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Australia

Stations Design, Metro West

Sydney, Australia

Sydney Metro Delivery Office

• Lead representative for all Sydney Trains directorates in the delivery of Transport Access Projects across the North West region of the Sydney rail network
• General scope at any given time included managing 6 to 8 Station Upgrades or Easy Access projects, 3 to 4 new Multi-storey/ At-Grade car parks and various small upgrades to stations.
• Manage all Sydney Trains works and services budgets and resource requirements for each TfNSW delivered project. Work values ranging from $50,000 to approximately $3M per project.
• Project manage new canopy works for two stations under the Existing Network Enhancements program- Station Upgrade Project
• Engage with construction contractors and TfNSW delivery agents to deliver best practice in design and delivery for Sydney Trains in line with the Rail Services Contract.
• Coordinate strategy for construction works, commissioning events and progressive asset handover events in line with TfNSW Configuration Management framework.

Sydney, Australia

• Responsible for all Early works, particularly the key configuration changes including construction of 70 metres of pedestrian tunnels, relocation of ticket gatelines, CCTV and various station operation assets to.
• Construction site manager for critical weekend shifts to execute these configuration changes, managing over 70 personnel on site on any given shift to ensure the first critical project milestone of the project was.
• Responsible for managing all interface contractor works, design investigation works (structural, building services, fire life safety, waterproofing) and hazmat removal.
• Key project lead for weekly client and stakeholder meetings under the Wynyard Station Customer Liaison Group (SCLG meetings).

• Project scope requiring collation of signalling survey information from 332 rail signalling location sites across NSW rail network.
• Bid manager during initial tender stage, successfully winning the contract
• Project managed full project life cycle
• Managed 24 team staff to meet the 6 month ambitious delivery time frame of the project.
• Managed the quality of data captured and report outputs via a GIS based system and database as part of the project deliverables, a task I take pride in by applying an innovative approach with the use of GPS cameras and.
• Project delivered under budget and on program with overwhelming positive feedback from TfNSW client

Sydney, Australia

• Reported directly to the NSW Rail Operations Manager
• Responsible for managing all tenders from ITT enquiry stage through to contract award
• Managed letting of sub-contracts and development of program, project budget, bid pipeline,
• Developed operations quality systems and documentation
• Project managed the ARTC accreditation process of 121 RCR O’Donnell Griffin staff as part of a rail division’s business development strategy
• Part of the Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO) team responsible for RCR O’Donnell Griffin becoming one of the first to obtain AEO status as per TfNSW strategy.

Sydney, Australia

• Primary interface between the Construction team, the PMO and Client.
• Responsible for planning of construction works, progress monitoring, client safety documentation, project monthly review packs and installation work packages as a day to day activity.
• Planned possessions works, attending works coordination meetings and presenting scopes to stakeholders at the Configuration Change Board reviews.
• During the development stage, acted in lead estimator role, coordinating with functional heads to develop the ATP South Trackside project Target Outturn Cost.

Sydney, Australia

• Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Trackside Trackside-North
• Supervised estimating team and coordinated with functional heads to develop ATP North Trackside project
• Negotiated and managed independent auditors and key stakeholders
• Managed key project assumptions and conducted quantitative analysis on project risks and opportunities.

Christchurch

• Responsible for developing business strategy to commercialise a new coating technology
• Developed business cases backed by financial models
• Evaluated and established long term relationships with target clients
• Conducted in depth feasibility analysis, assessed risks and control measures
• Liaised with developers as an advisor on R&D and funding requirements

Postgraduate Certificate In City Planning, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, Distinction

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be With Honours, Mechanical Engineering