field engineer

project manager

senior estimator

project engineer

general foreman

Robins & Morton

On a typical day I made sure that each of the 10 construction managers, for 2 jobsites, were either on time or knew about any meeting they had to attend. I would update any OSHA training certificate for the employees of 12 subcontractors on 2 jobsites. I would organize meetings and be sure that meetings did not overlap if one or more construction manager/s or subcontractor/s would need to attend. I worked closely with the Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager and 2 Superintendents to assist in any documents they needed to turn in to the construction owners (this would be Auburn University).I would assist with pay requests and change orders to ensure that all documents were included before they were turned in to owner, (Auburn University) for approval or payment. Organized any lunch meeting such as ordering food, set up and clean up. Kept all files such as pay requests, invoice summaries, change orders, safety documents, OSHA training documents and orientation for new employees onsite neat and organized. Also, kept files of office material such as correspondence, CCD's, ASI's and RFI's, that would be printed and filed, invoices from vendors and any important documents in neat and organized filing system that I formed through the policy & procedures of Robins & Morton.

I would also need be sure to know of each construction manager's day off, vacation and need to be sure to know where they were in case of an emergency or if a subcontractor needed to see them.

I learned a lot and was able to use my knowledge with Robins & Morton. This job taught me about construction, construction management and office management. I learned how to write professional correspondence, speak professional when speaking to owners and Project Managers/Superintendents. This job also taught me more about ways to keep organized and new ways to make it easier to organize. I learned to organize meetings and hold composure when I had several meetings and their attendees in office at one time.

For the most part management of Auburn's jobsites for Robins & Morton was easy to get along with, but there were some that were not very understanding of certain situations being that when I came to work for them I was not a single parent and half way through my employment with the company I had become a single parent with many issues and 2 children.

For the most part I was able to keep every file and each meeting organized, but I did get very overwhelmed when I had 2 Project Managers, 2 major 5 million dollar jobsites and 2 Superintendents, 500+ jobsite employees (some came on certain days but still needed information) and 13 subcontractors. I was able to know each detail but filing did get behind.

The most hated part of my job was filing because I would get everything organized but could not find the time to put it away. I kept everything where I could find it or if any of the construction managers would need something I could direct them to where it was kept.

The most enjoyable part of this job was several things. I enjoyed working with most of the guys, Construction Managers and subcontractors that would come and go. I enjoyed learning and seeing how buildings are put together and how fast things move behind the scenes of construction.

Had two women harass me daily who were working in tool crib, couldn't get a tool without an issues. Reported to management on numerous occasions, so it wouldn’t continue on night shift. Had to go to project manager, come to find out it was project managers wife. Still continued because they didn’t do anything about it.

Day shift was okay, when I went to nights, issues didn't stop.

Was on fire watch, had a welder welding on a nitrogen tank without fire blankets. Nobody seemed to care. The attitude from most was you actually noticed.

Had me torching galvanized metal without mask, about 3 hours worth. Brought in mask next day, couldn’t wear it, told me to drop mask issue or go home.

Had this foremen, who consistently said he requested me for third shift, just not the kind guy you want to work for. He tries to write me up for not being tied off on a ladder; he was on the ladder across from me not tied off.

Simple communication and honestly not there, don’t listen to people who honestly know what they are talking about.

I am being lite, I did everything I was asked and more, I was a stealer co-worker and truly did the right things. They let employees harasses me, a foreman fire me for not being tied off on a ladder. That same foreman stood on the ladder across from me not tied off.
On my way to get my tools, they dropped a beam. I hope they realize there actions have repercussions.

