Experience

COLAS Australia Group

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Responsible for directing all operations of COLAS contracting companies in Australia to achieve overall profitability and growth and adherence to, Health and Safety, Environment and Quality standards. Reporting to COLAS C.E.O. Oceania

• Group Major Projects and Asset Management Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023



Boral Construction Materials

• Sydney, Australia

• General Manager Operations Asphalt (NSW/ACT)

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2022

  As General Manager of Boral Asphalt NSW/ACT I have two roles: Firstly I am responsible for growing the existing asphalt business for Boral Construction Materials NSW/ACT in a safe, financial, sustainable and environmentally compliant manner. Secondly, I am a Boral representative on the V.B.A. Sydney Maintenance Contract (S.M.C.) board of directors and for the last 18 months, have been the chairperson of this seven year, billion dollar contract. I am also the Boral representative on the S.M.C. Management Review Group which incorporates our client. (Transport for New South Wales) The key deliverables of the roles:- • Improve the safety, quality and environmental culture and performance through greater visibility, audits, engagement and looking to world’s best practice within and outside the construction industry. • Increase turnover and profitability through securing work, through conventional tendering processes and through innovative alternative tenders, which offer clients unique value for money solutions. • Develop and maintain long term customer relationships built upon trust, quality, credibility and reliability. • Implement change management programmes to refocus the business on key strategic and client deliverables. • Develop and implement cost control measures that drive improved profitability. • Drive the consistent use of our integrated management system to standardise processes and procedures across the whole businesses. • Identify and develop key business stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally, to enhance added value and identify future opportunities. • Improve the commercial, risk and opportunity management within the businesses. • Developing and implementing more accurate forecasting procedures. • Lead and implement continuous improvement programmes. • Maximise the utilisation of all Boral services to offer a one stop shop for key clients • Formulating strategic business plans aligned to market conditions and business objectives. Show less



Downer EDi Works

• Perth Western Australia

• General Manager Road Surfacing WA

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2015

  As General Manager, I am responsible for growing the existing road surfacing business for Downer Road Infrastructure Western Australia in a safe, financial, sustainable and environmentally compliant manner. I have overall corporate and strategic responsibility for all aspects of the road surfacing business (eight individual profit centres, which include Asphalt Production, Contracting, Stabilisation, Spray Seal, Workshops and Laboratories) from business development to successful project delivery. The key aspects of the role are:- • Improve the safety, quality and environmental culture and performance across the WA business through greater visibility, audits and engagement. • Continue to increase turnover and profitability of the road surfacing business in WA. • To implement restructuring and change management programmes to refocus the business on key strategic deliverables. • Implement cost control measures to drive improved EBIT. • Implement an integrated management system to standardise process and procedures across the whole road surfacing business. • Identify and develop key business stakeholder relationships both internally and externally to enhance added value and identify future opportunities. • Improve the commercial skills within the road surfacing business. • Develop and implement more accurate forecasting procedures to align all parts of the business. • Develop and implement continuous improvement programmes to improve the road surfacing business. • Maximise the utilisation of all Downer resources. • Formulate budget and business / strategic plans for the road surfacing businesses. • Develop combined business opportunities for the production, contracting, spray seal and stabilisation businesses with key strategic clients. Show less



Holcim

• Switzerland
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Director Asphalt & Contracting

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  I was responsible for all commercial activities including work winning and sales within the asphalt and contracting business together with the UK technical centre together with all continuous / performance improvement within both the asphalt and contracting business.

• Director of Contracting

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  I was responsible for growing the successful contracting business for Lafarge in a safe, financial and sustainable manner. The role included overall corporate and strategic responsibility for all aspects of the contracting business from targeting work to successful project delivery.

• Regional Manager Midlands & Eastern

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

• Contracting Area Manager Eastern

  • Oct 2001 - Sep 2006

• Managing Quantity Surveyor

  • Jan 1996 - Sep 2001