Project Manager Construction
Resume:
JUAN MONTERROZA ****************@*******.***
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Guelph, ON N1E 7J3
CAREER PROFILE
Highly motivated professional who possess strong analytical and problem solving abilities. Experience
in Project Management, Assistant Project Manager/Contract Administrator, Construction
Project Coordinator, Construction Inspection, Civil Estimator, Construction Project Cost
Control and Building Construction. Possess sound knowledge of current ICI building construction
techniques including masonry, foundations, structural, roofing and external/internal finishes, building
assessment and housing developments. Experienced with extensive site reviews, well versed with
technological equipment such as HVAC systems, elevators, pumps, control fire systems, illumination
systems as well as building procedures and Ontario Building Code Standards. Proficient in using
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, W ord and AutoCAD. Effective
communicator and team player, currently pursuing both his LEED AP and Project Management
Professional certification.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
North America Construction (1993) NAC Constructors Ltd. 2012-2013
Construction Project Coordinator
CNRL Horizon – Contract C1000 Construction Infrastructure and Utilities- Contract # 806291
Extraction Train 3 and 4, Contract # 807058 –Civil work for HT 1/2/3 - Upgrades
Supervised construction progress, QC and surveyor quantities
Supervised manpower and monitored work site for Occupational Health & Safety Procedures
Provided advanced technical and administrative support to facilitate effective management of
projects to deliver on time and on cost.
Provided high level of support to Project Manager in the development of project plans and
activity schedules. Source labor and sub – sub contractor requirements.
Attended project team meetings. Present comprehensive updates and document outcomes.
Performed administrative duties; update schedules,monitoring milestones dates and budgets,
maintain cost controls, monitor labor, material and equipment charges, record change orders,
update site drawings, maintain QAQC, ITP’s and safety records. Submitted RFI’s and control
cost log
Supported Project Manager/Civil Superintendent
Performed auditing for commissioning
320 concrete piles and pile caps,screw piles and Earthworks
North America Construction (1993) NAC Constructors Ltd. 2012
Intermediate Civil Estimator
Responsible for takeoff, coordination of subcontractor and supplier quotes and closing duties
for Division 3-10, 12 and 14.
Projects range from $100,000 to $1,000,000,000 in the Commercial, Residential, Institutional,
Civil, Healthcare and Recreational Industries
North America Construction (1993) NAC Constructors Ltd. 2011
Construction Project Coordinator
Detour Gold, Cochrane, Ontario -$ 75 Million value
Project 213, 510/520 Area, Reclaiming & Handling, Crushing and Pre-Crushing Buildings
Supervised construction progress, QC and surveyor quantities
Supervised manpower and monitored work site for Occupational Health & Safety Procedures
Provided advanced technical and administrative support to facilitate effective management of
projects to deliver on time and on cost.
Provided high level of support to Project Manager in the development of project plans and
activity schedules. Source labor and sub – sub contractor requirements.
Attended project team meetings. Present comprehensive updates and document outcomes.
Performed administrative duties; update schedules,monitoring milestones dates and budgets,
maintain cost controls, monitor labor, material and equipment charges, record change orders,
update site drawings, maintain QAQC, ITP and safety records. Submitted RFI’s and control
cost log
Supported Project Manager/Civil Superintendent
Performed auditing for commissioning
By Design, Guelph, Ont
Construction Coordinator/ Contract Administrator
2010-2011
Established the scope, scheduling, co-ordination and interfacing requirements of projects and
assists with the development of design by the external Engineers' and Architects
Carried out construction contract administration and field supervision including coordinating
with external vendors on work timing and methods, interpreting and ensuring conformity with
drawings and specifications
Monitored field changes to correct errors or omissions in design relative to site conditions,
client scope changes, recording and recommending for approval, contractors’ progress claims
in accordance with terms of contract and amount of work completed
Assisted in maintaining project records and contract deficiencies and takes appropriate
corrective action, ensures proper completion of contracts and arranges for official handover,
initiates and maintains warranty records for the period as stipulated in the contract
Obtained appropriate action to correct failure occurring within warranty period, recording and
recommending for release of contractor holdback
Prepared tenders, reports, specifications, Request For Proposals (RFP), Request For
Quotations (RFQ), provides bid analysis
Checked work of contractors to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, City by-laws,
policies, and procedures
Co-ordinate and attends site meetings and project team/client meetings
Assisted Project Manager in the development of project charter, budget and schedule for the
planning, design, construction and maintenance of City’s facilities or infrastructure
Performs reviews of quotations, physical and financial progress, on site visits
Supported Project Manager in investigating and responding to inquiries and/or complaints from
project clients and staff
Provided to Project Manager with instructing, directing, providing technical guidance and
expertise and provides feedback to program staff, contractors and consultants with respect to
projects. Adheres to relevant construction practices/methodologies, contract documents, City
by-laws, codes, legislation and acts.
MHPM PROJECT LEADERS INC., Sudbury, ON
Assistant Project Manager/Contract Administrator 2009-2010
Client: Ontario Realty Corporation ORC
Provided administrative support to the project manager; coordinated the preparation and
issuance of tender documents, prepared schedule updates, project progress report, agendas
and minutes of meetings, cost tracking updates and other project related correspondence
Coordinated the work of contractors and consultants and facilitated communication between
the Project Manager, contractors, consultants and suppliers
Conducted site inspections, chaired project and site meetings, resolved disputes between Sub-
trades, the consultants and with the contractor
Processed change requests, payment certificates and other related administrative documents
Provided quality assurance control, substantial completion certificates and final inspection
documentation, as well as support in the preparation of proposals in response to clients RFPs
Knowledge in Tririga and Citrix, Biddingo and PMIS
Managing project management process data to ensure timely upkeep, security and control
Developed, analyzed, interpreted and provided internal distribution of financial information in
order to appraise operating results in terms of profitability and performance against approved
budgets
Executed project accounting duties including preparation of purchases/commitments,
processing and recording of invoices and updating project cash flow forecasts.
