David Alvarez
El Paso,USA
Summary
Construction Manager with 25 years experience in customer-driven environments, 10 years experience in Government construction projects. Dedicated, self motivated, Lead by example manager. Expert interpersonal and communication skills with the capabilities to create excellent rapport with customers, sub-contractors, vendors, and Government officials. Experienced in troubleshooting, problem-solving and creating solutions that won’t hurt budget or timeline.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Manager
Advantech GS Enterprises, Inc. / Parsons Corporation
Holloman Air Force Base
04.2024 - Current
- Experience in managing commercial, government and infrastructure projects.
- Schedule and conduct weekly progress meetings and provide written minutes of meeting.
- Review builder's progress schedule.
- Review submittals and/or shop drawings.
- Assist in the development of change orders.
- Monitor the design-builder's progress; prepare daily reports; draft construction and/or safety-deficiencies notices.
- Maintain project records using applicable GSA forms, electronic tools, and standard procedures.
- Maintain submittal log for all construction submissions.
- Track and maintain defects, errors, and omissions in the work.
- Maintain Request for Information (RFI) log and monitor the RFI process.
- Assist with researching claims and disputes at the contracting officer level.
- Attend weekly progress meetings with the project delivery team.
- Review the construction progress report to confirm the construction contractor's payment requests.
- Prepare independent cost estimates and assist with preparing change order packages review for change-requests and/or substitutions.
- Maintain running account of funds designated as the construction contingency allowance.
- Monitor and inspect the design-builder's compliance with current safety regulations, standards, and project safety plan.
- Maintain site records on the design-builder's compliance with labor standards requirements of the construction contract(s), which may include Davis Bacon.
Construction Quality Assurance Analyst
LMI
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Experience in managing commercial, government and infrastructure projects.
- Promote continuous performance improvement initiatives to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables.
- Perform quality reviews and performance management audits.
- Work with the Quality Lead to establish milestones and checkpoints to review batches of policies and other products to ensure LMI is meeting target metrics and project timeline.
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistent quality and timely work.
- Define and execute continuous process improvement efforts related to documenting and maintaining quality performance.
- Collaborate with Quality Lead to develop and determine resolution plan with specific, traceable corrective actions to quality issues.
- Collaborate with program teams to define, measure, and interpret quality performance data.
- Develop quality metrics and performance measures, track them, and provide quality reports.
- Brief team and leadership on quality results.
Construction Superintendent
Wilshire Pacific Builders
El Paso, TX
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Ability to read and understand residential blueprints and job specs.
- Ability to process required documentation for project.
- Hold weekly safety meetings.
- Complete daily progress reports.
- Effectively communicate with management, customers, vendors and sub-contractors.
- Proficient with computers, cameras, printers, and construction equipment.
- Ability to make punch list.
- Ability to manage tasks, deadlines, subordinates, and sub-contractors effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to Manage and lead subs and vendors.
- Construction Management.
- Budgeting.
- Labor Cost Analysis.
- Process Improvement.
- Search engines.
- Quality management.
- English.
- Continuous improvement.
- Supervising experience.
- Blueprint reading.
- Construction estimating.
- ProCore.
- Project coordination.
- Performance Management.
- Ability to manage construction tasks to include monolithic, foundations, carpentry, framing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, HVAC, roofing, flooring and all other trades involved to complete project.
- New construction and renovating experience in multi family housing and medical buildings.
Construction Superintendent
Skyridge Construction
El Paso, TX
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Oversee day to day operations.
- Review the project in-depth to schedule deliverables and estimate costs.
- Oversee all onsite and offsite constructions to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations.
- Coordinate and direct construction workers and subcontractors.
- Meet contractual conditions of performance.
- Prepare internal and external reports pertaining to job status.
- Negotiate terms of agreements, draft contracts and obtain permits and licenses.
- Analyzes, managed and mitigated risks.
- Ensure quality construction standards and the use of proper construction techniques.
Owner/Operator
A&M General Contractors
El Paso, TX
02.2018 - 08.2022
- Oversee day to day operations for all residential, commercial and multi-family projects.
- Negotiating all vendor pricing.
- Responsible for ordering all materials for job sites.
- Responsible for quality control checks.
Project Manager / Purchaser / Estimator
POINTE HOMES
El Paso, TX
08.2013 - 02.2018
- Oversee daily operations to residential, commercial and multi-family projects.
- Responsible for negotiating prices and quality for materials, sub-contractors and vendors.
- Responsible for researching and comparing suppliers, goods, and services. Then, select the most suitable ones in terms of reliability, product quality, and cost-efficiency to ensure that their company is getting a good deal from the purchase.
- Prepares and estimates budget costs for residential, commercial and multi-family projects.
Operations Manager
Eagle Construction Co.
Fort Bliss
01.2007 - 12.2013
- Managed daily operations.
- Experience in managing commercial, government and infrastructure projects.
- Experience with Corp of Engineers projects.
- Handled federal construction projects; met with government agencies to conduct project walk thru’s.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Project Management
University of Phoenix
Santa Teresa, NMSkills
- Purchasing
- Business Development
- Computer literacy
- Blueprint Reading
- Accounting
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Strategic planning
- Sales
- Pricing
- Commercial construction
- Project planning
- Interviewing
- Customer service
- Project Management
- Cost Estimator
- Recruitment
- Quality Control / Assurance
- Post Sales Support
- Integrity
- RFP / RFI / Bid Preparation
- Bilingual English / Spanish
- Remodeling
- Schedule coordination
- Field inspections
- Pre-final walk-through
- Follow-up inspections
- System training
- Inventory
- Testing
- Inspection operations
- Post-construction documentation
- Turnover plan
- Continuous performance improvement
- Quality reviews
- Performance management audits
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Process improvement
- Quality metrics
- Performance measures
- Quality reports
- Team briefing
- Residential blueprints
- Documentation processing
- Safety meetings
- Progress reports
- Communication
- Computer proficiency
- Punch list
- Task management
- Subordinate management
- Construction Management
- Budgeting
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Search engines
- Quality management
- Continuous improvement
- Supervising experience
- Construction estimating
- ProCore
- Project coordination
- Performance Management
- Construction tasks management
- New construction
- Renovating experience
Languages
- English
- Bilingual English / Spanish
Timeline
Construction Manager
Advantech GS Enterprises, Inc. / Parsons Corporation
04.2024 - Current
Construction Quality Assurance Analyst
LMI
01.2024 - 04.2024
Construction Superintendent
Wilshire Pacific Builders
01.2023 - 12.2023
Construction Superintendent
Skyridge Construction
08.2022 - 01.2023
Owner/Operator
A&M General Contractors
02.2018 - 08.2022
Project Manager / Purchaser / Estimator
POINTE HOMES
08.2013 - 02.2018
Operations Manager
Eagle Construction Co.
01.2007 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Business Administration - Project Management
University of Phoenix