Senior Project Manager with Construction Leadership Experience
Resume:
Robert C. Wurz
Chittenango, NY 13037
Cell 315-***-****
****@*****.***
Objective: To secure a position in a company that will utilize my leadership skills, communication skills and experience managing construction projects.
Work Experience:
November 2025 – Present
RC Wurz LLC
6757 Jackson Hill Rd
Chittenango, NY 13037
Property Maintenance
September 2024 – November 2025
E-J Electric LLC.
6001 Joy Rd
Syracuse, NY 13206
Public work sector: Schools, hospital, municipal and governmental.
Project Manager
Replace PM who left company and assumed responsibility for multiple ongoing projects.
Responsible for submittals, scheduling, change orders, and cost management, closeouts.
Forensically reviewing change orders and pursuing cost that were not previously captured.
Verify accuracy of sub-contractors requests for change requests, and negotiate / challenge as needed.
SUNY Oneonta campus electrical distribution project 22 million dollar. Developing scopes, establishing project in Procore. First GMP project by SUNY / SUCF in NYS.
SUNY Oneonta – review MPT plans provided by engineers and work with site contractor to make adjustments.
January 2024 – August 2024
Kondra Jaquin Enterprises
4004 New Court Ave
Syracuse, NY 13206
Public work sector: Schools, hospital, municipal and governmental.
Senior Estimator / Senior Project Manager
Expand GC division from Fort Drum RTOP bidding to bidding in Public and Private sectors.
oUnfortunately, company bonding capacity proved to be inadequate for this venture.
Using past relationships and partnerships to grow this part of KJE’s business portfolio.
Extensively use Prebid RFI process during bidding to force apples to apples competition.
oThe owners get a better product and we don’t end up in CO negotiations with Architects.
Estimate and bid on projects.
Work closely with owner, architect and engineers to build positive relationships for future work
Responsible for submittals, scheduling, change orders, and cost management.
Verify accuracy of sub-contractors requests for change requests, and negotiate / challenge as needed.
April 2022 – January 2024
The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
625 Erie Blvd West
Syracuse, NY 13204
Project Manager
Private sector work: Byrne Dairy, FAGE Dairy USA, Chobani, Syracuse University
CM and GC Projects
Work closely with owner, architect and engineers to build positive relationships for future work
Responsible for submittals, scheduling, change orders, and cost management.
Verify accuracy of sub-contractors requests for change requests, and negotiate / challenge as needed.
Work with superintendent of the project to maintain schedule
Conduct project meeting with subs
Projects ranged 1 to 6 million
Byrne Dairy – Boiler addition and rework process piping from yogurt to extend shelf-life milk. On budget, on time.
Fage – Locker rooms remodel – project went over duration by 4 months due to as-built conditions were considerable different than bid plans. The profit was actually 10 % higher than projection. Negotiated with owner for added general conditions, and back charged subs for delays that they caused.
Chobani – 2 freight lifts, Kitchen, Cafeteria, Security Office. On budget and on time
Syracuse University – remodel lecture halls 101 / 102, install JMA wireless in over 25 buildings since last May, on budgets and on time.
March 2017- April 2022
RJ Ortlieb Construction
7315 State Fair Blvd
Baldwinsville, NY
Project Manager / Project Estimator
Public work sector: Schools, airports, hospital, municipal and governmental.
Estimate and bid on projects.
Work closely with owner, architect and engineers to build positive relationships for future work
Responsible for submittals, scheduling, change orders, and cost management.
Verify accuracy of subcontractors requests for change requests, and negotiate / challenge as needed.
Work with superintendent of the project to maintain schedule
Conduct project meeting with subs
Act as company safety officer on assigned projects to ensure compliance with OSHA.
Projects ranged 750K to 5 million
Clients: BNY Mellon, Fort Drum, OCWA, Onondaga County, Community Hospital, Tompkins County Airport and the Syracuse Airport.
December 2015 – March 2017
Self employed
I did some consulting, remodeling work, house flip during this period as it gave me needed flexibility. I had the financial resources to dedicate my time to personal items. My mother was battling lung cancer and passed early in 2017.
May 1995 -November 2015
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
100 Market Street
Rochester, NY 14624
PM / Chief Project Estimator 2004 to 2015
Projects included: New shores, Remodels, Distribution facilities, Cold Warehouses, Food Processing plants.
Review and approval of ALL contracts and PO’s for construction for the company (300 million dollars annually.)
Review project schedules created by Building PM’s to eliminate errors, and to coordinate bid schedule.
