Lief Kirsch

Senior Project Manager @Ketjen Corporation

US

Responsibilities• Work with cross functional team to define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with stakeholders; including meetings, setting of priorities, evaluating comments/requests and ensuring stakeholder\'s approval.• Maintain quality and timeliness of safety activities and deliverables throughout the project delivery process.• Coordinate resource requirements with other ongoing project work and ensure all stakeholder expectations are aligned.• Lead project team in generation and review of technical documents.• Identify and manage scope changes through the project change order system.• Ensure compliance with company procedures and project documentation requirements.• Implementation of project controls and cost forecasting.• A leader in safety on assigned projects including setting expectations and being visible in the field.• Experience with SAP project module and other basic SAP transactions.• Ability to align project objectives and justifications with various stakeholder groups.• Knowledge of contracting and contracting strategies.• Experience leveraging outside services in completion of engineering, procurement and construction services to complete projects both as a whole or in pieces.• Ability to judge the quality of engineering and construction documents.• Thorough understanding of engineering and construction productivity measurement.•Estimating skills and knowledge of engineering and construction cost structure.• Ability to drive project definition and secure team alignment.• Understanding of constructability reviews and other value improving practices.• Knowledge of construction labor planning.• High level of ownership with assigned projects.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

Northern Arizona University

BSME, Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathamatics