Bev Schultz Email & Phone Number

Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States

Retired

Methuen, Massachusetts

Project Manager for electric distribution and transmission utility clients.

Westwood, Ma

Project Manager for utility transmission, substation and communications projects. I ensured the successful completion of large-scale capital construction projects managing all aspects of assigned projects including: communications, team leadership, cost estimating scheduling and resource planning. I controlled risk, compliance with environmental and safety standards, policies and regulations. Other key project requirements under my leadership included acquisition of required permits, licenses and land rights; engineering and design; contracted consulting and construction services, equipment and material procurement and administration; construction, interface with operations, and commissioning and close activities. I provided project status reports to Senior Leadership, team members and all project stakeholders. I provided expert witness testimony and public presentations. I promoted a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and efficient resource utilization on my project teams and with and project support groups including Engineering & Design departments, Operations, Asset Management groups, Supply Chain Management, Business and Commercial Services, Real Estate, Environmental and Administrative Service groups.I provided project management presentation training for peers. I promoted ‘best practices’ approach to project management within the team and work group.I worked with MA DPU and other state PUCs; MassDOT; US Army Corp of Engineers; MBTA; DCR and local communities for siting utility infrastructure.

Lowell, Ma

Project Manager for energy clients. Served as an in-house consultant Project Manager for Eversource Energy (formerly NSTAR) from April 2012 to April 2016, responsible for the planning, monitoring and management of several of the Company's major transmission and substation construction projects from initiation through completion. This position assumed the lead in securing approval for permits and licenses, budgets, materials, design, contractor selection and management. This position also used formal processes and tools to manage project resources in order to ensure on-time completion in accordance with approved specifications, schedules and budget.

Coordinated permitting for electric and gas facility construction projects in environmentally sensitive areas; electrically sensitive areas; contaminated areas; heavily congested neighborhoods and on historic properties while assuring minimal impact and improving the company’s reputation with regulators, customers and activist groups;Managed multiple MGP site investigations and remediation activities;Served as technical committee chairman for many multi-party sites;Projected and controlled project budgets;Created and administered RCRA and DOT employee training programs;Reduced hazardous waste, air and wastewater emissions.

Ms, Business Management

Ba, Environmental Science