{"id":4334,"date":"2015-05-12T23:25:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T23:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flatironcon.wpengine.com\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2019-04-23T13:21:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T19:21:04","slug":"faces-flatiron-rob-richardson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/news\/faces-flatiron-rob-richardson\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of Flatiron: Rob Richardson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rob Richardson<\/h3>\n

Vice President and District Manager<\/h4>\n

Central Division (CO), Central Large Projects<\/span><\/p>\n

Joined Flatiron in January 2009[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best part about your job?<\/h5>\n

The people are by far the best aspect of my job. I get to work with a broad spectrum of people with different skills and backgrounds, from 18-year-old laborers to journeymen carpenters to professional designers. I enjoy seeing people achieve goals \u2013 mentoring young people and helping them bridge gaps as they advance in their careers.<\/p>\n

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Why were you interested in working for Flatiron?<\/h5>\n

I think construction companies are divided into two different types \u2013 those that focus on construction management and those that focus on building. I like the building part, and Flatiron actually builds their projects instead of always hiring and managing a long list of subcontractors.<\/p>\n

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What keeps you here after all these years?<\/h5>\n

I appreciate Flatiron\u2019s commitment to staying on the path of being a builder first. They focus on the people and know that they are the key to the company\u2019s success, not a bunch of processes and procedures.<\/p>\n

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How has Flatiron helped your career develop?<\/h5>\n

Flatiron has given me opportunities I never would have gotten somewhere else, such as working as a Project Manager on a huge $1.4 billion project. The company offers a scale and volume of projects that you just do not see other places.<\/p>\n

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What are 3 words that best describe working at Flatiron?<\/h5>\n

Commitment
\nExpectation
\nValues<\/p>\n

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What is your proudest moment at Flatiron?<\/h5>\n

At a project level, I am very proud of the way we were able to maintain the schedule for Northeast Anthony Henday while handling traffic switches and detours. It was quite an accomplishment on a project of that size.<\/p>\n

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What has been your favorite project at Flatiron?<\/h5>\n

All projects are unique in their own way. Northeast Anthony Henday in Edmonton, Alberta, is a massive job with lots of people and technical challenges. I also enjoyed working as Project Manager on the Big Bear Bridge Replacement in Big Bear, CA.<\/p>\n

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From your perspective, what differentiates Flatiron from our competitors?<\/h5>\n

Flatiron is a builder and not just a construction manager. The company believes people are its greatest asset, and it maintains a strong commitment to its core values.<\/p>\n

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What are your hobbies outside of work?<\/h5>\n

I have five kids, so I spend a lot of time attending their sporting events, like hockey, lacrosse, and soccer. I also enjoy playing hockey, even though I am not on a team right now. As a family, we have traveled and lived in a lot of different places, and we believe in making the most out of anywhere we live.<\/p>\n

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Any additional comments about Flatiron that you would like to include?<\/h5>\n

Flatiron gives you the opportunity to go as far as you want to go. Managers show a confidence level in their employees and trust them to make the right decisions. If you are willing to work hard, they give you opportunities to advance.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rob Richardson has been with Flatiron since 2009. He has worked across several Flatiron divisions, and is now a project manager in Canada on a major Flatiron project. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":4341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-at-flatiron"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}