Project Management Senior Estimator

SCOTT A. STELLA

*********@*******.*** / 248-***-**** / Washington Township, MI 48094

Summary

Civil Engineer with talent for accuracy, cost management, project management and value engineering. Strong knowledge of underground, concrete, site work and MDOT. Communicative and team-oriented with proficiency in Microsoft Office, Procore and Blue Beam. Proven history of fostering strong client and sub-contractor relationships to meet team, individual and management objectives.

Skills

Obtaining Bids/Preparing Estimates/Proposal Development

Estimating & Job Costing

Project Management

Leadership & Team Building

Quality Control Management

Vendor & Material Management

Experience

06/2022 - Present Senior Estimator, Superior Contracting Group, Almont, MI

Extensive MDOT(Michigan Department of Transportation) experience

Estimating for roads, bridges, culverts, underground and site work

Management of estimating department (12 employees)

Scheduling and completing projects on schedule

Projects valued between 250K to 15 million dollars

Project management on all projects

Experience in commercial and industrial and municipal work

01/2020 - 04/2022 Senior Estimator, Goretski Construction Co., Milford, MI

Senior Estimator of estimating department

Responsibilities included: takeoffs and bids, proposals, invoicing, project management

Responsible for material ordering and pricing

Responsible for managing all crews and scheduling

Negotiated pricing with vendors and general contractors

02/2016 – 12/2019 Estimating Engineer/Sales, Bowen Paving, Inc., Pontiac, MI

Responsibilities included sales, estimating (reading/drawing blueprints) and project management

Performing Take-Offs using Blue Beam and VU 360

Costing jobs and completing Bid Proposal letters

Initiated, planned, executed and closed projects to achieve on-time and budget goals within the given constraints

10/1996 – 12/2015 President/Project Manager, Stella Development, Inc., Waterford, MI

Owned and operated excavating company

Control operation of $5 million worth of equipment and a crew of six employees

Projects included residential, commercial and industrial jobs

Made changes to project scope and cost and implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date

Led sub-contractor meetings to convey project requirements, scope, milestones and regulatory compliance

Defined project plans and timelines, managed workflow and personnel and achieved completion deadlines on or before schedule

Education and Training

• University of Michigan, BA in Civil Engineering, 1996

• Michigan Commercial Drivers License/CDL-A with air-brake and doubles endorsements

• Michigan Real Estate License, 2007

• Oakland Technical Center

Building Trades/Construction Management, Residential Builders License, 1992

* Project list available upon request

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