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Kimberly Williams, Regional Contracts Manager

Kimberly Williams

Regional Contracts Manager·averda

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Transportation Planning and Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 27 years, 1 months

Regional Contracts Manager

February 2013 - Present

averda

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2013 - Present

Regional Contracts Manager, implementing and managing contract compliance for the GCC. This challenging roll includes a close working relationship with Legal Council, COO, and Managing Directors. While focusing on contract compliance and required deliverables, this role has expanded into the development of back office procedures for the GCC in order to increase revenues, and contract profitability.

Company industry:
Motor Vehicle Passenger Transport
Job role:
Management

Engineering Department Manager

November 2009 - November 2012

Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2009 - November 2012

Engineering Department manager operating as Interim General Manager, managing thirty-five active projects across the UAE between preconstruction and DLP. Also operating as Engineering Department Manager.
As a LEED Accredited Professional with 15 years of construction management experience, I have a wide-range of knowledge regarding many types of projects, building types, clients and funding bodies, including considerable experience and success with Design+Build and fast track contracts.
I focus on 4 key components to each project from bid to award: contract items list, resource plan, schedule and budget. Without in depth management and tracking of these four components a construction project cannot be successful or profitable.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Assistant Project Manager

February 2007 - October 2009

Heery International

Puerto Rico

February 2007 - October 2009

Assistant Project Manger for Heery International based in Atlanta, Georgia working on a 6-storey cast in place concrete hospital expansion for the VA. As lead site Assistant Project Manager, I was responsible for managing and executing all technical and commercial documents and portions field execution.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Senior Project Engineer

February 2006 - February 2007

Yates Construction

United States

February 2006 - February 2007

Worked with Yates Construction as a Senior Project Engineer on the erection and finish of an 8-storey concrete/steel structure with precast parking garage. Also the LEED Accredited Professional required by contract working directly for the Contractor and also responsible for all Small Business Administration requirements.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Project Engineer

June 2004 - November 2005

Turner Construction Company

United States

June 2004 - November 2005

While working for Turner Construction I expanded my knowledge of estimation, construction cost and accounting. Broadened my understanding of scheduling, purchasing, engineering principals and techniques, as well as various construction methods and installation procedures.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Project Superintendent

January 1999 - May 2004

Empire Construction Services

United States

January 1999 - May 2004

Project Superintendent for Turner Construction and Empire Construction Services of a 24-storey, 1.5-million sqft Hilton Americas Hotel. Management responsibilities included the supervision of various segments of work and packages; as well as coordinating with the City of Houston traffic division.

Project Engineer for Clark Contractors and Empire Construction Services, responsible for several large interior finish packages of a 41-storey, concrete/steel structure Enron Center South tower with circular sky bridge.

Project Engineer for Empire Construction Services, Barton Malow and Brown and Root on the remodel of Union Station in downtown Houston, Texas and the erection of Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros MLB team.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Education

Texas Southern University

May 2015

May 2015

Master's degree, Transportation Planning and Management

United States

GPA (point): 3.5 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.5 out of 4

This degree is not complete. In process.

Texas Southern University

December 1998

December 1998

Bachelor's degree, Architectural Construction

United States

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

Skills

Change Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
DLP
Expert
DLP
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
Contract Development
Expert
Contract Development
Expert
CONTRACTS
Expert
CONTRACTS
Expert
COST CONTROL
Expert
COST CONTROL
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
DLP
Expert
DLP
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
Contract Development
Expert
Contract Development
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

USGBC

LEED AP

June 2006

Hobbies

  • Photography
    Own a small photography company.
  • Golf
    Attended university on a golf scholarship