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Construction Manager (Wind)

Status: Open to New Opportunities
Location: Brazil
Desired location: APAC,Dubai,São Paulo
Basic salary: $40 p/hour
Exp. years: 15
Specialisms: Wind
Job Type: Permanent
Availability: Immediate
Overview:

Wind Construction Manager


Professional Activities Summary
Eighteen years experience managing subcontractors in equipment installation being last eleven years in leading roles on Wind Construction industry.
-    Expert on wind farms construction sites leadership, managing I&C teams and being company’s site representative.
-    Expert in Monitoring and control project progress, resources and financials, identifying the critical path and working on possible delays solutions with the customer and project manager.
-    Experienced on interface with sourcing, logistics, quality, factory and engineering teams, acting on process and equipment improving.
-    Focused on cost management and safety work oriented.
-    Leadership and coordination skills for quality documentation of construction activities. 
-    Strong experience on work report and project review for all involved stakeholders.
-    Large interaction capacity with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in all corporation levels.
-    Great problem solve capacity.
-    Experience in projects in Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
-    Great adaptation capacity and environment changes.

Professional Experience

Global Wind Turbine OEM
From July/2015 to February/2023                                 
Wind Farms Construction Manager
Acting as a site manager leading subcontractors and representing company in front of customers, I led the installation of more than 800 wind turbines in 7 states of Brazil, in addition to Chile and Argentina, totaling just over 2 GW of power installed. Leading the teams, I contributed to the delivery of projects at a lower cost than planned, prioritizing work safety and deadlines, receiving awards from the board on two occasions in recognition of these actions.

Wind Construction Services Company 
From January/2011 to July/2015                                       
Wind Farms Installation Leader
Coordinating the activities of subcontracted receiving teams, quality inspection and electromechanical assembly of wind turbines. I also acted as project site manager, leading the team that unloaded 107 1.6MW wind turbines in the temporary storage area in less than 30 days, reaching the expected revenue for the quarter. Defined, together with the contractor, the first-in first-out layout, saving additional costs with logistics and storage in a total of R$30 million

Engineering Consultancy
From July to November/2010                                                                   
Planning Engineer
Working as Project Manager (Legal Entity), I was responsible for consolidating the work of all teams in the civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation disciplines in Petrochemical industries projects. Developed and monitored schedules and physical and financial measurements.

Engineering Business                                                                 
From February to November/2009                                                          
Planning Engineer
Acting in the elaboration of schedules of the refinery expansion activities (pipelines and equipment). Coordination of the planning and leadership team for the implementation of the ISO 9001 standard.

Education
Post Graduation - MBA in Project Management at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, IBE em Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. 2011.
Graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP - Campus Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. 2004.

Complementary Courses
-    Acoustics and Noise Control at Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
-    Project Management University.
-    Wind Turbines Installation – Salzbergen, Germany.
-    Mindfulness: A Critical Skill for Project Managers - LinkedIn.
-    Comunicação na Liderança 4.0: O Poder da Síntese - LinkedIn.

Additional Information
-    Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English. Native Portuguese.
-    Abroad Travels experience: Europe, USA and Latin America.
-    Computational Skills: MS Office user – Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook. MS Project basic skills.
-    Informal group discussion of Wind farms operation and maintenance.
-    Total availability to travel locally and abroad and/or residence move.
-    US Visa (B1/B2) Valid through JAN2033.
-    Ongoing German Citizenship process.

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