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Because we continually strive to set new standards of excellence in our industry, we require a different kind of employee: a person who is proactive, resourceful, collaborative and does not run from adversity. The kind of person who believes there’s always a way if we all work together.

Our hiring process is designed to identify such people — who maintain the highest professional and personal standards, work hard and can tackle tough jobs smiling.

If that’s you, you’ll do the best work of your life at JP Cullen.

We are committed to our community, our employees and their families. We offer outstanding benefits including health, life, and dental insurance, competitive bonus structure, profit sharing, PTO, holiday pay, employee assistance and professional development.

JP Cullen is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Employer. We promote diversity by proactively recruiting, hiring and promoting women, minorities, disabled individuals and veterans. JP Cullen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Send your resume to  hr@jpcullen.com or apply below.

Open Positions

Graphic Design Internship

Are you a Wonder Woman, Superman or some kind of Superhero who is a graphic design extraordinaire? Are you looking for a PAID and structured internship? Do you want to do real work rather than make copies all day?

If you said yes to the above and can leap and almost fly at times, then we want YOU! Stop searching and apply now by submitting your most creative cover letter and resume to hr@jpcullen.com.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

JP Cullen is seeking a creative, high-performing Graphic Design & Marketing Intern with a can-do attitude and an interest in learning about marketing, public relations, advertising, event planning, and business development. As the Graphic Design & Marketing Intern your primary role is to provide support for firm-wide marketing efforts, including:

  • Graphic design
  • Ordering promotional items and apparel
  • Collateral development and updates in InDesign
  • Assisting with social media accounts
  • Website updates using WordPress
  • Capturing project information
  • Presentation development
  • Event coordination and logistics
  • Proofreading of proposals and other collateral
  • Market and company research
  • Content development
  • Administrative work

Key Characteristics and skills to a Successful Intern:

  • Willingness to complete any task (range from electronic filing to jobsite visits to administrative work to content development to creative work)
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize
  • Be able to take direction and develop solutions on your own
  • Work independently but also as a team
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite products (specifically PowerPoint and InDesign)
  • Writing and proofreading skills
  • Photography skills are a plus
  • Ability to have a consistent presence in the office and travel to areas between Janesville, Milwaukee, and Madison
  • Having a previous internship or experience working in an office environment is a plus
  • Working towards a BA or BS in business, journalism, communications, marketing, public relations, graphic design, advertising or related field
Apply
Project Engineer | Madison and/or Janesville, WI

Works with the crews. Tasks could include layout, lift drawings, getting materials for the crew, updating plans, etc. Assists and leads the project crews in all aspects of Process Improvement, which includes the Seven Elements.

Major responsibilities include:

  • Ensure that the intent of JP Cullen policies, procedures and quality standards is followed in accordance with our Quality Management System.

  • As needed, participate in presentations.
  • Analyze the information for accuracy before updating the schedule, update, and distribute it. With the target/updated schedule, monitor JP Cullen and subcontractor performance to ensure there is alignment with their Any conflicts need to be addressed to the Superintendent.
  • Perform analysis of construction methods (crane reaches, form work design, erosion control, and grading modifications).
  • Produce miscellaneous sketches and drawings as required to show field conditions to the architect, clarify plan details for craft persons (e.g. lift drawing), proposing alternate details.
  • Organize and schedule pre-installation meetings for any subcontractor with on-site labor. Prepare meeting agendas and ensure attendance by all parties. Conduct pre-install meetings.
  • Verify quality and compliance of installation with specifications and drawings for all work (subcontracted or by JP Cullen).
  • Participate and prepare minutes for weekly Coordination and Foreman Meetings.
  • Organize and ensure timely submission of shop Review for compliance with project specifications and drawings and ensure ease of installation.
  • Field verifies dimensions as requested by the Superintendent for his approval.
  • Prepare and monitor written delivery schedule log. Inspect shipments of all deliveries as directed by the Superintendent.
  • Visit suppliers as directed by the Superintendent (at least one month ahead of delivery).
  • Perform inspections of stored material to approve payments to subcontractors.
  • Expedite replacement materials for shortages, misfabrications, and design errors.
  • Produce, track, and expedite signatures and forward to the Project Manager, “extra work orders,” for back charges for subcontractors and for change order work authorized by architect or owner.
  • Keep “as-built” drawings up to date to incorporate field changes to the plans.
  • Project closeout – expedite punchlist, track and verify that items on the punchlist are being completed.
  • Process and expedite answers to RFI’s generated from the field. Once answered, take to closure by distributing information and following through to ensure correct incorporation of answers.
  • Participate in presentations as needed.
  • Participate in weekly coordination meetings, superintendent meetings, daily crew huddles and foreman meetings.
  • Participate in and contribute to Operation Planning Process.
  • Capable of providing Process Improvement assistance to crews.
  • Perform additional duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

  • Four-year engineering degree related to construction or equivalent technical training and related experience, or a minimum of four years of construction site experience.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Apply
Industrial Site Engineer | Janesville, WI

Works with the crews. Tasks could include layout, lift drawings, getting materials for the crew, updating plans, etc. Assists and leads the project crews in all aspects of Process Improvement, which includes the Seven Elements.

