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James Waihenya

Seattle,WA

Summary

Dedicated Project Engineer with excellent technical, analytical and communication skills with more than 10yrs of experience.


Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous employee. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to project success.



Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Engineer

City Of Kirkland
02.2022 - Current
  • Manage Municipal Capital Improvement Projects including Consultant Contracts, Right-of-Way acquisition and Environmental Permitting.
  • Maintain records for each project and engineering discipline.
  • Monitor installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.
  • Complete construction tasks while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
  • Identify technical risks within managed projects.

Supervising Engineer

City of Houston
09.2018 - 01.2022
  • Supervising, coordinating, and managing a variety of personnel and design consultants to implement infrastructure projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan
  • These projects include water, wastewater, drainage, and street improvements
  • Prepare and review contracts, plans, technical reports, contract negotiation and conduct meetings
  • Drafts action plans and leads meetings with department executives to review project status and proposed changes
  • Establish performance goals, provide technical analysis, and communicate with public and other departments.

Engineer

City of Houston
04.2012 - 09.2018
  • Collaborated with Engineers and Project Managers regarding design/construction on wastewater, water, and storm sewer infrastructure
  • Delivered status reports to stakeholders for budgeting and planning purposes
  • Provided technical analysis and Project Management on major Capital Improvement Projects.

Civil Engineer (Project Manager)

Jefferson County Commission
09.2006 - 04.2012
  • Served as the single point of contact for project scheduling and changes
  • These projects involved Plan Review, Pump Station Upgrades and Utility
  • Infrastructure System rehabilitation
  • Defined project deliverables and monitored status of tasks
  • I prepared technical and status reports to stakeholders for budgeting and planning purposes
  • This also included performing capacity analysis using GIS to determine scope of work
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans
  • Monitored costs, timescales and resources used to achieve project scope of work
  • Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines.

Environmental Engineer

ADEM
10.2004 - 09.2005
  • Served as the single point of contact for project scheduling, scope and changes
  • These projects involved environmental remediation of super fund sites within a constrained budget
  • Updated and managed assigned project databases.

Education

Master of Science - Civil Engineering

University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
12.2003

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering

University of Nairobi
Nairobi,Kenya
11.1999

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Strong Presentation Skills
  • Process Improvement
  • Team Player
  • Exceptional Organizational Skills
  • Analytical Thinker/ Problem Solver
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Local Government Background

Affiliations

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Certification

  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • City Accreditation Program for Supervisors (CAPS)
  • Certification of Training in Asset Management (CTAM)

Additional Information

Professional Organizations Membership:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA)
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)


Timeline

Project Engineer

City Of Kirkland
02.2022 - Current

Supervising Engineer

City of Houston
09.2018 - 01.2022

Engineer

City of Houston
04.2012 - 09.2018

Civil Engineer (Project Manager)

Jefferson County Commission
09.2006 - 04.2012

Environmental Engineer

ADEM
10.2004 - 09.2005

Master of Science - Civil Engineering

University of Alabama At Birmingham

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering

University of Nairobi

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