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Heidi Escobar Agudelo

Heidi Escobar Agudelo

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Hydropower Coordinator | Project Coordinator | Civil Engineer | MSc Energy for Sustainability | Global Energy Transition | Project Management

  • Education

    • Universidade de Coimbra

      2021 - 2022
      MSc on Energy for Sustainability Global Energy Transition Area of specialization: Macro-scale | Energy Systems and Policy

      Activities and Societies: Dissertation: " Assessing the Colombian Energy Transition Plan and Energy Efficiency potential to decarbonize the economy" Abilities to contribute to interdisciplinary interventions in areas such as the efficient use of energy, centralized or decentralized energy production, or the distribution of energy, always under a sustainable development perspective. Development of competences in the technological domains associated to these areas, as well as the domains of economics and the environment; they acquire capacities to analyze systems and their interrelations; they are able to develop projects and tackle complex… Show more Abilities to contribute to interdisciplinary interventions in areas such as the efficient use of energy, centralized or decentralized energy production, or the distribution of energy, always under a sustainable development perspective. Development of competences in the technological domains associated to these areas, as well as the domains of economics and the environment; they acquire capacities to analyze systems and their interrelations; they are able to develop projects and tackle complex problems concerning the energy-environment binomial, addressing topics such as the evaluation of systems' sustainability. Show less

    • Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

      2013 - 2014
      Specialist on Management for Engineers Business administration and management, general

      The academic program trains engineers to make strategic decisions and globally project the development of their organization. The graduate of the Specialization in Management for Engineers will be able to perform as:- General Manager with strategic sense.- Manager, advisor or consultant in management processes.- Entrepreneur and leader to develop styles and new strategies.- Creator of new companies

    • Universidad de Antioquía

      2005 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

      Civil Engineers from the University of Antioquia have training that allows them to work in the following fields:• Consultant in the areas of design, construction and supervision of civil works.• Researcher in the fields of construction materials and calculation methodologies and design of civil works. Also in multidisciplinary groups in areas of construction, sanitation and environmental management.• Technical and/or administrative administrator of civil works projects.•… Show more Civil Engineers from the University of Antioquia have training that allows them to work in the following fields:• Consultant in the areas of design, construction and supervision of civil works.• Researcher in the fields of construction materials and calculation methodologies and design of civil works. Also in multidisciplinary groups in areas of construction, sanitation and environmental management.• Technical and/or administrative administrator of civil works projects.• Manager of construction companies.• Independent entrepreneur in infrastructure construction fields.• Marketing engineer for construction products. Show less

  • Experience

    • Consorcio Imhotep (Mincivil)

      May 2010 - Aug 2013

      ▪ Supervise works and areas related to the construction process▪ Carry out the quality control in the realization of the different construction processes ▪ Prepare, coordinate and evaluate the work execution program including the analysis of resources to be used▪ Prepare budgets and carry out the monitoring of listed project costs versus actual execution costs▪ Monitor orders of materials and manage that they be delivered at work in a timely manner▪ Lead numerous work groups (up to 100 people) to achieve the objectives: Execution of the works within the scheduled dates and the adequate management of resources optimizing the construction processes Show less

      • Site Manager

        Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

      • Assistant Construction Engineer

        May 2010 - Mar 2012

    • Mincivil

      Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
      Site Manager

      ▪ Supervise works related to the construction process▪ Carry out the quality control in the realization of the different construction processes ▪ Prepare, coordinate and evaluate the work execution program including the analysis of resources to be used▪ Prepare budgets and carry out the monitoring of listed project costs versus actual execution costs▪ Monitor orders of materials and manage that they be delivered at work in a timely manner▪ Lead numerous work groups (up to 200 people) to achieve the objectives: Execution of the works within the scheduled dates and the adequate management of resources optimizing the construction processes Show less

    • Mincivil

      Jan 2016 - Mar 2021

      ▪ Support the coordination of the execution of the "Escuela de Minas" Hydroelectric Project ▪ Follow-up on the work progress which implies verification of compliance with technical specifications, coordinate interaction among subcontractors and lead weekly work committees.▪ Control the budget of the project, structure the financial model, interact with financing banks and insurance companies.▪ Monitor the process of importing electromechanical equipment.▪ Coordinate the process of exclusion of taxes for environmental benefit ▪ Registration of hydroelectric projects in different voluntary carbon standards (VCS, Gold Standard, and other VCM standards), to commercialize carbon credits. ▪ Coordinate the process of validation (OVV) verification (OVV) and commercialization of the carbon credits generated because of the greenhouse reductions of hydroelectric projects.▪ At the same time, assisting the General Manager with tasks such as: Evaluation and presentation of infrastructure tenders; Analysis of unit prices; Preparation of management reports; Monitoring and control of budgets of all projects, and offices of the company; Cash flow projection based on project data; Development of dashboards in Power BI to analyze project information; Among other functions. Show less ▪ Be in charge of the construction of vehicular bridges in different projects under different construction systems ensuring that their execution was made within the contractual conditions and with the quality standards required by Colombian regulations.▪ Lead numerous work groups (up to 80 people) to achieve the objectives: Execution of the works within the scheduled dates and the adequate management of resources optimizing the construction processes.▪ Monitor the budget, manage the petty cash and approve purchases for projects▪ Contact project stakeholders Show less

      • Project Coordinator

        Jan 2017 - Mar 2021

      • Construction Manager

        Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    • Société de coopération pour le développement international (SOCODEVI)

      Jul 2018 - Sept 2018
      Voluntaria

      Project engineer in the construction of a nursery for an association of cocoa farmers in San Martín (Meta – Colombia)

    • Universidade Nova de Lisboa

      Sept 2021 - Feb 2022
      Avaliadora

      Evaluator at the National Program to Support More Sustainable Buildings in Portugal. The program aims to finance measures that promote rehabilitation, decarbonization, energy efficiency, water efficiency and the circular economy in buildings, contributing to the improvement of the energy and environmental performance of buildings.

    • Hatch

      Jan 2023 - now

      PMO Proyecto Chavimochic Tercera Etapa - Gobierno a Gobierno (G2G)

      • Project Coordinator

        May 2024 - now

      • Hydropower Coordinator

        Jan 2023 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Agile mindset in development projects - Fundamentals

      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
      Oct 2022
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    • Certificado Verificado de edX para el curso Agua en América Latina: Abundancia en medio de la escasez mundial

      EdX
      Dec 2022
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    • Certificado Verificado de edX para el curso PM4R Agile: Agile mindset in development projects

      EdX
      Sept 2022
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    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Jul 2025
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