Justin L. Christy
Winchester,CA
Summary
Motivated and dedicated construction professional seeking opportunities to excel and grow within the industry. Committed to continuous learning and development through ongoing training and effective management. Thrives in challenging environments that value hard work, drive, and responsibility. Skilled leader eager to contribute to a company dedicated to delivering quality construction and achieving excellence in their work and industry.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Construction Manager
Joseph Jingoli & Sons
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Managing and controlling high complexed projects
- Supervision of all facets of construction on site
- Controlling and managing various aspects of the project like planning, scheduling, maintaining budget while complying with local and state safety regulations
- Liaise with stakeholders, manage a variety of teams, address challenges to ensure projects are completed in time and within budget
- Dedicated to employees safety and overall well being while working high priority, high risk projects
- Management of all fire hardening and fire preventative maintenance on high risk, critical infrastructure projects
Gas Construction Advisor
Icon Utility Services
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Working with multiple teams of the Gas Compliance Department of SDGE
- Overseeing Gas Compliance and standard updates within my review of 60% and 90% gas designs
- Notification to all Gas Compliance teams of SDGE standard updates and changes to come
- Involvement with team members to ensure that all designs become cohesive and constructable
- Multiple job walks weekly to establish new main, service and MSA placement for new construction or relocations
Civil Field Construction Advisor
Joeseph Jingoli & Sons
02.2019 - 11.2023
- Responsible for conducting and leading onsite Pre-Construction Meetings & Safety Tailboards prior to work commencing
- Organizing all 3rd party contractors and prime contractors onsite daily
- Field Construction Advisor responsible for the Strategic Undergrounding/ Direct Undergrounding Program (SUG) (DUG) projects in Valley Center for 4 years, where we installed close to 30 miles of underground electrical conduit for SDG&E and the 'Fire Hardening Program.'
- Responsible for assisting on multiple SUG/DUG projects throughout the greater San Diego region
- Projects such as SUG Valley Center C1030, DUG Harrah’s Casino C216, SUG Santa Ysabel C221 Ph
- 3., etc
- Responsible for working with numerous 3rd party contractors and prime contractors on multiple projects to achieve and conquer overall jobsite goals and stringent deadlines
- Responsible for managing and working with multiple groups within SDG&E on large multimillion-dollar projects & smaller conversion projects, monitored manpower & budgets to ensure that the projects would meet or exceed our overall spending budget
- Successful at bringing creative and innovative construction methods to the field and also our team groups to ensure success on our projects
- Responsible for holding multiple onsite visits & job walks on all of our projects with major Utility players such as So Cal Edison, So Cal Gas, Michigan Power Utilities, Fire Hardening risk managers, multiple risk management meetings with local fire and police departments and all of the SUG/DUG & environmental teams
- Explain to all the challenges of the projects onsite and collaborate on 'creative methods' of construction that our teams were using daily to meet these stringent goals
- Responsible for managing up to 100 employees daily while onsite
- In the span of 4 years in the SUG/DUG program, our team did not have 1 recordable incident to OSHA
- This was achievable by utilizing thorough management skills and having the proper teams and knowledge of the field work and project experience
- Was involved with many different 'Major Projects' jobsites such as the 'Power You Drive' program which involved installation of Electric Vehicle charging stations throughout the San Diego region
- The 'Dimp Program' and the 'SUG/DUG' program which were both a part of the fire hardening programs for SDG&E
Foreman/Supervisor
Val’s Construction
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Delegation of daily workload to utility crews
- Responsible for crew layout and scheduling
- Material takeoffs and ordering
- Held and led daily JSA’s for all working crews
- Supervisor in charge of Orange County underground DOCK crews for emergency callout
Trench Inspector & Civil FCA
Herman Weiskker
03.2016 - 02.2019
- Responsible daily for ensuring jobsite safety and standards are being met
