expert only
Greatness awaits.
On the slopes, Double Black means “Expert Only”.
On the skii slope or downhill course, a Double Black Diamond rating means that only those with the utmost confidence in their skill, gear, and experience should even try.
At Double Black Design, you’ll struggle to be average.
Because our quality standards are so high, our employee standards are high as well. You must be humble, hungry to learn, and be driven to build.
Add the cold days and the rough terrain, and you’ll need to be tough, as well.
Our Values:
Key Characteristics
We hire and fire by these traits:
Humility - No ego allowed. Be teachable, submit to the truth, seek first to understand, ready to lead|ready to follow.
Enthusiastic Grit - Steady, unwavering effort toward very long term goals without complaining.
Competitive Diligence - Drive to be exceptional in thoroughness, attention to detail, and commitment to do everything as well as it can be done.
Critical Actions
Keep doing these and you’ll succeed:
Document your work
Give and Demand Sincere Feedback
Ask high quality questions
What’s in it for you?
Higher pay: We pay higher than other trades employers in our area. We also have a generous bonus system. This allows us to attract the best, but it also makes our team happy, loyal, and successful.
Three Day Weekends: For most people in construction, a 10 hour day is common. You get rewarded for that work ethic with long weekends. This gives you time to live your life and enjoy the mountains. This also decreases downtime during the workweek, meaning you never feel like your time is being wasted at work.
Respect: At Double Black Design, we reject “top-down” leadership. We firmly believe that the man on the ground has the best perspective on the business. Ideas, improvements, and revenue all start closest to the customer or product. We understand that a bad boss can make a good job terrible. We also regularly support our team with training, encouragement, and regular check-ins to ensure your workplace health is attended to.
A Real Team: Because we don’t hire just anyone with a pulse, our team is full of strong, driven, and knowledgeable people. We have regular feedback meetings and encourage competition.
Accountability: It is wrong when terrible employees get paid the same as the guy breaking his back and getting it done. Your contribution and culture fit should determine your pay, not an arbitraty “pay calculator” Google. The good teammates grow and earn, and the bad ones don’t.
The Dream: For many, the chance to build cool things in the mountains is a dream. But so often, the cost of living, crappy employers, and the culture’s low view of Blue Collar get in the way. We dignify the trades, offer higher pay, give more time off, and are building the workplace we dream of. We are working towards medical benefits, retirement planning, financial coaching, and other perks that will make Double Black Design an unreasonably good place to work.