Your project, big or small, will bring new opportunities and challenges to your mission. I will work with you, building on your concepts, knowledge, timeline and resources, to define critical factors, build partnerships and realize your vision, and provide consistent and thorough communications throughout. I bring insights into operational planning, day-to-day management, long-range financial forecasting, and project oversight.
plan for the future; manage the present
Advocate for the best interest of your project and future operations: Accurately plan initiatives; Coordinate with fundraising; Build a Business Plan
Coordinate and monitor
Maintain quality control across all phases: Manage business terms of contracts; Monitor owner budgets and schedules; Implement project specific goals
Chris Siefert (CV here) brings over 25 years of non-profit management and project experience, and will participate as a critical member of your team in operational planning, day-to-day management, long-range forecasting, and project oversight. Assisting with planning and program strategies, with an emphasis on fiscal control and efficiencies, Siefert spearheads logistic planning and overall coordination of special projects, and functions as a liaison between the Project Leadership and a range of stakeholders from staff to contractors to representatives of regulatory agencies. Siefert establishes and maintains cooperative and effective working relationships with staff, the general public, volunteers, donors, vendors, contractors, and representatives of government agencies and organizations.
Primary services include:
Coordinate architectural and construction programs; Model effective project management: accurately plan projects, coordinate with fundraising, ensure the project design meets Owner expectations and is well built, delivered on time, and within budget while safeguarding quality.
Organize Business Plans for future operations: programming plan, governance, organization structure, market opportunities, competitive analysis, risk mitigation, financials, operations, building management systems (real time energy management), utility purchasing (incentive programs).
Monitor owner budgets and schedule: track estimates and timelines encompassing pre-design, design, construction and post occupancy. Assess any ‘strings attached’ to public money and determine impact to the project.
Coordinate business terms and agreements for consultant contracts, from the primary architect / engineering team to contractors, as well as specialized consultants and vendors (surveys, geo-technical, legal, insurance, environmental assessment, artists, other specialized consultants)
Outline and implement goals for sustainable design parameters; M/WBE participation.
Coordinate reviews and sign-offs prior to moving to next phase; maintain quality control of design documents and specifications; coordinate plans for furniture, fixtures, equipment – including specialized systems.
Define construction procurement and delivery methods; produce and release Request for Bids; receive bids; assess and make recommendations.
Quality control; prevent cost and time overruns; minimize change orders; coordinate installation of furniture, fixtures, equipment; integration of commissioned art works.
Oversee close out and acceptance - commissioning; punch list; final payments; training and operations; post project assessment; wrap up.
Occupancy planning and transition: start up business operations and related systems.
Maintain consistent and thorough communications with Project Leadership and make recommendations in all matters of importance.