Carlos J Lopez

About Carlos J Lopez

I lead large-scale transportation and infrastructure projects in New York City, specializing in complex public-sector work within the MTA environment. My focus is on project controls, subcontractor performance, safety, and quality—where risk, schedule, and accountability matter most.I care about building strong teams, mentoring early-career engineers, and making collaboration work in real-world, high-pressure construction environments.I’m also a published opera and classical music critic. The same rigor I apply to managing major capital projects—structure, precision, and judgment—guides my writing on performance and excellence.I enjoy connecting with people who care about infrastructure, leadership, mentorship, and the arts.

Experience

1. Project Manager

   Forte Construction Corp

   Dec 2022 — Present · NY, US

   Lead delivery of the MTA NYCTA ADA Station Upgrades – Package 3, a $1B capital program encompassing the renovation of 13 subway stations across Manhattan and Brooklyn. • Own Forte Construction’s scope of work across 5 stations, providing day-to-day leadership and strategic coordination in partnership with Halmar International. • Accountable for cost, schedule, safety, quality, and risk management within a highly regulated public-sector environment, ensuring full compliance with MTA standards and contractual obligations. • Direct and coordinate a multidisciplinary field organization of 100+ craft workers, supervisors, and subcontractors across multiple active sites. • Drive project planning and execution, including master scheduling, cost control, sequencing, and risk mitigation, to maintain on-track delivery against aggressive milestones. • Provide claims and change management leadership, including the evaluation, negotiation, and resolution of change orders, time impacts, and cost impacts in coordination with internal teams, JV partners, and the client. • Serve as a primary interface with MTA senior leadership and executive stakeholders, supporting governance, issue resolution, and timely decision-making at the program level. • Mentor and develop project managers, engineers, and superintendents, reinforcing performance standards, accountability, and professional growth across the project team. • Consistently deliver work to high quality standards while maintaining schedule and budget discipline on a complex, multi-site capital program.

Education

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

  Ingeniería Técnica Superior de Caminos Canales y Puertos, Ingeniería Civil - Transportes

  2006 — 2013

• Fordham Gabelli School of Business

  Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Twitter
• Transports
• Engineering
• Project Control
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Civil Engineering
• Social Media
• Spanish
• Tunnels
• Social Networking
• Construction Cost Control
• Web 2.0
• English
• Gestión Del Tiempo
• Teaching
• Facebook
• Project Management
• Public Relations
• International Project Experience
• Contract Management
• Visual C++
• Dirección
• Autocad
• Linkedin
• Construction
• Project Planning
• Research
• Microsoft Word