Building Bright Futures
Premium craftsmanship tailored to your vision. As experts in building in the Alaska frontier, we bring integrity and excellence to every project, ensuring your dreams are built on a solid foundation.
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Our Foundation
Day Star Construction was founded in Fairbanks, Alaska β one of the most demanding building environments on earth. With over 25 years of experience, we've built where the conditions are unforgiving and the margin for error is zero. From the Arctic, where extreme cold demands high-efficiency construction and seismic compliance, to the Gulf Coast, where structures must be engineered to withstand hurricane-force winds β we've operated at both ends of the spectrum and delivered.
What started as a framing operation built on hard work and dedication to the trade has evolved into a specialized structural framing company pursuing large-scale subcontracting across Interior Alaska and beyond. Every project we've taken on has been shaped by the same conviction: do the work right, or don't do it at all.
We've earned our reputation in the most demanding conditions our nation offers β extreme cold, tropical storms, compressed build seasons, and remote logistics. That pressure didn't weaken us. It defined us.
Our Distinctives
What Makes Day Star Construction Unique
No two projects are alike β and we don't treat them that way. We show up as your partner, not just your contractor. Every job receives a tailored approach, looking to the future and grounded in our vast experience, with a team committed to delivering solutions when the plan meets reality. That's not a sales pitch. It's how we've survived and grown in one of the toughest construction markets in the country.
A Partner, Not Just a Contractor
No two projects are alikeβand we donβt treat them that way. Every job receives a tailored approach.
Perform Under Pressure
Alaska isnβt forgiving. We deliver, season after season.
Accuracy in Estimating
Our pricing is built from real-world production costs, not best-case scenarios.
Scaling Without Compromise
Our standards grow proportionally with our scale.
Investing in Our People
We treat our team as our core asset.
Engagement to the Finish
We donβt consider a job done until you do.
The Founder
Day Star Construction was founded by Dana Reynolds, a Fairbanks-based builder with over 25 years of hands-on experience spanning residential framing, exterior systems, and commercial subcontracting across some of the most demanding environments in the nation.
Dana built Day Star from the ground up on a straightforward conviction β that a construction company operating in Alaska could compete at the highest level without compromising on integrity, craftsmanship, or the people doing the work. No shortcuts. No excuses.
Dana's approach is direct and field-rooted. The estimating, the hiring, the standards β all of it runs through the same filter: does this hold up under real conditions? That mindset has shaped every decision Day Star has made, from its first framing crew to its current pursuit of large-scale infrastructure projects across Interior Alaska.
When you work with Day Star, you're working with a company that still has its founder's fingerprints on every aspect of the operation β and that's exactly the point.
That's not a sales pitch. It's the reality of how we operate.
Our Team
Day Star Construction runs on skilled tradespeople who show up ready to work, take pride in what they build, and are passionate about building better for the future. Our crew includes experienced framers and field leads who understand the demands of Alaska construction firsthand β the cold, the pace, and the standard required to do the job right the first time.
We recruit broadly, including from skilled labor communities across the Lower 48, because we've learned that good work ethic doesn't have a zip code. What we look for is simple: people who work hard, communicate well, and make the team around them better.
If that's you, there's a place for you at Day Star.
Board of Directors
Governance details and board profiles are coming soon...
Our Values: Faith & Ethics
Day Star Construction is a faith-informed company. We believe every person is here by design β with a purpose and something genuine to contribute to the world. We don't hide that conviction, and we don't leverage it as a marketing tool. It simply means we hold ourselves to a standard that exists whether or not anyone is watching.
We believe in doing good β by our team members, our customers, and our community. Not as a policy, but as a practice.
Our ethics aren't a policy document. They're the reason we're still standing after every hard season.
We operate with:
- Integrity: in every estimate, every contract, every handshake
- Accountability: to our clients, our crew, and our community
- Excellence: because the work itself is a form of respect
- Stewardship: of resources, relationships, and the trust people place in us
Work Worth Doing. Alaska Worth Living.
Day Star Construction isn't just a job β it's a decision. A decision to do meaningful work in one of the most remarkable places on earth, alongside a team that takes both the craft and the life seriously.
We're looking for people who align with our mission, bring their best to the job site, and want to experience Alaska β whether that's for a single season, a few years, or a permanent change of address. If that's you, keep reading.
Working for Day Star
We run a structured season β typically May 1 through October 15 β with a standard schedule of five 10-hour days. On remote projects, we run six days. The work is hard, the pace is real, and the results are something you can stand back and look at with pride.
We don't pretend the work is easy. We do promise it's worth it.
Benefits
We take care of our people. That means:
- Housing provided β for out-of-state employees β you focus on the work, we handle the roof over your head
- Competitive wages β with performance-based incentives β your effort shows up in your paycheck
- Per diem and stipends β provided on qualifying projects and remote assignments
- Safety gear and PPE β you'll be properly equipped from day one
Flexibility
We believe work and life aren't opponents β they're partners. When the work gets done well, there's room for the rest of life to breathe. We don't manage hours for the sake of it. We manage outcomes. A person who's present for their family and rested for the job builds better than one who's run into the ground.
We extend that same respect to the life you've built β or the one you're building.
Mentorship & Training
We run a structured onboarding process tailored to where you are in your career. Some team members come in ready to lead. Others come in ready to learn. We meet people where they are.
Formal training gets you oriented. Field training is where it gets real. Our most valuable mentorship happens on the job β working alongside experienced framers and field leads who've built in conditions most crews have never seen. That kind of knowledge doesn't come from a classroom. It comes from doing the work, in the cold, with people who know what they're doing.
Work Hard, Play Hard
Alaska demands a lot. It also gives a lot back β and we make sure our crew gets to experience it.
Day Star has a culture of getting outdoors and using the country we work in. That means whitewater rafting, canoeing, fishing, and hunting are a regular part of life here. We organize crew trips and take the time to enjoy what most people only see in pictures.
The midnight sun, the wilderness, the silence of a river at the end of a long week β this isn't the backdrop to the job. For a lot of our crew, it's the reason they came and the reason they stay.
6 Things You'll Miss Out On
IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY:
Create your own Alaska experience.
Major obstacles removed.
Opportunity to see the Last Frontier
In all its splendor.
Education in the building science
Of high-efficiency construction.
Investing in your future
In experiences and memories.
Competitive pay and incentives
Your effort should be rewarded.
Be part of an Alaskan team
Men who show up. Work hard. Get it done.
Living in Alaska
Fairbanks is not for everyone. It's cold, it's remote, and it asks something of you. It also offers something back that's hard to find anywhere else β space, wildness, and a community of people who chose to be here.
We welcome anyone who aligns with our mission and wants to experience this place β whether you're coming for one season to see what it's about, returning season after season because you can't stay away, or ready to plant roots and call Alaska home.
The work is here. The life is here. Come find out if you are too.