Are you looking to eliminate construction delays, protect your project margins, and secure strict contract compliance?
I am a Senior Project Controls and CPM Scheduling Specialist with over 15 years of field-verified experience delivering complex infrastructure, government, commercial, and residential projects. Throughout my career, I have successfully managed project controls for high-stakes contracts exceeding $20 million, working directly with demanding stakeholders including the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the U.S. Embassy, and international construction corporations.
As a Procore Certified Project Manager, I bring a data-driven approach to both project scheduling and construction financial workflows. My core strength lies in translating complex architectural blueprints and construction methodologies into practical, bulletproof baseline schedules, while leveraging cloud-based construction tools to track performance, budget variances, and critical path risks before they cause overruns.
Core Services Offered:
- CPM Schedule Development: Building robust baseline schedules, structuring complex Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and defining rigorous activity logic (FS, SS, FF, lags).
- Project & Financial Management: Utilizing modern construction platforms to track budgets, manage cost changes, oversee submittals, and streamline stakeholder communication.
- Delay & Claims Analysis: Performing highly accurate Time Impact Analysis (TIA), float tracking, and providing documentation for Extension of Time (EOT) request.
- Look-Ahead & Trade Coordination: Generating practical 2-week and 3-week look-ahead schedules to align subcontractors, material deliveries, and field inspector.
Technical Toolkit:
- Management Platforms: Procore (Financial & Project Management), eSUB Construction Management Software
- Advanced Scheduling: Primavera P6, Microsoft Project
- Analytics & Engineering: Advanced MS Excel, Quantity Surveying (BOQ), Submittal & Shop Drawing Review.
Industry Credentials:
- Procore Certified: Project Manager (Financial Management & Project Management)
- OSHA 30-Hour: Safety and Health Outreach Training Program - Construction
- Education: B.S. in Civil Engineering
- USACE Certified: Construction Quality Management (CQM)
- Leadership & Management: ISM Training Center Certificate (Dubai)
Let’s ensure your next project stays on schedule and under budget. Click "Invite to Job" or message me directly to discuss your project requirements!
Construction Estimating
Critical Path Analysis
Primavera P6
Material Take-Off
General Project Consulting
Microsoft Project
Procore
Bill of Quantity
Civil Engineering
Roger B.
Bay Shore, New York
$75/hr
4.4
83 jobs
I help GCs, owners, and specialty contractors bid and run work with accurate estimating plus construction project management support - takeoffs, priced bids, schedules, and job coordination without adding full-time headcount.
Atlantic Group Solutions is my US preconstruction and project management desk (Bay Shore, NY / East Coast hours). I am currently supporting Costco and Home Depot construction projects across the US East Coast and West Coast, plus Costco work in Mexico. My active pipeline also includes gas stations and warehouses. The same estimating and PM workflow I run on those jobs is what I deliver for overflow clients when bid week or field coordination gets tight.
I also have experience on prevailing-wage and union-rate projects connected to federal and institutional programs including DoD, GSA, DOT, DHS, VA, US Army Reserve, and DOI. When a bid or pay app must hold up under Davis-Bacon / prevailing wage or union labor review, I build wage discipline, assumptions, and exclusions into the package.
ESTIMATING AND TAKEOFF SERVICES
- Conceptual / ROM (order-of-magnitude) estimates for early go/no-go and financing
- Schematic and design-development estimates for owner budgeting
- Detailed estimates with line-item CSI breakdowns
- Bid estimates and bid-ready packages
- Control estimates for budget tracking during procurement and construction
- Change order pricing and quantity variance reconciliations
- Quantity takeoffs (QTO) with marked-up plans + Excel summaries
- Bid leveling: compare sub quotes against the takeoff so gaps show up before award
- Addenda updates and scope clarifications when drawings shift
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
(What PM / CM companies typically deliver - and what I run for clients)
- Preconstruction planning: scope alignment, budget validation, and bid strategy
- Master schedule development and milestone tracking (critical path awareness)
- Constructability review and value-engineering notes that cut cost without killing quality
- Procurement support: bid solicitation packages, sub/vendor comparison, long-lead identification
- RFI and submittal log management so questions and approvals do not stall the job
- Change order administration: pricing, documentation, and owner/GC communication
- Progress tracking, meeting notes, and status reporting for owners and GCs
- Quality and closeout support: punch lists, as-built coordination, and closeout document checklists
- Owner's-rep style coordination when you need a US-based point of contact between design, GC, and trades
Become a billion-dollar CM-at-risk firm. I am the practical overflow desk: estimating depth plus day-to-day project management discipline so your team can bid more and keep live jobs organized.
WHAT YOU GET
- Excel + marked PDF takeoffs and estimates ready for your bid sheet
- Priced estimates using your unit costs, RSMeans-style data, vendor quotes, or prevailing wage / union rates when required
- Assumptions and exclusions written out (no hidden gaps); quantities tied to plan page and scale
- PM trackers: schedule snapshots, RFI/submittal logs, change logs, and status reports in formats your team can use
- Light CAD / drafting for redlines, as-builts, and shop-drawing coordination when needed
TOOLS AND STANDARDS
PlanSwift, Bluebeam Revu, On-Screen Takeoff, Microsoft Excel / Project-style scheduling, AutoCAD, CSI MasterFormat. Work organized by division the way GCs and CMs already review bids and job files.
PROJECT TYPES
Retail and big-box (Costco / Home Depot experience), commercial TI and build-outs, gas stations, warehouses / industrial, multi-family, light commercial, residential new and remodel, and public / prevailing-wage work. Single-trade packages or multi-division scopes.
