Senior Construction Foreman Industrial & Piping Projects

JOSE VEGA

Phone 281-***-**** Email: *********@*****.***

Skills Summary

Construction professional with over 20 years of experience in industrial and power plant construction, specializing in crew leadership, field operations, and complex mechanical and piping installations. Proven track record directing large, multi-disciplinary teams of up to 150 personnel, delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. Strong expertise in safety compliance, HSE regulations, cost control, site logistics, and quality assurance. Skilled in interpreting blueprints and specifications, coordinating materials and equipment, and optimizing workforce productivity across large-scale industrial environments. Bilingual in English and Spanish with extensive hands-on experience in rigging, steel erection, boilers, piping systems, and heavy equipment operations. Experience

Flintco Industrial

Austin, San Antonio, Houston, TX

General Foreman 01/2018-11/2025

• Directed and supervised construction crews, overseeing daily field operations to ensure projects were completed safely, on time, and within budget.

• Planned, coordinated, and supported cost control initiatives while maintaining productivity and quality standards.

• Promoted and enforced a strong safety culture in compliance with company policies, HSE standards, and all applicable regulatory requirements.

• Conducted and documented routine site inspections to ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and quality guidelines.

• Managed material logistics including ordering, receiving, and distributing supplies to support project schedules.

• Recommended and coordinated repairs; supervised maintenance of tools, equipment, and jobsite resources to ensure operational readiness.

• Established work procedures and assigned tasks to optimize efficiency and workforce performance.

• Coordinated hiring and utilization of contract equipment and operators to meet project demands and maximize resource efficiency.

• Interpreted, implemented, and enforced safety and environmental regulations across all site activities.

• Directed and supervised pipe fitting, erection of steel structures and mechanical installation according to blueprints.

• Responsible for supervision of team compliance to specification and blueprints. Becon/Bechtel

Panda Stonewall-Leesburg, VA, Panda Power-Temple, TX General Foreman/Boilermaker/Pipe 2013-2017

• Directed and supervised construction crews, up to 150 team members, overseeing daily field operations to ensure projects were completed safely, on time, and within budget.

• Directed and supervised pipe fitting, erection of steel structures and mechanical installation according to blueprints.

• Planned, coordinated, and supported cost control initiatives while maintaining productivity and quality standards.

• Performed daily team meeting establishing daily goals and welding schedule.

• Preformed all inspections of completed work assuring 100% compliance with specifications.

• Completed weekly productions/ work progress reports.

• Responsible for rigging all the parts and materials needed for erection/ installation of the boiler.

• Fabricated and installed all parts of the boilers according to specifications. Rotation Systems

Puerto Rico, Mexico

Industrial Mechanical Assistant 2012-2013

• Rigged heavy equipment, machinery, parts and tools necessary.

• Located and staged materials, parts of motors, generators and turbines.

• Worked will specifications and measures in all aspects of mechanics.

• Assured correctness of all critical specifications and measures.

• Responsible for replacement of old parts.

Kellogg Brown and Root, LLC

Macon, GA

Fiberglass Pipe Fitter 2012

• Read drawings and blueprints of the entire power plant.

• Installed fiberglass piping systems for gas, cooling water systems and other uses.

• Prepared, fabricated and installed all pipes and supports.

• Installed all parts of piping systems.

• Rigged all pipes and tools for the pipes.

• Worked with all measures by specification.

Elkhorn Construction, Inc

Evans, CO/Wichita, KS/Ponca City, OK

Pipe Leadman 2011-2012

• Responsible for working with all aspects of piping.

• Installed piping systems for gas, cooling water systems and other uses.

• Fabricated all supports needed for pipelines.

• Assured all installed pipes were torqued up to standards. Southeastern Mechanical Services

Panama

Pipe Fitter/Rigger 2010

• Prepared scaffolding and all necessary safety features for demolition of coal power plant boiler.

• Prepared site with scaffolding, heavy equipment, tools and part necessary for installation of the new boiler.

• Prefabricated, fabricated and installed all parts of the new boiler.

• Prefabricated and installed all pipes needed for the boiler. Core Competencies

• Industrial & Power Plant Construction

• Field Supervision & Crew Leadership (up to 150 personnel)

• Construction Operations Management

• Safety & HSE Compliance

• OSHA & Regulatory Standards Enforcement

• Cost Control & Productivity Optimization

• Project Scheduling & Workflow Planning

• Blueprint & Isometric Drawing Interpretation

• Mechanical, Boiler & Piping Installation

• Steel Erection & Structural Assembly

• Rigging & Heavy Equipment Operations

• Material Procurement, Logistics & Distribution

• Quality Control & Site Inspections

• Equipment Maintenance & Tool Management

• Contract Equipment Coordination

• Welding & Fabrication Oversight

• Bilingual: English & Spanish

• TWIC Card Holder

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

1992

Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Ponce PR

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