Heidi Ferris
Jackson
Summary
Project Manager with focus on delivering concrete and measurable outcomes through efficient project management. Demonstrates straightforward approach to problem-solving and consistently ensures project objectives are met with precision. Reliable in executing tasks and overcoming challenges with practical mindset.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager/Estimator
Willkomm Excavating & Grading, Inc.
11.2025 - Current
- Manage project timelines, monitoring critical path and ensuring adherence to deadlines
- Implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential project delays.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to enhance communication and workflow efficiency.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, detailing scope, deliverables, and milestones.
- Implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential project delays.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Coordinate material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
- Prepare takeoffs utilizing Agtek software and completed estimating for bidding based on bid specifications.
- Analyze subcontractor proposals to ensure compliance with established bid criteria.
- Coordinate and managed the submission process for requests for information (RFIs) to ensure clarity and accuracy.
- Prepare detailed change orders, facilitating seamless project updates.
- Create accurate budgets based on resource requirements and monitored job costs.
- Ensure site safety compliance.
Project Engineer
Zenith Tech, Inc | A Walbec Company
10.2024 - 11.2025
- Monitor and track project progress to support completion on time and within budget.
- Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates and resource plans.
- Collaborate with team members to define scope, timeline, deliverables and resources needed to complete each task effectively.
- Direct support for project managers on bridge demolitions, bridge construction, culvert construction, rigid inclusion walls, and pile driving.
- Review and approval of foreman entered quantities in Heavy Job.
- Report of quantities weekly in Heavy Job.
- Review shop drawings from vendors against DOT drawings.
- Work with structured template for bridge quantity take-offs.
- Attend weekly progress meetings with the DOT, GC's, and other contractors.
- Develop erosion control implementation plans for new projects.
- Work with railroad companies to obtain agreements and flagging as necessary.
- Create submittals and RFI's.
Project Manager Assistant
Construction Resource Management | A Walbec Company
02.2022 - 11.2024
- Handled all administrative tasks in relation to prime construction, subcontractors, and engineering jobs within the sister companies.
- Worked directly with project managers, project engineers, and area managers on administrative aspects of jobs.
- Provided administrative support in the bidding process including ordering necessary bonding and other required documentation.
- Provided administrative support for active awarded jobs, including subcontract/schedule A setup, direct correspondence with subcontractors.
- Completed job setup in Heavy Bid and Heavy Job.
- Completion of billing worksheets and invoices to the customer via contract billing.
- Handled all aspects of AR and AP on jobs, including collections.
- Monitored costs and revenue on all assigned jobs.
- Handled discrepancies on quantities with the project manager and supplier as needed.
- Completed final quantities and other closeout documents with owner and subcontractors.
- Created lien waivers.
- Maintained electronic filing system by job code and processed invoices not payable under a subcontract.
- Utilized CMiC financial system.
- Notary Public for Wisconsin.
- Experienced with private, municipal, DOT (including Michigan and Minnesota) to include jobs where federal funding is utilized.
- Experienced with lump sum, itemized, and T&M jobs.
Site Administrator
Arraycon
10.2015 - 05.2016
- Managed all administrative tasks related to the installation of an utility-scale solar plant.
- Supported the Director of Construction, project managers, and superintendents.
- Managed time/payroll support for 300 employees, union and non-union.
- Tracked documents in and out of the field via transmittal.
- Maintained project filing system and specs.
- Attended meetings and noted minutes.
- Completed daily reports for field operations.
- Troubleshooted for IT issues within the field office.
- Tracked daily manhours and attendance onsite manually and with Flextime.
- Assisted EHS manager with onsite training for safety.
- Assisted project owner with needed information/materials.
- Worked directly with other contractors.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND, US05-2028
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Forensic Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
New Hampshire01-2020
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Elementary Education
Western Governors University
Utah11-2013
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning
- Project scheduling
- Relationship building
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cost estimation
- Safety-minded
- Client relations
- Requests for information
- Contract compliance
- Subcontractor oversight
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Schedule management
- Blueprint reading
- Submittal management
- Problem-solving
- Professionalism
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Primavera P6
- Bluebeam Revu
- Heavy Bid Heavy Job
- Agtek
- Project tracking
Timeline
Project Manager/Estimator
Willkomm Excavating & Grading, Inc.
11.2025 - Current
Project Engineer
Zenith Tech, Inc | A Walbec Company
10.2024 - 11.2025
Project Manager Assistant
Construction Resource Management | A Walbec Company
02.2022 - 11.2024
Site Administrator
Arraycon
10.2015 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Forensic Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Elementary Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of North Dakota