Cory Parsons
Charlottetown,PEI
Summary
Highly adaptable professional with 25 years of experience in the construction industry. Demonstrated expertise in communication, skill, and resourcefulness in high-stakes professional environments. Actively pursuing knowledge expansion across diverse fields to facilitate a seamless transition into a new opportunity. Possessing unwavering confidence in swiftly adapting to unfamiliar settings and quickly grasping new tools and processes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
General Superintendent
Island Coastal Services
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
01.2018 - 01.2024
- Responsible for providing coordination and support to all aspects of the overall operations of the company while ensuring efficient and profitable execution of all construction projects
- Drive an inclusive culture to promote equity, welcome different perspectives, and enable career progression by fostering a sense of belonging
- Build and maintain a strong functionable team through instruction, training and coaching
- Mentor team members to encourage career goals and skills through advice, feedback and performance reviews
- Understand the scope and sequencing of work, plan and prioritize projects while effectively directing crews, individuals and equipment to assign tasks and minimize downtime on sites
- Guarantee quality, efficiency and productivity on our job sites
- Oversee and support projects team on all projects from estimating to completion of projects
- Supervise all mechanical aspects to ensure productivity, repair schedules and inventory
- Assist in coordination of all snow clearing activities
- Manage all properties to ensure all properties apply to environmental standards within the properties while being all maintained and in working order
- Review, distribute and approve all accounts receivable
- Lead weekly meetings with project team and superintendents’ team to ensure projects are properly scheduled, projects are being completed efficiently, within budgets while working withing the guidelines of the Health and Safety act
- Using experience to assist with any obstacles our team may face while completing projects
- Create and uphold relationships with all stakeholders
- Responsible for hiring new staff, maintaining accountability with all staff while taking the lead on any promotions and demotions
- Oversee all day-to-day construction activities while planning future projects and schedules
Project Manager/ Construction Superintendent
Island Coastal Services
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsible for creating schedules for projects while leading the startup, maintaining the progress and completion of civil projects
- Working with estimating team for the estimation process, while performing work and billing as forecasted
- Work with estimating team to create budgets for proposals for upcoming projects with returning and new stakeholders
- Create schedules for the proposals
- Review proposals prior to bid closing dates
- Discuss any changes, advice, or conflicts of our proposals, positive and negative to assist with future project proposals
- Lead team meeting to discuss budget, process of completing work, staffing and equipment needs and any obstacles team may face while completing project
- Assist with ordering inventory, organizing subcontractors and communicating with onsite crews on timelines for these aspects of projects
- Lead and asset with progress billing and final billing for projects
- Work with projects team on any work outside of the original scope of project to ensure all work was productive and billed appropriate
Dispatcher
Island Coastal Services
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Responsible for the coordination of truck fleet, moving of equipment from site to site while communicating with General superintendent and foreman to ensure efficient operations of work in field
- Assist General superintendent in all aspects of the day-to-day operations
- Assist the general superintendent in the planning and execution of communication of crews to projects to ensure individuals and crews are prepared to carry out work with all materials, equipment and employees needed
- Communicate and oversee the movement of the truck fleet and materials to be delivered to project sites
- Ensure fleet is using the most efficient stock yards and routes to and from
Bulldozer Operator/ Snow Clearing Foreman
Island Coastal Services
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
01.2005 - 01.2014
- Operate and oversee quality of work while maintaining efficiency and working within budgets
- Speaking with stakeholders to ensure satisfaction and maintain relationships with stakeholders
- Assist in on site meetings with superintendents, foreman, customer to discuss project, process to completion while ensuring efficient, quality and safe work is carried out
- Organize with dispatcher for materials and equipment for project
- Complete daily paperwork to record all work activities and materials
- Work with and lead snow clearing team
- Organize employees to ensure snow clearing is done efficiently while maintaining our standards for quality
Child And Youth Care worker
Province of Prince Edward Island
Summerside, PEI, Canada
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Responsible for the health and well-being of the youth in the residence
- Collaborate with coworkers to build and see through case plans for the youth
- Work within a team to ensure youth(s) in custody have their needs met
- Assist in creating a case plan for youth(s) to assist them in returning to their family and society
- Dealing with various addictions, mental and personality issues while helping each individual learn life skills while managing their personal issues
Construction Laborer
Island Coastal Services
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
01.1999 - 01.2005
- Work with a team to ensure projects are carried out in a safe, efficient manner with attention to detail for the company’s standard of quality
- Work with team to discuss, carry out and complete projects and the processes and obstacles we may face to ensure the project stays within budget and schedules
- Work with subcontractors to complete work and to ensure they are also working within the standards of health and safety as well as quality
- Ability to do labor intensive work for long periods of time while working with equipment operators
Education
High School -
Kensington Int.-Sen. High School
Child and Youth Care work -
Holland College
Skills
- Collaborative Leadership
- Effective Communication
- Cost Control
- Results-Oriented Planning Skills
- Leadership Adaptation
- Future-Oriented Planning
- Knowledge Sharing
- Responsive to Change
- Effective Multitasking
- Blueprint Execution Expertise
Languages
English
Full Professional
Volunteer Experience
- Head Coach and Assistant Coach, Various Age Levels, 01/01/03, Present
- Head Coach and Assistant Coach, Team PEI U14,U15,U16 Program of Excellence, 01/01/14, 12/31/20
- Guest Assistant Coach, U17 Team Canada Red, 01/01/19, 12/31/19
- Assistant Coach, Team PEI Canada Games Hockey Team, 01/01/19, 12/31/19
Timeline
General Superintendent
Island Coastal Services
01.2018 - 01.2024
Project Manager/ Construction Superintendent
Island Coastal Services
01.2016 - 01.2018
Dispatcher
Island Coastal Services
01.2014 - 01.2016
Child And Youth Care worker
Province of Prince Edward Island
01.2009 - 01.2010
Bulldozer Operator/ Snow Clearing Foreman
Island Coastal Services
01.2005 - 01.2014
Construction Laborer
Island Coastal Services
01.1999 - 01.2005
High School -
Kensington Int.-Sen. High School
Child and Youth Care work -
Holland College