Project Manager Senior

Marilyn James

Senior Project Manager

Evergreen Park, US-IL 60805 419-***-****

*******.*.*****@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynjames/

Senior Project Manager with over 10 years' experience bringing strong leadership and proven skills to mitigate risks, maintain budgets, and successfully achieve targets.

Work Experience

Senior Construction Manager May 2024- Present

Compass Data Centers/Over watch Mission Critical Chicago

●Overseen the construction activities in a live environment through operations change management of 5 hyperscale data centers on a 200-acre site with a budget of $10B

●Report on a weekly basis project progress against milestones and contractual delivery dates

●Build rapport with GC through regular job walks, meetings and ongoing communications

Senior Project Manager Aug 2022 - Nov 2023

JLL/Actalent Chicago

●Directed a field team on a $150M Interior Rebrand of 502 Bank of the West branches to BMO Bank locations.

●Executed project plans, including detailed budgets, schedules, and resource allocations.

●Monitored activities and implemented corrective actions to achieve KPIs.

Construction Project Manager Feb 2022- June 2022

ECI Chicago

●Coordinated documents from planning to preconstruction for a $4M Data Center Interior to build-out.

●Reviewed plans for bidding, issued submittals & RFIs, for approval to Architect and Engineers

Project Manager Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

JLL/Actalent, Chicago

●Controlled project milestones and deliverables at all stages, from planning and development through quality control and final review

●Optimized resources and monitored utilization to promote timeline, and budget adherence.

●Managed the renovation of over 115 Family Dollar Stores including site surveys, construction starts, project completion, to project close outs.

Construction Account Manager Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

ICON IDENTITY SOLUTIONS Rolling Meadows

●Developed $14M start-up program to install Outdoor Menu Boards for McDonald's Restaurants.

●Mentored a team of 8 members to define project cost, scope, and to ensure the successful delivery of over 850 store locations on time and within budget.

●Directed forecasting activities and set KPI to track and report to the Executive Team. Drive customer service, providing on-site project leadership.

Project Manager Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

ICON IDENTITY SOLUTIONS Rolling Meadows

●Managed interior modernization renovation for 17 McDonald's Restaurants with total program budget of $44M.

●Interpreted construction drawings specifications, blueprints, job orders, company policy, and procedures for workers to ensure accurate consistent work and to minimize scope creep.

●Negotiated final budgets with vendors/contractors maximizing over $5M in revenue and 8% Margin gain.

Project Manager Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL Schaumburg

●Developed/Tracked timelines to established benchmarks on a $17M Global Account

●Directed relocation of the Motorola HQ facility to new downtown location supporting internal design specifications.

Core Skills

Change Management, Change Orders, Construction Practices, Cost Estimate, Managing Project, Microsoft Office Suite, Monitor Construction, Plan Schedule, Project Budgets, Project Delivery, Project Documentation, Project Execution, Project Management, Qualification Process, Risk Assessment, Risk Identification, Risk Mitigation, MS Project, Bid Analysis, Quantitative Skills, Analytical Skills, Coaching, Organizational, Written and Verbal Communication Skills, Supervision, Financial Analysis, Collaborative Environment, Construction Documentation, Develop Procedures, Ensure Compliance, Project Budget, Vendor Selection, Conflict Resolution, Establishing Relationships, Flexibility, Innovative, Project Schedules, Relationship Builder, Team Performance, Vendor Relationships, Client Experience,

Education

University of Toledo, Bachelor Supply Chain Management

International Academy of Design and Technology, Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design

Certificates

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

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