Joseph Bellefeuille
Lincoln,CA
Summary
Highly-qualified Engineering Director/Estimating Manager adept at collaborating with customers, team members and outside departments to complete work within deadlines and budget constraints. Expertise includes controlling costs, improving quality, and building cohesive teams focused on performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Engineering Services
Hydrogen Group
03.2022 - Current
- Managed & created estimating contract for Hydrogen Group
- Build, lead, develop and coach a high-performing engineering team, foster of culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Work with the team on the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
- Effectively allocate resources, including personnel and equipment, to meet project and departmental goals.
- Collaborate with HR to identify staffing needs, participate in recruitment, and contribute to the development of team members.
- Implement and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards.
- Communicate project updates, milestones, and risk to senior leadership.
- Facilitate effective communication channels within the engineering team and with other departments.
- Create design tools/ templates to streamline estimating process
- Reviewed all estimators designs before submitting jobs to PGE
- Designed all OH/UG projects
- Attended all productivity/ process meetings for PGE contract
- Trained all new estimators to design per PGE standards
- Tracked and submitted all Hydrogen work for PGE contract.
- Adhered to overall company business goals, meeting prescribed completion deadlines on 100% of projects.
Senior Estimator/QC Specialist/Project Manager/Office Manager
Quanta Utility Electrical Engineers
02.2016 - 03.2022
- Managed and designed high priority projects including, Paradise rebuild, Fire Hardening projects, all MAT work, 2AA, 07D, 07O, 2AB, 2AF, 08J, 08W, 95A, 95F
- Internally review all projects before submittal to PGE
- Successfully manage Rocklin office with 12 employees
- Responsible for redesigning/installing tap line equipment for PSPS program to prevent future wild fires
- Re designing entire circuits in tier 2 and 3 fire areas to prevent future wild fires
- Completed 1st WSHP design on Brunswick 1105, which consists of 12 miles of re-design to harden system
- Work one on one with construction to ensure accuracy of the job
- Responsible for preparing estimates from simple single services to advanced multiparticipant joint trench composite
- Estimate labor and material costs; obtain joint-trench agreements; initiate right-of-way procedures, and permits, etc., and perform such other work as required to prepare the estimate in final form
- Perform safety calculations for the install of new PG&E facilities that comply with CPUC standards
- Make field sketches and prepare layouts for construction of additions or improvements to electric
- Work close with other departments to complete accurate estimates
- Prepare final sketch, layouts and cost estimates for complex jobs from field notes
- Analyze blueprints and specifications to figure out labor, material and time costs
- Review relevant data to determine cost of materials and requirements for labor
- Ensure compliance of all relevant codes
- Coordinate with Project Management to determine labor strategies
- Ensure maintenance of files and documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists
- Comply with all overhead electric standards
- Coordinate project information (studies, sketches, computations, other complex data) for the engineering and construction of electric substation facilities including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, reliability and automation improvements
- This involves interfacing with other disciplines (such as civil and protection engineers), and reviewing existing facilities and developing conceptual designs
- Prepare Electrical Substation design drawings using Bentley 3D software for indoor and outdoor equipment (e.g
- RTUs, relays, meters, batteries, annunciators, structures, circuit breakers, transformers, disconnect switches, etc.), Single Line Diagrams, Meter and Relay Diagrams, AC and DC Schematics, Control Room Layouts, Switchboard Arrangements, AC and DC Station Services, General Arrangement Outdoor, Conduits & Grounding, etc
- Prepare bill of materials, circuit & conduit schedules, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications
- Conduct design review meetings with project teams
- Ensure delivery of high quality design products on budget, on time, and on purpose
- Travel 10% of the time.
Engineering Estimator
Pacific Gas & Electric
05.2011 - 02.2016
- Estimate labor and material costs; obtain joint-pole agreements; initiate right-of-way procedures, and permits, etc., and perform other work as required to prepare the estimate in final form
- Prepare construction budget estimates for project bids
- Prepare project status reports weekly and monthly
- Obtain all State, County and local construction permits
- Maintain all OSHA job-site safety standards
- Coordinate all work with customers and all sub-contractors required for the completion of projects.
Meter Reader
Pacific Gas & Electric
04.2004 - 05.2011
- Responsible for reading electric and gas meters
- Responsible for visiting, checking meter number and recording meter dials of assigned route
- Report any unusual or abnormal conditions while observing meters
- Return to accounts missed by other meter readers
- Verification of high bill inquiries and possible meter reading errors
- Became familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures
- Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Education
Diploma -
Washoe High School
Sparks, NV06.2001
Skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, FAS, GIS, type 55 WPM, FFE, Ocalc, Map Guide, Stria, JPA, Web Viewer, SAP, TIL, MET, EES
Licenses Commissions
- PG&E Work Orientation Inventory - Clerical (WOI) Test
- PG&E Clerical Test Battery (CTB)
- PG&E Meter Reader Test Battery (MTB)
- PG&E WOI Physical/Technical Driving
- PG&E WOI Physical/Technical Non-Driving
- PG&E Physical Test Battery (PTB)
- PG&E Industrial Skills Test (IST)
- PG&E Technical (TECH)
- PG&E Contract Center Virtual Scenario (CCVS)
- PG&E Operator Test Battery (OTB)
Career Achievements
- Managed & created estimating contract for Hydrogen Group.
- Successfully manage Rocklin office for QUES.
- Able to review high priority projects to meet required due dates.
- Awarded Paradise rebuild. OH to UG conversion.
- Experienced in PSPS
- Experienced in WSHP (Fire Hardening Projects)
- Knowledge of the installation and repair of the Electric Distribution System, Substations, as well as customer owned facilities.
- Knowledge of G.O. 95, Electric Design Manual, TIL, and all PGE programs and processes.
- Knowledge of job related safety practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of job related tools and equipment.
- Experience with cost estimating and utilizing Fast Flow Estimating tool EES
- Experience utilizing AutoCAD
- Experience utilizing SAP
- Ability to multitask effectively in time sensitive situations.
- Ability to prioritize and complete tasks in high volume environment without aid.
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with customers in various mediums (face-to-face, phone, email).
- Extremely thorough; close attention to detail.
- Skilled in performing mathematical calculations.
- Strong interpersonal skills exemplified by professional and collaborative relationships with colleagues and supervisors.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fast learner with the ability to grasp new concepts.
- Self-motivated and goal-oriented.
- Perform Rule 20 conversion for MHP (Mobile Home Project), master meter to single unit meters.
Timeline
Director of Engineering Services
Hydrogen Group
03.2022 - Current
Senior Estimator/QC Specialist/Project Manager/Office Manager
Quanta Utility Electrical Engineers
02.2016 - 03.2022
Engineering Estimator
Pacific Gas & Electric
05.2011 - 02.2016
Meter Reader
Pacific Gas & Electric
04.2004 - 05.2011
Diploma -
Washoe High School
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