Darrel Pennington

Commercial Construction Project Manager at RA Heath Construction & Millwork
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Credentials

  • PMP - Project Management
    University of Colorado Denver

Experience

    • United States
    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Commercial Construction Project Manager
      • May 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Commercial Construction Manager
      • Jul 2020 - May 2021

      Commercial construction projects. Multi Family construction projects. Commercial construction projects. Multi Family construction projects.

  • RA Heath Construction
    • 2145 Winder Highway, Dacula GA
    • Construction Project Manager
      • Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

      Directing and Managing Multiple ground up construction projects. Directing and Managing Multiple ground up construction projects.

  • Bayne Development
    • Winder, Georgia
    • Construction Project Manager
      • Aug 2018 - May 2019

      * Invested experience and related skills to define development parameter and steer the process of events to reduced the impact of off-site improvements avoiding 50,000 in cost impact. * Led out to implement pre-construction and contract administration for two projects each at ground break on starting with the company. * Completed buyout and defining statements of requirements, scope of work, bid negotiations to reduce costs within bid proposal budgets. * Implement and manage site superintendent startup and handoff process. Implement management of trades to establish coordinated and scheduled progress to meet 90 day project completions. * Develop and implement schedules, purchase agreements, sub-contracts, changes in scope, Owner change orders, sequencing and schedule reconstruction given impacts of trades.

    • Pre-Construction Manager / Site Development Manager
      • Nov 2015 - Jul 2018

      * Took lead role to establish business development marketing for new subcontracting division for BluePrint Builders. Served as technical estimator to establish job costing for $200K and greater lighting retrofit and installation packages. * Led process over term of 4 months to individually bid trades for GC managed construction driving cost savings through agreed alternates and value engineering reducing cost of completion by $1,500,000. * Prepared documentation related to Preconstruction including bid-tab benchmark comparison of initial estimate and qualified bid proposals. Assembled initial 12 package program and maintained to 17 overall packages at formal construction award maintaining budget under $10M. * Established consulting team, and conducted regular meetings between team and property owners, to realize client's vision for a 47,000 sf office/retail/food service/residential project. * Secured $10M project buy crafting pre-construction phase execution brief structuring schedule, design, and project management; formal product illustrated and presented using power point delivery. * Competencies: estimating, planning, engineering, design, forecasting, surveying, legal descriptions, subdivision plat, due diligence, geotechnical, construction management, site development; scheduling, contract administration, contract negotiations, business development.

    • Site Development Manager / Project Engineer
      • Jun 2008 - Oct 2015

      – Direct Appointment – Yearly Contract [ Multi Family, Commercial, Residential ] * Orchestrated meetings between land development company and local regulating agency to develop mutually acceptable design parameters, saving an estimated 40% redesign costs. * Selected General Contractor to complete 3 story office building in Parker CO. Established initial contracts and led meetings to evaluate value engineering matters. In connection, led Architect and Civil design teams during site development feasibility phase. * Effectively designed grading construction plans for water district reservoir project expansion. Secured from county transportation authority, issuance of construction permit ahead of schedule. * Created preliminary waterline plans for a 5 mile water district authority resource expansion project. Further obtained contractor preliminary cost estimates 6 months ahead of schedule. * Led efforts, as design engineer, to re-create 80+ pages of construction plans and re-plate for 360 unit development. Obtained concurrence on final plat from approving agency 50% under budget. * Secured release of district financing, quickly issuing public bids and establishing contracts. Positioning the developer to begin construction of 3 miles of water line and ½ mile arterial roadway ahead of schedule. * Organized scheduling of tasks and resources to optimize developers construction schedule. Prevented gaps in the schedule by identifying and eliminating risks and managing work constraints.

    • Project Manager
      • Apr 2006 - Oct 2011

      * After major hail storm, engaged marketing campaign effectively meeting with 100 potential clients . Established and wrote 20 new contracts in 45 days adding $200k in new revenue. * Accurately prepared roof measurements by utilizing aerial images, Sketchup, and AutoCad. Achieved more than 90 percent accuracy saving company excessive delivery fees. * After major hail storm, engaged marketing campaign effectively meeting with 100 potential clients . Established and wrote 20 new contracts in 45 days adding $200k in new revenue. * Accurately prepared roof measurements by utilizing aerial images, Sketchup, and AutoCad. Achieved more than 90 percent accuracy saving company excessive delivery fees.

  • MMC ENGINEERING
    • Aurora, Colorado
    • Engineering Manager Level II
      • Dec 2006 - Jan 2008

      * Led overall engineering approval for commercial developer’s project. Provided effective responses and timely plan production allowing Developer’s contractor to obtain site permits ahead of schedule. * Led overall engineering approval for commercial developer’s project. Provided effective responses and timely plan production allowing Developer’s contractor to obtain site permits ahead of schedule.

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Land Development Manager
      • Feb 2006 - Dec 2006

      * Identified cause of paving proof roll failures and obtained geotechnical summary letter for support. Managed issue with pipe contractor who rectified the error without added developer expense. *Led teams to address development budget upset due to lagging acceptance process. Organized schedules and regular meetings which accelerated approvals and release of funds tied to acceptance. * Identified cause of paving proof roll failures and obtained geotechnical summary letter for support. Managed issue with pipe contractor who rectified the error without added developer expense. *Led teams to address development budget upset due to lagging acceptance process. Organized schedules and regular meetings which accelerated approvals and release of funds tied to acceptance.

    • United States
    • Construction
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Entitlements Manager
      • Jun 1993 - Feb 2006

      *Alerted management to poor grading threatening foundation structures on walk-out lots. Negotiated changes with seller saving more than $2000 per/lot in retaining wall construction. *Conducted due diligence & engaging Seller’s engineer to make design amendments. Led efforts to ensure quality of final engineering correcting negative drainage impacts to adjoining properties. * Managed consultants producing park design plans for development and implemented value engineering strategies. Achieved project approvals with approximately 15% decrease in park construction fees. *Communicated efficiently toward resolution of new habitat regulations with state and local agencies. Negotiated amendments which retained 1.2 million in revenues and avoided gap in sales. * Recognized opportunity to reduce annual expense of $18K for house-staking permits. Initiated AutoCad process saving 40% annually and leading to reduced time to obtain house-staking permits.

Education

  • Front Range Community College
    General Studies, Engineering. (Junior)
    1998 - 1999
  • Community College of Denver
    Certification, Project Management Certified
    1997 - 1997
  • Bollman Occupational Center
    Certification, Architectural Design / Computer Aided Design
    1990 - 1993

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