Aaron Cohen

[Front-End-Loading]

• Leads the design & launch of Avista’s front-end loading framework for Avista’s Project Management Office, across a portfolio of highly varied, complex projects - building processes, tools, and governance for standardized execution.
• Identifies project stakeholders and facilitates alignment workshops to establish a clear, well-defined scope, schedule and budget; fostering trust and transparency from project inception.
• Conducts risk assessments and develops mitigation strategies to inform feasibility analysis, and support executive decision-making.
• Prepares cost estimates following AACE International standards to guide funding strategies, ensuring alignment with portfolio priorities.
• Develops project schedules (using Oracle Primavera Cloud) that align scope, resource planning, and permitting milestones, enabling realistic forecasting and smooth transition into execution.

[Project Delivery]

• Leads multiple varying projects within Energy Resources Project Delivery.
• Coordinates multi-disciplinary engineering teams to align project requirements, resources, and stakeholder input - proactively resolving roadblocks to maintain momentum of design development.
• Organizes and facilitates project meetings, preparing agendas, and ensuring follow-through on decisions and actionable items.
• Actualizes and manages project schedules and budgets to ensure adherence to project timelines and financial constraints.
• Assists in contract and procurement processes, including bid evaluation, negotiation, and change management.
• Manages vendor and contractor relations and coordinates the integration of vendor tasks.

[Front-End-Loading]

• Supported the design & launch of Avista’s project pre-planning efforts; helping to coordinate resources and efforts from multiple departments to build a standard process for project initiation.
• Assisted in identifying relevant stakeholders and supported stakeholder consultation meetings.
• Participated in cost estimating activities; ensuring alignment with AACE International standards to guide funding strategies, ensuring alignment with portfolio priorities.
• [Project Delivery]
• Supported multiple project managers across a wide variety of projects within Energy Resources Project Delivery.
• Organized, scheduled, and supported project meetings through preparing agendas, taking notes, and ensuring follow-through on decisions and actionable items.
• Actualized project schedules and budgets to ensure adherence to project timelines and financial constraints set by project manager.

• Supported multiple project managers and field staff in diverse projects through each phase in the lifecycle of a project.
• Reviewed project documentation and project set up to reflect client contracts.
• Maintained project scheduling throughout construction including site visits, RFI responses, field reports, and invoicing.
• Managed project budgets throughout the project; including change order creation, review, and submission.
• Created estimates, change orders, tracked data, and performed internal closeout analysis on multiple projects.
• Tracked and documented key performance indicators, project billing, changes, and decisions to maintain accurate records.
• Educated contractors, homeowners, building owner/representatives on special inspection procedures and requirements, serving as an ambassador for the company.
• Managed client relations by providing general customer service.
• Maintained strong working relationships with local municipalities and large clients through monthly check-in meetings.

• Reviewed job boards and other sources for incoming projects to screen interest.
• Summation and distribution of these projects to the appropriate department.
• Generated and wrote statement of qualifications’.
• Managed the company website, social media accounts, and logo wear inventory.
• Served as primary representative for company at career fairs, shows, other events.