Ryan Brandon

Senior Construction Project Manager @Raymond James

Houston, TX, US

Project Management -(65+ Projects completed in 3 years)• Establish and implement overall project plans and objectives, including project schedules and budgets• And work with all internal and external stakeholders and clients to ensure satisfactory deliver of project.• Lead and/or support complex initiatives across the organization including all phases of project lifecycles. • Establish and manage the financial expenditure budgets of the project and monitor the cost. Report any variances to the VP of Real estate. • Manage all phases of assigned projects including planning, design, budgeting, and construction.• Prepare RFPs for selecting contractors and negotiate contracts for design and construction services.• Lead project related meetings with stakeholders and contractors.• Monitor project control activities including schedules, project cost, construction document interpretations, project submittals, and shop drawings. Review costs for projects. Monitor project budgets and provide periodic status reports summarizing all project costs.• Manage external resources (Architects, General Contractors, space planners, and other vendors related to office build-outs) to achieve business results. • Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, audit, safety, and environmental issues.• Prepare and deliver all close-out documentation.Identified gaps in process and documentation and used previous work experience to update and expand standard documentation to ensure all PMs on team were doing things similarly across all projects. This includes IT, Security, AV, Door Hardware, Signage, and communication with GCs and Clients. Created an onboarding document for future PMs on team and proceeded to onboard 2 new team members with document created.

The University of Texas at San Antonio

BS, Architecture