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Location: Birmingham, Alabama Office
Reports to: Vice President of Preconstruction

The Civil Estimator is responsible for preparing accurate cost estimates, sourcing vendors, analyzing risks, and developing competitive proposals for industrial construction projects.

Principal Responsibilities

Technical & Preconstruction Analysis

• Analyze project documents, including drawings, specifications, and site reports, to identify civil scope.

• Review and interpret geotechnical reports, soil borings, and laboratory testing results.

• Conduct site visits as needed to assess existing conditions and coordinate investigations.

• Perform civil and earthwork quantity takeoffs for grading, utilities, and paving.

• Develop cost estimates for labor, materials, and equipment using digital takeoff and estimating software.

• Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) budgets for clients in early project stages.

• Conduct value engineering and cost analysis to optimize project designs and budgets.

• Obtain and review quotes from subcontractors and vendors; perform risk analysis for proposals.

• Prepare and submit detailed proposals with clear qualifications, inclusions, and exclusions.

Collaboration & Communication

• Coordinate with design teams, consultants, and owners to address sitework challenges.

• Provide clear, concise technical input to internal teams, clients, and subcontractors.

• Support operations teams during construction with technical guidance.

Quality & Compliance

• • Ensure sitework scopes meet applicable codes, standards, and specifications.

  • Stay current with industry best practices, and technologies

Requirements

• • Proven experience as a Civil Estimator or similar role

  • Strong knowledge of estimating, financial, and cost analysis principles

  • Skilled in sourcing materials and subcontractors

  • Proficient in AutoCAD, Agtek, Bluebeam, OST, Excel, etc.

  • Excellent math, analytical, communication, and negotiation skills

  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and reliable

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Science (or 5+ years relevant experience)

  • Previous experience with a Site Development contractor in the field would be a significant advantage

Location: Birmingham, Alabama Office
Reports to: Division Manager

The Project Executive plays a pivotal leadership role with an emphasis on being regularly present at the jobsite to maintain strong in-person interaction and awareness. This person is deeply engaged — not just sitting behind reports, but walking the jobsite, interacting in person, and building genuine relationships with the people driving the work forward. They maintain full awareness of the project’s progress, risks, and needs, recognizing that every team member and trade partner plays a critical role in the project’s success. Strong communication and connectivity are non-negotiable: the Project Executive sets the tone for collaboration, ensuring alignment between field, office, and client expectations. Ultimately, they are fully responsible for the performance, well-being, and delivery of their project staff and the outcomes they achieve together. Responsibilities also include submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project communication and execution plans.

Principal Responsibilities

Client Management: 

• Act as the main executive connection to clients, maintain steady communication, and build relationships that encourage future work.

Project Leadership: 

• Oversee each project at a high level to ensure planning, cost, schedule, and quality targets are met.

Team Development: 

• Build up the skills and leadership capabilities of construction teams, creating a knowledgeable and high-performing group.

Operational Oversight: 

• Partner with operations on key activities—such as major trade procurement and early design coordination—while staying ahead of cost, risk, and field challenges.

Strategic Input: 

• Offer guidance that improves overall project strategy, including opportunities for efficiency, innovation, and smoother project delivery.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in construction, engineering, or related field.

• Proven experience in project management.

• Ten or more years’ field and project planning experience.

• Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion.

• Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.

• Able to complete projects in a timely manner.

• Understanding of ERP implementation.

• Experience overseeing a construction project.

• Budget management experience.

Location: Birmingham, AL office

Cooper Construction is currently seeking a senior project manager to be responsible for handling our company’s ongoing projects. You will be working closely with your team members to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track. Responsibilities include submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project communication plans as well as the proper execution of said plans.

Principal Responsibilities

• Coordinating with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.

• Meeting with project team members to identify and resolve issues.

• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards.

• Preparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.

• Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.

• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.

• Coordinating the development of user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients.

• Identifying and developing new opportunities with clients.

• Obtaining customer acceptance of project deliverables.

• Managing customer satisfaction within the project transition period.

• ERP project oversight.

• Develop project business plan

• Proven ability to run a $15M and above project with minimal supervision

• Work with field management to generate job site safety plan

• Serve as the main point of contact for the Engineer and Architect

• Work with Pre-Construction and Field Supervision to identify and implement all contract deliverables, quality testing, and reporting requirements

• Create staging, logistics, and phasing plan for project

• Lead coordination of subcontractors

• Set up project in Viewpoint Software

• Responsible for project startup, including obtaining permits and licenses and managing jobsite mobilization

• Facilitate subcontractor pre-construction/startup meetings

• Issue and administer subcontracts (payments, insurance, bond, safety, haz-com, etc.) and purchase orders for multiple trades

• Develop and update the overall project schedule. Attend/direct frequent job scheduling meetings

• Lead responsibility for project quality control plan implementation and compliance

• Manage project safety

• Prioritize, review, and expedite submittals

• Expedite material deliveries according to project schedule requirements

• Understand quantity updating and work with Superintendents to maintain accurate labor forecasts

• Review, develop and administer subcontractor and purchase order change orders

• Review projections, labor reports, safety documents, and schedules on a monthly basis

• Review and approve material/equipment invoices according to project budget

• Prepare payment requests and ensure timely collections

• Meet with AHJ to review project and inspections

• Attend OAC progress meetings and create monthly status reports

• Enter and update information in project management software (job status reports, projections, change orders, and RFI’s)

• Manage and oversee job close-out documentation and procedures (closeout documents, final job report, and final accounting)

• Mentor and train assistant project managers and co-op/intern students

• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in construction, engineering, or related field.

