Craig Kirkendall
SENIOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Craig Kirkendall has been involved in construction projects for over 25 years. He started his career working for general contractors around the nation and building a variety of projects; heavy industrial, drinking water treatment plants, hotels, commercial space, retail, senior living, and multi-family. He’s performed most all aspects of the general contracting world, from field engineer, surveyor, assistant superintendent, project manager, estimator, and business development.
 
After working with Sunrise Senior Living performing pre-construction services and starting 12 projects in 24 months, Craig joined Sunrise on the owner side of the industry in 2004. Since that time, he’s executed senior living, multi-family, and mix-use projects around the country. He’s been involved in the design, entitlement, and construction of over 5,000 multifamily and senior living units with the total development cost in excess of $2.5B. He’s held positions specifically overseeing the design and construction of large multifamily projects ranging in size from $30 million - $200 million+ in Northern & Southern California, Washington, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and throughout the Midwest.
 
Craig earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Science from the College of Engineering at Kansas State University. He also was the qualifying individual for state general contractor license holder for several firms. Specialties include Design Management, Pre-Construction, Estimating, Budgeting, Scheduling, Strategic Visioning, Design-Build, Constructability Review, and Project Management.

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