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Jose Antonio Apestegui

@joseantonioapestegui

PMP® project and program manager with 12+ years delivering multimillion construction and technology initiatives with PMO rigor.

Costa Rica

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead multimillion-dollar projects and PMO/Program environments where I can strengthen governance, manage risk and budgets, and deliver measurable operational excellence—especially where construction and digital transformation intersect.

I am a Project Management Professional (PMP®) with more than 12 years of experience leading complex, multimillion-dollar projects from initiation through successful delivery. I lead multidisciplinary teams, manage executive stakeholders, and drive operational excellence across construction, infrastructure, consulting, and transformation initiatives.

As General Manager & Project Director, I lead strategic and project delivery functions, maintaining full accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, procurement, and stakeholder expectations—most notably directing an US$18.5 million luxury residential development. I establish governance frameworks, executive dashboards, and reporting structures, while negotiating contracts, managing suppliers, and proactively addressing risk and operational challenges.

Previously, I served as Senior Project Manager and Owner’s Representative across multiple hospitality and residential developments, managing planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, quality assurance, and financial controls. I also built my foundation as a Project Manager / Resident Engineer and later as a Project Management Consultant, implementing tools like Earned Value Management (EVM), risk registers, change management processes, and executive reporting to consistently meet client and contractual objectives.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

General Manager & Project Director

Current

Nankú Builders

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Leads the company’s strategic, operational, financial, and project delivery functions, ensuring alignment between corporate objectives and project execution. Directed an US$18.5M luxury residential development with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, procurement, governance, and stakeholder expectations.

Senior Project Manager

Enjoy Group

Oct 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Served as the Owner’s Representative for multiple high-value hospitality and residential developments, managing delivery from planning through project handover. Directed project planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, construction supervision, quality assurance, cost control, executive reporting, governance, and risk management.

Project Management Consultant

Apéstegui Dirección de Proyectos

Jan 2018 - Oct 2021 (3 years 9 months)

Provided project management consulting services across commercial, hospitality, residential, and corporate developments. Managed complete project lifecycles and implemented governance frameworks and project controls, including Earned Value Management (EVM), risk registers, change management, and executive reporting.

Project Manager / Resident Engineer

Volio & Trejos Asociados

May 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years 7 months)

Progressed from Resident Engineer to Project Manager by delivering increasingly complex construction projects. Supervised planning, procurement, contract administration, scheduling, execution, quality assurance, documentation, and maintained strict cost and schedule control through budgets, forecasts, and change orders.