Intern & Graduate Positions with one of the Nation’s Top Concrete Contractors

It is not often that the opportunity to train with some of the leading experts in the commercial concrete industry comes along.  At The Conco Companies, we recognize the importance of providing interns and new graduates a way to gain quality hands-on experience.  Our Concrete Estimator and Project Engineer positions offer hard-working, talented individuals the chance to do just that. 

For anyone wishing to apply for the Concrete Estimator positions, the jobs are with the East Bay Construction Company that has offices in Southern California and Seattle.  Our Conco professionals are committed to training these individuals.  The job of a Concrete Estimator includes preparing a project estimate, bid, and schedule for commercial construction projects as well as interpreting plans and specifications.  Individuals will learn how to evaluate subcontract, vendor and supplier quotes as well as prepare RFI’s.      

Currently all of our Project Engineer intern and graduate positions are out of our Concord offices, and again, Conco professionals will train individuals.  As a Project Engineer, some of your duties will include handling daily paperwork such as inspection requests and safety and pre-task reports.  You will also learn the requirements for processing Requests for Information (RFI’s) documents and oversee field fixes, schedule deliveries and manpower to jobsites, and attend jobsite meetings with the Project Manager.  Furthermore, you will work with the Project Manager to adjust delivery/crane/manpower schedules based on needs. 

   

Anyone seeking these positions should have comprehensive written and verbal communication skills and a proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.  Please see our website for our complete job qualifications and application details.  Conco is an exciting place to work and our extensive expertise has allowed us to be a part of many distinguished projects throughout the Western United States.  We invite you to come join our team!

The Conco Companies are a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western U.S. We got our start in the Bay Area in 1959 by offering clients the best value on a wide range of concrete services and products.  Since that time, we have taken a leading role as one of the top concrete contractors in the region. Our offices serve California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Nevada.

Topnotch Concrete Solutions for the Denver Area

The Conco Companies are proud to bring premium concrete services to Colorado’s Front Range.  Services include high-quality concrete formwork, reinforcement, finishing, and shotcrete.  We also offer the Denver area design/build, turnkey and G.C. services that provide customers the opportunity to not only work with some of the top professionals in the field but to do so at a great value. 

Right from the planning stages, Conco partners with owners and contractors to ensure each project gets off to a great start.  For Conco formwork, our team takes into account project specifications, requirements and budget and uses up-to-the-date technology including BIM to determine the best type of material to use to construct the forms.  We make forms out of a variety of materials including plywood and steel as well as custom-made plastic and fiberglass.  In addition we offer professional concrete drawing services for walls, columns, beams and slab soffits.

As we own and operate two large, rebar fabrication facilities, Conco is equipped to be a single source for all of your reinforcement and installation needs.  Our high-performance, precision-engineered rebar is fabricated in state-of-the-art plants equipped with modern shear lines, benders and post-tension cable manufacturing equipment.  In addition our finishing teams are some of the most experienced in the field and bring to each project Conco’s standard of excellence. 

Our shotcrete services offer an economical solution for many projects and we are experienced in the most advanced methods of application.  The technique almost eliminates the forming process all together reducing both labor costs and time.  Shotcrete is used in place of traditional cast-in-place shear walls, retaining walls, architectural walls, slope pavement, and soil nailing.

One project we recently completed was the luxurious high-rise apartment building, the Platform, which is part of the Union Station redevelopment project in Downtown Denver.  The 21-story skyscraper includes 288 apartment units and 260 parking spaces as well as 7,000 square feet of retail space.

The Conco Companies mission is to be the best supplier of concrete services in Western US and bring expertise, experience and quality to each project. Conco’s portfolio includes public works projects, commercial, educational, healthcare, parking structures and other construction development.

One Enduring Example of Greek Architecture – The Parthenon

The Conco Companies are experienced commercial concrete contractors who have had the privilege to be involved in many exciting construction projects built over the last several decades.  In recognition of outstanding construction projects throughout the centuries, we are doing a series of posts on ancient Greek architecture.   

    

Since the word “acropolis,” means high city, it was used to describe many buildings throughout Greece, but in recent times, it has been used to describe the temples overlooking Athens.  There are several buildings that make up the Acropolis that still survive in some part.  The buildings include the Parthenon that was constructed in 447 to 438 BC (some of the decorative features were completed in 432 BC).  The Propylaea, constructed around 437 BC. The Temple of Athena Nike, constructed from 427 to 423 BC.  In addition the Erechtheum, which was started in 421 BC but had construction interrupted, was finally completed in 407 BC.  

