To work for a General contractor or a Home Builder where I can use my years of construction and management experience to help another company achieve its goals.
ERIC PHILLIPS
58 Butterfield Drive
Palm Coast, Florida 32137
386-447-1402 Home ericphillips[at]cfl.rr.com 904-219-3796 Cell
SUMMARY
Enthusiastic, self-motivated Construction Manager professional with 20 years experience in single and multi-family residential construction. Skills include direct field and area construction management as well as purchasing and estimating. Proven ability to solve problems, reduce and control expenses, and sustain high productivity in critical-deadline environments. Establishes and maintains good relationships with diverse types of customers, vendors, sub-contractors, and co-workers. A creative problem-solver and communicator with effective interpersonal and organizational skills. Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite & Project.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PHILLIPS COASTAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. 2008 – Present
Owner/ Contractor
• Started custom homes and remodeling company.
• Manage all aspects of operation including estimating, purchasing, negotiations, construction management, marketing, cost management and sales.
Purchasing Agent/Manager 2006 – 2008
• Negotiated pricing and contracts with local and regional vendors.
• Converted lump sum pricing to unit pricing and maintained information in corporate purchasing and estimating software.
• Presented corporate vision to subcontractors and explained new purchasing and scheduling initiative.
• Managed subcontractors, including recruiting new vendors, terminating contracts, developing new scopes of work and training to qualify as preferred vendor.
• Reduced brick and mortar cost by 20% through negotiations, vendor consolidation, and transparent pricing.
• Negotiated Southeast Regional Corporate contracts.
• Served as Division Qualifying Agent and signed all building permits, including notice of commencement, single and multi-family construction and other permits as needed.
• Researched building requirements and codes with multiple city and county building departments.
Estimating Manager 2006
• Managed the Estimating Department and served in dual role as Purchasing Agent.
• Developed and maintained product development schedules for construction services, researched new products, reviewed and value engineered all new plans, and maintained records in purchasing and estimating software.
Multi-Family Construction Manager 2004 – 2006
• Managed all aspects of multi-family construction ($120,000 - $800,000 per unit price range).
• Prepared land acquisition packages used to assess project feasibility.
• Recruited, hired, trained, assigned, and motivated new employees and conducted evaluations.
• Planned and conducted Field Manager Meetings to ensure all job site rules and regulations were enforced.
• Maintained a master schedule and weekly production report.
• Strategically planned all construction starts and closing for Corporate Annual Plan and Budget.
• Recruited, hired, developed scopes of work, and reviewed performance of subcontractors.
• Reviewed plans and recommended value engineering, quality improvements, and changes.
• Resolved homeowner conflicts in a timely and cost effective way.
Area Construction Manager 2002 – 2004
• Managed all aspects of single and multi-family construction.
• Planned and ran field manager meetings and ensured field managers enforced all job site regulations.
• Managed construction of Division’s first waterfront, high-end, 150-unit condominium project.
• Maintained a master schedule and weekly production reports to monitor construction.
• Recruited, hired, developed scopes of work, and reviewed performance of subcontractors.
Field Manager III 2000 – 2002
• Supervised construction of 50, single-family homes ($150,000 - $350,000) annually.
• Managed areas of construction including: scheduling, quality control, safety, maintaining a high level of customer service and satisfaction, cost control, developing scheduling templates, supervising and ensuring quality control of subcontractors.
• Assisted with new master-planned community development and amenity center construction.
• Coordinated and planned with construction services team and mentored new field managers.
• Built Parade of Homes winning model.
Purchasing Agent and Estimator, Palm Coast, FL 1998 – 2000
• Recruited, hired, developed scopes of work, and monitored performance of subcontractors.
• Negotiated competitive prices and explored value engineering options.
• Researched and selected building materials.
• Conducted quantity take-offs on single family and multi-family homes.
• Prepared, maintained, and re-evaluated budgets and priced options and add-ons.
Field Manager II, Jacksonville, FL 1997 – 1998
• Supervised construction of single-family homes ($130,000 - $250,000).
Bachelors of Science in Building Construction; Minor Business Administration
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
PROFESSIONAL/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Flagler County Home Builders Association
Santa Maria Del Mar Catholic Church Youth Program Volunteer
Palm Coast Little League Softball Assistant Coach
Former member of UNF Building Construction Advisory Board
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Technical Training, Facilitative Leadership, Mold Remediation, Train the College Recruiter,
Change Management, Construction Management, Development
CERTIFICATIONS
Florida Certified General Contractor
AWARDS
Rookie of the Year Field Manager of the Year
NEFBA Construction Manager of the Year Customer Service Field Team of the Year
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