John McCarthy B. Eng MIEI (Member of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland)
Email: johnc.mccarthy@hotmail.com
Cell: 647 224 8161
Profile:
Civil Engineer with a proven track record in the areas of site supervision, supply chain management, project
management, program planning and people leadership. Analytical, dynamic and result-oriented leader with
over five (5) years of relevant experienced acquired from one of Ireland’s largest commercial and residential
construction companies. Fully competent in all MS Office programs and AutoCAD.
Education:
B.Eng in Civil Engineering
National University of Ireland Galway
2000 - 2004
Career History:
BOWEN CONSTRUCTION LTD.
06/04 - 06/09
Site Engineer
Part of the Bowen Group, Bowen Construction Ltd. is a diversified, full Irish building and civil engineering contractor with annual sales of $220M, and
is among the largest construction companies in Ireland.
Managed a team of forty (40) to successfully complete the construction of the buildings listed below. I dealt
directly with the supervisors of each individual sub-contractor and coordinated health and safety, quality,
supervision, supply chain, training of junior engineers and managing labour.
Projects: $ = USD
 Ballymun student accommodation - $19m
Demolition of a fifteen (15) storey apartment block and the construction of a new
student accommodation village.
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Cork/Ardee St mixed-use commercial/residential development. - $34m
Construction of a seven (7) storey mixed-use development with a two (2) storey
underground car park.
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Haddington Rd. office block development - $9m
Construction of a five (5) storey office block with underground car stacker system.
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Whitechurch housing development - $19m
Construction of thirty two (32) residential houses and waste water treatment plant.
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Half Moon St. Development - $41m
Construction of a four (4) storey retail and office space over basement retail space.
Duties:
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Surveying including pilling, dewatering system, reinforced concrete floors, reinforced concrete frame, capping
beam construction, steel frame, precast elements, associated services internal & external, external cladding and
brick work, internal partitions, roof screeds, reconstructing existing buildings and numerous other surveying
procedures.
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Managed a team of sub-contractors to ensure projects were completed on time, budget and according to design
codes.
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Partnered with the Quantity Surveyor to manage deviations in contract works and cost implications of
sub-contractor work. Also worked jointly with the Architect & Design Engineers to troubleshoot site problems.
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Managed the supply chain of all project related construction materials
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Created a Microsoft Project Program to monitor the projects progress on a daily basis and to ensure the job
finished on time.
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Appointed Night Shift Manager in charge of all associated night work on Half Moon Development which
included road closures for associated services and finishes.
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Co-ordinated the tower cranes in order to maximize their productivity
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Liaised with local stakeholders and authorities to coordinate work in relation to Gas, Water, Phone, Foul Water,
Storm Water, Traffic Lights, Electric and E-Net Broadband.
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Ensured and monitored a “safety first mindset” on site at all times.
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Trained Junior Engineers in on-site procedures.
N.U.I. GALWAY IRELAND
2002-2003
University Demonstrator in AutoCAD
With over 16,000 students and more than 2,200 staff, NUI Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence in the fields of arts,
social science, and Celtic studies, business, public policy and law, engineering and informatics, medicine, nursing and science
I was requested by the faculty to provided demonstrations on how to use AutoCAD to first year engineering
students in a computer lab.
JOHN A WOOD LTD, IRELAND
2002 - 2002
Part of the CRH Group John A. Wood Ltd. manufactures and supplies stone, ready-mix concrete, concrete products and bituminous materials.
Aggregated testing laboratory and on-site asphalting of roads and carriage ways during my five month internship at
one of the companies quarries.
BUCHANAN CIVIL ENGINEERING, IRELAND
2000 – 2000
Buchanan Civil Engineering specializes in transport planning, traffic engineering, planning and regeneration, urban design, traffic modeling and
market research.
Conducted traffic analysis in a large town for future research to be carried out by Buchanan Civil Engineering.
Additional Training:
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Multisurv and Model Maker - Computer and hand held Psion training course on site setting out procedures
FÁS Safe Pass - Health and Safety Awareness Training Program
Managing Safely in Construction
Organisational Skills for Engineers
CIF Scaffolding Inspection Course
Occupational First Aid Course
Technical Report Writing for Engineers
Harness Training
Abrasive Wheel Training
Microsoft Office
Building Energy Rating Assessor for Commercial Buildings using SBEM – simulated building energy model
Software Skills:
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Microsoft Office (Project, Word and Excel) & AutoCAD.
Additional Details:
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Drivers License:
Full Irish license
References: Available on Request.