Major responsibilities include:

  • Ensure that the intent of Cullen policies, procedures and quality standards is followed in accordance with our Quality Management System.

  • As needed, participate in presentations.
  • Analyze the information for accuracy before updating the schedule, update, and distribute it. With the target/updated schedule, monitor Cullen and subcontractor performance to ensure there is alignment with their Any conflicts need to be addressed to the Superintendent.
  • Perform analysis of construction methods (crane reaches, form work design, erosion control, and grading modifications).
  • Produce miscellaneous sketches and drawings as required to show field conditions to the architect, clarify plan details for craft persons (e.g. lift drawing), proposing alternate details.
  • Organize and schedule pre-installation meetings for any subcontractor with on-site labor. Prepare meeting agendas and ensure attendance by all parties. Conduct pre-install meetings.
  • Verify quality and compliance of installation with specifications and drawings for all work (subcontracted or by Cullen).
  • Participate and prepare minutes for weekly Coordination and Foreman Meetings.
  • Organize and ensure timely submission of shop Review for compliance with project specifications and drawings and ensure ease of installation.
  • Field verifies dimensions as requested by the Superintendent for his approval.
  • Prepare and monitor written delivery schedule log. Inspect shipments of all deliveries as directed by the Superintendent.
  • Visit suppliers as directed by the Superintendent (at least one month ahead of delivery).
  • Perform inspections of stored material to approve payments to subcontractors.
  • Expedite replacement materials for shortages, misfabrications, and design errors.
  • Produce, track, and expedite signatures and forward to the Project Manager, “extra work orders,” for back charges for subcontractors and for change order work authorized by architect or owner.
  • Keep “as-built” drawings up to date to incorporate field changes to the plans.
  • Project closeout – expedite punchlist, track and verify that items on the punchlist are being completed.
  • Process and expedite answers to RFI’s generated from the field. Once answered, take to closure by distributing information and following through to ensure correct incorporation of answers.
  • Participate in presentations as needed.
  • Participate in weekly coordination meetings, superintendent meetings, daily crew huddles and foreman meetings.
  • Participate in and contribute to Operation Planning Process.
  • Capable of providing Process Improvement assistance to crews.
  • Perform additional duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

  • Four-year engineering degree related to construction or equivalent technical training and related experience, or a minimum of four years of construction site experience.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Be willing to travel.
Apply
Building Information Modeling Engineer | Madison, WI

The role of the BIM Engineer is to implement BIM technologies for any assigned project from preconstruction through turnover. The BIM Engineer will assist team members through the use of 2D/3D software and processes on one or more projects(s) at a time. This person may also work with project teams in both an office and construction site environments.

Major responsibilities include:

  • Collect and integrate BIMs for all project team parties, run MEP coordination (clash detection) meetings, and maintain issue logs, taking issues to completion.

  • Operate laser scanner, coordinate, and model if applicable, laser scanned data for integration in models. Develop/coordinate design documents from data.

  • Completing the BIM/CAD needs of project teams such as, but not limited to, generating 2D/3D/4D site logistics plans, utilizing models to support construction operations and planning, providing regular QA/QC field walks to ensure field installations match coordinated models, aiding in lift drawing creation, and utilizing models to support estimating teams.

  • Coordinate and solve BIM related issues with project teams.

  • Incorporate constructibility and construction means and methods into BIM models. Facilitate federated models between discipline models produced internally and externally.

  • Generate 3D/4D models for business development, marketing, pre‐construction, and construction teams.

  • Prepare and manage electronic deliverables to client.

  • Responsible for preparing and managing electronic deliverables to client

  • Responsible for electronic file management.

Qualifications

  • Four‐year engineering degree related to construction or equivalent technical training and related experience, or a minimum of four years of construction site experience.

  • Intermediate to advanced expertise and experience in the current release of AutoCAD & Revit and one or more of the following: Navisworks Manage, Trimble SketchUp, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Inventor, Trimble RealWorks.

  • Ability to follow through in a self‐motivated fashion.

