the players on. 

Additional questions about the golf tournament can be emailed to Ray Jr. at  rayjr@rbgconstruction.com .  Inquiries about the AMIC mentorship program can be sent to me (m.eicher@asu.edu) or Ricardo Carlo (amca@qwestoffice.net) Executive Director of the AMCA of Arizona.

List of Accredited Undergraduate Construction Education Programs in the United States

I recently put together a list of all the undergraduate construction education programs in the United States.  I thought others might be interested in the content.  The content was gathered from the websites of the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).   The degrees include Construction Science, Construction Technology and Construction Engineering.  The data collection date was 1/31/2012.  Fields included in the Excel file are  Accreditation, City, State, Zip Code, Leader, Status (ACCE lists Candidates), Degree and Website.

ABET does not disclose as many details about the accredited programs so I had to manually track down the ABET and ABET-TAC programs, which was not easy.  Some of the websites were really hard to navigate and to identify the leader of the accredited program.  You will see that some programs were undiscoverable and are listed as “unknown”.

You can download the Excel file (.xls) here – Construction_Programs_USA.xls

Construction in Indian Country - 9th Annual National Conference April 24-25, 2012

Presenting: Best Practices - The Right Tools for the Times. Save the date for April 24-25, 2012 - Chandler, AZ. We are back at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. Golf Mixer will be on April 23, 2012 at the Whirlwind Golf Club.

More information on the Construction in Indian Country (CIIC) website at http://construction.asu.edu/ciic/.

Construction Document Control Coordinator, Glendale, AZ – FT Position

Sybrant Construction is a design build general contractor that works exclusively with federal government agencies, including the following: Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Veterans Affairs, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Air Force, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Justice (Bureau of Prisons), U.S. Air Force, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation.

Division/Department: Operations

Location: Glendale, AZ

Hours: Fulltime (Graduated Student)

SUMMARY

The Document Control Coordinator is responsible for maintaining the flow of construction documentation throughout the bidding and construction process.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Bidding Phase:

· Receives, tracks, and monitors bid documents using established document management procedures to register documents; maintain databases; and produce reports as required.

· Enters data and produces reports using MS Access.

· Processes solicitations, plans, and specs, as well as all amendments through all procedural steps in accordance with well-defined procedures and guidelines.

· Ensures that pre-established document control requirements (e.g., which document numbering system will be used) are satisfactorily met throughout the bidding of the project.

· Maintains an established data distribution system for the assigned project based upon project and department requirements.

· Initiates and replies to routine correspondence related to area of responsibility.

· Performs other duties commensurate with functional level and responsibilities.

Project Management Phase:

· Inputs documentation and transmittals into the owner's RMS system.

· Maintains updated Submittal Log, monitor the submittal schedule, and status.

· Inputs RFI's (Requests for Information).

· Receives, logs, and tracks plans and specifications as received, including all revisions.

· Distributes plans and specifications to contractor personnel as well as subcontractors.

· Maintains all hard copy files of project documentation.

· Maintains electronic copy files of project documentation.

· Works with superintendents, engineers, and administration as required.

· Works with Government’s representatives as required.

· Supports Construction Manager, Superintendents, and Construction Engineers with submittals, RFI's, drawings, specifications, and other project documents.

· Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering is a plus.

Experience

· Six months or more experience working in a federal construction environment preferably in similar position with similar responsibilities.

· Accuracy in working with details is required.

· Knowledge of federal construction documents, including solicitations, plans, specs, and handling submittals.

· Knowledge of the construction bidding and project management process.

· Proven ability to manage time and work priorities to ensure the orderly flow of construction documentation throughout the bidding and construction process.

· Capable of communicating directly with estimating, engineering, and administrative staff.

· Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Access, Excel, and Outlook. Proficiency in other construction industry standard software packages is a strong plus.

· Experience and proficiency in Primavera Expedition software is preferred.

· Ability to get along with engineers and superintendents needed.

Contact

Send resume to Jan McNally, Business Manager, Sybrant Construction: jmcnally@sybrantconstruction.com

Younger Brothers–Builders Express, FT Position, Denver, CO

Branch Manager – Construction Supply Company

Location – Denver, Colorado

Compensation: 35k + Bonus (Compensation Based on Experience and Candidate)

Recently expanded building supply company looking to hire branch manager. Must be customer service driven, have construction background, construction materials knowledge (roofing, window’s, lumber, etc.), bachelor’s degree, and 3+ years’ experience (Exceptions considered for DEWSC Graduates). Branch manager is responsible for leading his or her team of associates in an environment committed to success and focused on total customer satisfaction.

Skills / Duties

§ Managing Daily Branch Operations

§ Cultivating Customer Relationships

§ Growth and Profitability of the Branch

§ Keeping Customers Satisfied

§ Hiring and Developing Team Associates

§ Keeping Associates Engaged

§ Sales Management

§ Product Merchandising

§ Expense Control

§ Logistics and Warehousing

§ Scheduling

§ Policies and Regulatory Compliance

§ Computer Literate (Email, MS Office, Excel)

§ Bachelor’s Degree

§ Communicate effectively to employee’s, trades, and homeowners

Email resume to:

Dustin Petty dpetty@ybcco.com; (480) 392-0812