Experience

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  Flagstaff Consulting Group

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Senior Associate

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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  Pieterse Consulting Pty Ltd

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Principal Consultant

    • Nov 2015 - Present
    • Melbourne, Australia

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  Downer Infrastructure

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Mar 2014 - Nov 2015
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Working as part of the Melbourne Surfacing business, my role involved the estimating and negotiation of tenders and project management of asphalt contracts, predominantly for VicRoads and major road construction projects.

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  Veolia

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • State Operations Manager

    • Dec 2009 - Mar 2014
    • Melbourne, Australia

    As manager of the Network Service business unit in Victoria and Queensland I was responsible for the provision of trenchless pipeline rehabilitation, inspection, maintenance and asset management through the water, construction and municipal markets.My major achievements included:Increasing municipal customers by 75% over 2 years.Introduction of risk based estimating (Monte Carlo simulation) for major tenders.Winning the first Laser Profiling inspection contract for the company with Queensland Urban Utilities.Winning the 5 year Panoramo inspection contract with Yarra Valley Water.Generating 25% organic growth in our rehabilitation offering.My major accountabilities and responsibilities included:Manage operations of plant, equipment and labour to service our clients daily requirements.Manage financial and physical performance including P&L for Victoria and Queensland.Oversee contract and project management including claims and variationsBuilding relationships and generating maximum value from current clientsIdentify and pursue business opportunities and scope and price tendersIdentify and resource projects to meet contractual requirementsManage health and safety to ensure all legislative and contractual requirements are met including preparation of procedures, SWMS an identification of training and development needsSet clear standards for employee performanceManagement of industrial relations issues and EBA negotiationsDevelop and manage team capabilities and performanceEnsure community and environmental issues are satisfied

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  VicRoads

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Engineer

    • Dec 1999 - Nov 2009
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Various engineering work in development and delivery areas, including work on the Eastern Freeway Project, Tullamarine Calder Freeway Interchange and Craigieburn Bypass (Hume Freeway) as well as stints in Regional Services.Key responsibilities included:Development of delivery strategiesManagement of pre-construction activitiesContract document preparation and tender evaluationManagement and coordination of design and constructability issuesPreparation of scope of works and tender documentsPreparation of budget estimates and cost to completeSubcontract preparation, negotiation and managementPreparation of construction method statements, ITP’s and JSA’sManagement and reporting of quality assurance issues including ITP and lot recordsProcurement of materials and resourcesImplementation of quality, environmental, safety and risk management policies and systemsFinancial and physical management and reportingManagement and reporting of costs and expenditureIdentification, analysis and reporting of risks and opportunitiesContract management including claims assessment, design review, quality management, auditing and progress paymentsStakeholder liaison and managementMotivation and development of staff, engineers, surveillance officers and foreman