  • Possess the ability to work well as part of a team and independently.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Project Administrative Assistant| Milwaukee, WI

JP Cullen is seeking a project administrative assistant with a can-do attitude for our Milwaukee Division to provide clerical and administrative support to our Project Teams with the potential to grow to a Project Coordinator. Primary responsibilities include:

 

  • Accounting tasks such as record keeping, tracking of time and invoicing
  • Accurate typing and transcription
  • Composing correspondence
  • Creating contracts
  • Preparation of presentations and reports
  • Arranging meeting and travel plans
  • Provide support for staff as needed
  • Filing/Scanning
  • Back Up Phones/Receptionist duties
  • Construction related duties including posting plans and ordering materials for the field

Qualifications Desired:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
  • Must be customer service focused and have excellent verbal and communication skills
  • Ideal candidate is organized, detail oriented, able to multi-task, has excellent time management skills and works well under pressure and/or deadlines
  • Knowledge of office equipment and construction experience is desirable but not required
  • Knowledge of Primavera and Newforma is desirable but not required
  • Basic understanding of A/E/C industry terminology and procedures is desirable but not required
Apply
Healthcare Project Engineer | Madison, WI

Works with the crews. Tasks could include layout, lift drawings, getting materials for the crew, updating plans, etc. Assists and leads the project crews in all aspects of Process Improvement, which includes the Seven Elements.

Major responsibilities include:

  • Ensure that the intent of JP Cullen policies, procedures and quality standards is followed in accordance with our Quality Management System.

  • As needed, participate in presentations.
  • Analyze the information for accuracy before updating the schedule, update, and distribute it. With the target/updated schedule, monitor JP Cullen and subcontractor performance to ensure there is alignment with their Any conflicts need to be addressed to the Superintendent.
  • Perform analysis of construction methods (crane reaches, form work design, erosion control, and grading modifications).
  • Produce miscellaneous sketches and drawings as required to show field conditions to the architect, clarify plan details for craft persons (e.g. lift drawing), proposing alternate details.
  • Organize and schedule pre-installation meetings for any subcontractor with on-site labor. Prepare meeting agendas and ensure attendance by all parties. Conduct pre-install meetings.
  • Verify quality and compliance of installation with specifications and drawings for all work (subcontracted or by JP Cullen).
  • Participate and prepare minutes for weekly Coordination and Foreman Meetings.
  • Organize and ensure timely submission of shop Review for compliance with project specifications and drawings and ensure ease of installation.
  • Field verifies dimensions as requested by the Superintendent for his approval.
  • Prepare and monitor written delivery schedule log. Inspect shipments of all deliveries as directed by the Superintendent.
  • Visit suppliers as directed by the Superintendent (at least one month ahead of delivery).
  • Perform inspections of stored material to approve payments to subcontractors.
  • Expedite replacement materials for shortages, misfabrications, and design errors.
  • Produce, track, and expedite signatures and forward to the Project Manager, “extra work orders,” for back charges for subcontractors and for change order work authorized by architect or owner.
  • Keep “as-built” drawings up to date to incorporate field changes to the plans.
  • Project closeout – expedite punchlist, track and verify that items on the punchlist are being completed.
  • Process and expedite answers to RFI’s generated from the field. Once answered, take to closure by distributing information and following through to ensure correct incorporation of answers.
  • Participate in presentations as needed.
  • Participate in weekly coordination meetings, superintendent meetings, daily crew huddles and foreman meetings.
  • Participate in and contribute to Operation Planning Process.
  • Capable of providing Process Improvement assistance to crews.
  • Perform additional duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

  • Four-year engineering degree related to construction or equivalent technical training and related experience, or a minimum of four years of construction site experience.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Apply
Estimating Administrative Assistant - Janesville, WI

JP Cullen is seeking an Administrative Assistant with a can-do attitude to join our Janesville Pre-construction & Estimating team.  This is an important, impactful position with great responsibility for helping JP Cullen procure new construction projects and you will have opportunity for growth.  The individual will be given a wide variety of tasks (many of the duties are currently being done by estimators) and you will be assisting the VP of Pre-construction and Estimating.  Training on the technical aspects of construction and software will be provided.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Creating Excel spreadsheets for data and comparisons
  • Preparing scope letters
  • Setting up bid units and all bid forms
  • Ensuring questions to the architect are completed
  • Coding labor and material costs
  • Assisting in takeoff and tracking down prices
  • Updating data and set up for new estimates in MC^2, estimating software
  • Assisting in printing, meeting minutes, photo management
  • Contacting with sub-contractors
  • Creating overlays
  • Attending pre-bid walk-throughs to take pictures

Qualifications Desired:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) and ability to quickly learn other software programs (specifically MC2 Estimating Program and ECMS Job Cost accounting).
  • Must be customer service focused and have excellent verbal and communication skills
  • Must be comfortable with math, statistics, logic formulas (in excel for example)
  • Ideal candidate is organized, detail oriented, independent, assertive, willing to learn, and works well under pressure and/or deadlines
  • No need for understanding of construction industry terminology and procedures. We can teach those if you are willing to learn.
Apply