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Project Manager Capital Projects

Location:
Wynnewood, PA
Posted:
July 25, 2025

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DAVID H. FROST

Email: ***********@*****.*** Cell: +1-302-***-**** http:// www.linkedin.com/in/david-frost-9bb36320b EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I am a trusted Site Lead/Project Manager with experience owning complex Cap Ex/ Industrial Construction projects from start to finish. Widely respected for generating innovative solutions to overcome project challenges and deliver high-quality final products. Skilled at building relationships with owners, clients, government agencies, contractors, and employees. Experience includes capital projects in chemical site production, environmental work, and utility industries.

CAREER BACKGROUND

Site Lead & Project Manager

Allied Engineering onsite at Advansix Philadelphia, PA JUL 2023 – Current Supervise staff of Project Managers and Discipline Design professionals for capital projects supporting AdvanSix Frankford in all aspects of capital spending as well as managing numerous capital projects to support AdvanSix’s yearly capital budget spend and continually adding significant value by:

• Provide site leadership for multi-disciplined design professionals and project managers.

• Managing capital funded projects to install new processes and revitalize existing to improve productivity, Health and safety and continues improvement.

• Use of SAP, MS Projects, AutoCAD, along with various other companies and or site related software databases.

• Project cost controls and project funding management.

• Vendor selection and evaluating contracted services and in-house solutions.

• Securing senior leadership buy-in for improvements and project funding authorization.

• Monthly reporting for project status and budgeting. Construction Project Manager

Allied Recourse Group FEB 2021 – JUL 2023

Support USALCO capital engineering and project management program with a P&L (profit and loss) of $30M+ yearly over 26 chemical production and 6 transloading sites focusing on Scope, Schedule, Budget, Safety, and Quality

• Programs include project management office process overhaul, Front End Loading (FEL) process development and rollout, unification of nomenclature and symbology across multiple acquisition sites on documents and drawings, R&D and pilot plant support, standardization of project and operations interactions for projects across the company.

• Projects include civil sitework, chemical process piping, site utilization, chemical reaction, and containment vessels, building renovations, utility upgrades, transportation, safety measures, and environmental responsibility initiatives.

• All work is balanced against maximizing operational uptime and production. Project Manager & Engineer

Sevenson Environmental Services AUG 2019 – FEB 2021 Supervise the $200M FUSRAP project for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), focus on site chemical cleanup from the Manhattan Project at the DuPont Chambers Works facility. Responsible for project planning, purchasing, site logistics, and scheduling for a 35-worker team. Direct all materials and equipment procurement, staging, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs.

• Increase production by 400% by building custom soil sample processing area that eliminated a project bottleneck by accelerating sample testing, resulting in FUSRAP earning Project of the Year.

• Procure the misting system vendor to control odors during radioactive material relocation, resulting in zero odor complaints and system integration into standard excavation tool used by USACE.

• Orchestrate relocations across the DuPont Chambers Works campus by selecting locations, planning routes for equipment transfer, setting up utilities, and ensuring safe disposal of materials.

• Gain budget and project plan approvals from both USACE and Sevenson leadership for key activities. DAVID H. FROST

Project Manager

Guardian Environmental Services OCT 2017 – AUG 2019 Serve in multiple capacities for Guardian, completing remediation work for individual contracts in addition to roles as Response Manager for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and as project manager for sister company Priority Services. Served on local response team for catastrophic events. Improve revenue, productivity, and reputation for Priority Services’ millwright group by developing relationships with site leads, making the group Calpine’s first choice for turbine shutdown work.

• Direct two crews of 10 employees were working around the clock for 3 weeks to rebuild a turbine for Calpine, using precision equipment and field machining to rapidly get turbine back on the grid.

• Assess 4 projects for EPA compliance, creating plans and cost estimates to mitigate remediation issues during landfill, water line, and sewer line projects. Team Leader for Minor Projects

DuPont; Pencader FEB 2014 – OCT 2017

Manage direct planning and execution of minor projects at a chemical intermediates plant producing Vespel® parts made from high-performance polyamide resin. Serve as construction lead for capital projects, aligning design, operations, engineering, and construction teams on project execution.

• Gain approval for over $1M in work every year by demonstrating needs and earning leadership’s trust to deliver high- quality work across electrical, mechanical, and structural improvements.

• Prioritize project pipeline by collaborating with senior site leaders to align schedules with planned capital projects and delivering 10-12 projects annually.

• Control costs for project, facilitating bidding process, creating bid packages, and awarding contracts. Construction Manager

DuPont; Chambers Works JUN 2005 – FEB 2014

Manage capital construction projects at the wastewater treatment facility, Fluor Products business unit, and power & utilities facilities at DuPont’s massive Chambers Works complex. Led 20 person teams.

• Save $10M on an estimated $38M budget for a front-end loading project by instituting best practices for contracting during this 18-month underwater project in the Delaware River.

• Achieve flawless safety record with zero contractor injuries in 7 years at the SET waste treatment area, with site construction group earning a company safety award.

• Accelerate construction and increase site safety by creating a modular design solution for steel platforms during an oxygen bubbling system installation project.

• Deliver $18M project to replace secondary water treatment plant process under budget and timeline. Project Manager

Just-In Construction JUN 2004 – SEP 2005

• Project Manager, field supervision, for Structural Steel division Project Manager

Bruce Industrial Company FEB 1997 – JUN 2004

• Project Manager/ Estimating and design work. For a multi- trade industrial contractor EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences – University of Delaware, Newark, DE 1989-1994 Project Management Professional (PMP) Coursework complete. OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER

OSHA 30 Hour Construction

TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Card)

DAVID H. FROST

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE – SAP, AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, MS Office 365, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Access, SharePoint

• Construction Quality Management

• Project scope evaluation with cost estimating

• Schedule creation and management

• Program Financial Analysis

• Specification evaluation and compliance

• Contract negotiation and procurement.

• Problem evaluation and resolution

• Capital planning and project prioritization.

• Plant and project safety.

• Equipment repair

• Environmental remediation and site cleanup

• Effective purposeful planning and organization

• Site wide program leadership

• Complex, goal-based, problem solving.

• Communications management

• HAZMAT Clearance

• OSHA Chemical Site Safety Training

• TWIC authorized.



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