Rich Bueter

Provided technical guidance as needed throughout all phases of the project life cycle, ensuring successful completion. Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, aligning them with company objectives and budget constraints. Participated in cross-functional teams responsible for developing innovative solutions to complex problems. Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring all aspects stayed on track. Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors, and contractors. Proposed, reviewed, and approved modifications to project plans to better align with organizational objectives, enhancing overall project efficiency.

Connected with customers to provide assistance and collect feedback to optimize operations. Built and maintained sound business relationships with vendors and suppliers. Facilitated prompt resolution of customer problems and complaints. Maintained detailed and accurate accounting records by overseeing documentation of sales, purchases and requisitions. Used strong issue resolution and communication skills to cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships. Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.

Organized and participated in meetings with clientele and subcontractors. Attended walk-through inspections and other scheduled inspections. Established relationships with construction managers and General contractors to align priorities, goals and objectives. Built relationships with customers and coordinated with vendors and contractors to align timelines, phases and work to be performed across projects or shutdowns. Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings by resolving issues effectively and efficiently.

Responsible for preparing ROM budgets, cost estimates, design-build, value engineering, control systems, schedules, staffing, and networking. Prepare/organize competitive bid projects, working in collaboration with suppliers, subcontractors, and general contractors. Supervise, lead, and mentor the estimating staff.

Produce budgets, cost estimates, design-build, value engineering, control systems, schedules, staffing, networking, pre-bid, and post-award project buyouts for HVAC construction projects. Procuring competitive bid projects, working in collaboration with suppliers, subcontractors, and general contractors. Supervise, lead, mentor, and train the estimating department staff. GC/HVAC Project management on select projects.

General contractor/project manager duties for multi-trade division projects. (Turn-key) Dual-position alongside estimating.

Preparing overall project estimates, which includes bid proposals, takeoffs, schedules, generating scopes of work, soliciting pricing from vendors and subcontractors, reviewing project specifications, and drawings. Attended pre-bid meetings, site visits, turnover meetings, and award meetings, and occasionally performing GC/Project Manager duties and responsibilities when needed.

Review and analyze the requested scope of work for proposed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning projects. Create a detailed estimate of the project's costs, create bid lists, request quotes from suppliers and vendors, subcontractors, review RFI's, specs, and drawings. Review RFQ packages, attend site visits, complete, review, and submit bid packages on time.