Job objective is to secure a position as CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER that will capitalize upon acquired skills and experience with career diversity and growth potential.
Peter John Festa
Professional Objective
A position in CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER that will capitalize upon
acquired skills and experience. Desire a position with career diversity and growth potential.
Qualification Highlights
Results-oriented professional with 20+ years of experience in residential/commercial construction, estimating/bidding, project planning, construction management and site development with proven success.
Proven expertise in planning, estimating and preparing material takeoffs in preparation for bidding and contracting processes. Extensive skills in supervising tradesmen, laborers, supervisors and subcontractors.
Highly skilled in collaborating with clients, analyzing project requirements, determining construction specifications, and enforcing contractual compliance and quality standards.
Proactive leader and conceptual thinker with a superior work ethic. Successfully negotiate contracts, agreements and documents. Customer focused leader able to capitalize on new business opportunities.
Continual learner with an ability to rapidly achieve organizational integration, assimilate job requirements and employ new ideas, concepts, methods and processes.
Effectively direct, motivate and supervise employees to achieve maximum productivity. Successful record for achieving organizational goals through persistence, attention to detail and follow-through.
Energetic and self-motivated team player/coach. Effective in work situations requiring an ability to manage multiple, concurrent and senior-level projects and responsibilities.
Exceptional oral/written communication, interpersonal, multi-tasking, scheduling, organizational, problem solving and leadership skills. Thrive in both independent and collaborative work arenas.
Proficient in Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, various estimating programs / construction-related computer applications.
Education / Training
Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture – Doylestown, PA
B.S., Landscape Architecture
Rutgers University – New Brunswick, NJ
Studies - Construction Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University – Madison, NJ
Studies - Construction Management
Professional Training Programs / Courses / Seminars / Certifications
Claims and Change Orders • Managing Multiple Priorities • Negotiating Contracts • OSHA Certification
Cont’d
Peter John Festa Resume Page 2
Professional Experience
10/09 to Present Tarheel Enterprises Inc. Morgan, NJ
Project Manager
• Develop relations with State Engineers for all utility and bridge construction.
• Attended bi-weekly meetings with Client/Owner and Design Engineers.
• Maintain, & monitor budgets.
• Develop bid comparisons and negotiate contracts
• Prepare Change Orders, Review Submittals & Maintained CPM.
Significant Construction Engagements
• Construction of 69th Street Grade Separation North Bergen, NJ ♦ (25M)
4/05 to 10/09 K Hovnanian Companies Edison, NJ
Project Manager
• Develop Architect/government relations at onset of projects.
• Develop bid comparisons and negotiate contracts.
• Prepare, maintain, & monitor land and building budgets.
• Oversee & direct field supervisors to maintain an aggressive construction schedule.
• Close-out, bond release and transition negotiations.
Significant Development & Building Engagements
• Port Imperial ♦ Mid-rise development.
• Grandview ♦ Mid-rise development
• Promenade [at] Warren ♦ residential development
9/01 to 4/05 Joseph Hamilton Construction, Inc. North Arlington, NJ
Senior Project Manager / Estimator
• Estimate and manage major general construction projects valued up to $10M for a small construction company. Orchestrate all project logistics from initial planning through delivery.
• Managed over 20 trades, supervisory, labor and support staff.
• Collaborated with clients regarding project status, progress and completion timetables. Identified and resolved client/project related issues.
Significant Development & Building Engagements
• Estimator and Project Manager, Amerex USA Warehouse Renovation ($2M).
• Estimator and Project Manager, Montclair State University Student Center Renovation ($10M).
• Estimator and Project Manager, Vauxhall Library, Union NJ ($5M).
5/94 to 9/01 GVT Associates Summit, NJ
Project Manager
• Proactively spearheaded municipal and government projects for a construction company. Planned, coordinated and executed projects including commercial site and building projects.
• Analyzed project specifications and labor/material costs to prepare competitive bid proposals. Reviewed plans and specifications to develop material requirement lists.
• Supervised trade crews, laborers and subcontractors. Monitored project milestones for compliance with contractual specifications and quality standards. Attended biweekly construction meetings.
Significant Development & Building Engagements
• Project Manager, Morgan First Aid Squad Building, Sayreville, NJ. (2M)
• Project Supervisor, Fort Monmouth Golf Course Pro Shop Construction and Officers Club Renovation, Eatontown, NJ ($1.5M).
• Project Supervisor, East Brunswick High School Renovation, East Brunswick, NJ (10M)
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