Cameron Nottke
Surprise,AZ
Summary
Assistant Project Manager with 6+ years of construction project support, coordinating subcontractors, schedules, and change management to keep phased installations on track. Managed budgets, buyouts, RFIs, and change order negotiations to protect owner cash flow and reduce disputes. Seeking to grow into expanded PM responsibilities while strengthening client and trade partnerships.
Overview
1
1
Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Engineer
Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Phoenix, Arizona
11.2025 - Current
- Coordinated subcontractor scopes and procurement timelines to align deliveries with phased installation.
- Processing RFTs, Changer Orders (Sub & Owner), & Submittals.
- Scheduling - Subcontractors, Project Schedule, Owner Coordination.
- Assisting superintendents onsite as needed for project development.
- Project financials - Budget, SOV, Buyout, & Payapp.
- Overseeing daily scope & managing/scheduling subcontractors.
- Reviewed change order requests, negotiated pricing with vendors, and reduced disputed charges to the owner.
- Prepared bid packages and clarified scope to subcontractors, reducing scope-change disputes during procurement.
- Prepared and maintained lookahead schedules, adjusting subcontractor assignments to meet critical milestones.
- Managed change order logs, validated contractor pricing, and expedited approvals to preserve project cash flow.
Business Development Manager
Western Fence Company
Phoenix, Arizona
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Experienced in building and maintaining strong client relationships to drive revenue growth.
- Proficient in market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities.
- Marketing material for company socials.
- Attending business development events, associations, and scheduling multiple meetings to continue lasting relationships.
- Maintaining relations with existing clients to ensure customer satisfaction and gain updated information on the companies performance.
- Perform take-offs for project estimates.
- Precon experience.
- Identify labor, material, and time by studying drawings and specifications.
- Estimating & Plan Reading.
- Reviewed project specifications to identify scope gaps and submitted clarifying RFTs to owners.
Assistant Project Manager
Derek Builders
Phoenix, Arizona
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Upheld communication with clients, subcontractors, design personnel, owners, and supervisors to discuss schedules, meetings, issues, and problem solving.
- Engaging in scheduling job walks, project buy-out, subcontractor and OAC meetings, submittals, RFIs, budgeting, and project communications.
- Attended business development activities with clients and subcontractors to create lasting relationships.
- Studying plans and job specifications to apply the appropriate method through the construction process.
- Overlooking solutions and all options to eliminate change orders.
Infantry Team Leader
US Army
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Maintained professionalism and calmness with all personnel, even in high-stress situations.
- Led reconnaissance team to search for observation pools, target indicators, and land navigation routes in all types of weather conditions.
- Trained new team members on various navigational duties, including route and mission planning.
- Provided mentorship and guidance to soldiers in work and personal lives.
- Developed leadership skills, dedication, work ethics, teamwork, rapid problem solving, critical thinking, and quick reaction to organizational changes.
- PowerPoint, briefing skills, presentations, developed times, areas, plans, and kept track of personnel, costly equipment, and vehicles.
Laborer
Rummel Construction
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Carried out site clean-up and organization tasks.
- Performed heavy lifting and manual labor in various construction projects.
- Flagging - Traffic control on job sites.
- Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Management
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10-2020
High School Diploma -
Shadow Ridge High School
05-2013
Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Procurement processes
- Business development
- Client relationship management
- Market analysis
- Conflict resolution
- Submittal management
- Project management
- RFI documentation
- Change order negotiation
- Estimating accuracy
Certification
- Basic Dust Control, Rule 310
- First Aid, CPR/AED
Timeline
Project Engineer
Adolfson & Peterson Construction
11.2025 - Current
Business Development Manager
Western Fence Company
01.2024 - 12.2025
Assistant Project Manager
Derek Builders
01.2021 - 12.2023
Infantry Team Leader
US Army
01.2017 - 01.2020
Laborer
Rummel Construction
01.2014 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Applied Management
Grand Canyon University
High School Diploma -
Shadow Ridge High School