Jason Markel Recognized as One of BizWest’s Boulder Valley 40 Under Forty
Markel Home’s Vice President, Jason Markel was recently named one of BizWest’s Boulder Valley 40 Under Forty. Boulder Valley 40 Under Forty recognizes 40 emerging business leaders under 40 years of age who are making a mark on their communities through professional success and volunteer activities.
Jason has been immersed in the homebuilding industry and culture since he was a child.
He’s now vice president and project manager at Markel Homes Construction Co., but he started at age eight by sweeping floors at building sites, and by 12, he was assisting with framing. In high school, he worked summers and weekends as an assistant superintendent and estimator for the family company. He later graduated from one of the top schools in the country for construction management, California State University at Chico.
In 2005, he joined the Markel team as a building superintendent. Seven years later, he was promoted to his current position.
He has worked on the development of several Markel communities, including Dakota Ridge Village, Kalmia38, and the Northfield neighborhoods in Boulder, Lyons Valley Park in Lyons, and Silver Creek in Lafayette. He’s managing the build-out of Silver Creek and shepherding the lengthy approval process for 40North in Lafayette.
As project manager, Jason takes his projects from acquisitions through build-out. He works on securing the entitlements for new communities, interacts with the planning commission and city council, engages with product development, manages the warranty department, and supervises sales. Jason also handles information technology and estimating for Markel Homes and oversees the operations side of the company.
Jason’s adventurous spirit is happiest riding a mountain bike, piloting a plane, or skiing bumps. He and his wife have two young children and make their home in a Markel Homes community in Boulder.