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Timothy McDowell

Kingwood,TX

Summary

Superintendent with experience in the Water/Wastewater, Heavy Civil, Oil & Gas, Mining and Industrial Construction sectors with an emphasis on Mechanical and structural construction. Possess the urge to apply field knowledge and hands-on experience coupled with an engineering background to better manage safety, scheduling, manpower and quality on projects.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mechanical Superintendent

Balfour Beatty Infrastructure
Humble, TX
08.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for the Field Management of over 40 craft and 4 foreman for the mechanical construction scope of the NEWPP Expansion, a 320MGD Water purification Plant for the City of Houston
  • Scopes managed include Process Chemical Piping, Slide Gate Installation, Ozone Generation Facility Construction, Gravity Thickener Mechanisms, Large Diameter Underground Piping, Inclined Plate Settlers and Structural Steel Install.
  • Coordinated With QC on executing Hydrotests, functionality testing and pre-comissioning activities.
  • Successfully implemented a warehousing and inventory plan to alleviate missing and misplaced materials.
  • Worked with engineering and project managment staff to implement a more organized work plan process to allow for better communication of plans, budget, material and workforce requirements to the field.

Site Superintendent

James W Fowler Co
Portland, OR, OR
08.2020 - 08.2021
  • Site Superintendent focusing on projects pertaining to Microtunneling, Pipe Ramming, and other methods of trenchless construction in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Main duties include managing and supervising crews, maintaining site safety standards, coordinating subcontractors and inspections and ensuring work is installed safely while maintaining budget adherence and quality.

Project Experience:

  • Cle Elum Fish Passage Facilities: Served as the day shift concrete superintendent for approximately 2 months focusing on planning and executing cast-in-place tunnel liner before moving to a Swing-shift Superintendent position overseeing the installation of a permanent steel tunnel shoring system.
  • San Marcos Interceptor: 120LF Microtunnel Under San Marcos Blvd in San Marcos, CA
  • PLW 1.3 Microtunnel Project: 500 LF of 78" Trinity Tri Lock Casing Installed under Butternut Creek in Hillsboro, OR. Currently serving as the Site/Shaft Construction Superintendant overseeing shaft concrete construction and supervising tunnel crews.

Assistant Concrete Superintendent

Mcmillen Jacobs Associates
Estacada, OR
11.2019 - 08.2020
  • On-site Assistant Superintendent for Water Resource Construction projects working specifically with the concrete construction division.
  • Directly supported the Concrete Superintendent with managing and coordinating over 6000 Cubic Yards of technical concrete placement.
  • Tracking productions, cost and maintaining budget adherence
  • Procuring Material and equipment and ensuring timely delivery to coincide with project schedule
  • Coordinated with trade subcontractors such as MEP, earthwork and rebar for installation.
  • Maintaining Site Daily Logs and Non-Conformance Reports
  • Maintaining Scope-Specific 4 Week Lookahead Schedule
  • Payroll Management for 35 Craft Workers including production entry and manhour tracking.
  • Tracking Changes and Issuing Change Orders to subcontractors
  • Performing Layout and Internal Quality Control and Coordinating Inspections of work.

Assistant Project Manager/Site Supervisor

Industrial Builders
Caldwell, ID
07.2018 - 11.2019
  • Directly support field management, Project Managers and Craft with day to day operations on Industrial/Mechanical Installation Projects
  • Work with owners and engineers in solving construction and design issues as they arise in the field
  • Helped with the implementation of Procore into current company processes including RFI's, Punchlists, Submittal Logs and Daily Reporting
  • Tracked Change Orders and Extra Work, including costs and schedule impacts associated
  • Issued and Tracked RFI's, Submittals and Completed Punchlists
  • Provides Support for procurement and logistics of materials and equipment while tracking costs and verifying materials received
  • Performed Site Surveying, including pipeline layout and structural concrete/steel layout.
  • In charge of project closeout, including as-builts, red lines, O&M manuals and punchlist completion
  • When Needed, provide installation support including operating heavy equipment, finishing concrete etc
  • Serve as Site Supervisor and Safety Representative on select projects

