diff --git a/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
index de84e4bf8..cdfc3bbe5 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
@@ -492,17 +492,23 @@ def raw_execute(
         job_creation_timeout = self.get_job_creation_timeout_seconds(conn)
         job_execution_timeout = self.get_job_execution_timeout_seconds(conn)
 
-        def fn():
+        def job_creation_fn():
             return self._query_and_results(
-                client,
-                sql,
-                job_params,
-                job_creation_timeout=job_creation_timeout,
+                client, sql, job_params, job_creation_timeout=job_creation_timeout
+            )
+
+        query_job = self._retry_and_handle(msg=sql, conn=conn, fn=job_creation_fn)
+
+        def wait_for_job_results_fn():
+            return self._wait_for_results(
+                query_job=query_job,
                 job_execution_timeout=job_execution_timeout,
                 limit=limit,
             )
 
-        query_job, iterator = self._retry_and_handle(msg=sql, conn=conn, fn=fn)
+        query_job, iterator = self._retry_and_handle(
+            msg=sql, conn=conn, fn=wait_for_job_results_fn
+        )
 
         return query_job, iterator
 
@@ -729,15 +735,7 @@ def query_schemas():
 
         return self._retry_and_handle(msg="list dataset", conn=conn, fn=query_schemas)
 
-    def _query_and_results(
-        self,
-        client,
-        sql,
-        job_params,
-        job_creation_timeout=None,
-        job_execution_timeout=None,
-        limit: Optional[int] = None,
-    ):
+    def _query_and_results(self, client, sql, job_params, job_creation_timeout=None):
         """Query the client and wait for results."""
         # Cannot reuse job_config if destination is set and ddl is used
         job_config = google.cloud.bigquery.QueryJobConfig(**job_params)
@@ -750,7 +748,11 @@ def _query_and_results(
             logger.debug(
                 self._bq_job_link(query_job.location, query_job.project, query_job.job_id)
             )
+        return query_job
 
+    def _wait_for_results(
+        self, query_job, job_execution_timeout=None, limit: Optional[int] = None
+    ):
         # only use async logic if user specifies a timeout
         if job_execution_timeout:
             loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
@@ -787,7 +789,7 @@ def reopen_conn_on_error(error):
                 target=fn,
                 predicate=_ErrorCounter(self.get_job_retries(conn)).count_error,
                 sleep_generator=self._retry_generator(),
-                deadline=self.get_job_retry_deadline_seconds(conn),
+                timeout=self.get_job_retry_deadline_seconds(conn),
                 on_error=reopen_conn_on_error,
             )