Phillip Brown

About Phillip Brown

Successfully developed and implemented process, procedure, training and standardization for numerous businesses for estimating, project management, project controls, and quality control in the utility and construction industry.Have led numerous pursuit efforts, devising strategic approaches for win work scenarios, gaining in excess of $500M worth of work for the construction space.Estimated numerous projects over my career valuing over $1bn with an accuracy ranging between 2% and 10% on average. Trained and oversaw estimating teams, guiding company teams with a collective value in excess of $2bn.

Experience

1. Director of Project Management

   Ferreira Construction Co., Inc.

   Sep 2025 — Present · Lincoln, RI, US

   Established organizational structure and training for Project Management team.• Managed Estimating department and worked to define standard approach to pursuit phase, reviewing opportunities to pursue and providing insight into best options.• Oversaw projects and team producing approximately $40M in revenue annually.• Wrote SOPs to standardize approach to submittals, office employee pier diem payouts, weekly reporting standards, internal and external communications, and worked to develop a Project Management Playbook.• Attended client meetings and negotiated terms for change conditions and adjustments to contracts. • Responded to notices of concern from clients and represented the company in follow-up discussions, preventing contract revocation.• Worked with subcontractors during periods of non-payment based on contract language in efforts to prevent liens against projects.• Managed Gas construction projects following the loss of a project manager from the team. • Reviewed and assessed cost reports to determine profitability and reported weekly expected client payments to officers.• Reviewed invoices for accuracy and compared against cost reports to ensure dollars were being captured correctly.• Held weekly resource planning meetings and monthly project management meetings for divisional updates on changes and to share information about challenges and lessons learned.• Worked with operations to provide guidance on weather-based delays and or days off in the field to prevent profit loss and reduce risk of claims.• Managed the safety and quality department, reviewing reports, claims, and making decisions about how to handle open claims.• Championed PMP training for project managers.• Lead COO bi-weekly staff meeting to maintain consistency and to keep team on track.

Education

• American Public University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science (Sustainability)

  2013 — 2016

• American Public University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Focus on Leadership and Strategy

  2017 — 2019

• Bossier Parish Community College

  None, Computer Aided Drafting and Design

  2005 — 2006