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Civil Construction Project Manager/Estimator
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s Business Development and Operations teams, and you will be working to help estimate and bid projects, develop existing and new lines of business, and execute civil construction projects.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with offices in Utah, Arizona and California and projects in the Southwest region of the United States.
Travel: 30% - 50%, depending upon seasonality
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s Business Development and Operations teams, and you will be working to help estimate and bid projects, develop existing and new lines of business, and execute civil construction projects.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with offices in Utah, Arizona and California and projects in the Southwest region of the United States.
Travel: 30% - 50%, depending upon seasonality
Duties:
- Work with established and new customers on upcoming bids and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Attend project pre-bid meetings, intaking and recording accurate data to assist with project bidding.
- Read and breakdown project construction plans and specifications to understand schedule, operations and resource requirements.
- Read and understand complex contracts and how they apply to civil construction projects and the estimating and bidding process.
- Execute timely project reviews and lead the bid/no bid process.
- Lead the estimating process, including setup of estimates, pricing and reviews.
- Manage Subcontract bidding process, including subcontract quote analysis and comparisons.
- Manage Material bidding process, including material quote analysis and comparisons.
- Plan and Manage setup of civil construction projects to include budgeting, scheduling, safety equipment resourcing, materials and subcontracts.
- Professionally represent the company by attending pre-construction, engineering and project meetings with project owners/clients and engineers; document and report events and outcomes.
- Ensure overall project safety planning and management.
- Ensure overall project quality control, including review of project designs for compliance. with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements and related specifications.
- Collaborate with field management to ensure successful resolution of issues between the project plan and site execution on an ongoing basis.
- Approve all equipment or personnel changes.
- Develop and submit accurate and timely cost and income projections for projects, and effectively manage project budgets to ensure projects meets margin targets.
- Manage all project change orders.
- Oversee the issuance of subcontracts, supplier purchase orders and equipment rental.
- Ensure the appropriate performance management of subcontracts.
- Other duties as assigned.
Recruiter
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this position can be a remote.
Travel: 5-10%, locally and to surrounding states including Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California.
Status: Part Time, with potential for Full Time
Duties:
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this position can be a remote.
Travel: 5-10%, locally and to surrounding states including Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California.
Status: Part Time, with potential for Full Time
Duties:
- Partner with department managers to determine staffing needs
- Screen resumes
- Perform phone, video and in-person interviews with candidates
- Administer appropriate company assessments
- Perform reference checks
- Make recommendations to company hiring managers
- Coordinate interview with the hiring managers
- Follow up on the interview process status
- Maintain relationships with both internal and external clients to ensure staffing goals are achieved
- Communicate employer information and benefits during screening process
- Stay current on the company’s organizational structure, personnel policy, and federal and state laws regarding employment practices
- Serve as liaison with area employment agencies, colleges and industry associations
- Help administer and manage intern program
- Attend job and industry fairs to represent Markit!
- Complete timely reports on employment activity
- Other tasks as needed
Area Forestry Manager - Utah
Markit! Forestry Management is searching for an Area Forestry Manager to work on forestry projects in the states of Utah and Eastern Nevada. In this position you will be working to bid forestry projects, develop existing and new lines of business, hire and manage foremen, operators and staff, build vendor relationships, and oversee fleet management.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, this position will be based in our American Fork, Utah office; projects may be located throughout the states of Utah and Nevada.
Travel: 50% - 70%
Duties:
Markit! Forestry Management is searching for an Area Forestry Manager to work on forestry projects in the states of Utah and Eastern Nevada. In this position you will be working to bid forestry projects, develop existing and new lines of business, hire and manage foremen, operators and staff, build vendor relationships, and oversee fleet management.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, this position will be based in our American Fork, Utah office; projects may be located throughout the states of Utah and Nevada.
Travel: 50% - 70%
Duties:
- Develop Markit! Forestry’s business in the states of Utah and eastern Nevada
- Work with established customers on upcoming bids, forest treatment recommendations, and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Develop new customer relationships and assist in promoting Markit! Forestry’s services to key contacts in the region • Identify and bid forestry projects (position will receive assistance in the bidding process)
- Attend project pre-bid meetings, intaking and recording accurate data to assist with project bidding
- Read project prescriptions to understand the timeline, workflow, equipment and staffing needed for bidding
- Read and understand complex contracts and how they apply to forestry projects and the bidding process
- Identify, acquire and train competent forestry foremen and equipment operators
- Project Management of all active Markit! Forestry projects
- Supervise or coordinate the activities of workers engaged in forestry operations
- Coordinate and oversee equipment repair and maintenance
- Develop vendor relationships to provide parts inventory, maintenance/repair services on heavy forestry equipment and trucks, and fuel and other project support needs
- Attend relevant conferences and workshops
Heavy Equipment Operator - Arizona
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in Flagstaff, AZ; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in Flagstaff, AZ; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
- Operate Markit! Forestry’s heavy forestry equipment
- Provide support to successful completion of forestry work
- Perform periodic equipment safety, maintenance and servicing checks to ensure proper functioning
- Perform minor repairs
- Perform road work, excavation, lifting work, etc.
