ROBERT E. ERICKSON
VICE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS
With over thirty-five years in the construction industry, Bob
Erickson’s construction experience brings extraordinary depth to
the project management staff. Beginning his career in the
construction trades, he progressed to project supervision and then
to project management. Mr. Erickson joined Mercer Construction
in 1979 as a project superintendent and has become an integral part
of the company’s successful operations.
To add to his
accomplishments, he has been promoted to Vice President Director
of Field Operations. With his vast knowledge of the business and
excellent skills, he has continued to successfully manage
construction in our Company.
Mr. Erickson is responsible for many of Mercer’s larger and more
complex projects requiring his outstanding abilities in cost
analysis, budgeting, scheduling, supervision, and quality control.
He has strong skills in developing and maintaining positive
working relationships with owners, developers, architects,
engineers and regulating agencies. Mr. Erickson’s recent projects
include Buena Park Mall, Harbor Center in Costa Mesa, Desert
Crossing in Palm Desert, and Centre on Seventeenth. His projects
vary in size from $1 million to $55 million and he is responsible
for leading and completing many of our successful commercial
projects as Design Builder.
Mr. Erickson’s previous experience includes nine years in the
carpentry, landscaping and concrete trades, and eight years as a
commercial construction project superintendent and 20 years as a
project manager, senior project manager and vice president.
Although much of his expertise is in retail shopping centers, his
experience also includes supermarkets, banks, office buildings,
hospitals and parking structures.