Power Plant Construction Manager

Robert Mitchell Collins

Home: 910-***-**** Cell: 910-***-****

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Summary

** *****’ experience as a Construction Project Manager and Maintenance Manager. Outage Manager. Sr. Project Manager over Capital Project. Director over construction Projects.

Proven track record of success in planning, managing, and executing complex construction projects from inception through completion.

Maintenance contract experience ranges from routine maintenance outages to process equipment and system repairs and replacements.

Extensive experience on power and industrial projects.

Certified welder and weld inspector.

Inspection experience includes welding, non-destructive testing, scaffolding and more.

Expert troubleshooter, problem-resolver, and special project manager.

Highly experienced in supervising all levels of technicians, engineers, and craft.

Experienced in project documentation, preparing, and supporting change orders and claims.

Experience and Accomplishments

2019 to Present Covanta Corp. Regional Sr. Project Manager

Oversee construction an outage work, working on upcoming projects, giving support for 10 different power plants across the East Coast in state of Florida

Traveling from project to project overseeing work scope, schedule updates, budget, Safety, and interfacing with contractors on day-to-day performances on site.

Conference calls with V.P of Construction and Capital Projects. Bi-Weekly meeting giving updates on work scope, schedule, Budget, and job performances on site.

2014 to 2019 Evapco Corp., Site Project Manager, V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant

Oversee $98 million cooling tower design and construction contract

Manage subcontractors and suppliers for precast concrete, electrical, steel, and other equipment,

Daily interaction with EPC contractors on work scope, schedule, changes, work arounds, etc.

Manage budget, schedule, change orders and pay requisitions for company

Report directly Meeting with VP of Construction and company President with progress updates, financial management, problem identification and solving.

Responsible for project team recruitment, hiring, training and management.

2012-2014 Enviva Corporation, Capital Projects/ Pellets Biomass Construction

Project Manage. /Startup & Commissioning.

Oversees $17O million pettet biomass design construction Project

Oversees civil and underground work, conduit, and foundation work, oversee all rebar inspection for foundation

Day to day interaction with owners on work scope, and schedules, working with Engineers on design

Monitors installing of structural steel parts and equipment, do all inspection on all equipment before it is ship to job site. Bi-Weekly meeting with VP go over schedules and budget for project

Oversees all welding inspection, structural steel inspection for all building’s equipment.

Work with company engineers on design change in the field

Monitors the safety performance daily on project working on commissioning start up report directly Meeting with VP of Construction and company President with progress updates, financial management, problem identification and solving.

Worked on put together bid Package and proposals for other projects

Have on site safety meeting with owners weekly

2011/ DZ Atlantic Corporation, Maintenance & Modification/ Contract Project Manager/Outage Manager (Contract)

Oversees $3&9 million outages work on CFB and Gas power plants

Monitors the work scope and estimates projects attend plant meeting

Oversees installing parts and equipment in outage, rebuilds and shop inspection

Outage Manager for boilers replace burners, done UT on Boilers tubes done a replacement on center ash drain, ash crew coolers installed new SCR duct work.

Monitors the safety performance daily on each project. Manage commissioning and start-up on equipment. Manage all outage work on day-to-day basis

Works with company engineers on design and bid package proposals

Worked on put together bid Package for HRSG projects, work scoop manpower

Have on site safety meeting with Craftsman and labors, daily

2011/ Coastal Carolina Power Kenansville NC, Project Manager/ Outage Manager (Contract)

Manager of craftsman during the conversion of a coal-fired facility to biomass

Monitors the work scope and estimates projects attend plant morning meeting

Oversees Budget, Inspection on installing equipment performs all shop inspection on tubes and duct work

Manager Craftsman and labors doing upgrade on steam turbine rebuild, commissioning and start-up on equipment and boilers up grades water wall replacement.

Head up morning meeting with Craftsman and labors about safety work schedule

2010 ProEnergy/ PacifiCorp Energy Price Utah,

Project Manager/Outage Manager Fossil Fuel Project (Contract)

Monitors the work scope and estimates projects on a Fossil fuel coal fired facility

Manager craftsman on outage rebuilds and economizer hopper upgrade modification

Oversees water wall panels replacement in boilers, done inspection on boiler tubes, replace SCR duct work make sure they are by ASME welding code

Oversees burners replacement and installing reinforcement on buck stage on boilers

Monitors the safety performance daily with contractors

Works with company engineers on design and bid package proposals

Oversees Budget, head up morning meeting for outage work with Craftsman and labors.

2009/2010 Clyde Bergmann EEC, Hanover MD, Sr. Construction Project Manager.

