Construction Professional

DEREK GRAVES

CONSTRUCTION OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE OWNER'S PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE

Salem, Indiana 812-***-**** ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Construction professional with 35+ years of hands-on, field-to-executive experience in commercial construction, project delivery, subcontractor management, quality control, scheduling, and problem resolution. Brings the perspective of someone who has worked on the contractor side and understands how projects are actually built, where schedules fail, how costs escalate, and when issues need to be addressed before they become expensive. Well suited to represent owners and stakeholders from preconstruction through closeout, protecting project objectives related to scope, budget, schedule, quality, constructability, and contractor accountability.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Owner & Stakeholder Representation

• Commercial Construction Oversight

• Preconstruction & Constructability Review

• Budget, Scope & Schedule Monitoring

• Contractor & Subcontractor Accountability

• Quality Assurance & Field Inspections

• Issue Resolution & Risk Identification

• Change Management & Cost Awareness

• Project Coordination & Communication

• Schedule Recovery & Progress Tracking

• Punch List, Closeout & Turnover

• Construction Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Operations McRae Enterprises

Oversee day-to-day construction operations for a small but growing commercial construction company, with responsibility spanning field execution, project coordination, manpower, subcontractor performance, quality, scheduling, and operational problem solving.

Work across active projects to identify issues affecting scope, schedule, quality, and cost before they become larger owner or company exposures.

Coordinate closely with project managers, superintendents, subcontractors, and clients to maintain progress and resolve construction challenges.

Bring practical field judgment to decisions involving constructability, sequencing, means and methods, and contractor accountability.

Construction Management & Field Leadership Miranda Construction

Provided construction management and field leadership across commercial construction projects, coordinating project execution, subcontractors, scheduling, quality, and site operations.

Served as a practical bridge between office expectations and field realities, helping keep work aligned with project requirements while resolving problems as they developed.

Developed extensive experience evaluating contractor performance, coordinating trades, maintaining quality expectations, and keeping projects moving toward completion.

Earlier Construction Career Commercial & General Contracting Experience

Built a 35+ year career beginning in hands-on construction work and progressing through field supervision, commercial construction management, and operational leadership.

Experience includes working directly with owners, architects, project managers, superintendents, trades, and subcontractors through all phases of construction.

WHY I BRING VALUE AS AN OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE

Represents the owner's interests with a contractor's understanding of how projects are built and where problems typically originate.

Able to recognize when schedule slippage, poor coordination, inadequate protection, weak sequencing, or contractor decisions are creating future risk.

Comfortable asking difficult questions, holding contractors accountable, and distinguishing legitimate project challenges from avoidable execution failures.

Experienced in the realities of occupied facilities, active jobsites, commercial construction coordination, and the practical decisions that affect cost, schedule, and quality.

References available upon request

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