Construction Project Manager

Redeker Excavating is Colorado’s leading provider of high-skill, low-tolerance excavating and site prep services to utilities and other customers. With the most skilled heavy equipment operators in Colorado, a well-maintained fleet, and close relationships with key customers, Redeker does the jobs no one else can, to a standard often envied, but never matched!

Project Manager

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Project Manager to join our dynamic team. The Project Manager will work hand-in-glove with our General Manager, assisting in job walks, bidding jobs, producing estimates, and designing excavation and dirt-moving projects that keep the lights on for Coloradans across the state. This role is critical in ensuring that our projects are completed on time and within budget while maintaining high standards of quality.

Must be able to visualize and critically design civil accesses without blueprints.

• Estimating & Bidding (20-30% of role)
  • Conduct field assessments to evaluate project scope, terrain conditions, and earthwork volumes (cut/fill) with minimal reliance on engineered drawings
  • Develop detailed cost estimates for materials, equipment, labor, and subcontractors
  • Prepare competitive bids in collaboration with GM; progress toward independent bid preparation
  • Build and maintain pricing databases, production rates, and historical cost data
  • Help evaluate project feasibility and risk factors during the bidding and execution phase
• Field-based Project Execution & Management (40-50% of role)
  • Manage awarded projects from mobilization through closeout, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery
  • Coordinate with utility clients, electrical contractors, and subcontractors
  • Oversee scheduling, equipment deployment, material procurement, and field crews
  • Mentor field supervisors and crews on project requirements and quality standards
  • Monitor project costs, track changes, manage invoicing and payment applications
  • Conduct regular site visits to assess progress, quality, and safety compliance
  • Operate machinery as needed to learn and cover gaps
  • Work closely with our office team to ensure seamless project delivery
  • Participate in process improvement and equipment/technology evaluation
• Client Management (25-40% of role)
  • Serve as primary point of contact for assigned projects
  • Manage landowner relations and coordinate Right-of-Way access
  • Attend pre-construction meetings, progress meetings, and closeout walkthroughs

• 5+ years of heavy civil construction experience with significant field operations background—whether as a foreman, superintendent, heavy equipment operator, or similar role—prior to or concurrent with project management responsibilities
• We're looking for someone who's "been in the dirt" and understands earthwork from a practitioner's perspective, not just a planner's
• Proven track record managing or estimating utility infrastructure, transmission line access, Right-of-Way construction, or similar heavy civil earthwork projects

• Field estimating ability:
  Demonstrated skill in assessing terrain, reading topography, and estimating earthwork volumes through site observation and field walks—ability to evaluate cut/fill requirements without detailed engineered drawings
• Earthwork & grading expertise:
  Deep understanding of cut/fill operations, compaction, material properties, production rates, and how terrain/soil conditions affect construction methods
• Equipment knowledge:
  Strong understanding of heavy equipment capabilities and limitations (excavators, dozers, loaders, scrapers, graders, compactors, haul trucks) and how to plan equipment deployment for maximum productivity
• Estimating & bidding proficiency:
  Experience building detailed cost estimates and competitive bids; comfortable with spreadsheet-based estimating, unit pricing, and quantity takeoffs
• Experience with estimating software such as Agtek, HCSS Heavy Bid, or similar earthwork/civil platforms

• Strong project management skills: scheduling, budgeting, cost control, subcontractor coordination
• Excellent communication skills—ability to interface professionally with…