Self-Perform (Contract)

Monitors the work scope and estimates projects attend plant meeting

Worked with Labors on outage rebuilds, and shop inspection up to date with ASME welding cods

Outage Manager for boilers tube repairs and turbine rebuild outage, installing filter bags houses and oversees SCR duct work installing. Travel from project to project make sure we were on schedule or make that nothing had change on the schedule

Monitors the safety performance daily on each project

Works with company engineers on design and bid package proposals

Monitors three different projects budget, and daily work scope and performance

2007/2008 Metso Power Charlotte NC, Sr. Construction Project Manager Charleston SC

Paper Mills Self Perform (contract)

Oversees all construction projects from initiation thru start-up. On site when outage started to make sure everybody has had all their safety training.

Works with company engineers on design and bid package proposals together for job.

Oversee shop inspections of boiler tubes replacement designed and ASME welding cods and oversee welding inspection.

Conducts site visits at each project during outages and green field projects doing walk down and boilers inspection on all projects before turning over to owner.

Responsible for a team of five construction managers Projects and budgets a safety manager

Oversees all outage and maintenance work, commissioning, and start-up on project from start to finish.

2005/2007 Duke Energy, Contract Project Manager Over Contractors Lee Steam Station Fossil Fuel, Charlotte NC. With Bartech Group.

Oversee $350 million design construction project contract.

Interface daily with labors as a project engineer regarding FGD construction

Oversee and inspect quality of boiler work, ASME welding code, and water treatment plant construction

Involved in weekly and daily meeting to review progress status and schedules with construction teams and contractor. Overall SCR duct work and installing

Interface daily with labor regarding construction, oversee installing and start-up on

Two LM GE Turbine

Interface with project engineers and designers for construct ability, ASME code and contract compliance, and equipment access

During work suspension, implemented cost cutting measures

Worked with labors during equipment maintenance set-up, and running equipment, commissioning, and start-up

Perform daily inspections on construction and equipment set-up

2004/2005 Infilcodegremont Contract, Amman Jordon, Construction Site Project Manager

Self-Perform (Contract)

Managed wastewater treatment plant project

Lead labor contractor regarding construction and start-up

Worked with project engineers and designers for construct ability, code and contract compliance, and equipment access.

Installed emergency gas-fired derivative Mitsubishi combustion turbine

During work suspension, implemented cost cutting measures

Direct labor during equipment maintenance set-up, run equipment, installing Mitsubishi gas turbine on turning gear

Performed all shop inspections to make sure they were up to date with ASME code certification

2004 AES 100 MW OIL Power Generation Project for the AES Limber Project, Cameroon Africa Project Manager Startup & Commissioning

Oversees $ 220 million Oil design construction power plant

Interfaced daily with Craftsman and labor regarding safety, quality, schedule, drawing interpretation and compliance

Oversees and monitor all ASME welding code and hydro inspection and testing plan, organize and direct labor forces on time and material contract, oversee turbine installing on project

Interfaced and comment with project engineers and designers for construct ability, code and contract compliance, and equipment access and emergency shutdown

During work suspension, plan and implement cost cutting measures. Work with Craftsman and Labor doing equipment maintenance set-up, and running equipment, such as turbine and generator

Work with engineering on commissioning during start-up

Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

AES 2002- 2003 210 MW Gas Power Generation Project, AES Lake worth Florida

Project Manager

Oversees a $ 240 million dollars gas design power plant contract.

Interaction daily with EPC Contractor regarding safety, quality, schedule, drawing interpretation and contract compliance

Monitor and witness welding and hydro inspection and testing plan, organize and direct labor forces on time and material contract

Demolition old boilers and turbine and replace with upgrade

Interfaced and comment with project engineers and designers for construct ability, code and contract compliance, and equipment access and emergency shutdown

Oversee EPC contractors doing installing of a GE 7FA Gas Turbine/ Generator

During work suspension, plant and implement cost cutting measures. Manage equipment lay-up, preservation, and maintenance including GE 7FA Gas Turbine/Generator

AES 2000- 2001 Huntington Beach CA, Huntington Beach Station Units 3 & 4 Construction Project/ Outage Manager /Gas power Units

Oversee complete outage on Units 3 & 4. Supercritical boilers 450.MW Capacity upgrade gas power Units

Monitor and witness welding and hydro testing

Interfaced daily with EPC contractor regarding safety, quality, schedule, and drawing interpretation

Shop inspection on tube boilers inspections and troubleshooting boilers and working with EPC contractor doing turbine inspection

Oversee EPC contractor installing and rebuilding steam and gas turbine. Schedule daily project meetings

