BILL BENAVIDEZ
9656 Humboldt St. Thornton,CO
Summary
Engaging and personable construction professional with 27 years of experience in the mechanical and sheet metal industry as a member of Local 9.
Extensive experience across multiple roles, including fabrication and installation of sheet metal systems, Project Manager, Superintendent, Director of the Joint Apprenticeship Training Program (JATC), and General Superintendent overseeing full division operations. Demonstrated expertise in managing complete mechanical system installations, estimating, safety and quality oversight, labor management, and financial performance.
Skilled in leading projects from concept through completion, with a strong focus on cost control, operational efficiency, and successful project delivery.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Superintendent
Trautman & Shreve Inc
09.2023 - Current
- Direct and manage all field operations for a company division, overseeing multiple projects, superintendents, General Foreman, Foreman, and field crews
- Oversee and direct planning, scheduling, and execution of multiple division projects, ensuring safe, high-quality, on time, and within budget
- Supervise and mentor field leadership, driving accountability, productivity, and quality standards
- Coordinate closely with project management, estimating, and executive leadership to align division goals and performance
- Implement operational strategies to improve efficiency, workforce utilization, and overall project delivery
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, quality control, company policies, JHA, and industry standards across all projects
Statewide Training Director
Local 9 Sheet Metal Joint Apprentice Training Committee
02.2021 - 09.2023
- Oversee and assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive training program at JATC campuses statewide to improve apprenticeship training, retention, recruitment, and morale.
- Collaborated with all stakeholders and regulatory entities to align training programs with organizational goals, objectives, and current industry standards.
- Compliance and Reporting: ensured compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Prepared required reports for multiple regulatory agencies.
- Organized and upgraded training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
- Generated all curricula to ensure apprentices receive up-to-date and relevant education that matches current industry standards.
- Instructor Management: hiring, training, and evaluation of instructors to maintain high-quality teaching standards.
- Assisted in the development of employee assessments to measure and improve training value.
- Altered training methods to diversify instruction, strengthen learning opportunities, and enhance program success.
- Developed departmental systems and procedures to better align workflow processes.
- Provided employee coaching, training, and performance improvement actions.
- Program evaluation: conducted assessments and evaluations of the training program's effectiveness and made improvements as needed.
- Upgraded facilities, modernized training facility, upgraded training equipment and software.
- Budget Management: annually generated budgets for the fiscal year, and oversee the statewide budgets for the training program including resource allocation and expenditure.
Project Manager
Trautman & Shreve Inc
04.2017 - 02.2021
- Report on the status for each project to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Ensure a high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend the relationship for future business opportunities.
- Hire and oversee subcontractors covering required construction disciplines based on independent project needs.
- Accurately estimate time and material cost for projects.
- Consistently assume additional responsibilities and work extended hours to meet project deadlines.
- Implement changes requested by designers, owners or inspectors.
- Generate and negotiate change orders for scope changes.
- Review plans from architects and consult with clients/owner rep teams to gain a deep understanding of project plan and objectives.
- Review and negotiate contracts and subcontracts.
- Develop and track the project budget.
- Conduct project kick off meeting with field leadership teams.
- Review project safety audits.
- Ensure the GC/Owner construction schedule is maintained.
- Approve CAD budget.
- Attend weekly owner coordination meetings.
- Review submittals and RFI's for scope changes.
- Buyout all equipment for the project.
- Approve all purchase orders and subcontractor change orders.
- Execute contract/buyout subcontractors.
- Create schedule of values.
- Submit monthly billings to the GC/Owner rep team.
- Inform superintendent of felid scope changes.
- Track job costs using Viewpoint
- Finalize job cost projections using Viewpoint
- Approve all invoices using Keystyles software.
- Execute system warranty letter.
- Track and review daily log reports.
- Closeout all purchase orders and subcontracts at completion of project.
Project Superintendent
Trautman & Shreve Inc
04.2014 - 03.2017
- Reviewed plans and specifications during the pre-construction phase.
