joseph wolf

senior construction manager at foster wheeler

About

I have more than 25 years professional field services experience in the chemical, refinery, power, and pharmaceutical industries. My primary responsibilities have included project controls management, piping design, lead piping estimator, constructability, construction, site management, construction field engineering, cost, scheduling, and field supervision. I have performed work on EP, EPC, EPCM, Direct Hire, Construction Management type projects. His work was performed in various construction environments including grass root construction, revamps, turnarounds, plant maintenance, demolitions, and tie in work to existing facilities. I have experience in traditional design bid build, turnkey and fast-track projects and is familiar with various contracting methods including Value Base Unit Pricing lump sum bidding, various fixed price, various time and material, guaranteed maximum price, capital maintenance, and incentive based methods. I have extensive experience working with engineering project teams through all phases as well as construction and contracting strategies.

Country

united states

City

houston

Industry

construction

Skill

epc, construction management, primavera p6, refinery, project control, construction safety, piping, engineering, petrochemical, contract management, process scheduler, project engineering, inspection, teaching, petroleum, subcontracting, project planning, project estimation, cpm scheduling, feed, cost engineering, supervisory skills, constructability, project management, electricians, cost control, pipelines, materials, autocad, problem solving, factory, gas, procurement, commissioning, power plants, change management, project bidding, management, cost management, safety management systems, structural engineering, budgets, change orders, value engineering, facilities management, ms project, leadership mentoring, microsoft excel, defensive driving, teaching skills

Experience

lead estimator

belmont university

1999-1 - 2000-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Responsibilities included receiving bid packages, verifying drawing list, making site visits, performed detailed labor and MTO by specifications, expedited quotes from subcontractors and vendors, and reviewed bid packages with management for accuracy and ability to compete on the market.

lead const coordinator and construction manager

jacobs

2004-5 - 2011-4 · 7 yrs

Completed 304 Capital projects with a value of 875M while achieving 8.7 Million Safe Work Hours with direct hire labor over an 8 year period. I was a representative in managing all field construction activities in an operating refinery. I assisted with the constructability reviews during Phase 3 engineering, and due to modularization, we completed projects with substantial cost savings to our client. I reviewed our yearly forecast of projects and developed our staffing requirements.

constructability manager

day & zimmermann

2000-12 - 2001-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Responsibilities included promoting safety in all construction areas * provided contracting strategies, consulted with the engineering team to provide best construction methods and practices * offered lessons learned from similar constructed projects * participated in the detailed planning and scheduling of project * ensured appropriate construction input was provided in the detail estimating phase * reviewed IFA and IFC drawings for final distribution * and reviewed and distributed reports to project managers and provided feed back on deviations.

field engineer, pipe superintendent, area manager

aker kvaerner

1984-1 - 1999-1 · 15 yrs 1 mo

As a Field Engineer I was responsibil for all field verifications, developing plot plans for equipment and piping, generating isometrics and material take offs. Estimating field labor and material cost. As a Pipe Superintendent I was responsibil for ensuring all construction efforts were coordinated so that all work was performed safely in accordance with drawings, standards, specifications, and codes as scheduled and within established budgets. As an Area Manager I supervised all union subcontractors for the civil, structural, pipe, instrument, electrical, HVAC, painting, insulation, and startup; helped resolve union cross work issues with success.

construction manager

jacobs

2011-5 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 8 mos

Worked with a great team of professional construction workers who completed a Sulfur Revamp without a recordable injury. We received a congratulations from our unit manager for meeting schedule milestones and turning over his Sulfur Recovery Unit in it's best condition in many years.