Robert M. Skipper, CPE
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
For over 25 years, Robert has made an impact and left a footprint on the commercial construction industry in Central Virginia and in 38 other States. Robert originally joined RMT in 2010 as its Vice President of Business Development and Preconstruction. Between 2013 and 2019, Robert has held leadership roles for several prominent regional construction management and real estate developers including Hourigan and Thalhimer’s real estate development and construction subsidiaries. Robert’s experience also includes working for a national contactor and development & construction management firm, EDC, that specializes in large retail power centers and office buildings. His senior leadership and executive positions with industry leading firms has been instrumental in the growth and success of many multi-million-dollar developments ($100 MM+).
Due to the tremendous growth RMT was experiencing, Robert re-joined RMT in the summer of 2019 as our Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer and his responsibilities include the daily management of our preconstruction department, business development unit and our project management teams and serves a key member of our executive leadership team. Robert’s prior experience as an estimator and project manager along with his present role as a senior executive gives him the knowledge and confidence to navigate difficulties encountered during a project’s construction lifecycle from pre-construction to Certificate of Occupancy. Robert holds an MBA form Averett University and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he learned invaluable discipline and leadership skills that he continues to practice and instills in our next generation of industry leaders.
Robert continues to be active in the development of young construction professionals and is active in many industry related groups. He currently sits on the local board of directors for the American Society of Professional Estimators and earned the Certified Professional Estimator Designation (CPE) in 2015. Robert is also active with the National ASPE organization and serves as a member and advisor on the technical standards committee which is responsible for the development of the three-volume manual that CPE candidates’ study to pass the CPE exam. He also is active and served on boards with GRACRE, AGC, and IFMA. He has also volunteered for Junior Achievement and was a board member and past president for Rebuilding Together for twenty years, a non-profit that works with low income, elderly homeowners in the Richmond-Petersburg areas to renovate their homes so they can safely age in place. He also sits on the advisory committee for a local non-profit, Hand Up Resource Center, that seeks to provide housing for military veterans.