Assist with start-up, commissioning, and fine-tuning boiler

Construction manager of installing SCR on power plants and wet gas scrubbers

AES-1998- 2000 Merida III, Mexico Yucatan, 400 MW Westinghouse Gas Power Units

Construction Manager Startup & Commissioning

Oversee $ 400 million Westinghouse 400 MW gas power Units two HRSG heat recovery boilers, installing two Westinghouse 501-F gas turbines and one steam turbine, with associated equipment

Oversee Outage rebuild on steam turbine, and blade replacement on gas turbine. oversee commissioning and start-up on project

Manager over day-to-day meeting with contractors, done all shop inspection for projects

Bi/ weekly meeting with Project manager about work schedules and budget

Plan, organize, and direct labor forces, interface with project engineers

Oversee safety on a day-to-day basis

Oversee underground gas pipeline insulation

AES- 1998 Ekibastuz, Russia, Supercritical Boilers Fossil Fuel Units 4000 MW Project

Outage Manager

Trained existing personnel with AES culture

Work scoop included Demolition work, capacity upgrade on boilers & burners

Installing Turbine and rebuild and doing blade and parts IP HP LP replacement

Construction manager of installing SCR on power plants and wet gas scrubbers

Oversee safety day to day meeting with EPC contractor on equipment and work

AES-1997 Hawaii, Inc., Kapolei, Hawaii CFB Boiler Coal Cogeneration Power Plant

Maintenance Technician/Outage Manager

Maintenance Team Leader during construction, start-up testing and commercial operation of a 180 MW coal-fired atmospheric circulation fluidized bed power plant

Responsible for welding, troubleshooting, and maintaining plant repairs of the steam turbine, boiler overlay conveyor and all associated auxiliary rotating equipment

1991-97 AES Hawaii Kapolei, American Piping and Boiler Corporation, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Supervisor/Welder/ CFB Boiler Coal Cogeneration Power Plant

Promoted to supervisor to oversee construction and erection of power plant

Responsible for coordinating and running crew during various projects

Oversee day to day scoop of work on project

Installed steel for bag house hopper

Oversee all boiler work and welding inspection

Boilermaker/Welder

Supervised ordering of supplies and materials

Supervised other employees and tracked timecards

Welder on ABB Flakt Fabric Filters

Performed office support as needed

Oversee welding and fabricate and installing ash hopper

1987/1991 Flour Daniels, Welder/Millwright/Supervisor

Responsible for welding, inspections, and NDT of boilers

Construction manager of installing SCR on power plants and wet gas scrubbers

Oversee welding repairs on boilers and installed burners on boilers

Oversee morning meeting with EPC day to day progress

1982/1985 Herbert International Corporation, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Foreman/Supervisor/ Delta Force Project

Responsible for plumbing and welding work

Conducted inspections of work performed by employees

Done all welding inspection on piping and structural steel fabric

Done all inspection on all equipment becoming on job site

Received top secret clearance

1982/1985 Richmond Technical College, Hamlet, North Carolina

Instructor

Responsible for teaching students welding theory, and welding techniques

Worked with students on various projects as completion of their training

Teaching students how to set all their welding equipment for different jobs

Worked with students on reading blueprints, and lay out

1980/1982 Sisco Corporation, Jacksonville, Florida

Shipyard Welder and Foreman

Provided production support as a welder in a shipyard

Provided support as a foreman, set-up man, and general shop work

Doing welding repairs on ships in the harbor

Done welding on Submarine as they came in the harbor for repairs

Received top secret clearance

Education

Graduate of Richmond Technical College, Hamlet, North Carolina

High School Diploma, Maxton High School

Two years of specialized training in blueprint reading and welding

Two years training in business commerce trade

Associate Degree in Business

Mechanical certification

Member of the Project Management Institute

Sixteen (16) year members of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing

Sixteen (16) year members of the American Welding Society

Certified Welding Inspector

Certified Level II in UT, RT, PT, MT Disciplines of Nondestructive Testing

Welder Certification & 16 years member of American Welding Society

Certified under water Welder

Turbine repair training for gas and steam

OSHA 40 Construction Safety

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

FFD, Fitness for Duty Training

P6 Training

Certified Rigger

OSHA 30 Construction

Certified for scaffold inspections

Certified welding inspector

Certified AWA&AWS inspector for boiler and tub Level II

Certified CWI boiler inspector Level II

Certified welder for boiler tube repairs

Certified to operate heavy equipment

Completed 6-month start-up training on circulating fluidized bed boiler operations

Completed training on fabric filter provided by ABB Flakt

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