Project/Program Manager
About Candidate
Project Management Expertise: Extensive experience in leading large-scale multifamily residential and commercial construction projects, with a focus on budgeting, vendor negotiations, and schedule control to ensure successful project completion.
Value Engineering & Vendor Negotiation: Successfully implemented value engineering techniques, optimizing build cycles and vendor negotiations to increase gross project profit by 15%.
Budgeting & Reporting: Developed detailed budget and earned value reporting formats, contributing to KPI dashboard development and project performance tracking using Power BI.
Luxury Residential Development: Led the planning and execution of luxury residential projects, improving customer satisfaction through robust communication and team training on end-user interactions.
Process Improvement & Lean Principles: Applied lean principles to enhance project cycles, resulting in 15-20% efficiency improvements across multiple projects.
ERP Implementation & Customization: Spearheaded multiple projects focused on ERP customization, process change management, and real-time stakeholder information access.
Risk Management & Stakeholder Communication: Managed project risks and budgets effectively, implementing strategies to minimize impacts and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Provided leadership and direction across project teams, ensuring effective tracking, analysis, and control of project costs and resource utilization.
Strategic Planning & Expansion: Played a key role in strategic planning and business expansion by assessing new market opportunities, preparing presentations, and supporting regional acquisitions.
Contract Management & Tendering: Oversaw tendering and contract management for large-scale commercial and residential projects, ensuring compliance and timely project delivery.
Financial Analysis & Reporting: Produced detailed financial analysis and reports for executive reviews, supporting decision-making processes related to project investments and acquisitions.
Cloud Migration & Systems Implementation: Led cloud migration projects and facilitated the roll-out of enterprise-wide systems, ensuring cost optimization and system efficiency.
Business Case Preparation: Contributed to business case preparation, presenting financial packages and project documentation for acquisitions and expansions.
Sales Team Performance Monitoring: Monitored and tracked sales team performance, preparing monthly reports comparing results to industry standards for executive review.
Startup Support: Assisted a geospatial and robotics tech startup with project strategy, tender preparation, and business development activities, helping secure financing and partnerships.
Engineering & Manufacturing Project Leadership: Managed various engineering and construction projects, including semi-automatic plant construction, procurement, and equipment installation.
Cost Reduction & Efficiency: Achieved significant cost savings (18%) through vendor bid management and project bid invitations, ensuring cost-effective project execution.
Energy Conservation Initiatives: Led energy conservation projects, reducing electricity consumption in industrial settings by 22%.
Sustainability & Green Projects: Contributed to sustainability projects such as wind turbine proposals and solar power initiatives, reducing long-term energy costs for the organization.
Maintenance & Plant Operations: Oversaw plant maintenance operations, ensuring high plant availability (98%) and contributing to the success of annual budget processes and CAPEX planning.