Construction Manager
BizSolutions 360 Inc.
Total years of experience :29 years, 9 Months
• Managing construction on behalf of the National Park Services (NPS) on a Federal Project.
• Emergency rehabilitation of a historical monument in South Boston.
• Addressed daily construction issues including quality, safety, schedule, etc.
• Responding to RFI's, and review shop drawings, and material submittals. Maintain project RFI and Submittal registry.
• Processing and evaluating change order requests, and payment requests.
• Coordinated NPS-DSC, design team, end-user, contractor, and suppliers in different locations using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Procore software.
• Organize and run progress meetings.
• Prepare and follow up punch list items of completed works.
• Completing project milestones ahead of schedule.
• Project Management experience in the mega-billion dollar project of Hamad International Airport for 14 years.
• Executed complete construction packages with overall responsibilities of coordination with clients, administration offices, government & non-government agencies, subcontractors, and suppliers and managing construction works.
• Lead the project review meetings and project steering meetings as the Owner’s representative.
• Coordinated the activities related to technical correspondence, plan, and specification reviews.
• Monitored the progress of each package and ensured the contractors' completion of the job as per the schedule.
• Ensured that the works carried out by the contractors are as per contract documents and met the relevant specifications.
• Worked with the commercial department to forecast future budgetary needs of each project and reviewed the monthly cost/payment documents for approved works before recommdending for the client approval. Also reviewed requested change orders from technical and cost point of view for the owner.
• Reviewed Contractor/Subcontractor prequalification with the commercial team and prepared tender documents for procurement and consultancy services.
• Ensured compliance of the contractual obligations pertaining to the quality of work and reviewed all test records as per the quality assurance requirements.
• Liaised with Qatar Government authorities to secure any necessary permits as well as to obtain consensus on relevant project requirements in order to achieve End User buy-in and smooth handover of completed projects.
• Managed multiple consultant contracts for design and construction supervision.
• Operation and maintenance of completed projects prior to End User take over.
• Successfully handled several projects involving the geometric design of roadways, structural design of pavements, drainage design, and estimation.
• Conversant with standards and requirements such as American Society of State Highways & Transportation (AASHTO), Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Highway Capacity Manual, State DOT specifications, etc.
• Expertise in designing roadways and drainage for reputed clients such as the State Department of Transportations of Kansas and Missouri and for various cities and counties such as Kansas City, Wyandotte County, City of Columbia, etc.
• Extensive experience in the construction of county roadways from the planning phase onwards through design, cost estimation, plan preparation, specification, tender, construction, contract management, closeout, and maintenance.
• Specialized in road rehabilitation projects. Maintenance of public works and owner’s assets.
• Deft in field testing for roadway construction works including sub-grade modification, lime & cement stabilization, field density testing, lab testing of soil parameters, and testing of concrete for bridges & box culvert projects.
• Performed traffic studied including speed and volume studies, sight distances, traffic signing for construction zones, county roads, and bridges as per the local and national code requirements.
• Prepared project reports for the Director and assisted in budgeting for the County Commissioners' approval.
Conducted independent researches on state-funded materials research projects and traffic safety projects.
* Condition surveyed runways 15 General Aviation airports across Kansas state using APWA methodology.
* Taught undergraduate courses on Civil Engineering and instructed construction materials laboratory.
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Recipient of State Department of Transportation Funded Research and Teaching Assistantship * Presented peer-reviewed research papers in the national and international conferences
Recipient of Merit Scholarship for all four years of study * Performed independent research for Undergraduate Thesis and graduated within the top 10% of the Class