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Project Manager Construction

Location:
Topeka, KS, 66610
Posted:
June 08, 2010

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Resume:

Jeff Wylie

**** ** ******* **.

Topeka, KS *****

Phone: 785-***-****, Email: *********@*****.***

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Summary of Qualifications

Performance driven professional with 15 years of Construction Management

experience.

Regarded by management as an efficient leader with extremely high work

ethic, who openly accepts and responds to feedback from team members, and

maximizes levels of productivity in deadline-driven environment.

Management, Leadership and organizational skills shown as Project Manager

Highly motivated, energetic, positive team player with "roll-up the

sleeves" attitude.

Excellent communication, negotiation, personnel and project management

skills.

Excellent computer, written, oral and interpersonal communication skills

(MS Office, Internet, etc.)

Possess additional experience and qualifications for:

? Project Management ? Relationship Building

? Budgeting / Expense Control ? Team Management

? Decision Making / Problem Solving ? Strategy Development / Execution

Experience:

COLLECTIVE BRANDS, Topeka, KS

Employer Profile: The company operates three strategic units covering

a powerful brand portfolio, as well as multiple price points and selling

channels including retail, wholesale, ecommerce and licensing. Collective

Brands, Inc. includes Payless ShoeSource and its 4,500+ store retail chain.

Construction Senior Project Manager - 2004-2010

Managed entire construction process for new store and remodel construction

projects, including project timing and costs. Developed work scopes,

prepared budgets and selected contractors through bidding and negotiation.

Coordinated with outside engineers, architects, vendors, suppliers and

consultants to bring projects in on time & under Budget. Supervised on site

labor to ensure projects were built according to specs and building codes.

Responsibilities & Achievements:

Managed Construction projects for 40 new Payless ShoeSource and Stride Rite

stores per year.

Managed construction on 100 remodel projects for Payless ShoeSource and

Stride Rite per year.

Lead projects to consistently be completed on time and under budget.

Procured construction materials and coordinated delivery to job site.

Communicated and coordinated with field operations daily regarding project

schedules.

Involved with Real estate on front end to develop scopes and funding to

verify store could be profitable.

1 Manager of Store Maintenance -

2006-2007

Managed team of 8 associates responsible for all facility maintenance

issues for entire chain of Payless stores. Involved in hiring national

vendors for lighting, HVAC, signage, fire protection and pest control.

Responsibilities & Achievements:

Lead team to save over $1M through vendor negotiations

Managed $8M annual maintenance budget

Approved 150 maintenance transactions daily

Lead Hurricane Katrina response team to repair and reopen 140 stores

BUTLER CONSTRUCTION, Kansas City, MO

Employer Profile: The company is the US-based construction subsidiary

of Australian steel maker BlueScope Steel. As a design build general

contractor, Butler Construction designs, erects, and builds engineered

shells for large structures. Projects include distribution centers,

hangars, arenas, manufacturing plants, offices, and warehouses. Customers

have included Wal*MART, Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, FedEx Ground & GSA Projects.

Construction Project Manager 1995-2004

Managed all Design Build activities related to contract administration,

change orders, submittals, procurement, project cost control and

communication with owners, architects, subcontractors and suppliers.

Supervised & managed teams of both skilled and unskilled laborers. Acted

as liaison with building inspectors and architects. Responsible for

sourcing and delivery of materials and managing the site. Responsible for

creating time lines, organizing regular meetings, and keeping the team on

track.

Responsibilities & Achievements:

Developed, coordinated and managed construction projects, consistently

exceeding critical dates and project completion deadlines.

Directed the design/build process by developing scopes of work and budgets

for numerous turnkey projects ranging from $4M to $26M.

Managed entire Construction process of high profile Government Projects

under GSA contracts.

Training: Served in ARMY National Guard (1989-1995)

? Proposing to Win, FMI ? OSHA 500

? Pricing and Bidding Strategy, FMI ? OSHA 30

? Construction Selling Skills, FMI ? Improving Construction

Productivity, FMI

? Project Manager Academy for General Contractors, FMI

Awards:

Internal Diplomat Award - Received award six times

Project Management Award

Payless ShoeSource Pinnacle Award - Hurricane Katrina Response Team

Payless ShoeSource Pinnacle Award - New Design Rollout

Computer Skills:

? Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Lotus, Access

Education:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln NE

University of Wisconsin, Madison WI

Certificate of Engineering

Army National Guard

References: Available upon request.



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