Project Engineer

PAOLA CHAVARRIAGA

*** ****** ***, ********* **. *7201 United States

908-***-****, *************@*******.***

Fully Work Authorized No Visa Sponsorship Required

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A Sanitary Engineer (Civil and Environmental) with 14 years of experience have been worked in water and wastewater infrastructure projects including preparation of feasibility studies, acquisition of permits, water distribution systems maintenance and construction in a Municipal company.

Key Skills:

Planning, construction and administration of many project for infrastructure maintenance and transmission of water and wastewater: drinking water, wastewater, and storm water.

Supervision over all administrative and operations personnel. Field and office work.

Troubleshooting: Analysis and critical thinking to diagnose the source of the problem and quickly make adjustment or repairs.

Maintenance oversight of all systems, equipment and property.

Regulatory and safety compliance.

Capital project planning and construction coordination.

Capable of working independently with minimum supervision and committed to providing high quality service to every project, with focus on health, safety and environmental issues.

Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail.

Verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; able to work independently and as part of project teams.

Ability to balance multiple assignment and activities to meet project deadlines.

Professional, capable and motivated who consistently performs in challenging environments.

Project management, customer relations, budgeting, financial oversight, managing resources, training and development.

Computer skills: MS Office, Geomedia, Project.

Language skills: English, Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Water and wastewater Engineer Nov 2009 -Sep 2017

EPM Business Group, Medellin, Colombia.

Project Manager in field construction, manage staff, schedule and budget management, control and responsibility for project delivery, effort, review and interpretation of project specifications and drawings, coordinating the work of multiple Contractors, assure proper construction means and methods for successful completion of the project within determined costs and schedules.

Supervision over all administrative and operations personnel. Manage contractors and subcontractors by the maintenance of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure in a town with 2.5 million people.

Participation in the preparation of specifications for new contracts and review and adjustment of standards and technical specifications of construction.

Lead, Coordinate and advance research, development and implementation of new techniques, technologies and methodologies for optimization, expansion and replacement of infrastructure (pipelines, CIPP and Pipe Bursting, tunnel liner, etc. for network replenishment).

Manage knowledge for the implementation of best practices and maintenance innovations in order to achieve efficiency in the use of resources.

Perform statistical and technical analysis of the behavior of the process and the system, propose and coordinate and implement corrective and improvement actions.

Client facing tasks including preparation of and conducting effective presentations, participation in client meetings and field interaction with clients and subcontractors.

Ensure project compliance with quality and safety standards and facilitate coordination for timely completion and submission of projects on time and budget.

Completed Job Hazard Assessments to identify any hazards related to job tasks and applied safety mitigation techniques to lower risks.

Team Leader Dec 2011-Dec 2016

Lead of team professionals and technologists to manage organizational skills and performance assessment.

Prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation, and communication of work-related information to the Boss.

Resident Engineer. Apr 2006 – Oct 2009

Sanear S.A., Medellin, Colombia.

Construction, maintenance and operation infrastructure drinking water with contractor.

Review of pending orders to be executed for compliance with time of attention, review of payment reports by period, visit work sites for verification of environmental management, industrial safety and Technical site, monthly reports for invoicing of the payment report, indicators and methods of control for monitoring and evaluation, management reports, control of scheduling of work, ensure compliance with plans and programs of quality, occupational health and environmental management, to program, coordinate, execute and control personnel and resources in an optimal way for the process, coordinate and execute emergency and contingency plans, train to the personnel in the different technical aspects and criteria necessary for the correct performance according to the norms and the training plans.

EDUCATION

Bachelor Degree in Sanitary Engineering Jan 1992- Dec 2000

University of Antioquia (Medellín – Colombia)

Master in Integral Management Jun 2007 – Jul 2008

Politécnico Jaime Isaza Cadavid (Medellín – Colombia)

Master in Mechanics of Soils and Foundations (Geotechnics) Jan 2011 -Dec 2011

University Eafit (Medellín – Colombia)

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