Thaddeus Hopkins

Experience

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  Granite Construction

  May 2009 - Sept 2015

  • Performed accurate quantity take-offs of latest designs and compared to budget• Tracked, reviewed and reported daily and weekly production and unit costs• Scheduled progress work for and coordinated with 6 crews and 5 subcontractors• Solicited bids, made recommendations based on comparisons and drafted contracts for subcontractors, permanent materials and job tools• Tracked quantities, coded and approved material and subcontractor invoices• Reviewed pending drawings and provided input during constructability reviews • Interpreted plans, specifications and provisions including requests for information• Forecasted quantities and costs, including schedule forecasts• Reviewed and coded daily time cards and reports• Created work and safety plans and lead preparatory meetings with the owner, QC and Field personnel before beginning scopes of work• Identified and prepared project submittals, including project close out Show less • Compiled data, generated reports and presented job costs for labor, equipment, materials, subcontracts and overhead to management• Tracked and reported federal DBE participation and updated goal progress• Performed Commercial Useful Function checklists for DBE compliance• Beta tested, quickly learned and was elected as region’s “Super User” for new accounting and project controls software and led training sessions for others• Coded, processed and tracked payment for over 4,700 invoices• Recorded meeting minutes during Owner Coordination meetings• Updated project progress, created and submitted payment requests to owner• Maintained current set of plans, including red lined sets in post-design• Presented progress updates and fielded questions during public meetings• Submitted mix designs, obtained air permits and coordinated daily deliveries and schedules for the project’s concrete batch plant Show less • Worked in a fast paced team atmosphere to estimate 21 civil projects ranging from 2 to 670 million • Performed quantity take offs using several different computer programs• Reviewed estimated production rates and unit costs compared to historical data• Updated and adjusted labor, subcontractor and material databases• Created multiple bid level schedules, including resource loading in Primavera 6• Aided in project prequalification and technical proposals• Solicited, reviewed scopes and compared material and subcontractor quotes• Provided input and compiled team findings during site visits and investigations• Adapted to a variety of plan sets, specifications and bid requirements Show less

  • Field Engineer

    Jul 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Office Engineer

    Sept 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Estimator

    May 2009 - Sept 2011
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  Integrity Steel Supply, LLC

  Sept 2015 - now

  • Vice President Operations

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2015 - now