Steve Butler

About Steve Butler

AboutI am a seasoned construction management professional with more than 40 years of experience leading commercial, multi-family, retail, and building restoration projects across the U.S. Throughout my career, I’ve built and managed businesses, launched new branch operations, and driven multimillion-dollar sales pipelines while delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.My expertise spans project management, estimating, contract negotiation, and cost control, with deep technical knowledge in waterproofing, concrete and masonry restoration, structural repair, and historical preservation. I take pride in blending hands-on construction skills with strategic business development — building strong relationships with owners, architects, engineers, and contractors to create lasting value.Some highlights of my career include founding and growing construction firms, launching the Tampa branch of a specialty contractor and reaching $9M in backlog, and managing large-scale negotiated contracts that significantly improved company profitability. I have also led union and non-union field crews, developed new business markets, and expanded companies into multi-state operations.I’m passionate about driving results, mentoring teams, and bringing practical, real-world solutions to complex construction challenges.Key Specialties: • Project & Construction Management • Contract Negotiation & Cost Control • Estimating & Constructability Review • Commercial, Multi-Family & Retail Projects • Waterproofing & Building Restoration (Concrete, Masonry, Parking Structures) • Historical Preservation & Specialty Repairs • Business Development & Client Relations • Team Leadership & Field Operations

Experience

1. Project Manager Estimator

   RAM Construction Services

   Apr 2023 — Present · Grand Rapids, MI, US

Education

• DeWitt High School

  Diploma, Auto Mechanics

  1977 — 1980

Skills

• Renovation
• Flooring
• Contract Negotiation
• Concrete
• Masonry
• Subcontracting
• Budgets
• Roofing
• Construction Management
• Green Building
• Coatings
• Materials
• Leed
• Project Bidding
• Waterproofing
• Contractors
• Value Engineering
• Change Orders
• Shotcrete
• Budgeting
• Project Planning
• New Hire Orientations
• Insulation
• Post-Tensioning
• Roofers
• Expansion Joints
• New Business Development
• Construction
• Process Scheduler
• Contract Management
• Constructability
• Historic Preservation
• Sealants
• Operations Management
• Leed Ap
• Submittals
• Construction Safety
• Traffic Coating
• Cost Control
• Restoration