 

The Parthenon, considered to be the most important surviving structure that exemplifies Classic Greece architectural style, was built in honor of the goddess Athena, patron of the people of Athens.  Constructed in the Doric order, the Parthenon is “regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy and western civilization, and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.”  The temple was originally used as a treasury, but in the last decade of the sixth century, it was used as a Christian church.   

The Parthenon measures 45 ft. high and the cella, which is the inner chamber of a temple, is 98 ft. by 63 ft.  The rectangular shaped building is surrounded by a colonnaded portico of columns on all four sides.  Comprised of 8 columns along the front of the building, it has 15 columns on each side, with the two corner columns on each end to total 17.  Originally the structure contained many brightly painted sculptures but they were removed in 1802 and now reside in the British Museum.  Owned by the Greek government, the structure has been under renovation for decades, but this summer visitors to the Acropolis will have the chance to see the Parthenon without scaffolding for the first time since 1983,  

The Conco Companies are a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. We have built a reputation on superior concrete formwork, reinforcing, place and finish, shotcrete and other ancillary services that benefit from our vast experience.  We have four regional offices to serve Southern and Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado. 

Source:  famous-historic-buildings.org.uk/greece_4.html, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon

Opening for an IT Manager Position at Conco

One of the top commercial concrete contractors in the nation is seeking a qualified IT Manager.  The Conco Companies are looking for a leader to support the current and future needs of our business and to be responsible for administering, maintaining and implementing information technology networks and systems. 

As Conco’s IT Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating all operational support activities within the IT department along with providing technical support for IT solutions to advance mission-critical organization operations.  In addition you will work closely with decision makers from within all departments throughout our companies to identify, recommend and implement cost-effective technology support solutions.  

Job duties include tasks such as overseeing the IT department’s operational planning and organizing, and negotiating allocation of IT and hardware resources.  Furthermore, the IT Manager will facilitate technology team yearly goals and development plans as well as lead efforts to control our information technology’s annual operating and capital budgets. 

In terms of experience, it is preferred that applicants possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business or a related field and have at 3 years or more management experience.  Furthermore, applicants should have 6 years of broad operational IT experience in a medium to large company in the construction industry. 

Along with professional qualification, applicants need to be self-motivated along with the ability to communicate ideas in a business-friendly and user-friendly language.  The individual should desire to make a difference in our company and be ready to effectively collaborate with a group of highly talented colleagues.  Applicants also need to be willing to travel to Conco locations in the Bay Area; Southern California-Los Angeles Area; Seattle, Washington; and Denver, Colorado.  Please see our website for complete job description and application details.  

Conco is a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. We have built a reputation on superior concrete formwork, reinforcing, place and finish, shotcrete and other ancillary services that benefit from our vast experience.  We have four regional offices to serve Southern and Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado. 

The Tradition behind the “Topping Off Ceremony”

Just like many groups of workers, the construction industry also has its own set of traditions and ceremonies.  One such interesting tradition is the “topping off (or topping out) ceremony,” which is a builders’ rite held when the last beam is placed atop a structure during construction.  

The tradition started out as a religious rite in ancient Scandinavian countries.  Wikipedia states that the practice consisted of placing a tree atop a newly finished building as a way to “appease the tree-dwelling spirits displaced in its construction.”  To mark the celebration, a meal was prepared for the workers and a toast made to the success of the project.    

In America the topping off ceremony usually includes painting the last beam white and then having it signed by all the construction workers as well as the rest of the team involved in the construction project.  Another part of the tradition is to place an evergreen tree or leafy branch on top of the last beam along with the American flag; although if a death occurred as a result of the construction process, a tree is not used.  A meal or a toast may be included, and it is often used as an opportunity to hold a media event to promote the new building.  

Along with the U.S., the tradition is still common in Canada, the United Kingdom, Austria, Iceland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland among others.   Another tradition, Pannenbier, which means (roof) tile beer, is popular in the Netherlands and Flanders.  It involves hanging a flag up once a building reaches its highest point.  The World Library site says, “The flag (usually the national, regional or city flag) then stays in place until the owner of the building provides (free) beer to the workers, after which the flag is lowered. It is considered greedy if the flag is flown for more than a couple of days.”

At The Conco Companies, we are a leading concrete contractor in the Western U.S. and offer a wide range of quality services and products.  Our experience includes providing services for commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects.  We serve California, Washington State, Oregon, Colorado and Nevada.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topping_out, worldlibrary.org/articles/topping_out