Ben Kret

· Manage and maintain construction schedule, including coordinating pull plan meetings between subcontractors

· Promote a positive safety environment throughout the jobsite to ensure safe working conditions

· Oversee and manage day-to-day operations of over 100+ people onsite

· Ensure execution of all quality control programs to project specifications and standards

· Collaborate with project management team and trade partners to mitigate risk

· Proactively seek innovative strategies to solve problems that may arise during projects

· Build relationships with clients and trade partners, to work towards common goals

· Build and develop team members around me to help strengthen their skills

· Created work plans and schedules for construction operations including mass excavation and dirt hauling, shoring, trench excavation, grading, dewatering, backfill, structural pours, structural forming, concrete pours, and mechanical piping

· Assist with writing and managing contracts for the Fourth Track Project

· Management of design progression and cost impact for Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project

· Management and supervision of crews and subcontractors in the field

· Ensure all safety and quality measures are taken in each operation

· Cost analysis, quantity tracking, and forecasting

· Successfully estimated and executed a Change Order under budget and ahead of schedule

· Set up survey systems and controls

· Procurement of long lead time items for Upper Stone Canyon Reservoir Project

· Performed design impact analysis on drawing packages as design progressed

· Set up and managed document control

· Created and reviewed submittals

· Conducted preconstruction utility investigations using both GPR and vacuum truck

· Created estimates with take offs for preconstruction activities

· Planned construction activities and executed operations in the field

· Assisted Estimators with compiling estimates

· Preformed quantity take-offs using On-Screen Takeoff software

· Submitted RFI’s and submittals

· Compared quotes to evaluate best cost and value of suppliers and subcontractors