Wms ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION RECRUITERS SINCE **75

Irfan H. (Ivan) Siddiqui

Senior Estimator/Project Manager/Consultant

Heavy Highway Construction Projects

Senior Estimator with more than 10 years of experience in Estimating and Project Management of multimillion dollars Heavy & Highways DOT, Bridges, Mass Earth Excavation, Environmental Remediation and Asphalt Paving, Industrial Plants, Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant and Pumping station projects in the Midwest,

Northeast, Northwest and Southeastern States. During my career had P&L responsibility / general management, train estimators, initiate continuous improvement in estimating procedures including a new supply chain and vendors development.

Keywords

Construction, Senior Estimator, Design-Build, Conceptual Estimate, Hard Bid, Unit Bids, Scheduling, Federal Government, Public Works, DOT, Private Sector, Heavy & Highways, Bridges, Environmental and Environmental Remediation, Earthwork, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Site Utilities, WWTP, Process Piping, Yard Piping, On Screen takeoff, Digitizer, Gate, Paydirt, Excel, HCSS, P3, MS Project, MS Word, Outlook.

Duties & Responsibilities

Search upcoming project bid reports such as Datafax, Dodge, Reed, construction digest and make a decision as to which projects to bid on, order plans and specifications, send ITB to vendors and subcontractors.

Read project documents and specifications, identify bid items and prepare quantity takeoff for estimates from plans through means of computerized take –off or manual methods.

Request Bid Bond, obtain bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials, identify qualified subcontractors and negotiate prices.

Prepare Cost Estimate, Bid Proposal and finalize the bid documents for submission.

Managing projects including working with owner/clients, architects and engineers.

Prepare material PO and Subcontracts, coordinate material requisition, field operations and manage schedules, attend project meetings.

Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Identify project resources required for the project based on the scope of work.

Responsible for the coordination and development of project schedule and schedule updates, budgets and cost reports.

Manage the project to the approved project budget and scope and change orders.

Skills Highlights

Master’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering

More than 15 years of Construction Project Estimating/Management work experience.

Technical knowledge and experience of Heavy & Highways, Bridges, WWTP, Environmental construction techniques.

Knowledgeable in Scheduling programs including P3 and MS Project.

Strong presentation experience and the ability to address groups of various sizes.

Computer literate, proficient with Windows base programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Strategic problem solver considering the needs of the organization when making decisions.

Have basic accounting skills.

Have the ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedure, and government regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondents, and procedure manuals.

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Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Tenacious Resourceful Problem-Solver who combines technical knowledge and business acumen to deliver results.

Seasoned Personable Team Player on large size projects with bid strategy and co-ordination between the team of estimators. Large and small projects from $1 Million Dollars up to $150 Million Dollars.

Creative professional decision-maker with broad hands-on Design/Build Estimating capabilities, familiarity, and good computer software skills such as HCSS, P3, Excel, etc.

Focused attention to deadlines and budgets.

Career Achievements

Recently overcame obstacles in introducing and implementing use of Computerized Estimating Systems.

Helped to achieve high rate of successful bids to grow sales by 20% to 40%.

Initiated and improvised HCSS crews and cost date base.

Won exclusive contracts for all the projects of multiple customers by bidding competitively and in a timely fashion.

Increased bid volume by 30% utilizing computer software and reliable cost data base.

Ninety Percent (90%) of the projects earned higher than estimated margin of profit due to a strategic pre-bid and post bid buyout techniques and aggressive construction schedule.

Trained, motivated junior engineers to use new estimating software to help them to be able to handle more complex projects.

Negotiated competitively bid projects with customer who previously did not work within our companies before.

Moved up to a Senior Estimator level in a short period of time.

Mastered most of the estimating software with personal efforts and interest.

Career Overview / Entreprenurial Experience

Black Water Construction Group, Inc., Laville, GA

Senior Estimating Consultant

August 2009 to Present

Foundation Contractors, Inc., Marietta, GA

Senior Estimator

January 2006 to June 2009

F&H Construction Corporation, Stockton, CA

Senior Estimator / Project Manager

September 2004 to December 2005

Triboro Bridge & Tunnel Authority, New York, New York

Cost Engineering Specialist

September 2000 to August 2004

NES Estimating Consulting Services, Inc. Connecticut

Estimating Consultant

August 1995 to August 2000

Stargel Construction Corporation, Dayton, Ohio

Estimator / Project Manager

June 1985 to July 1995

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Education

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

Associate Degree in Accounting

The Bliss College of Business

Columbus, Ohio

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

NED Engineering University

Karachi, Pakistan

Professional Association, Awards, Certification

Past Associate Member of ASCE and AACEE, Member of Alpha Kid Sorority, OSHA 10 Hour Supervisory Safety Training Certificate. Winner of open competition John F. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship to study at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.

Personal

US Citizen since 1983. Authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Available within 2 weeks’ notice. Salary is negotiable. References Furnished Upon Request.

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