project manager

summer intern

project engineer

associate project manager

superintendent

F.H. Paschen

At FH Paschen you will be exposed to many facets of the construction industry. FH Paschen dives deep into several markets and delivery methods. To name a few, FHP pursues:

1. Bid Build, Design Build, & CM @ Risk.
2. Building, Civil, Heavy Highway, and JOC (Job order contracting) 
3. Mainly public but also the private sector

Job sizes can range from a few hundred thousand to as big 500 million dollars. FHP is growing at a rapid rate and opportunities for its employees does as well. Since FHPs business is so diverse, the amount of knowledge you are able to gain in a short period of time is incomparable to other companies. 

Culturally FHP works as a team and the majority of your coworkers and managers are there to help. Coming to work can be fun and inclusive. Management is accessible and willing to continuously teach the younger and less experienced to become better employees. As a company hard work is valued. 

The hardest part of the job is staying organized and on top of work. Just like the industry as a whole, there are peaks and valleys to when people are busy and against the clock. The type of work often does lead to longer working hours during busier times.

A seasoned professional with 20+ years in the construction / maintenance management field. With the expertise needed to generate impressive outcomes. Ability to direct multi-site construction, maintenance, and modernization projects through their entire life cycle with diverse sectors including schools, multi-family housing, commercial buildings, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and industrial plants. Exhibited impressive perseverance and ingenuity in completing projects within tight budgets and challenging schedules by utilizing expertise, skills, and confidence to anticipate issues and problems and make critical decisions quickly and effectively

Good work place,  atmosphere
Fair Salary, although salary posted for QCM is not believable
Upper management is strong, fair. Mid management in past was strong, presently is not. Quality Control should not be confused with Safety. Those are not the same, even while are supportive. 
Past mid-managers held weekly staff meeting, lately was not done, which was contrary to good management and quality of work.
Job openings, based on workload, for same positions between various departments and Personnel are not shared, and are not transferable.

Highly recommend weekly staff meetings, and involving all staff members in the project management teems! 

Typical Day - Checking and responding to emails. This is done throughout the day. Following a personal look ahead to management priorites and duties to ensure meeting individual deadlines.
What I learn - learn daily through progress of the project and processes
Management - This is daily in different aspects of the word. Management as in time management and prioritzing of the work load. Management as in conferring with management within the company.
Co Workers - Co workers are a big part of my role as we are a project team and must fill the role of a team player to ensure activities are carried out.
Hardest part of the job - the typical pressure that comes with construction with constant deadlines and revising schedules, etc.
Most enjoyable part of the job - Watching the progress as it takes places and looking at a finished project.

I worked out of the Columbus office, HQ is Chicago IL. we were basically forgotten about. 3 people in the office, the VP of our division (Govt jobs) may have visited once a year. 

I learned a lot about the government sector of construction

Management was very relaxed-to a fault. No personal development. 

Work place culture was great with our 3 person office.

The hardest part of the job was bidding jobs, studying the prints, collecting good numbers from subs, and creating a price then before we submitted, the main office would only look at the budget sheet and then have us increase the price just because thats how they did it in Chicago-we lost every job bid for 10 plus months because of this technique.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great career opportunity for a young man or woman. They train for every aspect in infrastructure. Company vehicle for foreman to CEO. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being nice to INDOT employees 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you don’t have good work ethic FHP is not for you 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I was a parts runner.  I delivered and picked up parts, mail and equipment to every job site in Midwest Indiana. Including excursions to Ohio and Michigan. My favorite day was working on a runway at Gary International Airport and videoing a F-16 Jet landing

Learned a lot during my tenure with the company and will forever be greatful for the opportunity. Built restrooms, built an openable glass structure to a natural spring fed pool, replaced a weir, rehabbed schools. Typical day was going to two or three jobs and making sure the subcontractors were performing and getting neccessary inspections to keep job progressing, lots of paperwork documenting the job. Best part of the job, w
orking closely with one of the other superintendents to get projects done and he turned out to be one of my best friends.

There is very little negative about working for this company. Working hours are normal days, occasionally off hours on some projects when called for. Our office crew, management personnel, clients, and work force are all professional and easy to get along with. Projects are all handled as a team that supports each other and works together for smooth operations and we all do our parts with good communication.  

This is an excellent company to work at where you can build a solid rewarding career.  I started as a summer intern over 15 years ago and have not looked back.  There are opportunities at FHP to work on a variety of construction projects ranging from heavy civil, transportation, renovations, aviation, healthcare, municipal, parks & recreation, and military to name a few.  There are also opportunities to work in various offices throughout the nation - Chicago, DC, Atlanta, Dallas... the company is always growing.  Although this is a larger company, it really feels like a family.  Everyone helps each other and works as a team.

They were a good company to work for and I really learned a lot,my day was spent at various job sites taking care of the other persons performing the work,overseeing the jobs and construction,and coordinating the PBS,and workers, and reporting to my superiors how the jobs were being done and going.the management there were good but very busy,the hardest part was the coordination of the job and any deadlines,but I really enjoyed workin with all the tradesmen and the company.

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