- Determined the project schedule, which included the sequence of all construction activities.
- Scheduled all subcontractors scope of work utilizing Primavera P6.
- Conducted all critical pre-installation conferences with subcontractors, consultants and manufacturer's representatives.
- Conducted weekly production and operations subcontractor meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and the ability to resolve critical issues.
- Review RFI's for project constructability and possible schedule delays
- Attended all weekly owner/rep progress meetings.
- Reported the weekly onsite progress of the construction project to all site construction managers and subcontractors.
- Prepared and followed through on all required punch lists.
- Worked with all subcontractors to oversee completion/turnover of the construction projects.
- Guided and directed third-party inspectors through project construction, commissioning and closeout.
- Overseeing the ordering of necessary supplies and materials required for installation of new work.
- Reviewed all method of procedures for all quality control and safety plans from all subcontractors.
- Conducted weekly BIM coordination meeting with all subcontractors.
- Approve daily time cards and audit estimates and scope of work statements.
- Coordinated and conducted final walkthroughs at job sites to close out projects.
- Generated punch list, issues log, and tracked all punch items were complete for closeout.
- Reviewed blueprints, specifications and drawings with all subcontractors to fully coordinate project scope ahead of time.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee all subcontractors to ensure installation of all construction was installed per the documents and were compliant with all AHJ's.
- Maximized labor and material resource utilization to achieve production targets.
- Oversee quality control and safety personnel to ensure quality and safety procedures were implemented.
- As of April 2017 was promoted to Project Manager.
General Foreman
Trautman & Shreve
06.2011 - 03.2014
- Ordered necessary supplies and materials required for installation of new work and remodeling of existing sheet metal, mechanical, plumbing systems.
- Generated method of procedures for all quality control and safety plans.
- Review CAD drawings and release material accordingly.
- Liaised between field engineers and trade workers align construction projects with drawings and specifications.
- Supervised layout, assembly and installation of sheet metal, mechanical,and plumbing systems.
- Kept teams properly supplied with materials, tools, plans and supplementary assistance to meet project deadlines.
- Review daily time cards and assist in preparation of estimates and scope of work statements.
- Draft RFI's for scope and design discrepancies.
- Review approved submittals for material products.
- Completed final walkthroughs at job sites to close out projects.
- Reviewed blueprints, specifications and drawings to fully understand project scope ahead of time.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee felid foreman to ensure installation of sheet metal, mechanical, and plumbing systems were installed per the documents and were compliant with all AHJ's.
- Maximized labor and material resource utilization to achieve production targets.
- Ordering and ensuring deliverables were onsite and available to meet the project schedule.
- Oversee felid foremen to ensure quality and safety procedures were implemented.
- Attend weekly progress and production meetings during the construction phase.
- Oversee all field foreman to confirm all sheet metal, mechanical, and plumbing activities on the project are completed and inspections are complete in a timely manner so not to delay the construction schedule.
- As of April 2014 promoted to Superintendent overseeing the complete construction project on jobs that Trautman & Shreve was the prime contractor.
Project Foreman
Trautman & Shreve Inc
02.2008 - 06.2011
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
- Review plans and specifications and attend weekly progress meetings during the construction phase.
- Oversee installation of all duct/HVAC systems on numerous projects.
- Complete all duct systems/HVAC installation and scheduled mechanical inspections in a timely manner so not to delay the construction schedule.
- Meticulously tracked all parts and equipment used on each project.
- Maximized labor and material resource utilization to achieve production targets.
- Ordering and ensuring all sheet metal deliverables were onsite and available to meet the project schedule.
- Maintained quality, safety,and ensure sheet metal installation was code compliant.
- Draft RFI's for scope and design discrepancies.
- Review approved submittals for material products.
- Prepare daily time cards draft, and submit jobsite daily logs.
- As of July 2011 promoted to General Foreman overseeing construction projects.
Field Foreman
Chavez Sheet Metal
06.2005 - 02.2008
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
- Oversee duties welding and installation of duct/HVAC systems.
