Construction Project Manager

DAVE FIFER

Clayton, CA • Mobile 925-***-**** • Email ******@***.***

With more than two decades standardizing the business and management processes to effectively support large-scale facilities and construction operations that elevate corporate performance, I now seek the opportunity to support your company’s growth efforts.

With the ability to deftly navigate the challenges of today’s extraordinary market conditions, I effectively combine assets, skills, and alliances to achieve the successful outcome of the efficiency agenda while building an atmosphere of confidence and trust with both clients and staff.

As an accomplished Management Professional, I effectively link my skills and experience in construction project and facilities management, leveraging a solid business acumen in quality, safety, performance management, strategic planning, and relationship-building.

I have the distinction of being an executive who possesses the experience, capabilities, and judgment for taking a business to its next level of success or resolving deficiencies that impede its ability to grow and prosper. I can offer skills in project strategies, and am credited with personal contributions to the top-line and bottom-line performance successes. I am highly skilled in visualizing and executing a plan and doing what it takes to deliver.

In today’s global economy, with forward-thinking organizations requiring professionals with proven management, leadership, and superior interpersonal skills to build consensus, my unique skill set and experiences can play a key role in your organization’s ability to achieve its bottom-line objectives.

For a detailed presentation of my career background, please review the enclosed résumé and feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

DAVE FIFER

 

DAVE FIFER

Clayton, CA • Mobile 925-***-**** • Email ******@***.***

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Experienced professional with more than a decade of impressive construction, facilities, and real-world applications management. Strong record of ensuring efficient, cost effective facilities and operations, sensitive to customer needs and expectations. Institutes and leads the complex business strategies to achieve organizational goals, drawing on broad-based expertise leading the directives for a major home builder and real estate developer.

• Management of construction operations comprised of the latest Life & Safety equipment and processes, including a large-scale commercial kitchen and elevators for multiple ALFs and church campuses.

• Leads projects from pre-construction planning to turnover, with experience across medical, government, and college campuses.

• Combines financial and business planning with tactical execution to optimize long-term gains in performance, revenues, and profitability.

• Outstanding relationship builder, skilled at quickly gaining and maintaining the trust and respect of C-level executives, staff, strategic partners, and clientele.

• Leverages wide ranging talents in construction operations to effectively manage organizational change, mitigate risk, infuse new ideas, and provide project deliverables on-time and within budget.

• Fully integrates tactical goals with the strategic goals of an organization.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Budgeting/Forecasting

Building Codes

Client Relations

Cost Control

Quality & Assurance

Labor Relations

Negotiations

Permitting

Project Management

Purchasing

Risk Management

Scheduling

Staff Management

Team Leadership

Training & Development

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

The Olson Company, Seal Beach, CA 2002 – 2010

Real estate development for urban and mass transit-oriented Type V residential housing; annual sales of $400M and more than 450 employees.

DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION (2006 – 2010) • SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (2002 – 2005)

Headed up to eight new construction projects simultaneously with values approaching $30M, overseeing the successful completion from site development to turnover. Supervised up to 10 direct reports, and established positive working relationships with City government personnel during planning and development stages. Key member of Executive Committee involved in community development, planning, and permitting.

Key highlights

• Circumvented costly delays and potential shutdowns to the project-adjacent Bay Area Rapid Transit station subsequent to the discovery that the site was contaminated.

- Requested to take over the project, and effectively coordinated the containment/disposal of multiple unknown hazardous conditions with no delays or power interruptions to the BART system while keeping the project on schedule.

• Leveraged expert negotiation skills to reduce more than $235K in temporary power costs each year, from $875 per lot to $295 per lot – for every project.

• Instilled a culture of safety and security on all projects that provided substantial cost savings and boosted the Division’s Safety & Quality Assurance ratings with the risk management insurer.

• Rescued a potential project delay of up to six months, $750K in reengineering and administrative costs, and $500K in fees to the project-adjacent landowner.

- Communicated with precision and impact to the City, Engineering firm, and private landowners the benefits of redesigning a state highway right-of-way to effectively accommodate an underground gas piping re-route.

Keller Builders – A Division of Swinerton Builders, San Francisco, CA 2000 - 2002

Type V Residential/Commercial construction company with $100M in annual sales and more than 40 employees.

SUPERINTENDENT / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Sought out to oversee the management of facilities for the Lakeside ALF project comprised of a 56-unit, four-story podium deck, parking garage, commercial kitchen, and laundry. Ensured stringent adherence to Life & Safety systems and medical systems. Partnered with Sales Representatives during escrow processes; created production schedules, and established fire safety training programs.

David Fifer Builders, Redding, CA 1990 - 2000

General building contractor and facilities management with annual sales approaching $700K

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Formulated objectives and priorities for the strategic planning and construction of custom, remodeled, and restored homes and commercial properties, including schools, hospitals, and churches.

Key highlights

• Reduced operating costs through competitive bidding procedures and captured new business.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LEED Training

OSHA 12-Hour Training

CPR-certified

State of California B1 and C9 Contractor’s License

WORKSHOPS

onSchedule

Primavera SureTrak

MS Project

National Schedule Masters TracTime

Fast Track Scheduling

Building Codes

Spreadsheet/Database Management

Employee Relations

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