Maria Hasson Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Canada Area

Applying years of experience within the construction industry to mentor candidates and connect them with the right clients based on their competence and experience and client needs.Since 2012, Outpost Recruitment has been focused on the big picture, seeking to build long term, respectful relationships with leading companies throughout the construction industry. Our clients include global infrastructure contractors, national general contractors, developers, consultants and various subcontractor firms across Canada.We focus on construction professionals for ICI buildings, civil and infrastructure projects. Our highly educated candidates are curious and keen to advance their careers. In addition to a growing pool of local talent, Outpost excels at scanning and recruiting incoming global talent via our proprietary talent generation platform. Outpost’s patient consultative approach fosters trust and ultimately delivers a high-quality matchmaking service

Vancouver, Canada Area

Projects include residential high and low rise, commercial, mixed use and tenant improvements (concrete, steel and wood frame construction).Project Examples:-Foster Martin, 3x Residential highrise towers (24-storey), concrete construction, $300m-Park West-Lions Gate, resid. highrise (15-storey) + lowrise(5-storey), concrete construction, $150m-1188 Bidwell Street, residential highrise tower (20-storey), concrete construction, $100m-Vancouver Masonic Centre, resid. highrise+masonic lodge (19-storey), concrete construction, $60m• Detailed quantity takeoff of project design enhanced my knowledge of project particulars and created cost saving opportunities for our Clients, in the range of 20%.• Preparation and presenting project budgets up to $400m internally and to Clients.• Ability to keep costs to a minimum for our Client by including built up rates of UO self-performed work within budgets where possible.• Ability to meet project budget targets through regular interface with Client and Architect and addressing building inefficiencies and overdesign at earlier design stages.• Provided savings of 5-20% through value engineering of project design while ensuring cost effective, high quality outcomes are maintained.• Completing tender process for Projects at Construction Phase, timely tender invitations sent to all trade disciplines enabled good coverage and achieving compliant bids which is in the best interest of Urban One. • Maintained material and labour costing database and communicating trends of increasing costs with team and Clients (current market conditions see costs changing quarterly).• Minimized contract changes by summarizing trade bid recaps to distinguish the most competitive compliant bidder and ensured all scope of works were included in the contract price.

Husky - Sunrise Oil Sands Cpf Phase 1, Fort Mc Murray Worth $2.7B.

• Managing subcontract agreements (lump sum, time and materials and cost plus contracts) up to the value of $20m (HVAC, earthworks, buildings) and assisting with managing subcontracts up to the value of $300m (electrical, civil).• Documented work progress through daily communications with PM, Procurement, Cost Control and Engineering divisions.• Assisted in negotiations and settlement of subcontractor claims resulting in savings of 30% of claimed amount (approx. $1m)• Achieving a well organized and clear trail of records by maintaining files/logs for each Subcontractor including contract, correspondence, change orders, amendments and payment schedule which in turn were key for company audit procedures. • Ensuring accurate site facilities and manpower was achieved by assisting PM with drafting Project Mobilization Plan (PMP).• Closeout of 100+ contracts/purchase orders through following standard closeout procedures.

Husky - Sunrise Oil Sands Cpf Phase 1, Fort Mc Murray Worth $2.7B.

• Preparing bill of quantities of civil works and building components to align with progress reporting and ensure accurate payment to subcontractor (contract rate per quantity installed). • Savings of approx. $500,000 by disputing subcontractor progress applications for duplicate works, captured through monitoring and tracking Subcontractor performance on a daily basis.• Ability to forecast and update schedule of civil work completion by maintaining accurate quantity completed logs of all civil and building works.• Achieving competitive pricing and decent coverage by sending timely RFP/RFQ invitations to Subcontractors which is in the best interests for Saipem Canada.• Reporting weekly man hours, equipment hours and progress certificates to Client.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Projects include Hope Bay Mining Project, Nunavut. Office based role on Project worth $2.1B. Various residential high and low rise, commercial, mixed use, renovations and tenant improvements.• Introducing two new Clients to Turner & Townsend through networking, attending events and offering some sample work.• Achieved Client budget targets working on the Project from inception right through to tender stage.• Achieved savings of 5-20% through value engineering of project design while ensuring cost effective high quality outcomes are maintained.• Work scopes completed within budget and on schedule through attending monthly site visits to monitor progress and approving payment only when work is complete. • Improved processes and efficiency by implementation of workflows, updating and bringing contract log up to date and presenting outstanding mandate items in graph form to encourage/fast track weekly progress.• Processing 50+ outstanding work orders as per Company direction.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Projects include residential high and low rise, commercial, mixed use, tenant improvements, institutional and healthcare (concrete, steel and wood frame construction).• Assisting in preparation, quantification and costing of construction works at differing stages of design (Residential high and low rise, commercial, mixed use, government, healthcare, educational projects) Interface with local construction market through contacting Subcontractors to determine market rates for materials and labour.• Analyzing construction tender bids sought by Contractor and commenting on completeness/percentage of works which has been tendered to dateIncreasing time spent at site through assisting project loan monitoring team with monthly progress site visits.• Team building activities - participating in initiatives to improve processes and increase efficiency, eg standardizing folders, logs, better communication systems.• Helping Clients understand the condition of their existing assets by providing replacement cost estimates and/or property condition reports depending on structure type, wear and tear of building elements, age etc.

Boston, Ma

University Placement YearGaining quantity surveying experience through assisting senior quantity surveyor with measurement and pricing of various project elements as well as making site visits to understand construction methods and renovations.