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Andrew Hilgerson

Delavan,WI

Summary

Professional construction manager with extensive expertise in leading large-scale projects. Strong focus on team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and delivering impactful results. Skilled in project planning, risk management, budgeting, and stakeholder communication. Known for reliability, strategic thinking, and results-driven approach.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Construction Project Manager

DISH Network/EchoStar
01.2021 - 03.2025
  • As a Senior Construction Project Manager working at DISH/EchoStar, I managed and worked with the teams that identified new site candidates through skj review, Processed applications and Leasing documents to tower owners and landlords, issuing permit applications to Jurisdictions for building and electrical permits, performed site walks and coordinated walks with owners and A&E teams
  • Managed new construction build from start to finish, along with modification projects including Antenna swaps, Rad changes, Drop and swaps, Azimuth adjustments, Multimeter power upgrades, Fiber & Microwave deployments, Issuing of Bill of materials, Bid proposals, PO creations, QA/QC reviews of all project, Tracking of assets and working with multiple teams across departments to insure sites and project optimizations processed without issues
  • Review/approve of pre-CDs to Ready to Construct designs - while working with RF to outline and gather information for RFDS documents
  • Issuing materials BOMs using designs and Service Construction BOM’s - using matrix and baseline pricing for projects such as New-builds, Special Projects, Upgrades, Microwave, Power & Telco
  • Managing of a Major Power Upgrade Project - Multimeter upgrades to existing towers infrastructure- coordination or designs equipment usage - reports/Tower lease design approvals to power plant upgrades
  • Generator installs temporary & permanent with Refueling/Service, Battery backup
  • Deployment of a large-scale generator project to meet on-air deadlines – Lease agreement and payment terms for temporary or permanent generators - Preparation of generator layouts with submissions to tower owners and landlords, Design sketch and any lease redlines
  • Coordinate refueling efforts and submit pre and post closeouts to all parties
  • Microwave Deployment Project- Managed microwave contractors to deploy multiple site links to complete the air process when fiber was unavailable
  • Process of microwave construction designs with tower owners to coordinate available line of sight opportunities for microwave candidates, review final designs, create BOM’s and PO’s, Submit NTP packages for contractors, and follow up on all activities through construction to aligning paths
  • Final review of construction COP and all alignment documents
  • Managed a multiple site upgrade project (Rad & Azimuth change, Antenna upgrades) – Issuing of BOM/POR and tracking for serial numbers and assets received and returns
  • Coordination of all field activities and working with RF / OP’s & NOC to issue site are back online and the return of old equipment
  • Issuing and tracking of purchase orders and invoicing- reviewing scope of project and shopping around for best pricing when applicable – use of matrix and baseline pricing – Bidding out projects to multiple companies - awarding and declining of Bids for project such as new construction, Cranes, Rigging plans, Microwave, Power & Fiber upgrades & RF related optimization projects
  • Managing of Construction Vendors and A&E vendors to meet project deadlines by holding daily/weekly update calls and email tracking of any forecast or pull-ins
  • Vendor management working with 6-8 vendors at one time through various projects
  • Closeout management - Managed all closeouts and final documentations to tower owners and internal review
  • Billing and financial tracking Issued final billing to vendors and handed the site off to Operations team and RF to emulate site and gain On-Air status