- Oversee and assist in daily layout issues and design changes
- In charge of multiple jobs throughout San Diego area daily
- Daily observation of material and manpower used on multiple jobs
- Constructing and holding Pre- Construction meetings for all civil jobs
- Persistent at overseeing daily installation procedures and ensuring Contractors are adhering to Company policies and standards
- Recently asked to join SDG&E 'Major Projects' for their pilot program 'Power Your Drive', in which we installed over 2800 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations throughout San Diego County by the given deadline, which was a huge task and we as a team exceeded the goal
Foreman/Fitter & Heavy Equipment Operator
A.M. Ortega
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Transmission Gas Pipeline Fitter/Leadman PSEP work
- Leadman assisting crews on High Priority Projects
- Delegation of daily workload to crew
- Persistent and Controlled problem solving
- Operation of all heavy equipment on job site, working around live and hazardous utilities daily
- Responsible for assisting with all Safety Enforcements on job site and holding weekly tailgate meetings to all employees on jobsite
- Assisting Foreman with drawing up 'as builds' for larger jobs upon completion
- Build relationships and gain respect amongst all City, County and Utility Inspectors
Construction Underground Dry Utility Foreman
Southern Construction & Engineering Contractors
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Maintenance and Operations of Heavy Equipment
- Operation of backhoes, loaders, excavators, skid steers, asphalt rollers, dump trucks, water trucks
- Daily layout of all excavations, haul off, back fill and compaction
- Understanding and compliance with all OSHA Safety Codes and Regulations
- Installation and repair of Underground Utility Vaults
- Set up and compliance of City Traffic Control Plans
Construction Underground Dry Utility Foreman
Cass Construction Incorporated
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Responsible for the compliance of all OSHA, City, County and State Regulations for building and safety
- Administered weekly safety meetings and documentation
- Analyzing blueprint schematics for preparation of job layout
- Calculate and ordering of all material within job budget
- Problem solving with creative and efficient solutions with devotion to proficient follow through
- Operator of heavy equipment (over 8 years’ experience on backhoes, loader, skid steers, excavators.)
- Experienced crew building with positive leadership and motivated training
- Acquired essential multi-tasking skills for the successful execution of daily project goals
Construction Crew Lead Man
Southern Construction & Engineering Contractors
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Delegation of Workload to crew members
- Learn and obtain knowledge through observation of Foreman
- Managed and control daily work tasks
- Operation of Heavy Equipment on a daily basis
- Assisted in the layout of job specifications and requirements
Education
Business/Communication Studies
Mesa City College
Skills
- Project Management
- Construction management
- Site Management
- Construction safety
- Project Scheduling
- Safety Compliance
- Subcontractor Management
- Site Safety
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Cost Control
- Schedule Coordination
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Excellent customer relations
- OSHA Compliance
- Stakeholder Communication
- Hiring and Training
- As-built Blueprints
- Subcontractor Oversight
Certification
- OSHA Safety and Excavation Certification
- OSHA 10 Certified
- Veriforce Trained
- Confined Space Trained and Certified
- CPR Certified
- Competent Person Certified
- SWPPP Trained and Certified
- BMP Trained and Certified
- Certified in Rigging and Lifting
- Certified Fire Hardening Training
- Certified Defensive Driving
- Extensive Management Training
Timeline
Construction Manager
Joseph Jingoli & Sons
04.2024 - 08.2024
Gas Construction Advisor
Icon Utility Services
08.2023 - 03.2024
Foreman/Supervisor
Val’s Construction
01.2023 - 08.2023
Civil Field Construction Advisor
Joeseph Jingoli & Sons
02.2019 - 11.2023
Trench Inspector & Civil FCA
Herman Weiskker
03.2016 - 02.2019
Foreman/Fitter & Heavy Equipment Operator
A.M. Ortega
01.2011 - 01.2016
Construction Underground Dry Utility Foreman
Southern Construction & Engineering Contractors
01.2009 - 01.2010
Construction Underground Dry Utility Foreman
Cass Construction Incorporated
01.2004 - 01.2009
Construction Crew Lead Man
Southern Construction & Engineering Contractors
01.2003 - 01.2004
Business/Communication Studies
Mesa City College