Benjamin Kant Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

As a Project Manager for capital transmission projects for the CenterPoint PMO, I lead comprehensive projects focused on hardening and upgrading of infrastructure within the utilities sector. I Manage detailed project plans for transmission construction and upgrades. I coordinate with construction managers and cross functional project managers to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within scope. I Maintain and update Master Project Schedules, working with project leads to address scheduling interdependencies. I ensure all project documentation is current and accurately maintained. I Consolidate individual project status reports into a comprehensive program view. I Provide regular progress updates to stakeholders and address emerging issues effectively. I Assist the PMO with the identification, tracking, and management of risks, issues, and change requests. Apply strategies to minimize disruptions and adapt to project changes. I conduct site visits to oversee project implementation and ensure alignment with project goals. I Cultivate strong relationships with team members and stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.

As a subcontract Project Manager for capital transmission projects for the CenterPoint PMO, I led comprehensive projects focused on hardening and upgrading of infrastructure within the utilities sector. I Managed detailed project plans for transmission construction and upgrades. I coordinated with construction managers and cross functional project managers to ensure projects were completed on schedule and within scope. I Maintained and updated Master Project Schedules, working with project leads to address scheduling interdependencies. Ensured all project documentation was current and accurately maintained. I Consolidated individual project status reports into a comprehensive Program view. I Provided regular progress updates to stakeholders and addressed emerging issues effectively. I Assisted the PMO with the identification, tracking, and management of risks, issues, and change requests. Applied strategies to minimize disruptions and adapt to project changes. I Conducted site visits to oversee project implementation and ensure alignment with project goals. Cultivated strong relationships with team members and stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.

Houston, Texas, United States

As a project manager, I am responsible for soliciting quotes and pre-qualifying subcontractors, plan and specification review, cost management, procurement, managing subcontractors and field staff. I also perform contract modifications, invoicing to clients and monitoring project costs. I have overall responsibility for the profitability, schedule, and safety of my projects. I am the primary contact for the customer and strive to build our relationship with that client so that O'Donnell Snider Construction may fill all their construction, engineering, architecture, and design needs.

Houston, Texas, United States

As a project manager, I am responsible for soliciting quotes and pre-qualifying subcontractors, plan and specification review, cost management, procurement, managing subcontractors and field staff. I also perform contract modifications, invoicing to clients and monitoring project costs. I have overall responsibility for the profitability, schedule, and safety of my projects. I am the primary contact for the customer and strive to build our relationship with that client so that Teal Construction may fill all their construction, engineering, architecture, and design needs.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Implement the QA/QC management system at site• Coordinate with quality inspections with all the site sub-contractors and vendors coordinate all nondestructive testing on site• Coordinate with the customers representative on all quality matters• Coordinate all receipt inspections• Distribute relevant QA/QC documentation to site subcontractors• Verify that the quality related site activities are in accordance with the applicable codes and standards• Participate in the site internal and external site audits• Coordinate all the quality site inspections through the site QC inspectors• Ensure all quality control documentation is complied and competed for as-built hand over through the QC turnover engineer• Control all nonconformance reports and undertake remedial action• Compete site quality control instructions and action remedial responses• Review the customers specification and undertake relevant training to the site QC inspector• Monitor the implementation of the approved site QC Plan• Complete and coordinate the approval of the sites QC technical submittals to the customer• Coordinate with the site construction manager on all quality issues Coordinate and chair the QA/QC site weekly meetings with the projects subcontractors QC personnel• Elaborating inspection and test programs• Ensure the safety is adhered to at site• Assure all technical documents relative to site quality control are current status• RFI’s• Submittal verification and enforcement• Know the plans and specs• Track/Verify/Schedule all Construction Materials Inspection tests• Installation Inspection• Pre-Installation meetings• Safety• Document Control• Update & Modify Teal’s QA/QC plan • Maintain daily reports and inspection logs• Assist with closeout documentation

As a project manager, I am responsible for soliciting quotes and pre-qualifying subcontractors, plan and specification review, cost management, procurement, managing subcontractors and field staff. I also perform contract modifications, invoicing to clients and monitoring project costs. I have overall responsibility for the profitability, schedule, and safety of my projects. I am the primary contact for the customer and strive to build our relationship with that client so that Burrow Global may fill all their construction, engineering, architecture, and design needs.

Houston, Texas Area

I scheduled,coordinated, and managed all on site construction activities with multiple trades. I filled duties of QA/QC including inspection of construction activities, completion of inspection check lists, completed daily reports, conducted weekly safety meetings. I worked in conjunction with on site and off site construction management, safety management, architects and engineers. I coordinated construction activities to maintain project schedules and minimize construction costs.

Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Bwi

During my two year contract I conducted electrical inspections for new construction, remodel, and repair work in the Sister Islands to ensure compliance with the 2005 NEC and Cayman Island Electrical Law. I conducted plan review including load calculations. Interacted with Government officials, residents, contractors and architects in the fulfillment of my duties. I prepared reports, permits, and worked with the local utility company to ensure safe installations prior to connection.

Lake Jackson, Texas

Conducted Inspections to ensure compliance with specifications, drawings, NEC and other regulations for concrete, building, electrical, landscaping for multiple contracts at the Port of Houston Authority, Bayport Expansion Project. Completed daily reports and monitored sub-contractor activites. Issued advisories and Non-Compliance Reports to sub contractors and reported to the Port of Houston Construction Management Team. Interacted with Port of Houston employees, architects, engineers, project and construction managers, inspectors, and sub contractors to ensure complete, compliant and safe installations.

Associate'S Degree, Applied Business, 3.83

Activities and Societies: President Delta Epsilon Chi and member of the Golden Key National Honor Society

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Social Sciences, 3.83

Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honor Society

Certificate Of Completion - Journeyman Electrician, Four Year Electrical Apprencticeship, A