Josh Raper

• Collaborated with executive leadership to establish long-term objectives and goals.
• Create positive culture through mentorship, consistent training and collaborative working groups.
• Oversight of Contracts Department, including negotiations of agreements, regulatory compliance, contractor inquiries and wage issues, and management of legal staff.
• Negotiation, implementation and enforcement of Project labor Agreements.
• Oversight of 6 Locals and area team rooms in Southern California representing 13,000 Union Carpenters.
• Working with Lead Representatives and office staff tracking projects from concept, to planning and permitting and through construction to completion.

Managed schedules and crew composition along with material and equipment orders on heavy highway, heavy civil projects in Kern and San Bernardino Counties.

Responsible for survey and layout, placement of underground engineered shoring, forms and false work for concrete foundations and structures , construction of poured in place and precast structures as well as quality control. Additional task were working with Engineers on design build and value engineering as well as scheduling and oversight of subcontractors and other trades.