• Proven experience in project management.

• Six or more years’ field and project planning experience.

• Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion.

• Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.

• Able to complete projects in a timely manner.

• Understanding of ERP implementation.

• Experience overseeing a construction project.

• Budget management experience.

Location: Dallas, TX office

Cooper Construction is currently seeking a dedicated Assistant Superintendent to assist the Superintendent or Senior Superintendent with daily management of jobsites. Applicants should have excellent organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills.

Principal Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage daily field operational activities, timelines and manage safety by actively walking the site, participating in inspections, training and meeting with staff and subcontractors regularly.

• Monitor the overall progress of a project and work site, review processes and practices within teams to ensure consistency, efficiency, and quality of work delivery.

• Participate in monitoring and updating project schedule with Superintendents.

• Reviewing drawings for accuracy of work installed

• Reviewing Exhibit B’s and work performed by subs is accurate.

• Performing quality control with all trades and work performed.

• Managing job site equipment rental

• Cooperating and communicating with the Project manager and other project participants and collaborating with supervising field roles to create more efficient project methods.

• Physical demands: walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time. Frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movement in performance with daily activities. Lift, carry, push, and pull amounts of weight up to 50 lbs. without assistance. Operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate and exchange information.

• Record and maintain information such as personnel, production, project logs, and other operational data.

• Interacting with clients, interpreting their needs and requirements, and working with the office to keep client relations on a high note.

• Coordinate with subcontractors’ office for recovery plans where necessary, meet regularly with staff and subcontractors to discuss progress, obstacles, challenges and assist in removing barriers to complete work in a timely fashion.

Requirements

• 4 years of construction experience

• Ability to work with multiple discipline projects.

• Excellent management and supervision skills

• Excellent organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Knowledge of applicable codes, policies, standards, and best practices.

Location: Birmingham, AL office

The Corporate Recruiter plays a critical role in supporting Cooper Construction’s talent acquisition efforts and day-to-day HR operations. This position is responsible for managing the front end of the recruiting lifecycle. This role requires strong organizational skills, professionalism, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with candidates, hiring managers, and external partners. The ideal candidate is proactive, service-oriented, and eager to grow within the HR and recruiting function.

Principal Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Support

• Maintain and update the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including entering candidate notes, status updates, and manager feedback.

• Research and evaluate potential ATS platforms to support future system improvements.

• Manage relationships with external recruiting partners and review submitted resumes.

• Conduct initial phone screens to assess candidate qualifications and cultural fit.

• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear summaries and recommendations.

• Review and personally contact employee referrals, regardless of immediate hiring needs.

• Proactively source prior applicants within the ATS to identify candidates for current openings.

• Manage job postings across platforms including LinkedIn, internal portals, and collaboration tools.

• Partner with Marketing to ensure open positions are accurately reflected on the company website.

• Ensure all candidates complete required applications prior to moving forward in the interview process.
  
  

Interview Coordination & Candidate Experience

• Coordinate and schedule virtual and in-person interviews, including sending calendar invites to hiring managers and candidates.

• Prepare interview rooms and ensure spaces are clean, organized, and professional.

• Greet candidates on interview days, provide office tours, and introduce them to team members as appropriate.

• Maintain consistent, timely communication with candidates throughout the interview process.

• Follow up with candidates who are not selected, ensuring a respectful and professional experience.
  
  

Pre-Offer & Hiring Support

• Conduct reference checks and document feedback for HR Manager review.

• Verify educational credentials for candidates with degree requirements prior to background screening.

• Transition candidates to the HR Manager once they reach the offer stage for background checks and offer processing.

• Over time, cross-train with the HR Manager to serve as a backup for offer preparation, onboarding, and orientation processes.
  
  

Campus Recruiting & Internship Program

• Coordinate college career fairs (approximately 4 fairs a year) and represent the company on campus.

• Manage Handshake postings and internship candidate pipelines.

• Assist in the selection and coordination of candidates for the internship program.
  
  

HR Administrative Support

• Provide general administrative support to the HR team as needed.

• Support continuous improvement of recruiting and HR processes through documentation and feedback.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.

• Two to four years of experience in recruiting or HR coordination preferred.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• High level of professionalism, respect, and discretion.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning new HR systems.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Strong follow-through and attention to detail

• Professional communication and candidate-facing presence

• Proactive, service-oriented mindset

• Ability to manage confidential information

• Interest in long-term growth within HR and Talent Acquisition