Construction Project Manager
Resume:
CANDICE WETTSTEIN
Construction Project Manager/Cost Accountant
Jupiter, FL 33458
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Business and personal executive and management administrative support professional with several years of experience working in the private sector as well as project management support of operations in the residential and commercial construction industry. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Project Manager - Construction
CBM Holdings LLC - Palm Beach, FL
November 2023 to Present
Manage subcontractors for commercial construction project reverting space to shell from demo to include fire sprinkler/fire alarm system, storefront facade remodel and elevator installation with roof repair or replacement. Project is expected to end mid-January 2024. Construction Project Administrator/Cost Accountant Flower Construction - West Palm Beach, FL
July 2023 to November 2023
Weekly progress reports
Cost accounting
RFI's & Submittals
Contract Administrator
FF&E warehousing
Sourcing materials
Unemployment
New Jersey
January 2023 to July 2023
Received unemployment for 6 months.
Commercial Construction Project Coordinator
# Allied Construction Management - Neptune City, NJ May 2022 to January 2023
Reason for leaving: Budget cuts. Projects were not awarded to company as was projected.
• Provide coordination and management support as a collaborator of the project management team to include internal and external customers for all phases of the hotel renovation construction process from pre-bid to closeout. Assist in proposed project negotiations with subcontractors and clients for awarded renovation projects ranging from $500K to $20M.
• Create project specific scope of work sourcing materials and labor from vendors and subcontractors for buyout within project budget. Review pre-bids to present recommendations to Sr. PM for final review prior to sending to client for approval. Create subcontract agreements for all subcontractors awarded to the project.
• Set up mobilization (dumpsters, trailers, warehousing, lodging, travel arrangements, privacy fencing, etc...) once project is awarded. Set up job in Sage for interfacing with accounting, owner and subcontractors change orders, RFI's, submittals, monthly AIA billing and vendor compliance. Maintain electronic and hard copy files for documentation of project.
• Send submittals and RFI's to designers, architects and owner representees for approval prior to ordering materials for timely delivery to warehouse. Monitor project progress daily and weekly with progress reports to clients & team huddles with on-site project management via Zoom or Teams.
• Cost account credit card receipts to projects monitoring expenses to stay within budget of project. Create owner and subcontractor change orders.
• Request progress billing from subcontractors with lien releases for processing monthly AIA billing to client. Once client has funded, issue payment to subcontractors.
• Create project close-out documents for stakeholders and client upon completion of project. Residential Construction Operations Coordinator
Toll Brothers - United States
January 2020 to May 2022
Reason for leaving- new job was remote.
• The Operations Coordinator provides high level support to the Community Planning, Production and Quality and/or Land Acquisition Teams within the Division through the performance of a variety of tasks related to organization, communication and administration to ensure the efficient and professional operation of the Division.
• Review of model home drawing and spec packages for completeness and implementation. Assist with coordination of new (or existing) plans, elevations, and option offerings. Provide assistance with new plan creation through the review of architectural construction documents for completeness against internal and external measures.
• Assists with the preparation of all land packages required during the various stages of due diligence and land acquisition with coordination of new community start-up ordering check requests for city and county permits tracking status. Manage and facilitate the issuance of utility and building permits from various municipalities in a timely and efficient manner. Maintain accurate, detailed tracking system for permits and provide update at weekly meeting.
• Review and redact contracts and exhibits to be uploaded in BuildPro for internal and external customers to view throughout the production of the home.
• Manage all phases of the construction process from contract approval to certificate of occupancy providing administrative support for project managers, construction managers, superintendents, accounting, procurement, production and internal and external customers.
• Coordinate with local utilities and corporate IT to set up phone/ data service and office equipment for job sites. Create and process EPO's in BuildPro for vendor & subcontractor payments weekly. Set up and process invoices for utilities; water & sewer, FPL gas, cable and HOA agreements.
• Maintain status/critical dates report ensuring all deadlines are met. Prepare and maintain competitive marketing analyses/research for the Division.
• Attend and facilitate daily, weekly and monthly production meetings to ensure project is on schedule. Provide management and administrative support for 6 communities in Palm Beach County. Administrative, Accounting, Procurement & Purchasing Support Robert Half - United States
October 2019 to January 2020
Contract/temp work
• Responsibilities: Process customers payments via checks, wire transfers and credit cards
(Authorize.net). Make collection calls and emails. Maintain vendor contact records and collect W-9s from vendors.
