Schoppman Company Inc.

What is Professionalism and Why is it Important?   In January, our President gave us his vision for our company’s #1 goal for this year…Professionalism.  Academically defined as “the conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person” (Webster’s Dictionary 2018), professionalism, to me, speaks more to the merits of…

Position Overview: Responsible for assisting with overall project management including pre-construction, estimating, subcontractor selection, project scheduling, submittals, shop drawings, and RFI’s.     Duties & Responsibilities: Assist with all aspects of the project as directed by project manager or EAS. Have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the contract documents. Establish and maintain good relations…

  Position Overview: Responsible for supervision of all construction activity on the project including, but not limited to, directing of company and subcontractor personnel, procurement of construction materials, coordination of subcontractor trades, scheduling, and maintaining and enforcing safety regulations and practices on the jobsite.     Duties & Responsibilities: Responsible for all construction activity. Have…

Project Manager Job Overview Represent Schoppman Company, Inc in a positive manner in all project meetings attended. Oversee the construction project from start to finish. Perform a key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed. Establish project team, develop the objectives and goals for each team member and monitor progress. Project accounting…

  Another season of baseball is officially under way and man it was an exciting home opener for the Braves with a great three run walk-off home run to beat the Phillies 8-5.  If the Braves can keep up that kind of play the whole season, the Battery will be even busier than it was…

Due to the increase in construction activity, the demand for building permits are increasing. With this increase in permitting causes an increase in onsite inspections.  All site inspections are done by a qualified building inspector.  Many of the cities and local governing authorities have gone to a call-in computer system, where requests for inspections are…

As 2017 comes to a close, it’s hard not to think about what’s in store for 2018. Through the years I have learned that future projects typically do not come true, so this article is not about projects for 2018 but about possible trends for the construction industry. The New Year will bring challenges in…