Austin Nielsen

With offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and San Antonio — Fulcrum Construction creates high-quality, people-centered, retail commercial construction built to inspire. Austin Nielsen has joined Fulcrum Construction and answered a few questions about his career and journey in the construction industry.

Name: Austin Nielsen

Job Title: Intern

Education: Graduated from Pope High School. Currently I’m a senior at Kennesaw State University majoring in Construction Management.

What inspired you to enter your career-field?
I have always loved Construction and I have family members that work in construction.

What are a few of your day-to-day responsibilities?
Some of my responsibilities are unloading trucks and taking inventory of materials. Some of my other responsibilities are getting with subcontractors and answering questions they might have. I also get in contact with suppliers to order more material.

What’s one piece of advice that you would give to a young professional? 

I would say the biggest piece of advice would be to be willing to learn.

Are there any short-term or long-term goals that you have for yourself?

A long term goal I have is to become a superintendent.