Richard Dickinson

Experience

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  Cengas Operating Headquarters

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1983

  Field Engineer

  Office and field engineering for natural gas utility company.

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  James E. Miller Construction

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1984

  Project Manager

  Project management and estimating for small retail and tenant improvement contractor.

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  Joe E. Woods, Inc.

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1996

  Construction Manager

  Joined the firm as Estimator/Special Projects Division in January 1984. Promoted to Estimator/General Contracting in June 1984 with responsibility for individual project estimates takeoff/pricing and bid overview.Promoted to Senior Estimator in October 1986 with responsibility for all conceptual estimating on negotiated/construction management projects and overview of competitive bid projects. In July 1987 took on additional responsibilities as Project Manager for management of individual projects. In August 1990, promoted to Project Administrator with overview responsibility of multiple projects and project managers and contract administration.Promoted to Construction Manager in July 1994 with responsibility for design/build management and overview authority for all correctional/jail facility construction, as well as, pre-construction management services and conceptual estimating on large/complex negotiated and competitive bid projects.Developed substantial expertise in the estimating, contracting, purchasing, scheduling, management and field operations facets of the industry. Estimating project experience ranged from $100,000 to $35,000,000; project types included office buildings, hotels, industrial/manufacturing facilities, hi-tech plants, hospitals, schools, retail centers, military and correctional facilities. Large conceptual negotiated project experience ranged to $76,000,000. Project management experience ranged from $1,000,000 to $21,000,000; project types included retail centers, schools, hotels and correctional facilities. Show less

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  DiCarlo Construction Company

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Director Of Business Development

  Joined the firm as Senior Project Manager in September 1996 with responsibility for pre-construction services for negotiated projects including overview and preparation of conceptual estimates and interface with the business development office. Promoted to Director of Business Development in April 1997 with the additional responsibilities of overview and preparation of negotiated, design/build and CM proposals. Responsible for coordination and review of marketing leads and interface between the construction and business development offices. Promoted to Vice President of EPIC Construction in March 1998 with responsibility for estimating, business development, organizational and operations issues which included review of this operational units losses and recommending a corrective plan of action. Created new business plan and increased bidding activity.Provided conceptual estimates for projects ranging to $40,000,000 including office, hotel, manufacturing, and industrial/warehouse and parking structures. Provided pre-construction services for GSA proposals, Construction Management services and negotiated or developer driven projects. Provided value engineering, constructability reviews and management of design/build projects. Show less

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  KOLL Construction, LP

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Director of Pre-Construction Services

  Joined the firm as Director of Pre-Construction Services in December 1998 with responsibility for pre-construction services, business development, and operational issues for the mid-west region of this national firm. In addition performed the duties of the senior project manager on the Kansas City area projects and was design/build team manager for the EPA projects.Provided pre-construction project management for negotiated or developer driven projects including the GSA, private developers, and other governmental agencies. Managed design/build and negotiated projects for public and private entities including, design team selection.Provided conceptual and guaranteed maximum price estimates for projects ranging to $34,000,000 including office, hotel, senior living, distribution facilities and parking structures. Developed a business plan, operational budget, cash flows for projects, and provided manpower planning and resource schedules Show less

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  CRB

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Construction Manager – Project Controls Manager

  Assigned as an onsite Construction Manager for a $40 million expansion to Pfizer. Pre-Construction Manager on a veterinary medicine research and design facility to be constructed within the existing plant.Performed all scheduling activities, which included design, procurement, vendor equipment, construction and commissioning activities. Managed and maintained site safety and safety training. Managed or performed constructability reviews, procurement, quality control, cost control activities, change management, and all project documentation. Show less

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  The Weitz Company

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Senior Project Manager

  Joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager in October 2005 with responsibility for management of projects, pre-construction services, and operational issues for the Lincoln office of this national firm.Actively involved in business planning, development, sales and acquisitions. Leadership role and overview of staff, staff planning and assignments. Provided pre-construction management for negotiated or developer driven proposals and projects. Provided scheduling, conceptual and hard bid estimating. Show less

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  Hausmann Construction Inc.

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Senior Project Manager/Director of Business Development

  Joined the firm in August of 2009 with responsibility for management of several projects, marketing and business development and bidding & estimating projects.Involved in business planning, development, sales and acquisitions. Lead proposal responses to CM and negotiated projects including staffing, scheduling, and fee proposals. Responsible for searching leads, creating marketing brochures and interface with owners, architects and engineering firms. Provided pre-construction management for negotiated driven proposals and projects. Provided scheduling, conceptual and hard bid estimating. Show less

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  C-TEC AG

  Nov 2010 - Jun 2017

  VP of Operations & Business Development

  Started with CTEC in November of 2010 as a project manager and was promoted to VP Operations and Business Development within 3-4 months. Responsibilities include business development, marketing, conventions, project management, estimating, scheduling, proposals and client/customer interface. Perform structural and physical site assessments of Grain Facilities, Flour and Feed Mills, Cement plants and silos onsite and prepare construction estimates and proposals from the assessment or plans. Leadership role with staff, staff planning and project assignments and scheduling both internally and with the customers. Show less

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  CCS Group - Custom Concrete Specialists aka CCS Group, LLC from Seward, Nebraska

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Owner
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  RED Restoration

  Aug 2019 - now

  Owner