Sebastian Mejia
Newport Beach
Summary
Bilingual Senior Project Manager with over ten years of experience in leading multi-million-dollar renewable energy initiatives. Demonstrated expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams and negotiating high-value contracts, contributing to significant revenue growth. Proficient in construction management and engineering, specializing in heavy industrial construction projects. Committed to driving sustainable energy solutions while enhancing operational efficiency.
Results-driven Project Manager with a demonstrated ability to oversee complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring high standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. Skilled in developing comprehensive work plans and procuring materials while adeptly resolving installation challenges. Proven leadership in guiding field engineers and administrative staff to enhance operational workflows. Committed to upholding corporate policies and safety regulations while driving performance optimization.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Origis Energy
Miami
08.2023 - Current
- Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams to ensure successful completion of projects.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives and deliverables.
- Developed comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients and other staff members.
- Developed and updated project plans to document objectives, technologies, schedules, and funding.
- Monitored internal financial budgets to measure against projections.
- Led cross-functional teams in planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
- Created detailed reports on project status, issues, risks and opportunities.
- Assisted with project and site-related objectives, including acquisition, operating financing, financial controls, systems integration and audits.
Senior Project Manager
Borrego Solar Systems
Orange County
09.2021 - 07.2023
- Establish project objectives, procedures and performance standards within boundaries of corporate policies.
- Effectively supervise a staff in the day to day administration of a job, supervise two or more Project Managers in their daily tasks.
- Train and effectively supervise Project Managers in the company philosophy and systems.
- Negotiate and supervise the preparation of all change orders on the project.
- Maintain all logs required to track the progress of the project.
- Responsible for managing contractors, overseeing and negotiating contracts from full EPC contracts to subcontractors.
- Train and effectively supervise a Project Assistant in the maintenance of project required tracking devices.
- Maintain liaison with prime client and to facilitate construction activities.
- Monitor construction activities in conjunction with the onsite Superintendent to ensure project is being built on schedule, and within budgets.
- Investigate any potentially serious situations and implement corrective measures within company guidelines, and under supervision.
- Represent company/project in meetings with client, subcontractors, etc.
- Prepare monthly cost reports.
- Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the client.
Senior Project Manager
BAYWA R.E SOLAR PROJECTS LLC
ORANGE COUNTY
01.2017 - 09.2021
- Responsible for the construction operations of utility-scale renewable power plants in the United States and Mexico.
- Responsible for managing contractors, overseeing and negotiating contracts from full EPC contracts to subcontractors.
- Daily activities include managing schedules, changing orders, performing budget allocation, tracked expenses and timelines and communicated with key stakeholders on milestones.
- Oversee Construction of utility-scale PV solar power plants, value range $4-$200M.
- Build relationship with client to ensure scope, schedule, and requirements are met.
- Manage large team of internal and external resources to meet project milestones.
- Enhanced development and drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong program leadership.
- Assessed project risks and devised mitigation actions encompassing close attention to contracts and service level agreements by subcontractors and vendors, external dependencies and potential roadblocks.
- Monitored design processes from conceptual phase through construction.
- Implemented change management processes when issues arose to keep project moving forward and adjust to shifted priorities.
- Managed multiple project teams and subcontractors development in cross-functional environment to reach project success.
- Prepared and negotiated sub-awards for EPC contracts with values as high as $92 Million.
Project Manager
Rosendin Electric
01.2014 - 12.2016
- Responsible for the construction operations for solar PV canopy projects across partnered school districts.
- Managed all installations (structural, civil, and electrical) and utility interconnections, while accommodating each district’s parking and scheduling constraints.
- Responsible for managing budget allocations, billings, and change orders.
- Project Manager in solar PV canopy projects on 11 campuses for Alta Loma Unified School District.
- Assistant Project Manager responsible for 4 megawatt solar PV canopy and utility-scale solar PV.
- Responsible for assisting the lead project manager with subcontracting, field operations, budgeting, document control, and overall project execution.
- Assisted Project Manager in large utility-scale solar PV Project for S-Power.
- Performed 6+ months of estimating work.
- Lead teams of estimators on numerous utility and DG projects.
- Defined project plans and timelines, managed workflow and personnel and achieved completion deadlines on or before schedule.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency .
- Assessed project risks and devised mitigation actions encompassing close attention to contracts and service level agreements by subcontractors and vendors, external dependencies and potential roadblocks.
- Led subcontractor meetings to convey project requirements, scope, milestones and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans.
- Presided over subcontractor kickoff meetings to review project requirements, schedules and compliance.
- Enhanced development and drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong program leadership.
- Completed full-scale project plans, including overseeing engineering activities and design processes.
- Prepared and negotiated sub-awards for civil, mechanical contracts with values as high as $4 million dollars
GENERAL FOREMAN / FOREMAN / JOURNEYMAN /Apprentice Electrician
ROSENDIN ELECTRIC
ORANGE COUNTY
05.2008 - 01.2014
- Signal solar facility located in Calexico, CA.
- The project consisted of 3,122 PV modules, and a single-axis tracker system installed by a 500-man crew.
- Served as the foreman and QA/QC manager for a 579 megawatt PV tracker project for Sunpower located in Lancaster, CA.
- Served as the foreman and QA/QC manager for numerous DG solar projects for multiple Unified School Districts.
- Generated highly productive cycle times for labor, equipment and materials, identifying and evaluating job cost reduction strategies.
- Reviewed and monitored cost and man-hour budget for installation process to develop staff facilities, equipment and tool requirement plan.
- Enforced safety regulations and penalized workers for not following work safety agreements.
- Took ownership of electrical crew schedule, developing short- and long-term look-ahead schedules to align with execution plans.
Education
Certified of Completion of Apprenticeship IBEW, CA -
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
2012
Diploma -
BREA OLINDA HIGH SCHOOL
2004
Skills
- Experience in analyzing site specific project strategies & development activities
- Solid understanding of PV systems and full construction build out
- Ability to comprehend blueprints
- Construction Management
- Project finance management
- Experienced with a variety of Microsoft Office tools
- Ability to manage project staff and subcontractors
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment
- Team oriented with excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills
- Experienced with a variety of uninterruptible power supplies, transformers, switchgear, motor control centers, industrial control panels, panel boards, etc
- Strong skills in MS office plus MS Project
- Logistics
- Managing
- Negotiating
- Organizational
- Power supplies
- Scheduling
- Material and labor scheduling
- Team management
- Project finance management
Languages
Fluent in English /Spanish languages
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
Origis Energy
08.2023 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Borrego Solar Systems
09.2021 - 07.2023
Senior Project Manager
BAYWA R.E SOLAR PROJECTS LLC
01.2017 - 09.2021
Project Manager
Rosendin Electric
01.2014 - 12.2016
GENERAL FOREMAN / FOREMAN / JOURNEYMAN /Apprentice Electrician
ROSENDIN ELECTRIC
05.2008 - 01.2014
Certified of Completion of Apprenticeship IBEW, CA -
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Diploma -
BREA OLINDA HIGH SCHOOL
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