John Nsibirwa
Lynn,MA
Summary
Dynamic Senior Project Manager with over 20 years of experience driving successful civil, structural, and transportation engineering initiatives. Proven expertise in project engineering, grants management, and disaster recovery, empowering teams to achieve project milestones while ensuring quality and compliance. I am skilled at articulating project objectives and implementing strategic planning to mitigate risks across diverse projects. Adept at coordinating high-level deliverables and managing budgets effectively, optimizing resource allocation and enhancing operational efficiency. Committed to fostering collaboration and delivering results that align with organizational goals.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Plexos Group, L.L.C.
06.2021 - Current
- Project Manager for Puerto Rico Department of Transportation federal grant program.
- Managing a team of 3 project managers and 2 grant specialists in assessment of damages of the Puerto Rico Department of transportation.
- Managing technical teams for damage assessment, scope formulation and cost estimating of approximately 138 projects.
- Formulation of hazard mitigation proposals and benefit cost analyses for several projects.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
- Conducted post-project evaluations to identify areas of improvement and implement corrective actions for future endeavors.
Senior Project Manager
Flour
11.2024 - 07.2025
- Managed 10 Applicants with over 50 projects.
- Facilitated accurate delivery of grant funding, aligning with Applicant recovery priorities and project development.
- Conducted tailored evaluations and assessments to identify disaster-related damages and support recovery efforts.
- Managed site inspections and ensured comprehensive review of Site Inspection Reports and Damage Descriptions.
- Coordinated communication for timely requests and eligibility recommendations during Phase II of grant processes.
- Maintained detailed tracking of projects and issue resolution with relevant PA specialists.
Program Manager
CSRS Projects
08.2020 - 03.2025
- Provide direction and technical support to engineering and inspection teams, as well as senior management. Establish objectives and strategies, forecast workloads, and prepare budget reports ($35 million worth of projects).
- Accountable for the inspection, damage assessment reports, and initial cost estimates for 45 infrastructure facilities owned by the County or City, Northwood University and Midland Center for the Arts, including roads, educational institutions, and other structures in Midland, Michigan.
- Grant Management specialist for Terrebonne General Medical Center, City of DeQuincy, City of Vinton, and Lake Charles Airport. Directed the public assistance grant program for these entities.
Project Manager CE III
MassDOT
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Oversee roadway and bridge projects designed by in-house staff and consultant engineering companies with the main aim of helping design engineers and municipalities advance projects through the design phase in a consistent and responsible manner.
- Managing the design of 10 – 15 transportation improvement projects designed by consultants, from Project Review Committee (PRC) approval through construction contract award, as well as participating in progress meetings in construction and post construction conferences. (Between $2million and $40million projects)
- Using various project development tools for the project development stage, project scoping, 25% design, 75% design and 100% design process.
- Oversee roadway and bridge projects for in-house and consultant designs, ensuring design engineers and municipalities advance projects efficiently.
- Manage 10-15 transportation improvement projects ($2M-$40M) from PRC approval to construction contract award.
- Utilize project development tools throughout scoping and design phases to enhance workflows.
- Facilitate effective communication among stakeholders, maintain project schedules and compliance with standards.
- Conduct design public hearings and review project documents, ensuring alignment with transportation goals.
Director/Program Manager
Redline Global
01.2018 - 06.2021
- Provide leadership and technical guidance to engineering, inspection teams and top management. Develop goals and strategies, workload forecast, and budget reports. Responsible for the inspection, damage assessment reports and preliminary cost estimates of over 1700 municipality owned infrastructure facilities, including roads, educational facilities, hospitals, and other structures across 7 Municipalities in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017.
- Managing multiple technical team budget and schedule.
- Promoting and coordinating technical knowledge within the organization
- Liaison between the Commonwealth, FEMA and Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Municipality.
- Budget management - Oversee grant management costs and reimbursements.
- Personnel management - Oversight over 6 project managers and 35 field engineers.
Senior Engineer/Project Manager
Intellergy
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Oversaw procurement-phase for 12 EMUs and proposed depot enhancements. Procured 12 EMUs and the construction of a depot adjacent to the existing Gautrain depot. Responsible for managing 8 transactional advisors.
- Led the PMO office. Reported directly to the Project Director. Supervised 2 Asst. PMs.
- Project lead for this $250 million project and coordinator of all Transaction Advisors (legal, technical economic development, finance, health and safety).
Engineering Manager
Zendai Developments
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Provided technical oversight of the design and construction of a new town center: a train station, 8 precincts, and associated bulk service in Johannesburg, South Africa. This included, but was not limited to water, sewer, electricity and storm-water management.
- Led infrastructure planning team, including engineering, environmental, town planning and project management. Responsible for infrastructure planning and design.
- Reported to the (Johannesburg) Director of planning and design.
- Defined the engineering scope needed for infrastructure projects for the development.
- Oversaw budget and compliance with legal requirements and company standards for the planning stage of this 30-year, $8 billion development. Managed $100 million budget.
- Supervised 5 Project Managers and 6 external consultants.
