Municipal Engineer – Municipal Infrastructure Section at R.J Burnside & Associates Limited (2025-03 – 2025-11)
- Developed and implemented comprehensive project plans that outline timelines, milestones, and resources using Gantt charts, scheduling tools and scope of work for environmental assessments.
- Strategized project execution methods to optimize efficiency and effectiveness by holding touchpoint meetings, reviewing design schedule and visiting site to meet client needs.
- Oversaw multiple projects simultaneously, encompassing both new projects and capital improvement initiatives related to investments by reviewing time task fees and internal budgets.
- Created, led, fostered, and enhanced relations with designers, contractors, subcontractors, clients and stakeholders for municipal roadway multi-million-dollar projects.
- Attended and led scheduled weekly progress meetings and other internal project meetings, and track progress and risks as necessary by writing meeting minutes and following up on tasks.
Project Engineer – Project Delivery Office at Ministry of Transportation (2024-05 – 2025-02)
- Oversaw estimating all project-related costs, including materials, labor, equipment, and indirect costs by managing change order requests to ensure adherence to budget and timelines.
- Develop and manage the project budget, tracking and controlling all expenditures to prevent overruns for highway construction and infrastructure projects.
- Coordinated the procurement process, reviewed contract documents, RFPs, tender documents, and technical reports to ensure compliance with project objectives.
- Reviewed quantities and budget the work cost at each design phase by leading cost-sharing negotiations with municipal stakeholders, supporting the development of regional infrastructure.
- Developed and maintained cost controls for specific programs and interpreted and analyzed reports to ensure adherence to project budget by managing critical project elements such as design issues, schedule coordination, and consultant communications.
Project Manager – Project Delivery Office at Ministry of Transportation (2022-09 – 2024-04)
- Collaborated with designers to ensure feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and aligned with scope by leading assessments and coordinating with public to ensure community issues are solved.
- Ensuring designs met all regulatory compliance and sustainability standards by leading environmental assessments and public engagement for compliance with legal requirements.
- Reviewed drawings and specifications for constructability accuracy and completeness including
Foundations Technician – Foundations Office at Ministry of Transportation (2022-02 – 2022-09)
- Prepared tender documents and managed the bidding process, ensuring transparency and fairness by reviewing Technical Request for Proposals (RFP) for Foundations assignments.
- Oversaw contract negotiations and administration, ensuring all legal and project requirements are met for foundations scope of work and requirements by evaluating and using a scoring system.
- Manages contracts, subcontracts, change orders, and purchase orders by reviewing project data to study and develop new policies to upgrade the technical standard and best practices.
Project Manager – Major Projects Office at Ministry of Transportation (2021-02 – 2022-02)
- Identified potential risks associated with project execution, including financial, operational, and reputational risks by reviewing as-built drawings, deficiency lists, and standards.
- Audited risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fees, and pricing decisions by coordinating with municipal agencies, contractors, and consultants to resolve utility and scheduling issues.
- Analyzed risk and defined schedule issues, by identifying materials, equipment, utilities that impact schedule by leading consultant, stakeholders and contractor meetings.
Traffic Technician – Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at Ministry of Transportation (2020-07 – 2021-02)
- Served as the primary liaison between consultants, stakeholders, other ministries, and community representatives by collaborating with consultants to upgrade traffic monitoring infrastructure, optimizing for safety and operational efficiency for the community.
- Held consultants and contractors responsible for delays and cost overruns from the project schedule by conducting internal research on camera technology to improve traffic data collection.
Project Manager – Structural Office at Ministry of Transportation (2019-10 – 2020-07)
- Oversaw the permitting process, ensuring all necessary permits are obtained in a timely manner by leading bridge and culvert inspections, to ensure compliance with Ontario Structural Inspection Manual (OSIM) standards.
- Managed and developed the QA/QC program planning and executing repair projects by ensure all projects comply with regulations and standards.
Field Inspector – Operations Office at Ministry of Transportation (2019-05 – 2019-10)
- Document managed, submittal reviews, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing by conducting field inspections and daily diaries for various construction projects.
- Managed change processes, updates logs, communicates with contractors for pricing, and developed estimates and proposals to support informed decision-making and schedule changes.
- Reported key construction metrics to the team and management, ensuring clarity and oversight.