Worked with field crews and took an unbiased approach to negotiating change orders with the sub-contractors. Protected Wegmans interests while being fair with subcontractors to try to have win – win resolution.
Worked with Design, Store operations and other shareholders to improve processes to help relive anxiety during the construction process.
Aided field crews in challenging and negotiating change orders.
Managed 6 junior estimators to ensure quality and on time performance of delegated work tasks. Pre – Construction budgeting and concept evaluation
Review project drawings and specifications and note any discrepancies to the Architects. Reviewed all contracts and purchase orders for projects to ensure completeness with the project documents.
Provided detailed breakdown of all building items and estimate projects costs. Develop comprehensive budget for the AR.
Research potential contractors in new Market areas and prequalified contractors. Establish bid packages, and bid out defined packages (30) to various trades.
Conduct pre-bid meetings with the various trade disciplines.
Award contract to successful best value bidder.
Coordinate with field personnel to have awarded contractors available on time. Walk projects with Superintendents and discuss progress status. Point out areas of schedule slippage that need focus.
Project Superintendent 2000-2004
Communicated with store managers during remodels daily to keep them advised of the pertinent information that could be of concern to employees and customers. Met with the store manager or department managers to keep them abreast on how activities may affect their operations. Looked for opportunities to limit disruptions.
oRemodels ranged from 250K to 6 million
Communicated with store manager on a daily basis during the turnover stage of new store projects. Kept them advised of developments and worked with them to help them better understand the construction process. Worked with them on what priorities they need to help to help facilitate training of new hires.
oNew store ranged 40-42 million for 140,000 sqft. Store
oNew Store with parking garage ranged 62 -65 million
2002 as upper management had extreme confidence in my abilities, I was given the unique privilege to train a Senior Site PM on all of the aspects of being a building PM.
Coordinate subcontractors on daily basis.
Manage to maintain project schedule; provide solutions and directions to maintain the schedule.
Review Project Drawings and Specifications and note any discrepancies to the Architects. Propose solutions to the Architects and Engineers when discrepancies are found during construction.
Verify construction quality standards are being maintained
Maintain a safe jobsite to company policy and OSHA standards.
Conduct C of O walkthroughs with Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
Responsible for MPT in parking lots and access lanes into project sites
Assistant Project Superintendent 1999-2000
Assignment was building estimator, developing budgets for remodel projects.
Assumed supervision of projects for superintendents during vacations.
Obtaining quotes and negotiating quotes for remodel projects.
Writing contracts and purchase orders to expedite projects
Project Field Technician (Assistant PM) 1995 – 1999
Technical advisor to Superintendent.
Responsible for contract development, change directives and change orders.
Verification and tracking of contractor and Wegmans manpower productivity.
Scheduling of inspections of both the construction monitoring and also the AHJ.
Negotiation of change orders and extras. Approve & / or challenge subcontractors requests.
Responsible for submittals, revisions, Billings, and as built drawings.
Quantity takeoff and purchasing of owner supplied materials: concrete, block, brick, rebar, wood trim, etc.
1990 – 1995
CME Associates, Inc.
8560 Brewerton Rd
PO Box 1824
Cicero, NY 13039
Construction Project Technician
NYS Route 5/92 road widening project 1994-1995, acted as NYSDOT engineer / EIC. Fully responsible for full-time inspection, MPT monitoring and construction safety. This is the busiest traffic corridor in Onondaga County.
Route 38 bridge deck replacement over NYS thruway – inspection and testing of construction materials
Inspector for new parking garage foundation and site work at Shoppingtown Mall 1990 -1991. MPT
Resident construction representative for construction of the Oswego County Jail 1991-1992. Monitoring and inspection of all concrete, masonry, soils, roofing, structural steel and mechanical systems.
Supervision of other technicians both in the laboratory and also in the field on projects where the technicians were assisting on inspections.
Drill rig operation for subsurface soil borings.
Surveyor for soil borings location maps.
Acted as Engineer’s representative on water main projects.
Education:
1997 Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222-1095
1994-1995 Onondaga Community College 2009 4585 W. Seneca Turnpike Syracuse, NY 13215
1986-1990 Mohawk Valley Community College 1101 Sherman Drive Utica, NY 13501
Associates Degree in Civil Engineering Technologies
Associates Degree in Land Surveying Technologies
Training / Certifications:
Certified Professional Estimator
Green Globes Professional
OSHA 10 Hour & OSHA 30 Hour
Forklift Certified
Face Construction Technologies Floor Profiler Certification
Certifications Previously Held:
FAA ERPLM, NICET Asphalt, NICET Concrete, NICET Soils, ACI Level 2, and Troxler Certification.
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