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SEBASTIEN BEDARD

SEBASTIEN BEDARD

Ottawa,Ontario

Summary

Hard-working construction professional with exceptional leadership and project management skills. Competent in team, budget and schedule oversight. Develops scopes, checks field activities and updates clients.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Senior Construction Project Manager

Reliance Const.
02.2023 - 02.2024
  • Project Value: 100 Million +
  • High-rise/Commercial)
  • Managed approximately 200+ incoming calls and/or emails per day from all project related trades, professionals and officials
  • Reduced construction costs by negotiating favorable contracts with suppliers and subcontractors.
  • Enhanced team performance through effective leadership, training, and mentoring of project coordinators (3). (
  • Ensured timely delivery of projects by closely monitoring progress and addressing potential roadblocks proactively.
  • Supervised on-site teams to maintain high levels of productivity while adhering to established safety protocols.
  • Identified and resolved construction issues promptly to prevent delays.
  • Supervised team of 9 construction workers to maintain productivity and quality of work.
  • Led weekly production and operations contractor meetings, facilitating stronger communication, and helping to resolve critical issues. Communication email exchanges, 200+/daily.

Director of Construction

Brigil
01.2022 - 03.2023
  • Project Value: 50 Million +
  • Multi Residential (high-rise, low rise and residential community)
  • Responsible for organizing, understanding requirements, training the team and ensuring the integrity of the processes
  • Advises the project team on the orientation of the work in relation to budget, program, methods, technique and negotiations with major partners
  • Participates in negotiation and contributes to the selection of major partners in concert with the estimation group
  • Negotiate construction contracts with subcontractors and submit the analysis according to established procedure and issue recommendations on awarding of contracts.
  • Establish and revise budgets of various projects in collaboration with the estimation team.
  • Plan and actively participate in various meetings related to the project (start-up, follow-up, post-mortem, etc.)
  • Obtained building and specialty permits from local jurisdictional agencies.
  • Led weekly production and operations contractor meetings, facilitating stronger communication and helping to resolve critical issues.

President and Owner

Socal Construction And Consulting Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2021
  • Project Value: 15 Million +
  • Commercial and Institutional
  • Enhanced company performance by implementing strategic plans and overseeing daily operations.
  • Fosters and maintains positive client relationships
  • Assesses financials for legal compliance
  • Reviews financial reports to find ways to reduce costs
  • Responsible for surety bond program and all financial instruments
  • Directly supervised Office Manager, reviewed all compensation packages and managed all HR complaints
  • Responsible for quarterly and annual financial reporting
  • Directly supervised company controller and actively participated in all meetings with Authorities, Bank and bonding company
  • Directly supervised Chief Estimator and personally participated in all company bids
  • Developed project specific quality control plans, reviewed schedule and monthly Project specific financials

Vice-President of

Honey Construction Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Project Value: 25 Million +
  • Commercial and Institutional
  • Reporting to President and responsible for commissioning and overseeing and acting as primary interface liaison for all necessary property project procedures.
  • Collaborated with contractors, architects, engineers and public agencies to complete projects within timeline limitations and budget constraints.
  • Oversees performance of all trade contractors and reviews architectural and engineering drawings to make sure that all specifications and regulations are being followed
  • Enhanced company profitability by implementing strategic business plans and optimizing operational processes.
  • Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions

Director of Construction

MLCS Group
01.2001 - 01.2017
  • Project Value: 3.5 Mil +
  • Multi Residential (residential custom homes, low-rise and commercial)
  • Contracts, payroll, HR, suppliers Etc…
  • Coordinated with site personnel, clients and local government officials to achieve on-time project delivery.
  • Contributed to construction planning process for commercial and residential development projects.
  • Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.

Union Representative/Field Organizer Local 200

Union Organizer IUPAT, International Union Painters And Allied Trades
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Construction trades (painters, Asbestos, drywall, , glazers and fire caulking)
  • Assisted in negotiating, developing and campaigning plans and contracts
  • Provided training and assistance in administration of local unions
  • Trained and assisted leaders in development of political action programs. Extensive knowledge of labor unions/relations issues in public/private sector ability to work effectively with local
  • Negotiated favorable contracts for union members by diligently researching industry standards and advocating for fair wages and benefits.
  • Extensive project management experience in high-stress environment
  • Analytical skills necessary to assess and plan effective projects
  • Ability to deal with conflicting and changing priorities

Education

Certificate in Project management Fundamental 1-2-3 -Alison/WAP Completed - Project Management

Alison/WAP
Toronto
2018

-PME (Project Management Essentials) Certificate -Management & Strategy Institute - Management

Management And Strategy Institute (Montgomery)
Toronto
2017

Asbestos Type 3 Certified - Asbestos

Algonquin College
Ottawa
2017

Diploma - Business Management

College De L'outaouais
Gatineau, QC
2010

High School Diploma -

Lescale
Gatineau, QC
05.2008

Skills

  • General contracting professional
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Communication skills
  • Integrity
  • Monitor construction quality
  • Hardworking and reliable
  • Attention to details
  • Budgeting
  • Estimating
  • Value Engineering

Certification

Interpreting Construction Drawings & specifications

Boma Best Verifier

Dangerous Goods

First Aid & CPR Level C

Working at Heights

WHMIS

Additional Information

MILITARY VETERAN

Country: Canada

Branch: 22 regiment Val Cartier (Infantry)


*Project list available upon request.

*References available upon request

Timeline

Senior Construction Project Manager

Reliance Const.
02.2023 - 02.2024

Director of Construction

Brigil
01.2022 - 03.2023

President and Owner

Socal Construction And Consulting Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2021

Vice-President of

Honey Construction Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2017

Union Representative/Field Organizer Local 200

Union Organizer IUPAT, International Union Painters And Allied Trades
01.2010 - 01.2013

Director of Construction

MLCS Group
01.2001 - 01.2017

Certificate in Project management Fundamental 1-2-3 -Alison/WAP Completed - Project Management

Alison/WAP

-PME (Project Management Essentials) Certificate -Management & Strategy Institute - Management

Management And Strategy Institute (Montgomery)

Asbestos Type 3 Certified - Asbestos

Algonquin College

Diploma - Business Management

College De L'outaouais

High School Diploma -

Lescale

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