• Record and post end of day financial transactions. Create quotes and proforma to be emailed to customers for sales orders to process payments. (A/P, A/R, Deposits and Payments). Process customers payments via checks, wire transfers and credit cards (Authorize.net). Make collection calls and emails. Provide administrative support for internal and external customers in accounting, logistics, and production/manufacturing.
Procurement Agent/Buyer I
Robert Half-City of Port St. Lucie-City Hall - Port Saint Lucie, FL July 2019 to October 2019
(90 day assignment)
• Responsibilities: Perform all duties in accordance with the City Code of Ordinance.
• Prepare solicitation documents to include; Request for Proposals, Invitations for Bids, and Request for Qualifications for professional services and capital improvement projects. Sourced for procurement the acquisition of supplies and services for the City of Port St Lucie. Maintained all contract related databases. Checked and reviewed market sources to ensure the most cost effective and competitive pricing for products and services is being received by the City.
• Provide administrative support to internal and external customers in all departments of the City. Analyze the accuracy of payments against contracts, purchase orders, and purchasing cards daily, weekly and monthly.
• Second in chain for the Procurement Administrative Assistant when they are out of the office. Performed other functions and related duties as assigned or required. Repairs Contract Analyst
Pratt &Whitney/Apollo Solutions - West Palm Beach, FL August 2018 to July 2019
(1 year contract)
Analyze incoming contracted requests of purchase orders and cost
• Responsibilities: Analyze incoming contracted requests of purchase orders and cost quotes for repairs utilizing SAP (software) to be sent to various vendors to repair and/or replace units based on contract. Once units are repaired, create quotes for approvals and submittals to military customers worldwide.
• Act as Liaison between APM's, Vendors and Finance providing administrative support for internal and external customers.
• Schedule conference rooms for WebEx meetings utilizing Outlook calendar.
• Create PowerPoint presentations and graphs/tables for monthly repairs update meetings. Projects Contract Administrator
PetersenDean Roofing - West Palm Beach, FL
August 2017 to August 2018
Reason for leaving: company moved to west coast of Florida.
• Provide administrative support to estimators, superintendents, repair and new construction crews as well as internal and external customers.
• Process weekly payroll thru Kronos posting labor hours and materials to project to invoice customers. Schedule crews for repairs and projects. Send NOC to customers prior to repair or start up of project.
• Process AR billing and collections. Negotiate vendor pricing analyzing costs for projects tracking budget expenses utilizing cost accounting practices. Verify purchase orders by comparing items requested to master list clarifying unclear items to recommend alternatives.
• Create proposals for repairs and maintenance projects. Oversee the planning, administration, and revision of bids. Maintain detailed records of original bid documents, correspondence, modifications, and payments. Prepare and distribute details of the project to the customers and representatives.
• Process closing tasks and final payments requests providing summaries upon completion of the job to customers and their representatives.
Admin. Assistant/QuickBooks Accountant
Southern Blinds of Jupiter - United States
April 2014 to August 2017
Reason for leaving-opportunity to advance in career with benefits.
• Schedule estimates, repairs and installations for customers in-person and over the phone assisting customers with design recommendations for window treatments ordering and receiving materials for install or repair.
• File invoices, estimates and purchase orders.
• Create and process customer and purchases invoices (AP/AR) in QuickBooks with 3-way reconciliations.
• Enter and pay monthly sales taxes for Palm Beach County. Executive Assistant/House Manager
Spirer Enterprises LLC - South Miami, FL
October 2007 to April 2014
Reason for leaving-client is deceased.
• Business and Personal Responsibilities:
• Set up and manage EBay store buying and selling items to be shipped worldwide picking up purchased items from suppliers and vendors locally to be posted on the eBay website for re-sale. Prepare items for shipping once purchased tracking items shipped via UPS, FedEx and USPS for accurate and on-time delivery to the customer.
• Deliver purchased items to customers living within the Miami area. Schedule appointments for customers to view and pick up items locally at the showroom.
• Manage 4 rental properties in the Florida Keys and South Beach. Schedule contractors for projects and repairs as needed for these rentals. Collect and deposit monthly rent payments.
• Process personal and business monthly billing and invoices in QuickBooks. Reconcile personal and business monthly bank statements.
• Analyze stock reports for recommendations per client request after consulting with client's stock broker prior to any moves in the stock market.
• Made travel arrangements for business and personal trips for car rentals, hotels and event planning.
• Managed household staff and subcontractors.
Education
B.A. in Business Administration
CVTC - Eau Claire, WI
August 1998 to June 2001
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