Engaging consultants and contractors using appropriate forms of contracts
Conducted tender openings and recording results, issuing letters of acceptance/regret and
updating tender tracking logs
Executed project close-out procedures including completing archive records, gathering as built
drawings and operation manuals, project close-out reports, checklists and other metrics
Liaising with the client on an on-going basis to ensure prompt action on project related
documentation.
CITY OF BRAMPTON, WORKS & TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, Brampton, ON
Infrastructure Planning Assistant (Co-op) Fall 2007
Storm Sewer Inventory Project: inventoried and surveyed buried storm sewer network using
information from engineering department such as storm sewer city blue prints, city drafts,
storm sewer inventory data in Micro station software and used Geo Media System in real time
Drafted and created new updates in AutoCAD 2007 to achieve inventory and assessment due
to complete Public Accounting Sector Board, 2008 project
SEAW OOD SOLUTIONS INC., Toronto, ON
Survey Technician (Co-op) Spring 2007
Client: Grand River Hospital Kitchener, Kitchener, ON
Surveyed mechanical building system: inventoried all HVAC units existing in the building,
collected data and condition, transferred units, mechanical rooms and updates using AutoCAD
to apply to the new building facility management system
Inventoried heating and cooling pipes as built: drafted in a draft sheet all information regarding
pipe diameters, valves, thermostats, raises, downs, elbows, etc, updating in AutoCAD to
generate the general layout of the building
COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURE LIMITED, Cambridge, ON
On- site Construction Student (Co-op) Summer 2006
Client: Ontario Provincial Police
Assisted with the construction of new OPP Station in Rockwood, Ontario which included
pouring concrete, excavations, wood forms, metal forms and assembling window frames
Assisted superintendent with measures of works, elaborate building materials inventory, rent
and return rental equipment, coordinated some of the trades, resolved drafting issues, drafted
new options
GOBERNACION DE SUCRE, Sincelejo, Colombia
Architect Project Manager, Infrastructure and Public Works Department 2001
Conducted field services and project management for civil works: Design and constructability
review services: cost estimating, project scheduling (using MS project), Bid assistance and
evaluation, documentation of preconstruction conditions, evaluate resident engineering task,
construction control, review and elaborate quantity surveys and calculations, coordination of
material to testing and tested, daily project Inspections and documentation, review shop
drawing and review.
Assisting pays estimates and coordination, changes order coordination, analysis and
recommendations, projects audits, As-built coordination, final project punch list inspection,
project records documentary, start –up and commissioning assistance, warranty inspections.
Developed construction specifications and procedures for new projects
Evaluated and recommended appropriate building and construction materials and procedures
considering technical specifications, budgets and time frames solicited by customers
Assisted with Civil Works concepts on tendering procedures: helping to organizing the method
to tender, advertising, complete tender documents, tendering and evaluating tender’s offers.
Architect, Infrastructure and Public Works Department (cont) 2000
Coordinated project timelines and milestones through management of cross-functional
Production teams, informing Minister of Infrastructure of potential problems or timing issues as
they developed.
Acted as liaison for project related communications between client, company and
subcontractors company
Gathered data, prepared periodic and special reports and correspondence regarding
infrastructure needs of the region in a specific sector such as health, transportation, education,
recreation or public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water collection and protection
Conducted research, complied data, and prepared proposal, request for proposal and request
for tenders for Infrastructure Project Managers consideration.
CONTRACT ARCHITECTURE, Sincelejo, Colombia 1998-2000
Construction and Project Management
Project manager as coordinator, contract administrator and development of 706 infrastructure projects
such as roads, bridges, senior facilities, hospitals, schools, public pools, libraries, sports centres, as
well maintenance programs with approximate cost of CAN $145.9 million, submitting development
reports to the infrastructure ministry.
Managed and co-ordinated construction projects and prepared construction progress
schedules
Worked with multi-discipline team of professional consultants; coordinated their work
assignments establishing clear parameters for team communications
Solved problems using applicable standards in Engineering / Architecture practices and
administrative methods
Advised on tendering procedures, examined and analyzed tenders to apply and allocate
budgets in vital infrastructure projects
Managed 20 employees in drafting department, engineering and architectural departments and
provided assistance to consulting team fostering teamwork and excellence in results
TOLCEMENTOS S.A (ARGOS Colombia), Toluviejo, Colombia
Civil Works Manager 1987- 1998
Cement Plant Facility, Managed all new construction projects and facility upgrades. Built two cement
mill’s buildings, cement silos, crusher building, and clinker oven building among others buildings to
expand facility plant. maintenance of existing cement mill buildings and all control buildings such as,electric substations, cement bags packers buildings, clinker storage building, offices buildings,
washrooms, employees services buildings, workshops buildings for machineries, maintenance
building and trucks buildings.
EDUCATION
Architecture Project and Facility Management: Bachelor Degree 2008
Conestoga College, Campus, Kitchener, ON
Architecture: Bachelor of Architect Degree 1986
Universidad Autónoma Del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Conestoga Alumni Association 2008
Architecture Project and facility Management program
Facility Management Professional 2008
International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
References upon Request
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