Steven C. McKissack
8625 Chelsea Road
Columbiana, AL 35051
PROFILE:
A Leader, highly-professional, safety and team oriented, quality and efficiency driven Senior Level Project/Construction Manager, offering comprehensive knowledge and experience in project development, construction execution, contract administration, working for General Contractors and Owners leading by action and example.
A Leader, responsible in charge that possesses numerous experiences along with adaptive abilities for assessing, defining challenges, streamlining concepts or practices, and then communicating solutions that exceed expectations to all parties.
Project controls experience with total integration and leading indicators for projections, incentives and rewards for performance and safety.
Front end evaluations for technology, model selection, contract assembly and total project integration for value and efficiency project management.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills provide the foundation to effectively gain commonality, maintain positive beneficial relationships, in one on one executive levels as well as addressing over 600 attendees in defining roles and expectations for success.
QUALIFICATIONS and AREAS OF STRENGTH:
MOTIVATIONAL LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE
PRE-CONSTRUCTION / CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND MODEL SELECTION SAFETY AND TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTABILITY ESTIMATING ANALYZING PROCUREMENT SCHEDULING CONTRACT / SUBCONTRACT ADMINISTRATION CLIENT SATISFACTION LABOR RELATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS PETROCHEMICAL PROJECTS REFINERY PROJECTS AND POWER
STATIONS COGENERATION POWER PLANTS FACTORY MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
INCINERATION PLANTS STEEL MANUFACTURING AND ROLLING
OSHA, EPA REGULATIONS, PMI,CMAA
More than 24 years of Heavy industrial construction experience of which 18 served in supervising or managing roles ranging from initial feasibility, federal/state and local permitting, front end constructability design through turnover and Certificate of Occupancy with contract closeout and finalizing the site exit.
Coordinates multi-million dollar projects, and assumes full responsibility for the daily decisions of project transactions including bids and estimates, design evaluation, cost control, cash flow, scheduling, quality control, lump sum, turnkey, profitability, cost reimbursable, site safety executed through team members and department leads.
Organizes staff, subcontractors, deliverables, and project activities to ensure the completion of work to meet or improve target finishes without compromising quality or safety. Analyzes budget variances, schedule and sequence variances, proposed design changes, and institutes the adaptive measures to support project objectives, ensure customer satisfaction, safeguard profit, contract execution and financial reporting
Defines goals, objectives, and standards; develops and enforces the project scope; sets priorities, initiates procedures, and assists in creating plans for overall engineering, procurement, and construction execution.
Gains feedback and communication from managers, leads and supervisors to formulate and administers extensive budgets; directs the utilization of resources to effectively accomplish goals within the established framework.
Additional activities performed as manager and/or journeyman in all fields and trades of construction in open shop environment for general contractors and owners.
OSHA Certification, Masters Project Management Certification (inactive), Safety Leadership Team Advisor/Developer, Established cooperative apprenticeship training.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
October 08 to Present BL England RC Cape May Holdings, LLC, Beesleys Point, NJ
Project Director/Manager Contract
Responsible in charge of all phases including Phase I engineering model
selection and permitting to guide the Unit 1, 130 MW Cyclone boiler, Emissions
Controls Project to meet the NJDEP consent order. NOx, SO2 and SO3, PM, Hg
in a limited area and adhering to CAFRA/WQM/SESC/SPCC requirements,
while the facility will be in operation. Also responsible for guiding and providing
guidance and expertise to other capital projects and upgrades(SCR, Closed Loop
Botto m Ash, SO3 mitigation, Water Pretreatment).
May 08 to October 08 Hudson BET/PSEG, Jersey City, NJ
Construction Field Manager- The Shaw Group- Direct Employee
All field operations with integrated field supervision, safety, quality and
project controls reporting to me. Re-established company safety and
administrative process and procedures on a $600 million, EPCM
back end air quality project at the PSEG Hudson Power Generating station in
New Jersey. Involved in operational restructuring and total job execution with
client involvement. All management duties for the jobsite fall within my scope
of responsibility. Operational P&L (excludes engineering), Schedule,
Subcontractor scopes, safety, QA, progress, and project controls. Client
interface meetings, coordination of the entire job site and project.
August 07 to April 08 MERCER BET/ PSEG, Hamilton, NJ
Construction Field Manager- The Shaw Group- Direct Employee
All field operations with six superintendents, safety, quality and field
engineering reporting to me. Re-established company safety and administrative
procedures for a $450 million, EPC back end air quality project in the
northeast. Involved in operational restructuring and total job execution with
client involvement. All management duties for the jobsite fall within my scope
of responsibility. Operational P&L (excludes engineering), Schedule,
Subcontractor scopes, safety, QA, progress, invoices and close out. Client
interface meetings, coordination of the entire job site and project.