Tried the corporate number. I told them HR wouldn’t work. They had Hr call me back anyway. I just hung up. This is the project in Newell, Ergon Plant. Haven’t worked on any other projects for Robins & Morton

Great company with great people and benefits.  It is a large company with a family mentality.  They have their version of lean construction that is sometimes not accepted by the more tenured construction generation.  There is not consistency at the jobsite level, even though it is expected. They are growing faster than they can hire people, which has led to declining/inconsistent quality for some projects. 
They have a very strong training program.   They are slow to promote and elevate women to leadership levels, even though they recently created a women’s network. Senior management seems to promote/advocate those that can politic for themselves the best, but this is typical for most companies. 
They have high focus on client satisfaction and have a very transparent approach which creates trust with the clients. Even though the quality is not consistent, the company typically has high quality field supervision and a robust quality management approach.  Once the mass influx of new hires is more tenured and trained, this will become more consistent. 
The pros with R&M outweigh the cons.  Every company has is flaws. After all, it is made up of people.  Overall the best construction company I have come in contact with and they typically work with you and not against you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The companies philosophy and the mindset on safety. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
As a traveling site superintendent the relocation process. The company offers an unrealistic budget for relocation and no help on the living arrangements as per project area. Also the orientation process is all virtual . 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It depends on the division and project you are working in. The environment is very  professional but the culture don’t apply on every job site .

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day morning  site walk for  safety and any issues happening over night. Making sure subcontractors are doing daily safety site tool talk on assignment for the day with the crews . Later sud meeting on daily progress deliveries crews count , issues, and future delays . There res of the day is meetings either with client, PMs , subs, schedulers, or suppliers, site  walks. Until the end of the day for last site walk for the day

Very good people to work with.  Management was balanced and a pleasure to work with.  A large company-wide safety meeting with routine exercises started each day.  Hardest part of work was walking down the pipe lines to be tested to isolate them following the P&IDs layouts of the test.  Most enjoyable part of the job was to get it done and enjoy the company and friendships of the workers.  I always tried to stay focus on the job, though the interactions with fellow workers is nice.  I hated to keep turning everyones attention back to our job and away from talk and fun, but felt it very necessary.  The feeling of accomplishment pleased my heart.  Safety was a part of the management's respectful relationship with its workers (safety was lived and well lived)  A fine company to work with.

Start my day in the office at 6:30 am then went out to the building site of a 12 story hospital. Talked to my workers and placed them on the different floors that work needed to be done. Construction clean up. Keep the workers busy and worked along side of them showing them what was to be expected out of our work day. Carrying up to 100 pounds of pipe, garbage, concrete to dumpsters and keeping the floors clean of the subcontractors mesh. Walking up12 flights of stairs 30 times a day was great exercise. Working as a team and getting tied off with a harness walking the ledge cleaning the edges of the building, guiding the loll into bring in materials and running the front loader to pick up debris was some of the fun parts of the job. The 58 hours a week steady with overtime was definitely a great plus.

They tend to treat the Auburn graduates better than anyone else. Coming from 30 years of experience in the field they would hold me back and have me perform work above my position for a long time before getting the promotion to that position. Where as Auburn graduates were given positions they were not ready for. Also if a job is in your hometown you will be sent to the other side of the country. With no regards about getting to spend time with your family. They offer a very unsatisfactory amount of money to travel home and see your kids each year. If you are single without a family this opportunity would be great. 

Loved my job!  Work entailed reception, records management, computer software applications, document processing, data entry, boilerplate processing, on-boarding, drug screens, pull plans and forms, order supplies, errands, write protocols, safety signage, meetings, fund raising events, and other general administrative duties.  The culture is service to professional executive construction teams (OAC) with management focused on getting the job done.  The hardest part of the job was the commute but I enjoyed the administrative work and the people very much and appreciate the opportunity to serve.

I have worked on a couple of projects for R&M; the first was a positive environment filled with a solid work-life balance and lots of support from management to help you succeed; The second was different and filled with negativity and money problems. R&M is a great company, but you will only feel that if you work on larger projects, the smaller jobs feel unsupported. The most straightforward comparison I can give is the difference between a Varsity and a JV team; if you're on one of their Varsity projects, you're treated like gold, however, on any of the JV team jobs, you are paid well but is it at a higher cost.

The co-workers that I had the pleasure of working with are great people and it was enjoyable coming to work everyday because of them.  I learned that waiting too long to take action when there are negative issues in the planned schedule is a recipe for losing your budget.  I arrived when changes were finally made and fought an uphill battle the remainder of the project.   I absolutely love what I do but due to the project being behind, there was a lot of overtime worked and not much of a personal life.

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