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Nicolás Zúñiga

Toronto,Ontario

Summary

Hardworking Site Supervisor knowledgeable about shoring and foundation drilling operations. Versed in project, team and inventory management. Streamlines workflow and optimizes processes for maximum productivity. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Site Supervisor

Iron Shoring
02.2023 - Current
  • Key projects included TTC Russel Car house Redevelopment
  • Managed daily site operations of vertical & tieback drill rig, welding, lagging crews to meet project schedule
  • Evaluated team member strengths and assigned tasks based upon expertise and background
  • Initiated onsite safety program and properly trained team members to decrease injuries
  • Training new crew; Field Engineers and Front-End Men
  • Delivered reports to construction manager to detail project updates and likely completion dates, noting delays, and causes
  • Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets

Site Supervisor

Earthline Foundations
09.2021 - 01.2023
  • Key projects included Viva Leaside Retirement Home
  • Managed daily site operations of vertical & tieback drill rig, welding, lagging crews to meet project schedule
  • Ensured safe work operations across the site
  • Coordinate and facilitate with general, excavation and sub-contractors to maintain on schedule
  • Oversaw employee attendance record, handled payroll, and ordered new materials for sites
  • Maintained records and logs of work performed and materials and equipment used

Site Supervisor

GFL Infrastructure Inc.
02.2020 - 09.2021
  • Key projects included Trillium LRT Expansion
  • Large diameter structural caissons using an oscillator for casing advancement and extraction
  • Managed daily site operations of drill rig crew to meet project schedule
  • Oversaw employee attendance record, handled payroll, and ordered new materials for sites
  • Ensured safe work operations across the site
  • Complete installation reports, daily reports and schedule
  • Assisted managers in interviewing and selecting new workers.

Site Coordinator

Deep Foundations / GFL Infrastructure Inc.
12.2016 - 02.2020
  • Key projects included Crosstown LRT, Keelesdale & Kennedy Station, Montreal REM LRT, Technoparc Station
  • Solider piles, secant wall, traffic deck, excavation shoring
  • Coordinated quality control of all shoring elements at site level, prepared and filed installation reports
  • Coordinated material ordering and tracking
  • Preparation and enforcement of safety policies and documents
  • Assisted site supervisor with work plan, managing trade workers and communication with sub and general contractors
  • Daily work reports of site production
  • Construction AutoCAD drawings

Engineer in Training

Grana Y Montero
09.2014 - 07.2015
  • Assisted planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of projects to test success
  • Supported engineering supervisor in organizing complex projects for sign-off
  • Interpreted and addressed instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and schedule format
  • Collaborated with main engineer to prepare engineering assignments, code analysis, calculations and system design
  • Maintained updated understanding of building codes and standards

Education

Civil Engineering B.ASc -

University of Toronto
05.2016

Skills

  • Quality Assurance
  • Inventory Procurement
  • Team Supervision
  • Site Safety
  • Strategic Planning
  • Field Inspection
  • Personnel Oversight
  • AutoCAD
  • Spanish, (Intermediate level in reading, writing and speaking)

Project List

  • St Michael’s Hospital Addition, Soil nail and shotcrete wall underneath adjacent building in one corner of job site with limit access Rock anchor tiebacks Steel bracing, waler, corner braces Work and safety reporting both daily and weekly Attend weekly trades meeting
  • Cielo Condos, Secant wall foundation wall with LB36 Structural 1000mm and 1300mm 40m deep caissons with low rebar cage cut-off with LB36 Drilling within close proximity of subway tunnel Work and safety reporting both daily and weekly Attend weekly trades meeting
  • TTC Russel Car House Redevelopment, Secant cut off wall into rock for deep trench excavation with LB36 Steel reinforcement installation of walers and struts Work and safety reporting both daily and weekly Attend weekly trades meeting
  • Viva Leaside Retirement Home, Solider pile and secant shoring wall, open hole drilling with SR30 Structural caissons, low concrete cut off with rebar cage reinforcement Tiebacks, doubled1350kN by 30m Structural micro piles, drilled from foundation elevation Steel bracing, waler, corner braces, struts, rakers Work and safety reporting both daily and weekly Attend weekly trades meeting
  • 11 Yorkville Condo Development, 1500mm Structural Caissons >40m deep into bedrock with BG55 and oscillator Solider pile and secant shoring wall, sectional casing Tieback, waler and lagging during excavation Steel bracing, waler, corner braces Installation reports, as-built red line drawings Material ordering and tracking Attend weekly trades meeting
  • Ottawa Trillium LRT Expansion, Multiple Locations, Large diameter, 1500mm and 1800mm, structural individual caissons for bridge piers Drilling with BG45 and oscillator attachment to advance and extract reusable caising Drilling into >150Mpa dolomite rock up to depths of 5.5m Two crane critical lifts picking rebar reinforcement cages Concrete pouring via tremie pipe and pump truck Working within narrow construction tolerances Multiple site locations south of Ottawa requiring efficient remobilization of drill rig and tooling Drilling caissons for elevated guideway into Airport Terminal Implementing additional safety controls working near the airport Cost vs estimate, installation, and daily work reports Estimating for new work in Ottawa area Time and material claim documents resulting in change orders Complete close out documentation and reports
  • Montreal REM LRT, Technoparc Station, Structural interlocking caisson wall socketed into shale bedrock High strength 125yr concrete full length of wall Four drill rigs, two Bauer rigs and two Delmags Concrete pouring via tremie pipe and pump truck Working within narrow construction tolerances Time and material claim documents resulting in change orders Complete close out documentation and reports
  • Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Kennedy Station, Soldier pile and secant shoring wall drilling with Bauer Drill Rigs Weekend work drilling secant wall on either side of GO train tracks Steel traffic deck bridges along Kennedy to allow excavation directly under Kennedy to proceed without closing the road Mircopile load tests with Klemm 702 to underpin Scarborough LRT Bridge piers Install tiebacks, walers, struts and lagging along the 1km long excavation Installation reports, as-built red line drawings Material ordering and tracking Time and material claim documents resulting in change orders Complete close out documentation and reports
  • Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Keelesdale Station, Soldier pile and secant shoring wall drilling with Bauer Drill Rigs Steel traffic deck bridge along Eglinton to allow excavation directly under Eglinton to proceed without closing the road Work in tight constraints under the road and between suspended utilities installing walers, tiebacks and HSS struts Installation reports, as-built red line drawings Material ordering and tracking Time and material claim documents resulting in change orders Complete close out documentation and reports
  • Simply Suspended Bridge for Rural Community in Guatemala, University of Toronto Club in association with Bridges to Prosperity Bridge spanning over creek when in the wet season blocks access to the community school Community is located north of Joyabaj in the Mountains Complete design calculations and form reports Travel to Joyabaj to supervise and assist in construction of bridge. Working closely with the local work force implementing their method of work following the design

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Certification


  • CWB Welding Supervisor
  • Basic of Supervising
  • Working at Heights
  • First Aid & CPR
  • · Machine Operation, skid steer, excavator, manlift

Work Availability

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Timeline

Site Supervisor

Iron Shoring
02.2023 - Current

Site Supervisor

Earthline Foundations
09.2021 - 01.2023

Site Supervisor

GFL Infrastructure Inc.
02.2020 - 09.2021

Site Coordinator

Deep Foundations / GFL Infrastructure Inc.
12.2016 - 02.2020

Engineer in Training

Grana Y Montero
09.2014 - 07.2015

Civil Engineering B.ASc -

University of Toronto
Nicolás Zúñiga