HOW WE WORK
1. You send plans, specs, scope notes, and the due date (bid or field milestone)
2. I confirm whether you need estimating only, PM support only, or both - then quote turnaround (standard 24-48 hrs for takeoffs; PM retainers scoped weekly)
3. Digital takeoff / estimate and/or PM setup, then a QA pass before delivery
4. You receive Excel + marked PDF and/or live trackers - revisions included when addenda or scope shifts hit
WHY CLIENTS KEEP ME ON OVERFLOW
- US-based operator with East Coast hours and live retail / federal project experience
- Estimating accuracy plus PM organization in one desk (not two vendors)
- Bid-season and construction-season capacity when your in-house team is slammed
- One point of contact from intake through delivery
- Hourly at $75/hr or fixed packages / retainers depending on the job
NEXT STEP
Message me with the project type, what you need (takeoff, priced estimate, PM support, or all three), due date, and plan files. I will confirm scope, price, and delivery the same day so you can bid and build with confidence. Available for one-off bids, short PM surges, or monthly overflow retainers. I can overlap West Coast deadlines when your bid calendar requires it.
Construction Estimating
Project Management
Autodesk AutoCAD
PlanSwift
Drafting
Bluebeam Revu
On-Screen Takeoff
BIM Quantity Takeoff
Cost Estimate
Bidding
Commercial Building
Richard B.
Walden, New York
$129/hr
5.0
116 jobs
If you're a contractor or developer who needs senior preconstruction expertise without the overhead of a full-time hire — that's exactly what I do.
Over the past decade I've managed construction programs exceeding $500 million in value across commercial, government, and rail infrastructure projects. My specialization includes signals, catenary systems, and communications work in the transit and railroad space — a combination few construction consultants can credibly offer. On the commercial side I've managed everything from ground-up new construction and tenant fit-outs to historic renovations and institutional facilities.
Whether your project is a commercial build-out or a complex rail infrastructure program, the discipline is the same — tight preconstruction, clean systems, and no surprises in the field.
For my clients, I typically handle preconstruction management, detailed quantity takeoffs, estimating, schedule development, risk analysis, and the systems that keep complex projects from falling apart. I don't just deliver documents — I build the operational infrastructure that helps smaller contractors compete and win like larger ones.
What I actually do for clients:
— Preconstruction management from concept through bid
— Quantity takeoffs and preliminary estimates
— Commercial construction management — ground-up, renovation, and fit-out
— Rail and transit infrastructure project oversight
— System creation and process documentation for growing contractors
— Schedule development and risk analysis
— Change order and RFI management
Tools: Construct Connect, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Fieldwire, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
I work with a small team that allows me to take on engagements of varying scale — from focused consulting on a single scope to ongoing fractional preconstruction management across your entire operation.
If you need someone who has managed the complexity of major infrastructure and commercial programs and can bring that discipline to your business, let's talk.
Construction Management
Construction Estimating
Project Management
Engineering, Procurement & Construction
Smartsheet
Sales
Recruiting
Startup Consulting
Risk Analysis
Construction Document Preparation
Emilio F.
Kings County, New York
$60/hr
5.0
3 jobs
Hello, my name is Emilio, I am a structural engineer with 7 years of experience in structural detailing, shop drawing.
SERVICES:
1- Architectural design
2- Structural detailing
3- Shop drawing
Autodesk Revit
Steel Detail Drawing
Steel Structure
Structural Engineering
Structural Detailing
Structural Drawing
3D Modeling
Tekla Structures
ETABS
Bill of Materials
Architectural Design
Autodesk AutoCAD
SolidWorks
Autodesk Fusion 360
Wooden Structure
Architectural Drawing
CAD & CAM Software
MEP Design
CAD Drafting
SAP2000
Angel G.
Rochester, New York
$20/hr
5.0
1 jobs
Experienced project manager within the construction industry. Sectors include heavy civil, residential, commercial and infrastructure, with projects scooped ranging upwards of 8 million.
Excels in all areas of project management to include scheduling, budgeting, record keeping, startup and close outs.
Construction Management
Construction Estimating
Project Management
Microsoft Project
Construction Document Preparation
Engineering, Procurement & Construction
Engineering Management
Raji P.
Queens County, New York
$50/hr
4.6
49 jobs
Accomplished Construction Cost Estimator and Preconstruction Manager, offering over a decade of experience and precise material takeoffs and cost estimates.
Your trusted partner for commercial and residential projects. Proven track record with esteemed organizations like MTA and SCA.
Columbia graduate with skills in PlanSwift, Autodesk Revit, RSMeans, Bluebeam Revu, and Primavera P6.
Hello!
I'm Raji Pilipia, an accomplished Construction Cost Estimator and Preconstruction Manager, offering a comprehensive suite of services to ensure your projects are delivered on time and within budget. I bring over ten years of experience, during which I've become a trusted partner for developers, contractors, material suppliers, investors, owners, and architects on a variety of commercial and residential construction projects.
I've successfully collaborated with esteemed organizations such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York City School Construction Authority (SCA), and various private stakeholders. With a proven track record of delivering projects to specific goals, I offer you a clear path to success.
As a graduate of Columbia University with degrees in Construction Project Management and Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control, along with an MBA in Management from the Caucasus School of Business, I bring a deep understanding of the construction industry and the latest technological tools.
I'm proficient in software such as PlanSwift, Autodesk Revit, On-Screen Takeoff (OST), RSMeans, Bluebeam Revu, and Primavera P6.
These tools, combined with my strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and exceptional teamwork abilities, ensure that my clients receive comprehensive and accurate quantity takeoffs and cost estimates.
Working with me, you're not just gaining an estimator, but a partner dedicated to your project's success.
Let's get in touch today and build your success together!
Construction Estimating
Quantity Surveying
PlanSwift
Material Take-Off
On-Screen Takeoff
Microsoft Excel
Bill of Quantity
Cost Estimate
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