- Key liaison to Johannesburg Roads Agency, Gauteng Province department of Roads and Transportation, City Power and external consultants.
Site Engineering Manager
MSA
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Managed engineers for the construction of a 26 ton/axle railway line to convey bulk coal to Majuba Power Station in 100 wagon trains. The proposed railway line was a 68 km single-line track link between the Transnet Freight Rail coal export line west of Ermelo and the existing Majuba Power Station railway siding. Budget for this project was over $25 million.
- Provided professional site engineering support, by attending daily integration meetings towards the articulation of site design priorities from Site Engineering.
- Monitored project baselines and elevation benchmarks/beacons and to provide structure detail survey and layout.
- Supported of the package managers and construction contractors by fielding questions and providing problem resolutions, such as interpretation of engineering documents and obtaining correction of engineering errors.
- Scheduled and coordinated equipment vendor representative activities required during construction stage.
- Processed Contractor Information Requests, including logging in the requests and assuring a timely response.
- Communicated with the design office and documenting field changes for later use to create "conformed to construction records" design documents.
- Reviewed permanent structure construction sequence to assure that component design load conditions are not exceeded during construction.
- Reviewed Contractor's method statements and procedures for special activities.
- Supervised 4 Civil and Geotechnical Engineers.
Senior Civil Project Advisor
Eskom Holdings
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Seconded to Kusile Power Station project engineering team as Lead Civil Engineer. Led civil/structural project integration engineering team for Kusile Power Station project.
- Management of the civil/structural engineering resources and engineering deliverables.
- Development of package scope definitions
- Development of design documents and multi-disciplinary reviews.
- Input to package procurement strategy and scope documents.
- Development of technical specifications for inclusion in tender documents.
- Led technical bid evaluations and negotiation for 3 civil packages.
- Provided accurate resource planning, consequently developing and maintaining a comprehensive desk plan.
GIS Technical Advisor
Southern Sudan Commission
01.2008 - 07.2008
- For Census Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) under the USDA/USAID program. Provided design, development and implementation technical advice on Geographic Information System (GIS) and its procedural operations.
- Played an instrumental role in the training and implementation of GIS for Southern Sudan census operations.
- Ensured absolute compliance towards program and procedure development activities, in order to validate accumulated data within the field.
- Developed numerous programs and processes to generate the enumeration area and field supervisory maps.
- Assisted and provided advice in the design and implementation of thematic maps to select, display and print selected tabulations by topic and geographic areas.
- Participated in troubleshooting of any issues arising during the collection of the mapping data in conjunction with the Cartographic Staff.
- Experience providing administrative and/or management support to USAID-funded contracts or grants and/or performing USAID business development activities such as proposal coordination or management.
Civil/Structural Engineer
Dewberry
01.1999 - 01.2008
- Worked as structural bridge engineer; projects including new and rehabilitated bridge designs, bridge condition inspections and load ratings.
- Executed structural designs, revised and constructed plans/drawings/ specifications and cost estimates to the latest standards.
- Conducted condition rating inspections for both steel and concrete bridges.
- Conducted field inspections of civil and structural components systems of bridges and various transportation infrastructure systems.
- Prepared site plans designed equipment support and zoning documents for over 10 wireless communication sites, throughout New Jersey and Massachusetts; Was responsible for the design of equipment, antennas, equipment support frame and antennae mounts.
- Performed engineering duties as per the disaster recovery services for FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] and under a technical assistance contract as a Project Officer and Public Assistance Coordinator.
Education
M.S. - Geographic Information Sciences for Development
Clark University
Worcester, MA01.2007
B.S. - Civil Engineering Technology
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA01.1999
Skills
- Project Engineering / Management
- Grants Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Infrastructure Asset Management
- Project planning
- Client relationship management
- Cross-functional communication
Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Engineering Council for South Africa (ECSA).
- South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE)
- South African Association of Asset Management (SAAMA)
- Institute of Asset Management (IAM)
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certification
- Project Management Professional PMP - PMI
- Negotiation and Leadership – Harvard University Law School, 2019
- Certified Infrastructure Asset Manager – IAM, 2019
- Commercial Real Estate Analysis Investment – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018
- Property Development Program – University of Cape Town, 2015
Disclaimer
All references and certificates are presented upon request.
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
Flour
11.2024 - 07.2025
Project Manager CE III
MassDOT
01.2024 - 06.2024
Senior Project Manager
Plexos Group, L.L.C.
06.2021 - Current
Program Manager
CSRS Projects
08.2020 - 03.2025
Director/Program Manager
Redline Global
01.2018 - 06.2021
Senior Engineer/Project Manager
Intellergy
01.2016 - 01.2018
Engineering Manager
Zendai Developments
01.2014 - 01.2016
Site Engineering Manager
MSA
01.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Civil Project Advisor
Eskom Holdings
01.2008 - 01.2013
GIS Technical Advisor
Southern Sudan Commission
01.2008 - 07.2008
Civil/Structural Engineer
Dewberry
01.1999 - 01.2008
M.S. - Geographic Information Sciences for Development
Clark University
B.S. - Civil Engineering Technology
Wentworth Institute of Technology
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