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• Proposal Manager supporting field-erected cooling tower projects for power and heavy industrial markets.
• Support sales organization worldwide with technical and commercial information, budgetary and firm quotes, and bid qualifications.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across the organization to develop cost estimates, bid schedules, execution plans, and other bid documents
• Prepare technical proposals based on strategies developed with multi-disciplined team while considering customer requirements, customer history and project risk.
• Address post-bid questions and clarifications in a timely manner and develop post-bid competitive differentiation details
• Coordinate contract negotiations from technical and commercial standpoints.

• Interface daily with the client to provide technical solutions regarding questions on project status and construction activities
• Developed full manpower plans by activity for outage projects including training time, pre-outage work and post-outage work.
• Created detailed bills of material and modified associated field installation drawings via AutoCAD.
• Facilitated meetings amongst multiple engineering firms to review civil, mechanical, electrical and cooling tower designs for alignment on project requirements.
• Coordinated daily activities for all subcontracted labor forces onsite including demolition, civil, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical and engineering.
• Produced and updated a daily tracking report which included manpower, planned vs. actual progress, productivity factors, etc.

Various Locations

• Oversaw the construction of a training facility and multiple shooting structures at the Olofson Shooting Range in Polk City, Iowa
• Coordinated with subcontractors and material vendors to ensure performance and delivery of services, material and equipment
• Consulted with state inspectors and engineers about structural specifications to ensure precision and quality
• Reviewed blueprints, shop drawings and submittals for conformance to project requirements
• Devised solutions to problems raised by subcontractors and other employees
• Researched future projects and produced cost estimates for competitive bidding

Various Locations

• Managed and participated in the construction of four cabanas, two restroom buildings and a shelter building at Brushy Creek State Park in Lehigh, Iowa
• Learned basic construction practices and principles in a safe working environment
• Worked in conjunction with electricians, plumbers, stone masons and painters to expand my knowledge
• Incorporated the use of surveying equipment to ensure ground elevations were at exact depths for construction
• Communicated effectively with various employees to ensure deadlines were met and tasks were accomplished