Joe Conte Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

RP Construction Services, LLC (RP) is the nation’s leading value-added distributor of utility-scale solar equipment. RP offers the industry’s best solar tracker technologies supported by a suite of project enablement services, including design engineering, warehousing and logistics, pre-assembly, and mechanical installation to provide solar EPCs and.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Alta Farms II Wind Project – 200MW / Clinton, IL Grizzly Bear Creek Wind Project – 152MW / Mannville, AB, CanadaAbles Springs Solar & BESS Projects – 301MWdc / Terrell, TX
• Responsible for contractual analysis, risk assessment, redlining of all related contracts, and negotiations of terms and conditions.
• Provides full range "cradle to grave" contract management by providing input to RFP through Procurement to ensure all project contractual requirements and specs are within procedures.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders, negotiating with vendors, conferring with legal counsel, and determining mitigation strategies of legal issues.
• Provides contract management support for validation of invoices, preparing contractual amendments, monthly budget review, and ensuring proper execution of contracts.
• Supports the preparation and management of the procurement plan and project budget; prepare detailed reports to keep team apprised of project costs and to complete the project within budget.

Amarillo, Texas, United States

• Developed technical work packages in accordance with standard operating procedures and incorporated required construction drawings and technical designs into work instruction procedure.
• Prepared and maintained operating procedures, systems, policies, and controls for maintenance work.
• Ensured proper acquisition level of procured material is documented and in compliance with nuclear quality assurance requirements.

Amarillo, Texas, United States

• Planned, organized, coordinated, and controlled engineering projects in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements.
• Ensured subcontractors performed in accordance with the statement of work, site quality program, technical specifications, schedules, deliverables, and milestones in a safe and secure manner.
• Assisted in preparing documentation for the request for proposal, evaluating the proposals, awarding the subcontract, and executing the acquisition strategy.

Marland, Oklahoma, United States

• Thunder Ranch Wind Project – 300 MW
• Installed commercial wind power plants with infrastructure, generators, and electrical components.
• Provided overall site direction, managed performance of contractors and vendors, interfaced with landowners, and supervised staff of construction professionals.
• Conducted monthly reviews of budget and payment applications, including scope change orders and project closing and financing requirements; due diligence and documentation necessities.
• Ensured contract document control functions are performed in accordance with contract, company procedures, and project requirements.

Woodward, Oklahoma, United States

Great Western Wind Project – 225 MW

• Roosevelt Wind Project – 250 MW / Elida, NMMilo Wind Project – 50 MW / Dora, NM Hereford Wind Project – 200 MW / Hereford, TX
• Installed commercial wind power plants with infrastructure, generators, and electrical components.
• Provided overall site direction, managed performance of contractors and vendors, interfaced with landowners, and supervised staff of construction professionals.
• Conducted monthly reviews of budget and payment applications, including scope change orders and project closing and financing requirements; due diligence and documentation necessities.
• Ensured contract document control functions are performed in accordance with contract, company procedures, and project requirements.

• Buffalo Dunes Wind Project – 250 MW / Ulysses, KSPrairie Rose Wind Project – 200 MW / Hardwick, MNRocky Ridge Wind Project – 150 MW / Hobart, OKCaney River Wind Project – 200 MW / Howard, KS
• Installed commercial wind power plants with infrastructure, generators, and electrical components.
• Provided overall site direction, managed performance of contractors and vendors, interfaced with landowners, and supervised staff of construction professionals.
• Conducted monthly reviews of budget and payment applications, including scope change orders and project closing and financing requirements; due diligence and documentation necessities.
• Ensured contract document control functions are performed in accordance with contract, company procedures, and project requirements.

Christoval, Texas, United States

• Langford Wind Project – 150 MW
• Supervised receiving and installation of wind power plant components and developed an innovative database for cataloging specific events.
• Tracked weather delays and other events that prohibited successful receiving of components and equipment.
• Controlled demurrage and detention charges from major component receiving enough to cover my entire salary for duration of the project.

• Submarine Warfare, USS Asheville (SSN-758)
• Acted as eyes and ears of the ship utilizing the US Navy’s most advanced sonar system to protect US territories.
• Conducted operational and administrative aspects of the submarine’s computer and control mechanisms used for underwater surveillance and scientific data collection.
• Streamlined work authorization controls and database development for tracking all maintenance actions throughout the ship during depot modernization period.