Douglas S.

Experience

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  Construction Dynamics Group, Inc (CDG)

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Project Controls / Office Engineer

  CDG - ENR Top 50 Program Management Construction Management Firm. As Scheduler / Construction Office Engineer / Estimator / Claims Analyst supported many projects and senior managers in home office. Firm specialized in Owner Representation and Project Management of public buildings and public works facilitties.[CDG later acquired by Arcadis in 2003 as 1st PM/CM firm in US to build its program management business line.]

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  3D-International / DMJM, Pentagon Renovation Program

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Project Manager , Assistant Construction Manager
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  ABI Construction Services

  May 1999 - Jun 2001

  Project Manager

  General Contractor in Southeast United States specializing in new construction, tenant fit-out, and renovation of commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, technology, hospitality and hotels. As Project Manager responsibilities included; estimating projects, subcontract buy-out, pre-construction planning, and project management of project(s).• Led estimating and negotiations on Companies largest to date construction project - Assisted Living Facility, Aventura, FL. Contract delivery was CMAR with GMP valued at $14M for the eight-story 171 bed facility. Led the bid team, subcontract buy-out, preconstruction services, and construction of shell building.Also, during tenure responsible for the completion and closeout of three Dialysis Centers commercial build-out in varying phases of construction for national Client, Gambro as part of a larger program in the Southeast U.S.(Recruited away by previous employer to run their 1st project win in Florida market.) Show less

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  ARCADIS (Acquired CDG)

  Jun 2001 - Nov 2008

  Associate VP / Area Manager / Project Manager / Construction Manager

  Responsible for managing large infrastructure projects within the Program Management / Construction Management business practice in Southeast US. Projects included: Largest at its time IDIQ USACE Professional Services / Construction Management contract issued in New Orleans subsequent to hurricane Katrina, construction manager for large diameter pipeline and pumping station program in Tampa, FL, and providing leadership to the PMCM business line with P&L resposnsibilities.

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  Black & Veatch

  Dec 2008 - Apr 2017

  Black & Veatch's Director of Project Controls & Estimating for the America's Water Division supporting: engineering delivery, Infrastructure Solutions, PMCM, Hydro, and our Mining business pracitces. (Estimating Department Manager 2016-Jan 2017)Prior to Director of Project Controls served as Deputy of department 2011-2014. Concurrently, led projects as Sr Project Controls Manager on several key strategic projects while managing and mentoring 16 department staff.Previous B&V Position, Technical Services Manager for the Program Management / Construction Management (PMCM) Americas business practice. Responsible for developing best practices, standards, technical solutions, developing project management plans, and providing advisorary support to the programs and projects throughout the US. Show less Responsible for managing Project Controls staff, budgets, hiring, procedures, training efforts to support large heavy infrastructure engineering projects throughout Americas. In doing so, supported 60+ project managers.Additionally, selected to lead B&V's largest EPC Project - Escondida Water Supply Project as Project Controls Manager on $3.4B desalination Project located in northern Chile for BHP Billiton. Responsible for developing the execution plan, setting in place the Project Controls, reporting for all phases of engineering, procurement, and construction. Project met all milestones and financial metrics. Project received many international awards and was a great financial success for B&V. Show less Recruited to B&V as 1 of 2 senior leaders to develop Black & Veatch's Program Management & Construction Management business line in United States. Responsible for developing best practices, standards, technical solutions, developing project management plans, providing training to business development team and PM's and CM's, and providing advisory support to the programs and projects throughout the US. And implemented a web-based project management information system to support construction management and project controls staff. This corporate initiative was for a 2-year period targeting projects and programs that ranged from $250m to $1B in capital expenditure. The inititive was successful in setting the stage to win multiple contracts throughout the U.S. and today is a $100m+ (revenue fee) business line.During this period, acted as Program Advisor to City of New Orleans Water & Sewerage Board, Sewer Lift Station Upgrade and Rehabilitation Program. This program consisted of rehabilitating over 50 lift stations throughout New Orleans. My role was to implement the Program requiring client interface, developing the design and construction management plans, hiring CM team, implementing project management and controls software platform, training team, and overseeing project reporting and providing guidance to CM team. The Program was very successful meeting ALL of the consent order milestones and completing within the $60M budget. The Program required delivering the projects leveraging the local small businesses that ultimately consisted of 10 design firms developing 16 separate construction packages. This level of complexity in contract management provided our PMCM business line an excellent case study in project PM/CM implementation processes. Show less

  • Director Project Controls, Water Division Americas

    Oct 2014 - Apr 2017

  • Deputy Director of Project Controls & Estimating

    Jan 2011 - Oct 2014

  • Program Management / Construction Management Technical Services Manager

    Dec 2008 - Jan 2011
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  CDM Smith Constructors, Inc.

  May 2017 - now

  Sr. Project Controls Manager, SouthEast Region