PETE RAWSON
Hudson
Summary
In 1987, started as an Operating Engineer for Local 49 Union. Became skilled in operating numerous pieces of heavy equipment to perform grading, excavating and back filling. Experienced in many different areas, such as housing developments, airports, highways, county roads, commercial buildings, golf courses and landfills. Performed layout duties for different contractors prior to joining MA Mortenson, in 2012, as foreman to Senior Superintendent on wind and solar projects.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Civil Superintendant
MYR Energy Group
02.2025 - Current
- In charge of US Operations of MYR Energy Group.
- Planning of all work performed on the projects throughout the United States.
- Champion of safety, quality, accuracy & execution of all duties on site.
- Problem solving on a project level to procure a solution for issues.
- Training of all superintendents & general foreman for job duties.
- Working through site issues with Owner's Reps to resolve on a professional level & come up with a solution to benefit both parties.
- Project planning prior to construction, giving insite to estimating on cost, time, material & equipment in manpower hours.
- Specializing in heavy civil operations, which includes mass grading & site grading. Also including erosion control tactics & planning to get ahead of any ongoing issues that the sites experiences.
- Reaching out to local business to build a relationship for materials that are needed on site.
- Maintaining logs & information that is pertinent to the job sites across the country.
Finish Dozer Operator Mass Grading Site Development
Carl Bolander & Sons
10.2023 - 10.2024
- Site finish grading
- Streets
- Boulevards
- Pads
- Parks
- Ponds
Finish Blade Operator
Schaefer Contracting
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Final grade for Highway 10, Anoka, MN
- Access streets
- Side streets
- Turn lanes
- On ramps/Off ramps
- City streets
Mass Grading Superintendent
Miller Excavating
08.2021 - 06.2022
- GPS Layout
- Site Supervision for mass grading
- QA QC
- Tolerancing for final grade for paving parking lots, roads & county roads
- Responsible for all earth work, ponds & drainage swales
Earthwork Superintendent
Meyer Contracting
04.2021 - 07.2021
- Manage & report time cards
- Manage & report quantity usage, receivables (ex. gravel, concrete, etc.)
- Track consumables
- Site & equipment management
- Delegate activities to the Civil Earthwork Crew
- GPS layout
- Locates
- Order trucks for trucking
Project General Superintendent
Park Construction
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Manage subcontractors
- Manage payroll & report time
- Manage & report quantity usage, receivables (ex. gravel, concrete, etc.)
- Track consumables
- Oversee quality control
- Manage & handle deficiency reports
- Heavy Job Software
Site Manager
Black & McDonald
03.2019 - 08.2019
- Head of the civil operations on major wind projects in US
- Represent company with the owners’ reps, vendors, and subs
- Hiring and managing multiple crews
- Main erection planning and scheduling
- Managing site budgets and schedules
Sr Superintendent
M.A. Mortenson
05.2012 - 03.2019
- Head of the civil teams on major wind and solar projects
- Pre-construction planning with project managers, equipment and manpower projections, and hiring and managing large crews
- Represented company in negotiating and dealing with owner’s reps on the projects and manage vendor relationships
- Worked closely with the project team to mitigate possible contract issues or design flaws that may occur
Owner
Black Jack Erosion Control & Grading
05.2010 - 03.2012
- Lead the team as the owner of this company, running the day to day operations as management
General Superintendent
Nadau Excavating
03.2005 - 05.2010
- Oversee the day-to-day operations on projects
- Hired and supervised staff on site and performed employee reviews, determined promotions, and raises
- Managed all the equipment planning of mobilization to and from the job sites, and managed the Auto Cad Design Work for the Trimble and site layout
- Worked closely with the sub-contractors for project planning for day-to-day activities and scheduling
Education
Heavy Equipment Earth Moving -
Staples Technical College
Motley, MN01.1990
Skills
- Pre-Construction Job Planning
- Equipment Matrix Planning
- Job Site Preparation Planning
- Man-Power Scheduling
- Securing Land Use Contracts
- Contract Negotiations with Landowners and Subcontractors
- Union Negotiations
- Owner Representation Negotiations
- Employing Craft Employees
- Subcontractor Management
- Build2Win Track Software
- Heavy Jobs
Timeline
Senior Civil Superintendant
MYR Energy Group
02.2025 - Current
Finish Dozer Operator Mass Grading Site Development
Carl Bolander & Sons
10.2023 - 10.2024
Finish Blade Operator
Schaefer Contracting
07.2022 - 10.2023
Mass Grading Superintendent
Miller Excavating
08.2021 - 06.2022
Earthwork Superintendent
Meyer Contracting
04.2021 - 07.2021
Project General Superintendent
Park Construction
01.2020 - 04.2021
Site Manager
Black & McDonald
03.2019 - 08.2019
Sr Superintendent
M.A. Mortenson
05.2012 - 03.2019
Owner
Black Jack Erosion Control & Grading
05.2010 - 03.2012
General Superintendent
Nadau Excavating
03.2005 - 05.2010
Heavy Equipment Earth Moving -
Staples Technical College
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