Construction Manager Civil

Resume Submission: Director of Construction

Name: David Dixon, P. Eng.

Job Title: Construction Director

Current Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Previous Company: Alstom Transportation Limited

Contact: email, **********@****.**, cell phone number 1-587-***-****

PROFILE:

I have enjoyed working as a Professional Construction Manager, involved with a wide range of projects covering prodominantely heavy civil, public realm with the largest portion of time on Civil Infrastructure and Rail projects world wide.

Previously working with Alstom Transportation, progressing the completion of the Edmonton, Valley Line, Phase 1, 13 km of track, 12 Stations servicing south east Edmonton, value of 1.5B, including a new fleet of low floor vehicles and a new depot for maintenance and repair.

Versitile in project delivery, my primary strength lies in the ability to build team consensus on major project decisions, safety, environmental, construction and financial inclusive, ( all must be in check/balance))

I have excellent all round knowledge of of civil construction with the ability to analyse and correct the situation(s) as necessary, using any means necessary for project completion.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Alstom TRANSPORTION LIMITED, Edmonton, Canada

2020 – 2023

Construction Manager

Edmonton Valley Line Phase 1

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design, construction, testing and comissioning of the Edmonton Valley Line LRT, a 13 kilometer, 12 station new construction

Overseeing the civil construction ensuring design requirements are incorporated into the works infrastructure, allowing Bombardier supplied systems installations.

The project includes a 600 meter tunnel, 500 meter bridge structure and 1000 meters of elevated quideway.

Electrical service installation by Bombardier incorporates 9 modular substations, and 3 substations built in-situ, service is 750V DC, 2000A, single overhead catinery.

LEAR GROUP OF COMPANIES, Calgary, Canada

2017- 2019

Operations Manager

Primary Duties:

Supervising the construction of primary, secondary and senior schools

Working with the business development team, ensuring current and new clients needs are met or exceeded

Working with junior staff, mentoring them to ensrue the next generation of craft staff and engineers fully understand quality on time construction practices.

TERVITA LLC, Calgary, Canada

2014- 2016

Director Project Management Office, (PMO)

Primary Duties:

Successful design / installation on the PMO principals across 12 diverse business units.

Working closely with implementation specialists from PeopleSoft, ensured the seamless implementation of Hard Dollar (Estimating), Primavera P6 (Scheduling) and PeopleSoft (Accounting) across the organization

Concurrently in the capacity of Project Director, oversaw the successful environmental cleanup of the Sydney Tar Ponds.

Concurrently oversaw the construction of intermodal oil trans-loading facilitys.

TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION, Toronto, Canada,

2012 – 2013

Deputy Construction Manager

Spadina Subway Expansion

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design and construction, Spadina Subway Expansion

Review and advise on the design and construction of the double bored tunnel, and new transit stations

Monitor to ensure construction schedule and technical difficulties are progressed concurrently

Helping to achieve schedule recovery after initial project setbacks

CANA GROUP OF COMPANIES, Canada

Construction Manager

2009 – 2011

Calgary West LRT

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design and construction, Calgary West LRT

Direct oversight of signaling, high and low voltage installations, platform display, interlocking installation, track counters, all necessary mechanical and electrical components

Delivery of stations

Deliver of trackbed and associated civil interface

WESTBANK GROUP OF COMPANIES, Vancouver, Canada

2007-2008

Construction Manager

Woodwards Redevelopment

Primary Duties;

Overseeing the Building Application Permit(s) System with the City of Vancouver, Woodwards Site Redevelopment

Overseeing design and construction activities

Community liaison with essential services, firefighting, police, local community initiatives

5 main structures, 400’ primary structure, with over 1.3 M ft/sq of developed space

1100 residential condominium units with multiple commercial units

Preservation of a Historic Building while rebuilding the inside to modern building codes

PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF / NETWORK RAIL, London, UK

2004- 2007

Construction Manager / Senior Civil Engineer

West Coast Route Modernization

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design and construction

Firstly with Parsons Brinckerhoff and then with Network Rail, construction management of primary contractors of the West Coast Route Modernization

Management of the Rugby Station brownfeld redevelopment / re-alignment and commercial development

LEIGHTON ASIA, Hong Kong, China

2001-2003

Construction Manager

KCR Expansion to Tun Moon, New Territories

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design and construction, KCR Expansion

Site area: 40 kilometers of elevated and at grade track

Installation of signaling, power supply, track, switches

TEKKEN / UNION / SINGAPORE PILING, Singapore

1999-2001

Construction Manager

North East Transit Line

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design and construction, North East Transit Line

Site area: 28 kilometers of twin bore tunnel, 16 underground stations

Installation of direct fixation track, installation of system wide low and high voltage wiring, 80 switches and 60,000 precast walkway components

SNC LAVALIN / BOMBARDIER, JV, Kuala Lumpur

1995-1999

Construction Manager

Kuala Lumpur KLRT II

Primary Duties:

Support senior management team in the design and construction, KLRT II

Site area: 30 kms track, 22 elevated, 8 twin bore tunnel, 24 stations

Installation of quideway dimensional precast elements, direct fixation track, installation of system wide low and high voltage wiring, station platform doors, platform information systems, all testing and commissioning

WESTPRO GROUP OF COMPANIES, Canada

1993 – 1994

Project Manager

West Coast Express

Construction management of the West Coast Express, interurban transit system

Site area: 55 kms shared CN Track

Installation of 4 station structures and layover yard in Mission, BC

AECON

1988 – 1992

Project Engineer

Construction management Bridge and Road Project

1 – 780 m concrete and steel bridge, (longest launched steel structure in North America)

PIGOTT GROUP OF COMPANIES

1986 – 1988

Project Engineer

Project survey layout

Shop Drawing Submittals

Sub-trade oversight

EDUCATION: University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, BaSC, Engineering.1986

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