Zack Israelit
Manhattan,NY
Summary
Logical construction professional with proven abilities in examining requirements and plans to create proposals. Motivated to provide precise estimates by clearly understanding project objectives, defining scopes and determining schedules. Experienced in adhering to client feedback and revising estimate information to suit customer preferences.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cost Manager
Benchmark Builders
11.2023 - Current
- Conducted Financial analysis on over $4 million of change orders and led negotiations resulting in an average of 8% profit on change orders
- Monitored ongoing project expenses closely, ensuring adherence to approved budgets and minimizing variances.
- Facilitated smooth cash flow management for projects by coordinating timely invoicing and payments between clients and vendors.
Project Engineer
Related California
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Managed concrete, utilities, foundations work, steel, site work, and city permits/inspections for construction of a $690M project with two Type I concrete towers including 510 market-rate apartments and 170 assisted living units
- Created schedules, managed and reduced cost budgets, and resolved field issues, which resulted in scope completion with no major delays
- Led the buyout process for multiple trades, overseeing scope of work, bid leveling, and contract negotiations, which delivered significant project savings through effective procurement strategies
- Submitted over 250 RFI's and submittals and managed open items to coordinate field fixes and procure materials within time constraints
Project Management Intern
Related California
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Conducted takeoffs on the first 270,000sf Coterie-brand assisted living project to identify variations between quoted costs and actual costs to better understand where subcontractors were exceeding their bid prices, pinpointing high cost liabilities
- Mitigated risk by using 360 camera technology to document building structure before concrete placements, allowing the team to track progress more effectively and stay up to date while working through COVID remote restrictions
- Submitted proposal requests to find low-cost, reliable contractors for the project, and later leveled bids and wrote scope of work documents.
Project Management Intern
Related California
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Oversaw meeting minutes system for weekly staff meetings on a 300-unit project in order to increase communication and mitigate subcontractor scheduling problems
- Compiled change event costs from various managers using Excel macros and created cost reports to better understand and track subcontractor costs, resulting in increased accountability for subcontractors.
Education
BBA - Real Estate Finance
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI05.2021
Skills
- Cost Review
- Change Orders
- Scheduling
- RFI's
- Submittals
- Takeoffs
- Bluebeam
- Procore
- Budget Tracking
- Drawing Comprehension
- BIM
- Field Coordination
- Buyout
- Bid Levelling
- Overlays
- RFP's
- Excel
- Word
- Powerpoint
Hobbies and Interests
Passion for Woodworking, FAA licensed Commercial Drone Operator, Biking and Exercise
Timeline
Cost Manager
Benchmark Builders
11.2023 - Current
Project Engineer
Related California
11.2021 - 11.2023
Project Management Intern
Related California
05.2020 - 08.2020
Project Management Intern
Related California
05.2019 - 08.2019
BBA - Real Estate Finance
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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