OSP Engineer- Small Cell

EVERSTREAM
10.2019 - 01.2021
  • Through working with Ever stream, I gained knowledge from start to finish on the small cells
  • The process in which we follow has an overly sensitive process in place for each team member, my daily activities on the project involved boarding and securing NDA with contractors and verifying an approved MSA
  • While explaining and planning project milestones
  • The types of small cell projects we completed from start to finish involved Tele belly solutions, Traffic light/ Street light applications, Complete pole installs, roof top installs & Wood pole applications
  • The types of property owners we coordinated with included City of Milwaukee, AT&T, WE Energies, Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee Brewers, Public market & Historic Third Ward personnel
  • PO creation-Verify accurate project pricing with planned SOW, Generate and submit PO for financial approval
  • Issue approval or denial of Purchase order
  • Salesforce- Salesforce daily use to ensure all milestones & Details of the project are tracked appropriately and relayed to management
  • Planning & Approval- Design site with Jurisdiction & Wireless client to determine the best solution for RF coverage, Submit client locations to city jurisdictions for approval or alternative solutions for final location approval between both parties
  • Track open locations while working with City and Wireless clients to determine solutions
  • Material management- Track and request client owned assets (Antennas, Radios & Cabling), Work with City jurisdiction to determine pole and attachment requirements While securing material orders and issuing PO
  • Small cell construction design- Collect all Information during site walk that is needed for the city, Client & Pole manufacture for CD design
  • Work with engineering firms to create the design layout and submit to all parties for approval
  • Small cell submission for permitting process- Approve engineering designs and submit them through to the City & pole owner permitting process with the verification of circuit ID’s and SLA signed by city for location approval
  • Power design submittals- Team and I, work closely with City Jurisdiction & electrical supplier on power solutions that range from pole mounted pedestals, Ground mounted Colo pedestals, 4 slot gang pedestals w/ Foundations, Un-metered solutions & Joint use agreements with existing pedestal owners for colocation & City power solutions
  • Contractor work packages- Generate and submit packages to contractors with all SOW, Permits and site related information
  • Contractor Management- Manage all contractor related construction progress
  • Pre-con’s, Daily planning calls and with weekly electronic tracking
  • Post construction walks, QA/QC review
  • Fiber design and planning- Design the best fiber route with A&E along with power route options in mind and submit design to City for review and approval, approve complete site walk with contractor for construction install and determine any changes with locations or planned routes
  • Completing work packages for contractors with full understanding all aspects of the fiber project is related to wireless
  • Final closeout process – Review contractor closeouts for acceptance and hand PO payment
  • Wireless Client closeout package submissions- review Wireless client expectations on testing specs and Document completion
  • Create each closeout package with Pole location, Power location & fiber routes and submit to Wireless client for approval

Construction Field Manager

TEKsystems (T-Mobile Contractor)
02.2018 - 09.2019
  • T-Mobile HUB/Small Cell- Creating BOMs, SOW & Construction install documents, managing all macro site upgrades to handle small cell capabilities, Power upgrades, Site designs with A&E firms
  • Oversee all field construction activities
  • Main contact for all issues regarding site activities
  • Small Cells- Managing fiber backhaul paths from fiber provides meet points to client’s host location, overseeing fiber to site installation, Managing the MOP/SOW, Equipment installs, Pole identifications & Contractor/OEM closeouts
  • HUB Projects- Gathering site information from site walks, review & validate BOM’s, Complete construction design documents, Orchestrated meetings with fiber providers, Landowners & contractors for onsite bid walks, Company lead on all Pre-construction walks with Fiber providers, GC’s & OEMs, Managing OEM & GC’s on-site construction builds while reviewing BOM’s, Ensuring SOW/MOP & all site milestones are being completed
  • Review Closeouts and submit redlined QA/QC documents back to GC for corrections
  • DAS Systems- Managing and coordinating installation along with installation of equipment, testing, asset tracking & project closeouts

Construction Field Manager

TEKsystems (T-Mobile Contractor)
02.2017 - 10.2017
  • T-Mobile HUBs/Small Cell/L700/ L1900/ L2100 projects
  • Worked with A&E for the development of SOW Designs for each site, Issued work packages to GC while field managing all activities
  • Small Cells - Construction on the Fiber, Pole & Power installs
  • Making sure to meet all project expectations
  • Macro-HUB Projects - Organize Bid Walks, Pre-construction walks with fiber providers, contractors, OEMs & landowners on site management of construction builds with ensuring crews have a full understanding of their SOW and meet Landlord expectations
  • DAS Systems - Preconstruction walks, Managing DAS project by ensuring all parties have a full understanding of SOW and inbuilding access requirements & review of project closeouts

Project Manager

MUTI
08.2013 - 01.2017
  • Maintaining customer relations between Landlords, legal teams, City & state personnel, customer client relations with Verizon, US Cellular, government agencies such as Aviat and Bay-comm
  • I also Managed the schedules for subcontractors and internal Civil and Tower crews, Directing Internal field management personnel, Main lead on the Verizon Small Cell Project in the City of Chicago and Milwaukee, I managed three small cell teams that built 200+ small cell sites throughout IL & WI, also my management portfolio consisted of managing new macro site builds , Antenna & Line colocation projects, Civil foundation & shelter sets with Generator installs, Responsible for milestone deliverables including cost estimating, Profit margins, Bidding, Purchase Orders, Change order requests, A&E design approvals , redlining construction designs, Material BOM & asset management, Crew Scheduling, Preconstruction field meetings, Power account setups, Tower owners reviews, Construction closeouts, on-air integrations, post construction review & Reporting project status to respective carriers and internal management teams