- Meticulously tracked all parts and equipment used on each job site.
- Maximized labor and material resource utilization to achieve production targets.
- Ordering and ensuring deliverables were onsite and available to meet the project schedule.
- Maintained quality and safety and ensure sheet metal installation was code compliant.
- Draft and submit jobsite daily logs.
- Draft RFI's for scope and design discrepancies.
- Review approved submittals for material products.
Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker
Chavez Sheet Metal
04.2000 - 05.2005
- Fabricated and altered sheet metal materials in the sheet metal shop using shears, hammers, punches, drills, rollers, and brakes.
- Operated the sheet metal plasma cutter and duct coil line.
- Planned and laid out work from sketches, drawings, specifications and work orders.
- Installed duct systems, accessories and associated equipment.
- Welded sheet metal and steel.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Colorado State University
05-2024
Project Management Level 3 -
SCI Specialty Contractor Institute
08-2021
Project Management Level 2 -
SCI Specialty Contractor Institute
Denver, CO10-2019
Bachelor of Science - Project Management
Colorado State University
05-2018
Project Management Level 1 -
SCI Specialty Contractor Institute
03-2018
Project Management Level 1 & 2 -
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
Austin, TX10-2017
Associate of Applied Science - Construction Managment
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO08-2016
Certificate of Completion of Primerva P6 Professional -
PPM Global Services, Inc.
Denver, CO09-2014
Construction Estimating Certificate -
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO07-2014
Sheet Metal/HVAC Apprenticeship Certificate -
Sheet Metal Workers Local #9 JATC
Denver, CO06-2005
Skills
- Extremely organized
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent strategic planning
- Excellent project success rate
- Strong negotiator
- Excellent customer service skills
- 27 Years of experience in Mechanical Contracting
- Sheet Metal Installation & Fabrication
- Welder
- Microsoft Office-Word, Project, Excel, and Teams
- Microsoft Project Scheduling
- Procore
- Helix
- Keystyles
- Bluebeam
- Viewpoint
Additional Information
References available upon request.
Certification
- 30 Hour OSHA Certified
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- Confined Space Certified
- Signaling, Hoisting, and Rigging Certified
- H and V Journeyman certificate
- Fork Lift, Aerial Lift, Scissor Lift, Boom Lift Certified
- H and V Class A Supervisor Certificate
- ICC Master Mechanical N29
- D9.1- SS & CS Weld Certified
- Certified Construction Estimator
- TABB and HVAC Fire Life Safety Certified
- Sheet metal Trimble estimating certificate
- Applied strategic project management certificate
- SCI-SMACNA project management level 1 certificate
- SCI-SMACNA project management level 2 certificate
- SCI- SMACNA project management level 3 certificate
Timeline
General Superintendent
Trautman & Shreve Inc
09.2023 - Current
Statewide Training Director
Local 9 Sheet Metal Joint Apprentice Training Committee
02.2021 - 09.2023
Project Manager
Trautman & Shreve Inc
04.2017 - 02.2021
Project Superintendent
Trautman & Shreve Inc
04.2014 - 03.2017
General Foreman
Trautman & Shreve
06.2011 - 03.2014
Project Foreman
Trautman & Shreve Inc
02.2008 - 06.2011
Field Foreman
Chavez Sheet Metal
06.2005 - 02.2008
Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker
Chavez Sheet Metal
04.2000 - 05.2005
MBA - Business Administration
Colorado State University
Project Management Level 3 -
SCI Specialty Contractor Institute
Project Management Level 2 -
SCI Specialty Contractor Institute
Bachelor of Science - Project Management
Colorado State University
Project Management Level 1 -
SCI Specialty Contractor Institute
Project Management Level 1 & 2 -
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
Associate of Applied Science - Construction Managment
Arapahoe Community College
Certificate of Completion of Primerva P6 Professional -
PPM Global Services, Inc.
Construction Estimating Certificate -
Arapahoe Community College
Sheet Metal/HVAC Apprenticeship Certificate -
Sheet Metal Workers Local #9 JATC