Nov 06 to August 07 Gunter Annex Bowling Annex- USAF/SFVX, Montgomery, AL
Title II Construction Manager-3DI/Parsons- Direct Employee
I was serving as the Title Construction Manager for Air Force
Services, managing the contract for the contracting office and general
contractor. My duties included implementing the contract and specifications,
technical evaluation and response to RFIs, technical inspection, submittal
review and recommendation, executing 10 hour OSHA training for GC
employees, ensuring labor standards, monitoring CPM schedule (MS Projects),
processing and providing independent estimates (Cost Works) to forward
proposed modifications and then change orders, processing and adjusting if
necessary payment applications and maintaining document control in office
and as administrator for the project web site, implementing end of construction
turnover to prepare for close out.. After only three months, I was
selected to fill the next available Area Manager opening.
March 05 to Nov 06 Private Contractor- Principal
Served as a private contractor for numerous projects in landscaping and site
construction in Birmingham. Performed estimates, documentation, procurement
of materials and equipment, performed work, obtained labor, and provided all
follow up and maintenance.
August 04 to Feb 05 Manager of Projects- Paper Mill, Rome, GA
Yates Construction- Direct Employee
Managed a Paper Mill retrofit and a new construction project under budget,
before end date with zero incidents. Assisted client/owner with new lockout
and confined space protocol in Rome, Ga. Other duties included estimates for
additional work, pay roll, subcontractor performance for this low budget
company.
Feb 04 to August 04 Poletti Project, New York Power Authority, Astoria, NY
Mechanical Construction Manager DMJM Harris- Direct Employee
New York Power Authorities $600,000,000.00 Polletti Project in Queens, New
York. Changed turn over priorities after arriving to reflect the critical path
demands of Power generating facility. Mechanical CM reports to PM and
director for NYPA, and cooperative involvement with the vendor G.E. and
independent auditing when the trades caused slippage in the schedule. Assisted
NYPAs technical generator consultant in his evaluation of both the Contractors
and G.E.s abilities to accomplish schedule and budget with the external
influences of the labor unions and craft responsibilities. Maintained cooperative
efforts daily with the scheduling manager to ensure construction activities and
turnovers supported the requirements of the commissioning team.
Oct 03 to Feb 04 Chesapeake Outage/ ROFA, Chesapeake, VA
Project Manager- Dominion Virginia Power- Contract Employee
Managed general contractor, sub-contractors and vendors on an ROFA
emissions reduction, coal fired boiler retrofit project in Chesapeake, Va.
Utilized the general contractors daily rate performance to ensure the
consistency of scope of the project and meeting milestones ahead of schedule.
As a result of my experiences with performing all aspects of the work as a filed
journeyman and technician, I have the ability to evaluate performance and
technical inspection of craft quality.
July 01 to Oct 03 Possum Point Unit 6, Dumfries, VA
Construction Project Manager- Dominion Resources- Contract Employee
Construction PM on a new $350,000,000.00 2 on 1 power generating facility in
Possum Point, Va. I performed the total spectrum of project duties during my
tenure. Delays from G.E. and Seargeant Lundy design omissions and
errors, causing numerous critical path shifts, allowed the General
Contractor to initiate grounds which gave me opportunity to implement the
required documentation and leverage for a $10,000,000.00 liability against
G.E. Another contractor failed to perform after bankruptcy, requiring me to
begin and implement and control an entire project management process (RFQ,
RFP, Acceptance, all logistics, weekly time approval) and applications until
section completion. I provided the process flow for the turnover activities to
support the needs of the commissioning team as requested by GE and the
commissioning manager. Direct reports to me: quantity adjustments to the
contract, extreme tedious permitting, turnover process including establishing
punch lists and ownership and commissioning processes to completion.
EDUCATION:
2002-2003 Masters Certification Project Management- Villanova University
1982-1985 Bachelor of Arts- Economics after transferring out of Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
1980-1982 Undergraduate Engineering studies- U.S. Military Academy
Other interests include participating in church activities, sons activities, hunting, fishing and golfing and family.
I performed numerous responsibilities for owners and general contractors at power generation and petro-chemical locations in a number of capacities ranging from hands on activities to management of activities which are summarized in following paragraphs.
Prior to 2001, I served as an Assistant Site Manager for AMEREN, in Carbondale, Illinois installing a two on two facility retrofitting two vintage G. E. steam turbines. I worked closely with Frucon Engineers on steam piping support issues and complimentary piping. Prior to Carbondale, I served as Site Manager and Craft Superintendent for TIC at Southern Companys Plant Daniels, at Oglethorpe Powers Cedartown and Smarr, Ga. Sites. Prior to these positions, I served as: piping/mechanical superintendent, general foreman, foreman, and/or journeyman for various large contractors on outages, petrochemical installs and refits and EPA retro fitting projects.
REFERENCES:
Charlie Librizzi- Director of Projects- PSEG 609-599-7118
Emil Avram- Project Manager, Renewable Energy- Dominion Resources- 804-819-2551
Bob Keyser BL England Plant Manager 302-420-4854
Additional available upon request.
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