Project Manager Resume

Experienced Project Manager with 15 years’ experience managing construction projects, including large trading floor relocations. Directed projects in the financial industry that involved over 50,000 square feet of space.
Skilled in contract negotiation, construction bid review and reward.
Skilled at diplomatic handling of personnel and department restacks and cost management.
Involved in planning and executing all phases of real estate projects, from the strategic planning phase through execution and project close-out.
Highly organized, team leader, with ability to multi-task.
Energetic with excellent communication skills.
Can quickly identify issues and execute plans to obtain desired results.

Sharp Decisions, New York, NY (2010 – Present)
Project Manager/Project Coordinator

Manage and coordinate project related moves/restacks/day to day moves for domestic sites with Communications, Technology Engineers and Facilities personnel.
Move Manager for all domestic sites across sectors and buildings managing restack moves and daily moves.
Real Estate approval manager for the entire Firm for all phone requests, move requests.
Manage all small and large conversions for the Firm.
Meet weekly with the representatives of various trades to ensure projects are delivered on schedule.
Interact with the client, customer and suppliers to ensure the objectives for the projects are accomplished within the budget and the scheduled timeframe.
Build out/convert areas.
Real Estate liaison approver for employee relocations across buildings and sectors.
Manage the MAC process.
Effectively lead project teams, which include communications in writing/verbally and with clarity.
Manage client expectations and provide quality control across all projects.
Assist Sr. Project Manager with build out of 10,000 sq ft of office space.

Accomplishments:

Successfully completed two projects which included moving out 96 personnel in 2 phases. Project involved reconstruction, workstation additions, electrical, voice / data changes, and furniture purchases. The project was to accommodate new, summer personnel, and was completed timely and successfully
Manage the conversion of 25 VP offices over 4 weekends. The budget for this request was 157K
Assisted the Senior Project Manager with a 1,000+ employee restack move.
Responsible for over $100K in savings on furniture, by storing furniture at building sites, instead of warehousing all furniture.

Merrill Lynch & Co., New York, NY (2003 – 2008)
Project Manager/Real Estate Planner/Relocation Coordinator

Managed and executed projects in excess of $2 million for various groups within the Firm.
Involved in construction bid review and award, contract negotiation, estimating, change orders management.
Reviewed shop drawings and other submittals, as well as process change orders.
Provided sector/functional support for all buildings housing Research, Office of the General Counsel, Human Resources, Global Corporate Services, Communications Public & Affairs, Chief Financial Office and Corporate Technology to ensure their needs were met in a timely manner.
Managed/coordinated weekly moves/adds/changes for various departments, including Executive personnel.
Managed/coordinated construction related projects, coordinated restack, repositioning of personnel over the various floors across sectors and buildings.
Initiated, established and maintained working relationships with architect/engineer and subcontractors to facilitate construction activities. Organize, conduct and represent the company at project coordination meetings at regular agreed upon intervals.
Led project meetings with the contractors, subcontractors, communications’ project managers, and the move team to ensure each project’s deadline was met.
Communicated Blue Print plans to clients associated with all projects and made any necessary adjustments to projects if required.
Managed the employee relocation database and provided occupancy floor plans to the various departments across sectors and buildings.

Accomplishments:

Managed and successfully executed all moves and changes for one of the world’s largest trading floors. These moves involved close coordination with Facilities Management, Building Services, and Communications. Successful execution meant that traders were able to immediately resume business post-move.
Re-carpeted 57,500 square feet of trading space and remodeled all back offices on the trading floor.
Managed and successfully executed all personnel moves among four major Sectors of the Firm. This included moves for the most senior personnel in the firm.

Corporate and Institutional Client Group (CICG), New York, NY (1993 – 2003)
Sr. Project Manager/Relocation Coordinator

Promoted to AVP for effective leadership in managing facilities / real estate projects for the institutional businesses within the Firm.
Partnered with the business unit managers to develop the project scope, contractual agreement, building specifications, project deliverance and budget.
Monitored all phases of each project for the various clients and promptly address any changes to the original scope of work and what the impact would be to the schedule and budget.
Acted as the primary liaison for the various departments across sectors and buildings.
Managed/coordinated the scheduling, relocation, restack, and construction for all major Facilities’ projects.
Assured that those individuals whose functions require knowledge and understanding of the general contract and subcontract requirements receive and understand the information.
Managed various trading floor construction build out projects and coordinated the restack.

Accomplishments:

Managed all phases of the project to construct new interior and exterior offices to support department expansion. This involved several sectors and locations.
Remodeled more than 50,000 square feet of office space including conference rooms.
Earned a Special Achievement Award for cost containment.
Assisted with the 2001 Business Recovery Plan which included moving the CEO of the Firm, in addition to 1,000+ employees over 4 weekends from New York to New Jersey after September 11, 2001 and from New Jersey back to New York in November 2001.
Successfully converted conference rooms into Audio/Video Teleconferencing Centers across sectors and buildings.

Debt & Equity Markets Group, New York, NY (1990 -1993)
Facilities Project Manager / Coordinator

Managed day to day issues and approved and processed all moves/adds/changes.
Negotiated space allocation with division departments and managed trading room moves.
Worked closely with Facilities managers to ensure that all facilities’ requests were handled in a timely and efficient manner.

Accomplishments:

Handled some very complex moves with a diverse personnel population that had specific, and often immediate, needs.
Through successful negotiation with Facilities Management, Building Operations, and Communications, was able to direct and implement projects on time and within budget.

Bachelor of Science – Management – St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY