Construction Project Manager

Charles Govatsos

Email: *********@********.***

Address: 74A Pleasant Street

City: Stoneham

State: MA

Zip: 02180

Country: USA

Phone: 781-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $80,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Banks, Office Buildings, Distribution Centers, Hotels, Laboratories, Condominium Developments, Schools, Assisted Living Facilities, Restaurants, Chip Manufacturing Facility

Over 25 years of experience in high-end commercial, industrial new construction as well as renovation projects both as a business owner and as an employee

Track record of successfully completing multi-million dollar projects by developing partnerships, coordinating trades, creating and managing productive teams and building cooperative relationships with architects, engineers, local officials, vendors and clients

Very focused on the bottom line and adept at trouble-shooting cost, construction and scheduling demands

Areas of expertise include:

Design Build & Development

Budget Control and Analysis

Estimating and Job Costing

Construction Planning and Scheduling

Change Management

Quality Control Management

Contract Negotiations

Permitting and Building Code

EXPERIENCE:

Coast and Harbor, Owner`s Agent, 2009 - 2011

Owner`s Agent team for a new 1400 student high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts

Participated in meetings with, owner, architects, engineers, subcontractors, inspectors and consultants

Continually analyzed and supervised the current status and future forecast of project activity against scheduling, budget, quality, and quantity criteria in order to ensure successful completion

Reviewed and approved changes in scope of work

Managed quality and testing agencies

Approved applications for payment

Citibank, Senior Project Advisor/Owner`s Agent, 2006-2008

Citibank`s branch expansion in the Boston area

Manage design standards adherence, schedule compliance and construction of Citibank branches

Reviewed and approved Construction Manager`s GMP proposals and potential change orders during construction

Monitored quality and directed the Architect and Construction Manager

Approved all payments to Consultants and Contractors

Completed 32 Branches in a 20 month period with an aggregate hard cost value of $75,000,000, each completed in 10-12 weeks

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Cathartes Investments, Director of Design and Construction, Boston, MA, 2003-2006

Managed entire in-house construction activities including design management, scope generation, negotiation and buy-out of sub-contracts, scheduling and operations

Projects included a 146-unit condominium development using innovative state-of-the-art modular construction techniques which decreased costs by 20% and accelerated the completion schedule by 30%

Engaged and managed all Design Consultants and Contractors for this $30,000,000 hard cost innovative condo project in Boston

Reviewed and approved all design and construction proposals, developed detailed scopes of work, created construction budgets, created construction schedules and managed -buy outs- of materials, subcontracts and adherence to budgets

Daedalus Projects, Inc., On Site Project Representative, Boston, MA, 2001-2002

Renovation and Construction of an existing elementary school which was in session during the major part of

the work

Provided client project management activities for a $12,000,000 phased elementary school renovation

Monitored and managed the schedule, scope, budget and quality of work

HOK Program Management, Boston, MA (a division of HOK Canada), On Site Program Manager, 2000-2001

$75,000,000 hard cost, eight-month, fast-track project consisted of two buildings, 180,000 SF and 100,000 SF in

Billerica, MA

Facilities included clean rooms, labs, supporting process systems and office space

Workforce peaked at 450 construction workers (Aggregate of 2 shifts)

Managed the entire building process from concept, permitting and design to construction for Nortel Networks 280,000 SF prototype chip manufacturing facility

Managed design development including extensive meetings with client departments, architects and sub-consultants to ensure construction scopes were in line with particular department operations and not over designed (scoped) which helped control costs and schedule

Reviewed and approved change order requests by the client and general contractor

Worked closely with the contractor in modulating the workforce and budget to meet Nortel`s demanding schedule and approved all payments to consultants and contractors

Beacon Skanska Construction Company, Boston, MA, Senior Project Advisor, 1997-1999

Provided project management and construction management advice to clients including Massachusetts State College Building Authority and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Projects included a new residence hall for Mass College of Art, new dining and residence hall for Bridgewater State College, renovations to Mass Maritime Academy residence hall, and a logistical study for MIT long term capital improvements

Reviewed costs during design development to insure budget was not overrun

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TPMG - The Project Management Group, Co-Owner, 1994-1997

Provided real estate consulting and construction project management for owners

Managed the design and construction process for owners, developing pro-forma budgets for alternate uses of existing buildings, and located new sites for expanding businesses.

Projects included:

1. Hotel Addition, Boston, MA

2. Building Conversion, North Reading, MA

3. Corporate Site Plan, Waltham, MA

4. Offices/Distribution Center Upgrades, Andover, MA

5. Assisted Living Facility, Beverly, MA

GRW Builders, Inc., Burlington, MA, Owner, 1984-1987

At Risk Construction Management Company with projects that included:

1. Hotel Property Rehab, Brookline, MA

2. Commercial Office/Manufacturing Building, Hopkinton, MA

3. Hotel New Construction in Rhode Island, Maryland and Massachusetts (aggregate value $24,000,000)

4. Distribution Center, Woburn, MA

5. Hotel Renovations

Additional Experience

Computer Vision Corp., Bedford, MA

Senior Construction Project Manager - Aggregate value of work managed $55,000,000

Chalet Susse International, Inc. Nashua, NH

Director of Construction-Aggregate value of work managed - $80,000,000

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Harvard University: Programs in Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Development

LICENSES: Massachusetts. Supervisor`s License. #CS. 3986

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