About this role
<p><span style="font-size:12.0px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="color:#000000"><img src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/c53088e5/3794ea29-27e0-49e2-82c1-9.png"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Job ID: 526603</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!</span></p> <p> </p><div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Elevate Your Career—Shape the Future of Paving Projects</span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Are you a driven, detail-oriented professional with a passion for delivering world-class infrastructure solutions? Do you thrive on transforming visions into reality, guiding complex projects from concept to completion, and building lasting client relationships? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Commercial Paving Project Manager & Estimator—a role designed for high achievers eager to grow, innovate, and leave a mark on the built environment.</span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Position Overview</span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is not just a job—it’s an opportunity to become a strategic leader at the intersection of project management, estimation, and client engagement. As our Commercial Paving Project Manager & Estimator, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the success of our projects, overseeing the entire lifecycle from initial bid to project closeout. You’ll be empowered to analyze sites, review blueprints and specifications, develop comprehensive cost estimates, and manage every component necessary for seamless project delivery. This is a highly skilled position, ideal for experienced professionals who aspire to elevate their craft, drive business growth, and inspire teams.</span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Key Responsibilities</span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Strategic Analysis & Estimation: Dive deep into blueprints, specifications, proposals, and site conditions to define the full scope of work. Prepare accurate takeoffs and quantify requirements for materials, equipment, labor, and production.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Hands-On Estimating: Create detailed estimates for self-performed work, ensuring precision and clarity in every bid.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Business Development: Actively cultivate and expand our customer base, leveraging your sales acumen to initiate new opportunities and build enduring relationships.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Bid Management: Proactively seek out bid opportunities through established networks. Prepare winning bid packages, analyze subcontractor quotes for projects of varying sizes and complexity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Multitasking Excellence: Efficiently manage and bid multiple projects concurrently, demonstrating superior organizational and time management skills.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Collaborative Consultation: Engage with clients, vendors, the Lead Estimator, and other stakeholders to discuss project requirements, refine estimates, and present compelling proposals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Site Engagement: Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, update schedules, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate resources with the Construction Manager—ensuring project milestones are met and exceeded.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Project Leadership: Oversee all contracted projects, champion safety practices, develop and update schedules, assist forepersons with payroll and progress reporting, and generate monthly billings.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Financial Oversight: Review job costs on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, working closely with commercial crews to optimize performance, manage and price change orders, and oversee subcontractors and vendors.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Customer Satisfaction: Foster open communication with owners and/or prime contractors, ensuring their needs are understood and exceeded throughout the project lifecycle.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Continuous Improvement: Assess job progress and production versus estimates, collaborating with the Lead Estimator and others to identify opportunities for enhancement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Team Support: Assist the Lead Estimator on additional projects, field measurements, mileage assessments, and material sourcing as needed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Technical Proficiency: Utilize advanced software tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, HCSS Heavy Bid, ViewPoint, Primavera, and Trimble, maintaining up-to-date capabilities in technology-driven project management.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Teamwork & Leadership: Contribute to a collaborative, high-performance team environment, providing strong leadership and support to colleagues and stakeholders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Adaptability: Tackle other duties assigned by supervisors, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to the organization’s goals.</span></p> <p> </p> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Qualifications & Experience</span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is strongly preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for outstanding candidates.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Experience: At least five years of experience in construction, paving, and/or estimating, with a track record of successful project delivery and client satisfaction.</span></p> <p> </p> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Skills & Attributes</span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Analytical Acumen: Ability to interpret complex instructions, drawings, correspondence, and memos accurately. Demonstrate high-level quantitative skills, including proficiency in calculations, percentages, ratios, and interpretation of bar graphs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Communication Expertise: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly in one-on-one and group settings to customers, clients, and team members.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Technical Savvy: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and various database applications, with accurate typing and keyboard skills.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Problem-Solving Mindset: Apply common sense and strategic thinking to execute detailed written and oral instructions and resolve challenges as they arise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Organizational Excellence: Demonstrate superior time management skills, balancing multiple projects and priorities with efficiency and adaptability.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Leadership Presence: Exhibit strong leadership abilities, inspiring collaboration, innovation, and accountability within the team.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Customer-Focused Attitude: Commitment to delivering outstanding service and results for both internal and external stakeholders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Growth-Oriented Perspective: Embrace opportunities for continuous learning, skill development, and professional advancement.</span></p> <p> </p> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Why Join Us?</span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Impactful Work: Take on challenging projects that shape communities and infrastructure, leaving a legacy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Supportive Culture: Join a dynamic, team-oriented environment that values expertise, creativity, and mutual respect.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Career Advancement: Access ongoing training, mentorship, and opportunities for growth within a forward-thinking company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and rewards for high performance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">· Innovation & Excellence: Work with cutting-edge tools and methodologies, setting new standards in commercial paving and construction management.</span></p> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> <div>Physical & Work Environment Requirements</div> <div>· Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform tasks involving physical agility.</div> <div>· Regularly sit, climb, and use hand signals or equipment; occasionally stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, or reach above shoulder height.</div> <div>· Lift and move objects weighing up to 25-50 lbs as needed.</div> <div>· Work primarily outdoors, often in extreme weather and environmental conditions.</div> <div>· Comfortable working in all weather conditions; exposed to jobsite hazards such as moving machinery, high places, airborne particles, and loud environments.</div> <div>· Must have specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, to operate equipment safely.</div> <div>· Reasonable accommodations provided as necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.</div> <div> </div> </div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u>What CRH Offers You</u></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Highly competitive base pay</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Group retirement savings program</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Health and wellness programs</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0pt 0.0in"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0pt 0.0in"> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u>About CRH</u></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest! </span></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">APAC Central Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.</span></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">EOE/Vet/Disability</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <div> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. </span></p> </div> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">AI tools may be used in certain stages of the employment lifecycle, such as candidate review; however, all final employment decisions will be made by a person.</span></p>