- Train staff on heavy equipment operation
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- General forestry labor
Heavy Equipment Operator - California
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in Sacramento, CA; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in Sacramento, CA; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
- Operate Markit! Forestry’s heavy forestry equipment
- Provide support to successful completion of forestry work
- Perform periodic equipment safety, maintenance and servicing checks to ensure proper functioning
- Perform minor repairs
- Perform road work, excavation, lifting work, etc.
- Train staff on heavy equipment operation
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- General forestry labor
Heavy Equipment Operator - Colorado
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
- Operate Markit! Forestry’s heavy forestry equipment
- Provide support to successful completion of forestry work
- Perform periodic equipment safety, maintenance and servicing checks to ensure proper functioning
- Perform minor repairs
- Perform road work, excavation, lifting work, etc.
- Train staff on heavy equipment operation
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- General forestry labor
Heavy Equipment Operator - Utah
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in American Fork, UT; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s environmental and logging operations teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in American Fork, UT; projects will be located throughout the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Travel: 50-75%
Duties:
- Operate Markit! Forestry’s heavy forestry equipment
- Provide support to successful completion of forestry work
- Perform periodic equipment safety, maintenance and servicing checks to ensure proper functioning
- Perform minor repairs
- Perform road work, excavation, lifting work, etc.
- Train staff on heavy equipment operation
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- General forestry labor
Regional Business Development Manager - Arizona
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s business development team, and you will be working to help bid projects and develop existing and new lines of business.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in Flagstaff, AZ; projects may be located throughout the state of Arizona and surrounding states, including New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and California.
Travel: 10% - 50%, depending upon seasonality
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s business development team, and you will be working to help bid projects and develop existing and new lines of business.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a local office in Flagstaff, AZ; projects may be located throughout the state of Arizona and surrounding states, including New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and California.
Travel: 10% - 50%, depending upon seasonality
Duties:
- Write detailed technical and business proposals
- Work with established customers on upcoming bids, forest treatment recommendations, and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Attend project pre-bid meetings, in taking and recording accurate data to assist with project bidding
- Read project prescriptions to understand the timeline, workflow, equipment and staffing needed for bidding
- Assist with the initial planning on project bids to ensure accurate financial bidding
- Read and understand complex contracts and how they apply to forestry projects and the bidding process
- Develop new business lines
- Other duties as assigned
Sales Manager - Construction Market Sector
In this position you will be a member of the Markit! Corporate Management Team, and you will report to the Vice President of Strategic Development. You will drive sales with construction and professional service firms for forestry management projects.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado; clients may be located throughout the state of Colorado and surrounding western states.
Travel: 30 – 50%
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of the Markit! Corporate Management Team, and you will report to the Vice President of Strategic Development. You will drive sales with construction and professional service firms for forestry management projects.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado; clients may be located throughout the state of Colorado and surrounding western states.
Travel: 30 – 50%
Duties:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners and industry insiders
- Develop and maintain a robust opportunity pipeline that leads to sales
- Advise the Executive Management Team regarding trends and drivers impacting clients and the market sector
- Represent Markit! Forestry Management at conferences, events and related external engagement
- Screen opportunities and summary requirements and convey win themes to proposal development staff
- Contribute to proposal development, including writing support, when needed
- Review proposals, edit final products and assess compliance with RFPs and/or submission requirements
- Work collaboratively with proposal staff, estimators and operations staff
Regional Operations Manager (Northern California & Western Nevada Region)
Markit! Forestry Management is building out an office in the Sacramento area which will be responsible for forestry management in Northern California and Western Nevada. In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s team in this region; you will be working to bid forestry projects, develop existing and new lines of business, hire and manage foremen, operators and staff, build vendor relationships, and oversee fleet management.
Location: Headquartered in Sacramento, California; projects may be located throughout the states of California and Nevada, primarily focusing on Northern California and Western Nevada.
Markit! Forestry Management is building out an office in the Sacramento area which will be responsible for forestry management in Northern California and Western Nevada. In this position you will be a member of Markit! Forestry’s team in this region; you will be working to bid forestry projects, develop existing and new lines of business, hire and manage foremen, operators and staff, build vendor relationships, and oversee fleet management.
Location: Headquartered in Sacramento, California; projects may be located throughout the states of California and Nevada, primarily focusing on Northern California and Western Nevada.
- Develop Markit! Forestry’s business in the states of California and Nevada
- Develop new customer relationships and assist in promoting Markit! Forestry’s services to key contacts in the region
- Identify and bid forestry projects (position will receive assistance in the bidding process)
- Identify, acquire and train competent forestry foremen and equipment operators
- Project Management of all active Markit! Forestry projects
- Supervise or coordinate the activities of workers engaged in forestry operations
- Identify office (and potentially shop and yard) space for the Sacramento office
- Coordinate and oversee equipment repair and maintenance
- Develop vendor relationships to provide parts inventory, maintenance/repair services on heavy forestry equipment and trucks, and fuel and other project support needs
- Attend relevant conferences and workshops
Forestry Sawyer (Colorado)
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- Assisting with project layout and marking
- Chainsaw and tool maintenance
- General forestry labor
Markit! Forestry Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and conducts background checks on all final candidates.