Justin Norwood
Cleveland,Texas
Summary
Forward-thinking project management specialist confident in leading team members, managing schedules and coordinating resources. Keeps projects on-track with decisive supervision and quick problem-solving. Persuasive in communicating and negotiating with internal team members, vendors and other stakeholders. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager / Lead Estimator
K&R Mechanical Services
01.2022 - Current
- Oversee and perform project procurement/buyout process for all equipment and materials needed to perform tasks related to scope of work
- Draft budget transmittals for booked contracts
- Negotiate buyout with vendors for competitive pricing
- Conduct subcontract negotiations and compliance, sage accounting software, purchase orders for material, quality control, safely compliance, adherence to state and local building codes, permitting, change order administration, subcontractor coordination, project correspondence, monthly progress billings, developing and maintaining project schedules, job cost analysis, and project close out
- Acts as company representative with client, architect, consultants, and engineers during project execution
Lead Estimator
K&R Mechanical Services
- Specializing in pre-construction mechanical / HVAC estimating and sales for new ground up commercial construction, warehouse tilt wall, core/shell, tenant improvements and or build-outs, retail office, educational facilities, medical office buildings, hospitals, government, community, and industrial facilities
- Manage weekly bid list, utilize software to create estimates for project bid proposals
- Provide budgetary pricing for ground up commercial construction projects, value engineering, alternates, and options
- Perform estimate take-offs using fast duct & fast pipe for work scopes including equipment, materials, and labor costs
- Draft and submit bid proposals and manage weekly bid board
- Review plans, and specifications for various project bid packages
- Identify scope gaps and submit RFI's
- Review and confirm all previously approved document revisions and addendum's for pricing
- Attend pre-bid jobsite meetings to evaluate existing conditions, identify, and capture any scope that may not be included in the design documents
- Establish relationships with general contractors within the Houston and surrounding areas
- Negotiate deals to secure contracts for company revenue and backlog
- Validate and qualify bid proposals.
Journeyman
Gowan Inc
Houston, Texas
01.2014 - 01.2022
- Responsible for installation, maintenance, and repairs of heating, ventilation, and cooling units for commercial construction projects as well as using critical thinking and a variety of tools to diagnose, repair and maintain commercial systems
- Able to interpret commercial blueprints for reporting and job proficiency purposes
- Created and presented, using Microsoft software, reports, documents, and job planning to ensure a timeline and cost effective execution of the job project
- Highly skilled in communicating in a professional manner to internal and external organizations on progression and completion of a project
- Expert in working both independently and as a motivational team member in a group setting
- Willingness for a flexible schedule in working overtime to maintain project lead times and ability to travel to multiple locations for out of town projects.
Education
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship -
The International Training Institute
05.2018
Skills
- Quality control analysis
- Project organization
- Relationship development
- Record-keeping
- Verbal and Written communication
- Equipment calibration
- Blueprint interpretation
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting
- Knowledgeable of job safety
- High standard of integrity and professionalism
- Strong mathematical abilities
- Works well under pressure
- Sage
- Fast Duct
- Fast Pipe
Timeline
Senior Project Manager / Lead Estimator
K&R Mechanical Services
01.2022 - Current
Journeyman
Gowan Inc
01.2014 - 01.2022
Lead Estimator
K&R Mechanical Services
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship -
The International Training Institute