Andrew Thiess

About Andrew Thiess

Senior Project Manager with over 32 years of experience in business development, planning, engineering, and construction of major industrial projects both in the U.S. and internationally. Projects include refining and petrochemical plants, marine terminals, pipelines, airfields, commercial and industrial buildings, power plants, utilities, electrical substations and distribution, and environmental remediation. Adept at client interface, developing complex and innovative solutions to ensure progress under extremely challenging environmental, political, technical, and business challenges. Previous employers include US Army Corps of Engineers, Dames & Moore (now URS), Zachry Construction, CH2M HILL (now Jacobs), Overland Assessments (self employed), G2X Energy, WorleyParsons/Advisian, and HDR.Specialties: Heavy civil and industrial construction management, conceptual and front-end engineering design (FEED), project management, feasibility studies, planning and scheduling, estimating, project controls, business development, claims management and mediation/litigation support.Fluent in English & Spanish.Professional Engineer, Texas Lic #82324, South Carolina Lic #37329, Louisiana Lic #46095

Experience

1. Ports Sr Project Manager Construction Director

   HDR

   Nov 2017 — Present · Charleston, SC, US

   Overseeing the construction engineering and inspection (CEI) as owners representative for a greenfield container terminal in Charleston, SC. This 280-acre site will consist of 3,510 linear feet of marginal wharf (3 berths) with a capacity to handle 1.4 million TEU’s - a 50% increase for the Port Authority - and backlands development to include all utilities, paving, refrigerated container racks, sf Terminal Operations Building with data center, Longshoreman/STS Operations Building, Maintenance and Repair Building, and entry/exit gate facilities.

Education

• Loomis Chaffee School

  High School

  1982 — 1986

• Vanderbilt University

  BSCE

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Container Terminals
• Civil Engineering
• Industrial Buildings
• Cost Management
• Construction Management
• Wharves
• Construction
• Proposals
• Cost Engineering
• English & Spanish Languages
• Bulk Material Handling Terminals
• Epc
• Project Management
• Proposal Writing
• Project Estimation
• Master Planning
• Refinery
• Engineering
• Estimating
• Feasibility Studies
• Change Orders
• Engineering Management
• Accessibility
• Ports
• Pipelines
• Scheduling
• Front End Engineering Design
• Dredging
• Project Planning
• Business Development
• Contract Management
• Procurement
• Conceptual Design
• Project Control
• Cpm Scheduling
• Lng
• Liquid Handling Terminals
• Comprehensive Planning
• Water
• Project Engineering