ABISOYE SOTALA .P.Engr. PMP

*** ******* ***, *********, *** 0Z7

Phone: 639-***-**** Email: adw3rh@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

Solutions-oriented and certified Project Management Professional with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and Diploma in Construction Management with over 8 years post graduate experience involved in progressive project planning and implementation. Largely skillful in budgeting and cost containment, construction contract administration, value engineering and analysis geared towards successful delivery of high-quality projects.

Areas of Expertise

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

TECHNICAL SKILLS

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Project Management Skill

Management Skills

Construction Contract Administration

Risk Management

Cost Management

Business Acumen

Microsoft Suite.

Microsoft Project

SAP 2000

Primavera

Knowledge of building code.

Ability to read and navigate plans and specifications.

Quick Box

Scheduling

Surveying

Excellent verbal and nonverbal Communication skills

Critical Thinking

Excellent Analytical Skills

Strong mathematical skills.

Strong typing skills.

Detailed oriented.

Ability to work independently

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, Applied Industrial Tech, Canada Saskatoon –March 2023- Till Date

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Projects are including but not limited to: Succession Planning Development,

Real Estate duties and responsibilities, Service Center and Shop Consolidation Projects,

Leading Indirect Procurement initiatives, and all other duties as required.

Leading and organizing scope documents, project schedules, and stakeholder management. This includes but not limited to change order management, budget documents, managing meeting, and meeting documents.

Responsible establishing documentation, reviewing processes, and creating recommendations for Project Templates. This includes communication with different internal and/or external partners to achieve this goal.

Responsible for establishing and meeting department metrics including working capital, forecasting accuracy, procurement requirements, and service levels.

Own the creation and communication with stakeholder’s scope revisions and documents pertaining ongoing and upcoming projects. This includes, but not limited to, meeting agendas and notes, budget documents, and RFP/Quote review documents.

Ensuring deadlines are established and met.

Producing and overseeing templates and forms to ensure consistent project controls and management through a wide range of projects.

Lead Change Management programs to ensure successful project transitions.

Coordinate with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with the projected requirements and deadlines.

Project Engineer, PLATINUM HOMES INCORP Saskatoon - September 2021- Feb 2023Till Date

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Develop detailed project plans, design for each stage of the project in order to ensure successful completion.

Develop benchmark for projects to track overall progress.

Develop a comprehensive project plan, track the progress of this plan, and effectively communicate the plan with employees and clients.

Ensure successful completion of the project is on time and within budget.

Set realistic timeline and consistently meet the benchmarks within it.

Identify risk and responds to potential issues throughout the life of the project to minimize potential negative impacts and help ensure the safety of the workers.

Effectively procure and allocate resources to project and ensure that there no shortages

Managing the financial plan and consistently evaluate the project budget to avoid going over a project’s budget.

Delegate project tasks to employees based on their individual skill sets and overall project goals.

Communicate with staff on project details and evaluate the effectiveness of a project plan with employees.

Provide contract oversight and administration including overseeing, directing, liaising, and negotiating with contractor.

Ensure strict compliance to specifications and Occupation Health & Safety requirements.

Project Manager, Shoab Global Concepts -April 2016–August 2021

Conducted field services for civil works to identify design and operational scenarios, project challenges and recommended appropriate field designs, changes and solutions.

Prepared progress report on projects using various presentation tools to stakeholders on project updates and to assist in decision making.

Established effective working relationship among the team for better delivery on projects and achievement of organizational goals.

Analyzed data to determine material and labour requirements required for project delivery without delay to delivery.

Planned and approved development plan to identify the necessary assets; skills and resources to support the staff member's career goals and the organization's business needs.

Responsible for preparation of RFQ, RFI and RFP for capital projects.

Planned, directed and supervised the work of support staff and project engineers by providing technical support on various projects including training to improve productivity

Performed Engineering reviews of surveys, project designs, processes, implemented changes to achieve organization deliverable.

Identified risk associated with projects, mitigate against such risk by recommending appropriate actions to stakeholders.

Established and maintained effective communication and working relationships with staff, contractors and the public by communicating timelines to monitor milestone and progress.

Assistant Project Manager/Project Estimator, Shoab Global Concepts (PMO) August 2010 – July 2016.

Estimating how much a proposed project will cost by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.

Explore documentation in order to gain a deep understanding of the project requirements; plans, specifications and standards.

Drawing up detailed and accurate price lists for everything needed on a construction project in order to develop estimates and bids for construction projects.

Perform complex analysis of collected data and metrics, risk assessments and health and safety requirements

Keeping an eye on projects to make sure costs stay in line with forecasts

Estimate labor, material, and time requirements in order to be able to compute the overall cost of the project.

Responsible for validating the project’s Scope of Work, equipment that will be needed to complete the project and how long the construction team will need to do their work.

Researching prices and collecting quotes from suppliers and subcontractors

Completing take-offs to gather information for bids. Select, measure and track important metrics before and during project construction.

Reviewing sites and gathering information for estimates for work on existing buildings.

Create and present reports to upper management.

Analyze and evaluate offers

Build and maintain long-term relationships with the key vendors.

Project Engineer, Shoab Global Concepts (PE) Abuja Nigeria Sept 2006 – July 2010

Achieved quantifiable results in successful delivery of various projects without exceeding budget and schedule using various project management practices, communication techniques, monitoring and control processes.

Coordinates all shop drawings, review submittals and expedite deliveries for projects.

Prepared technical reports, test results and proposals of sites for stakeholders information on the status of projects

Prepared construction plan, scope and specifications for projects without exceeding budget cost and schedule using various communication techniques, monitoring and control processes.

Led the supervision of varying field work including soil survey, testing, route surveys, water quality sampling etc.

Produced civil engineering design, piping design, system design and analysis using CADD design software like TEDDS, AUTOCAD, for modeling.

Supervised and monitored site activities to ensure adherence to legal, standard and safety regulations.

Prepared detailed design and analysis of civil engineering structures.

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Supervised and managed the construction work awarded to subcontractors to ensure conformance with the specifications

Effectively managed projects to ensure strict adherence to framework and documentation to achieve project deliverable within the project planned budget schedule.

Prepared project valuation reports, reviewed progress payments and recommended them for payment to ensure project delivery within timeline.

Project Member (Volunteer), RNC Concrete Company, Saskatoon- June 2019-Sept 2019

Performed comprehensive repair work on road walkways, drains and culvert repairs.

Accountable for deployment of machinery to various sites for use.

Responsible for resource management including human resources, construction materials, tools and equipments according to the need analysis of various sites.

Accountable for resource use optimization within the various project team to ensure effective utilization of resources.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Construction Management- 2020

Stratford Career Institute, Montreal, Canada.

B.Engr in Civil Engineering, 2004

University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria

(WES assessed as Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering)

National Diploma, Civil Engineering, 2000

The Polytechnic, Ibadan

CERTIFICATION /LICENSES/TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Project Management Professional (PMP certification) – Project Management Institute (PMI)

Professional Engineer--(P.Eng)---APEGS

Saskatchewan Construction Safety Assoc-Safety Construction Orientation Training.(SCOT).

Member American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)

Member Council of Registration of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN)

Member Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)

REFERENCES

References Available Upon Request.

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