Chris Haskas
Manager Engineering at CITY OF MITCHAM- Claim this Profile
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City of Mitcham
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Australia
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager Engineering
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Feb 2018 - Present
• Responsible for providing asset management and engineering services to both internal and external customers • Responsible for asset management, traffic and transport, stormwater, design and contract management functions. • Manage an asset portfolio with a value of $548.1mil (annual depreciation of $7.75mil) and composed of the following assets • Lead and manage 14 staff members including one stormwater engineer, one development engineer, three traffic and transport engineers, two asset managers, one GIS officer and six civil engineers to ensure high standard completion of tasks. • Responsible for delivering a $20mil capital works program. Show less
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City of Onkaparinga
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Australia
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Team Leader, Technical Services
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Oct 2011 - Feb 2018
• Undertook engineering and landscape services to both internal and external customers and handled development, civil and stormwater engineering as well as quantity surveying, traffic engineering, surveying, landscape and capital works programming functions. • Lead and oversaw 21 individuals composed of three civil engineers, six civil engineering design drafters, two stormwater engineers, two traffic engineers, two development engineers, two surveyors, two landscape architects, one quantity surveyor and one programmer/scheduler. • Performed the role of Acting Manager Civil Infrastructure by managing the Technical Services, Civil Construction and Civil Maintenance teams and 109 staff members as well as a total operating with capital works budget of $40M and as Acting Team Leader Civil Maintenance and 55 staff with a total operating budget of $9M. Show less
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FMG Engineering
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Australia
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Civil Engineering
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100 - 200 Employee
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Projects Manager, Civil
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Apr 2009 - Oct 2011
• Handled and managed civil engineering projects including project teams and prepared bids for projects within the urban development and infrastructure, residential, education, governments, health care and industrial sectors. • Built and cultivated new and existing client relationships to ensure continuity of future work and explore business development opportunities. • Developed fee proposal to detail services to be provided in a comprehensive and accurate manner. • Coached and mentored civil engineers and civil engineering design drafters to help strengthen their skills. • Undertook project management and delivery of structural and civil engineering design documentation of 60 building education revolution building projects and contract management including tender process, tender evaluation and contract award. • Served as a project team member to design and construct multi-disciplinary projects in architectural, civil, structural, hydraulic, mechanical, acoustic, environmental, fire, electrical, quantity, surveying and building. • Contract management functions predominately related to residential land divisions. Show less
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AECOM
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Oct 2008 - Mar 2009
• Responsible for managing and supervising civil engineering projects including the project teams composed of civil engineering designers and drafters who delivered design documentation for civil engineering projects within the urban development sector and preparing project bids. • Formed relationships with clients to ensure continuity of work and that their project specifications were met. • Undertook contract management including duties relevant to tender process, tender evaluation, contract award and contract management. • Conducted engineering studies and investigations to be submitted to the company leadership. • Drafted and executed contracts and tracked project progress to keep costs under control. • Kept abreast with industry trends and issues to ensure high quality project delivery. Show less
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Fyfe Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Design
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200 - 300 Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Oct 2007 - Oct 2008
• Responsible for managing a team of eleven civil engineers, civil engineering designers and drafters who delivered design documentation for civil engineering projects in the urban development sector. • Contract management functions predominately related to residential land divisions • The position was responsible for managing and maintaining existing client relationships to ensure continuity of future work. • Responsible for managing a team of eleven civil engineers, civil engineering designers and drafters who delivered design documentation for civil engineering projects in the urban development sector. • Contract management functions predominately related to residential land divisions • The position was responsible for managing and maintaining existing client relationships to ensure continuity of future work.
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City of Salisbury, South Australia
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Australia
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager, Civil Design and Landscape Management
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Aug 2004 - Oct 2007
• Provided engineering and landscape design services and managed a team of ne civil engineer, four civil engineering design drafters, three landscape architects, one reserve management officer, two urban biodiversity officers and one administration officer. • Developed a design documentation for a $25M capital works program and involved in developing, managing, monitoring and reporting for the program • Engineered, managed, monitored and reported on the operating budget and developed annual capital works renewal and upgrade program for the stormwater, parks and landscape including the irrigation, gateway entry statements, outdoor furniture, trails, landscape, street tree planting, playground and recreational as well as street lighting, traffic management and roadworks asset categories. • Functioned as a the member of the capital works budget committee which assessed all operating and capital works budget submissions and developed program for executive management. • Undertook the portfolio management of streetscape planting, reserve development, playground, parks and landscape, traffic management, roadworks, stormwater and street lighting. Key Achievements: • Selected to act as the Director for City Projects by managing the Strategic Asset Management, Civil Design & Landscape Management, Traffic Management, Water Business Unit, Civil Construction and Business Support teams. • Developed the service delivery plan which led to the alignment with the corporate plan and strategies as well as the council-wide stormwater catchment dataset of catchment area, sub-catchment area and impervious/pervious fractions as well as council-wide stormwater flood management plan and engineering and landscape consulting services panel incorporating project plan, procurement risk register, probity plan and evaluation plan. Show less
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City of Mitcham
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Australia
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Projects Engineer, Infrastructure
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Mar 2003 - Aug 2004
• The position was responsible for the provision of high quality, accurate and reliable engineering assessments, development engineering assessments, construction superintendence, street lighting management, reports and civil and drainage designs to maintain and enhance the infrastructure assets. Key Achievements: • Project management and contract management of Belair Road between Fife Avenue and Seafield Avenue PLEC project. • Design of local flooding sites throughout the council area. • Lighting audit of councils public street lighting and reserves. Show less
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TMK Consulting Engineers
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Australia
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Civil and Environmental Engineer
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Mar 1997 - Feb 2003
The position was responsible for preparation of civil design documentation, managing civil engineering projects, construction superintendence and environmental projects in the commercial and residential, education, governments, health care and industrial sectors. The position was responsible for preparation of civil design documentation, managing civil engineering projects, construction superintendence and environmental projects in the commercial and residential, education, governments, health care and industrial sectors.
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Education
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Australian Institute of Company Directors
Foundations of Directorship (Governance for Directors, Finance for Directors, Strategy and Risk for -
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia
Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning -
TAFE
Certificate lV in Project Management -
TAFE
Diploma of Business Management -
University of South Australia
Road Safety Auditor -
University of South Australia
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil and Water Engineering -
University of South Australia
Associate Diploma of Engineering in Civil Engineering