SUMMARY
Construction Manager/Contract Manager/Project Manager with extensive experience in the Power, Civil, and Environmental construction industries. Successfully manage projects and subcontractors to produce profitable, on schedule projects with positive budget results. Able to apply experience gained through increasingly complex leadership roles acquired and developed through positions held in the construction management, contract management, project management, and subcontract management fields. Perform construction management functions utilizing industry standard software for scheduling, schedule logic development, QA/QC, constructability, value engineering, cost control, proposals and project estimating. Possess extensive experience in construction contracts; negotiating, writing and interpreting terms and conditions. Personal strengths include an intuitive understanding of construction methods and procedures coupled with an extensive body of knowledge inclusive of many phases and types of construction; detail oriented with excellent communication, visualization, organizational, and negotiation skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bluefield Holdings Inc., Newark, NJ (A sister company to Premier Environmental Services Corp.) 2008 –2009 /2010- 2011
Project Engineer – Rain Harvesting, LLC
• Managed outside engineering consultants developing feasibility report
• Held meetings with NJDEP regarding feasibility report & valuation report
• Authored the feasibility report for the NJDEP
• Authored the site suitability procedures and acceptance report
• Developed engineering & construction schedules
• Developed engineering & construction budgets
• Developed engineering & construction subcontracting plans
• Developed engineering & construction subcontracting prequalification and bid documents
• Developed office and water treatment plant warehouse plans
• Developed warehouse and office space plans with architect
• Authored site survey, site safety plans and site investigation plans
• Met with potential rain harvesting site landlords to review and discuss plans
Remediation Materials Inc. (formerly OENJ Cherokee Corporation) Lyndhurst, NJ 2005-2008
Project Engineer/Project Manager
• Managed site QA/QC oversight and compliance testing
• Managed engineering consultants
• Managed site inspections and design reviews with NJDEP, other state and local agencies and addressed site compliance issues
• Developed and maintained revised project schedules and recovery schedules
• Developed and maintained revised project budgets; reviewed approved payments; reviewed claims and change orders
• Supervised the placement of 7 million CYDS of capping dredge, 12,000 lf of sheet pile wall, miles of large bore HDPE pipe and pumping stations.
• Managed site design, installation, construction and subcontractors including: sheet pile installation (VHB wall) fill placement and dredge capping; infrastructure design and installation; leachate containment and collection; gas collection systems; ground improvement program; dynamic compaction & wick drains, new Lyndhurst preschool & recreation building and new synthetic turf, recreation field construction, roads and bridges and directional drilling/jack and bore subcontractors
OENJ Cherokee Corporation Bayonne, NJ 2003-2005
Project Manager - Bayonne Golf Holdings, LLC
• Managed the site remediation and closure of an existing landfill including cut off walls and site capping that was converted into a golf course.13 million CYDS was placed at this site along with a 9 mile long slurry wall.
• Managed the building, environmental permits and reports required for the NJDEP and city officials.
• Managed the engineering and development of the plans and specs for the Site and the Hudson River Walkway including a 1000’ long vehicle bridge and three additional bridges.
• Planned, developed, wrote, negotiated and administered the construction subcontracts for the project.
• Developed, updated and maintained the construction schedule for the project.
• Developed, updated and managed the project budgets, changes, claims and approved payments.
• Interacted with State and Municipal officials in obtaining permits and required project approvals.
• Managed, compliance testing oversight and approvals by outside consultants.
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Foster Wheeler Constructors Clinton, NJ 2001-2002
Subcontract Manager
• Successfully managed subcontracts for power industry construction projects.
• Developed subcontract plans.
• Created the required subcontract documents and specifications.
• Planned and generated subcontract schedules and budgets.
• Analyzed and negotiated subcontracts.
• Administered subcontracts, payments, claims, changes, and customer back charges.
• Tracked final costs and schedules.
Foster Wheeler Energy Services, Inc. San Diego, CA 1998-2001
Construction/Project Manager
• Managed the Construction Services Department Engineers/Superintendents consisting of twelve employees.
• Supervised the creation of erection bid packages to subcontractors.
• Received and analyzed bids.
• Recommended subcontractors to perform the work.
• Negotiated and wrote subcontract documents.
• Recruited and assigned site supervision staff to oversee the erection of projects for both domestic and overseas clients.
• Conceived and conducted training of foreign erection subcontractors who performed erection services for design and supply clients.
Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. Clinton, NJ 1990-1998
Construction Services (Manager) Engineer
• Managed the construction of new power related facilities, renovations and repairs of existing power plants.
• Reviewed the engineering plans and specifications and developed erection/construction specifications for subcontractors.
• Developed work scopes, prepared bid specs, received and reviewed bids, negotiated both the financial terms and contract terms and conditions with subcontractors and clients.
• Developed project and fieldwork schedules for an on time and on schedule completion of power projects.
Foster Wheeler Constructors Clinton, NJ 1987-1989
Supervisor of Estimating
• Directed the preparation of erection bids by staff estimators for projects in the power, petrochemical, industrial, and heavy construction industries in the range of $1 M to $200 M.
• Erection bids covered a range of projects including paper mills, oil refineries, chemical plants, power plants, and solid waste resource recovery plants.
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation Clinton, NJ 1977-1987
Estimator/Proposal Engineer
• Prepared estimates from initial RFP through notice of award, including ongoing analysis of job site cost return data.
• Prepared all types of estimates from conceptual up to and including firm lump sum...
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