Materials Field Engineer

JMAC Resources
Williston, ND
05.2017 - 07.2018
  • Assisted with the management of field and office operations of sand and gravel mining projects
  • Maintained and Applied for New Mine Permits (Air Quality, Water Quality, Mine Operations Permitting and Conditional Use Permits)
  • Tracked Weekly and Monthly Material Inventories for Accounting and Mine Planning Purposes
  • Continuously Developed the Utilization of Drones for Surveying Mine Sites and Heavy Civil Projects
  • Maintained Adherence to MSHA Regulations on Mine Sites
  • Created Season, Job Specific and 3-Week Look-ahead Schedules
  • Prospected New Gravel Sources for Commercial and Job-Specific and In-House Needs
  • Performed Concrete and Aggregate Quality Control for FAA, Commercial and Heavy Highway projects
  • Bid Material Production Projects across different sectors including Heavy Highway, Commercial, Oil and Gas and Power Generation

Field Engineer Intern

JMAC Resources
Williston, ND
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Worked Under the Direct Supervision of the Division Manager, Experiencing all aspects of the Sand and Gravel Mining Process
  • Assisted With Bidding and Estimating Prospective Projects
  • Applied for Mine Permits and Mine Reclamation Permits for Various State, Federal and Local Agencies
  • Worked as an Equipment Operator on High-Production Sand and Gravel Sites
  • Worked as Concrete Quality Control on Various Concrete Pours, Including Concrete Paving and Residential Projects
  • Surveyed Mine Sites With RTK Drone Equipment and Processed/Interpreted Data for Inventory Purposes.

Project Engineer

Helena Sand & Gravel Co
Helena, MT
05.2015 - 08.2015
  • Assisted Project Managers With Takeoffs, Subcontractor Pricing, Interpreting Specifications and other Bidding Tasks
  • Created Bids for Small-Scale Paving and Earthwork Projects (Less than $100k)
  • Worked in the Field as a Paving Crew Member on Two Medium Scale Projects, Operating a Smooth Drum Roller and Performing Ground Duties
  • Tracked DBE Good-Faith Effort Quotas for Montana Highway Project Bids
  • Performed Special Projects As Assigned

Survey Crew

Erickson Contract Surveying
Sidney, MT
05.2014 - 08.2014
  • Operated GPS Surveying Equipment in a high production setting
  • Staked Pipeline Right of Way, Preliminary Routing and Construction Staking, Following Alignment Sheets
  • Produced Pipeline As-Built Surveys
  • Located Existing Pipelines for GIS Mapping Purposes
  • Produced Topographic Surveys of Oil Well Pads, Subdivisions, Pipeline Easements
  • Mapped Oil Well Piping Networks
  • Followed Multiple Oil Company Health and Safety Policies

Education

Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
05.2017

Skills

Software

  • HCSS HeavyJob & HeavyBid
  • Primavera P6/MS Project
  • Bluebeam Revu
  • Agtek Earthwork 4D
  • Procore
  • Viewpoint Spectrum

Job Task Skills

  • Field Management
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Material and Equipment Procurement
  • Water/Wastewater, Power and Manufacturing Systems
  • Permitting and Agency Coordination
  • Schedule Development
  • Heavy Equipment Operation

Certification

ACI Grade 1-Concrete Testing Technician

MSHA Metal/Non Metal 24hr

NCCCO Crane Operator-Swing Cab Telescopic

OSHA 30

Rigging and Signaling Certifications

Tunnel Rescue Training

Confined Space Training

Timeline

Mechanical Superintendent

Balfour Beatty Infrastructure
08.2021 - Current

Site Superintendent

James W Fowler Co
08.2020 - 08.2021

Assistant Concrete Superintendent

Mcmillen Jacobs Associates
11.2019 - 08.2020

Assistant Project Manager/Site Supervisor

Industrial Builders
07.2018 - 11.2019

Materials Field Engineer

JMAC Resources
05.2017 - 07.2018

Field Engineer Intern

JMAC Resources
05.2016 - 08.2016

Project Engineer

Helena Sand & Gravel Co
05.2015 - 08.2015

Survey Crew

Erickson Contract Surveying
05.2014 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering

Montana State University

ACI Grade 1-Concrete Testing Technician

MSHA Metal/Non Metal 24hr

NCCCO Crane Operator-Swing Cab Telescopic

OSHA 30

Rigging and Signaling Certifications

Tunnel Rescue Training

Confined Space Training

Timothy McDowell