Crew Leader

North Face Construction
04.2009 - 07.2013
  • Motivated crew and lead construction activities on
  • Verizon New Antenna & Line upgrades, Structure upgrades & decom projects
  • AT&T New A&L upgrades with civil construction
  • US Cell Tower builds, Existing antenna & line upgrades, structure upgrades & decom projects
  • Sprint New build projects with new antennas, radios & hybrid cabling in the M & IA markets
  • I worked side by side with other co-workers working at various heights from 20’ to 1,900’ on a tower structure
  • Completed RF & Fiber CPI testing, Managed Client relationships while providing site status updates, Directing crews to the build plan and meet Carriers timelines & SOW, Responsible for QA/QC submissions, completed punch list, ensuring all corrections are approved and submitting closeouts packages for the top of tower and ground level to client
  • Ensuring all safety requirements are met

Tower Technician

Tri-State Tower
08.2005 - 10.2008
  • I Climbed & Worked on various heights from 20’ to 1,900’ on tower structures, performed my SOW for that day within the time frame allowed
  • I made sure everyone & myself stayed safe & wore our PPE and Filed JSA safety paperwork
  • Customer satisfaction is fulfilled & The job is completed 100% before anyone left

Education

Diploma -

Valley High School
Iowa
05.2005

Skills

  • NexSysOne
  • Wireless ServiceNow
  • Planet- Drive testing software knowledge
  • Salesforce
  • Element/Riot
  • UKG
  • Carrier Equipment knowledge
  • Fujitsu
  • Samsung
  • Commscope
  • Cellmax
  • JMA
  • NOKIA
  • Ceragon networks
  • Ericsson
  • Operating systems
  • Google Software
  • Siterra
  • Avetta
  • Microsoft Excel & Office
  • Adobe Pro
  • Asset management
  • Estimating skills
  • Scheduling management
  • SAQ & A&E Design skills
  • Colo Application submissions
  • Structural analysis skills
  • Modification project skills
  • Lease review- Collect leasing information
  • Construction Design Reviewer & Redlining
  • Hardening Skills: Advancing cell site sustainability
  • large generator project
  • Large Battery installation project skills
  • Power plant upgrades
  • Security enhancement skills
  • Theft protection and reporting
  • Microwave project skills – New installs- Path surveys, line of sight reviews, construction and closeout
  • Overseeing construction activities
  • Power Project Management Skills
  • Application processing with customer service
  • Tower owner NTP’s
  • Operations management skills
  • Assessment of vendors
  • Vendor Management
  • Vendor Support
  • Led Daily/Weekly communications
  • Update all forecasts and share with others
  • Drive efficiency and accuracy of timelines
  • Relationship Management
  • Material Management Skills
  • Fault reporting of any damaged or missing materials
  • Supplemental BOM processing
  • Core values
  • Curiosity, Pride, Adventure & Winning
  • Disk style – Supportive but Direct
  • Detail oriented
  • Adaptive
  • Team contributor
  • Works well under pressure
  • Timeline driven
  • Team collaboration
  • Job and material estimates
  • Problem-solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Decision-making
  • Excellent customer relations
  • Team building and leader
  • Site management
  • Vendor and contractor negotiations
  • Risk assessment
  • Job site development
  • New construction
  • Project management
  • Construction permits application
  • Vendor management

Accomplishments

  • Led over 400 new construction projects that were all completed within budget and on schedule.

Certification

  • OSHA 10HR - Completed in 2024
  • First Aid/ CPR - Certified issued 2025
  • LEADS- Foundation - Individual contributor to people manager – Certificate issued 2023.
  • LEADS Explore 1-Individual contributor to people manager Certificate issued 2025.
  • Adobe Pro PDF programs
  • NexSysOne operator
  • Salesforce operator
  • Flash Tech. Lighting systems- Medium tensity lighting Certification for installation & Repair.
  • Aerial Lift Operator / Fork lift operator
  • TRUST- Drone operator

Timeline

Senior Construction Project Manager

DISH Network/EchoStar
01.2021 - 03.2025

OSP Engineer- Small Cell

EVERSTREAM
10.2019 - 01.2021

Construction Field Manager

TEKsystems (T-Mobile Contractor)
02.2018 - 09.2019

Construction Field Manager

TEKsystems (T-Mobile Contractor)
02.2017 - 10.2017

Project Manager

MUTI
08.2013 - 01.2017

Crew Leader

North Face Construction
04.2009 - 07.2013

Tower Technician

Tri-State Tower
08.2005 - 10.2008

Diploma -

Valley High School

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