Experience

Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA)

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Environment and Technology Research

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• CRC-P Program Manager - Smart Linings for Pipe and Infrastructure

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2022



City West Water

• Australia
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Engineer, Project Delivery

  • Nov 2016 - May 2019

  The Project Delivery Group is responsible for the delivery of City West Water’s capital program. As a Project Manager I am responsible for:• Project Control – writing key control documentation including project management plan, contract management plan, risk management plan, environmental assessment, and probity plan. • Risk Management – development of risk management plan, monitoring and review of control measures.• Pre-construction planning – engaging with key external stakeholders to obtain approval in principle of the project prior to tender.• Procurement – Writing request for tender, evaluation of submissions, writing approval memos and obtaining approval.• Contract management and reporting – finalising contract documentation, checking contractor claims against progress, assessing variations, forecasting project expenditure, monthly reporting.• Contractor management - Coordinate design reviews, review of contractor control documentation including construction programs, management system and safety documentation. • Incident management – ensuring all incidents are reported and escalated where required, review of investigations and system improvements.• Customer management – ensuring that customers get great service and that any customer complaints are handled correctly.• Stakeholder engagement and management throughout a project. Show less

• Senior Engineer, Standards and Design

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2016

  City West Water maintains an in-house design team for water and sewer design works. My role in design team included: • Preparing detailed designs for water supply and sewerage including vacuum sewer profile analysis and detailed design, and sewer rising main detailed design.• Auditing the designs of external consultants to ensure compliance with WSAA Standards.• Providing specialist technical support to Project Managers and Designers both internally and from external consultants.• Included periods of secondment to an IT project. Show less

• Project Delivery Subject Matter Expert (Secondment for an IT Project)

  • Nov 2013 - May 2016

  City West Water implemented an Oracle based enterprise wide business system. As part of these works I was seconded as a Subject Matter Expert for Project Delivery. The secondment was 18 months (in three stages).As a Subject Matter Expert my role was to:• Provide expertise on existing CWW project management systems.• Adapt existing project management systems for the new system architecture. • Mapping business processes (existing and future).• Writing and reviewing functional design documentation.• Design a project management portal. Show less

• Engineer, Standards and Design

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Gravity sewer design.• Vacuum sewer system analysis.• Vacuum sewer conversion options analysis.• Design auditing for water and sewer reticulation.

• Engineer, Project Delivery (Project Manager for the Sewer Rehabilitation Program)

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  The sewer rehabilitation program involves installing a lining system into an existing sewer to prolong its life. The program of works was issued under two contracts and I was responsible for managing both contractors, Interflow and Kembla Watertech. The works included accessing confined spaces, CCTV, sewer cleaning, deep excavation for sewer repair, and installation of lining systems. City West Water also runs a Technical Officer Development Program, during this program cadets rotated through various areas of the business. During the cadets’ sewer rehabilitation rotation my responsibilities included:• Managing their work allocation and assessing competencies.• Providing guidance and support.In addition to the Sewer Rehabilitation Program I was the Project Manager for the following projects during this time:• Fosters Rd Water Main – 1.3km of DN300 open cut water main in Keilor Park.• Footscray Rd Water Main – 240m of DN300 open cut water main in West Melbourne.• Sewer Rehabilitation Package 2012 – 3km of sewer relining DN375-DN525.• Church St, Richmond - Water Main Renewalo This water main renewal involved open cut construction of 850m of DN300 water main on Church St, Richmond between Swan St and the Church St Bridge (over the Yarra River) and 280m of DN250 water main in Balmain St.o A challenging project with many restaurants, cafes, retail and trams. Show less

• Engineer, Project Delivery (Project Manager for the Water Main Renewals Program)

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  The water main renewals program involves the replacement of water mains that have poor performance, or are high risk, with new water mains. The nature of the program means that most replacements are in existing residential or commercial areas that service existing customers. This program of work was issued under three schedule of rates contracts and I was responsible for managing two of these contractors, DownerEDI Works and Scarriff Pipelines. During this time I was the project manager for 92 water main renewals throughout CWW’s catchment area, including many in Melbourne’s CBD. Show less

• Engineer, Project Delivery

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Project Manager for the following projects:• Sunshine Golf Course Treatment Plant Upgrade – installation of balance tanks and upgrade to chemical dosing tanks at a sewage treatment plant at Sunshine Golf Course.• Braybrook Pumping Station Decommissioning – complete removal of an existing pumping station following the installation of a syphon under the Maribyrnong River.• Sewer Rehabilitation Package 2010 – 2km of sewer relining DN150-DN450.



GHD

• Australia
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vacation Student in Project Management Group

  • Dec 2007 - Nov 2008

  GHD is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with offices around Australia and the world. I was successful in obtaining a position in the summer vacation program – a 12 week program - while at university. I worked in the Project Management Group for the summer, and following the completion of the vacation program, in a part time capacity while completing my studies. My role included: • Assisting on site with inspections. • Schedule/program development using MS Project. • Client and contractor management. • Organisation of site inspections/activities. • Document control and data analysis. • Assessment of variations to contract. • Preparing monthly reports for various projects. Show less