Slattery is Australia’s most dynamic Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering firm, providing end-to-end cost management services to the property, infrastructure and resources industries.I am a Director based in Melbourne but leading the Commercial Office (new and asset repositioning) and Workplace Sectors nationally.Our client base is state based, national and international, assisting many South East Asian and mainland Chinese developers with their developments.I work with a highly skilled and talented group to ensure our clients' needs are met and they receive an outstanding level of service.

With a remit across Australia and New Zealand, my key responsibilities included:- Responsible for business development activities and client account management across the ANZ region for the Program, Cost, Consultancy business line (also known as Davis Langdon). This also included multinational clients which AECOM has global agreements with.- Responsible for attracting key inward investment clients from Asia to use Davis Langdon and AECOM’s services.- Responsible for growing Davis Langdon’s market share in ANZ’s infrastructure sector (Road, Rail, Water, Power, Renewable Energy, etc.)- Responsible for the further enhancement of Davis Langdon’s innovation initiative ‘Global Unite’. This project intelligence tool is being adapted to facilitate infrastructure projects as well as building’s projects.

I was the Regional Director for all of Davis Langdon 'An AECOM Company's' activities throughout Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. At its peak, this region had 160 staff members engaged in providing the following services;- Project Management- Cost Management / Quantity Surveying- Building Surveying- Access Consulting- Certification Services- Independent Verification- Town Planning- Specifications Consultancy- Property ConsultancyKey responsibilities included:- Responsible for all Davis Langdon’s operations in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.- Setting vision and strategies for the company at both a regional and ANZ level.- Responsible for 9 service lines as mentioned above.- Manage a team of 16 Directors and an overall responsibility for circa 160 staff.- Ensuring the continuing success of all service lines through business development, client care and internal operational efficiencies.Significant achievements included:- A member of Davis Langdon’s ANZ Senior Leadership Team.- A member of AECOM’s Victorian Senior Leadership Team, which involves engineering disciplines and management services to the buildings and infrastructure markets.- Management of a profit and loss centre in excess of $30m in revenue and returned double digit profit margins.- Delivery of strategies to push Davis Langdon services in to the Infrastructure markets which delivered an additional 10% in revenues from a standing start.- Integrating and harmonization of Davis Langdon’s services and its staff in to AECOM’s corporate environment and add value to their clients.- Delivery of Davis Langdon’s innovation initiative ‘Global Unite’, which gives a global project intelligence platform for staff, clients and projects. The project won AECOM’s global award for best innovation.

Providing Quantity Surveying/Cost Management and Client Representative services on a range of projects both in the UK and Australia.Key responsibilities included:- Acting as the firm’s liaison for clients, design teams and contractors on high profile projects.- Day to day management and responsibility for direct reports and their deliverables to clients.- Attendance and chairing key meetings, involving design, contracts, risk, value management and value engineering.- Preparation of expressions of interest, fee submissions, attending interviews and presentations.- Member of the National Business Development Committee driving policy setting and pro-actively seeking opportunities to promote the firm.- Integral member of the team developing innovation and thought leadership.- Strategic business development seeking new opportunities at corporate and networking events.Significant achievements included:- Promoted to Director in December 2008- Promoted to Associate in March 2001 at the age of 25- Providing successful professional technical consulting services on a number of large projects including: 3 – 5 National Circuit A$60m; RACV Club A$120m; Brisbane Football Stadium A$280m; Dandenong Hospital Stages 1, 2 & 3 A$150m; and 20 Fenchurch Street, London £300m (40 storey office tower, 100,000m2)- Successful in obtaining commissions from new and existing clients and negotiating the associated fee income.- Implementing the ‘Foresight’ Group to facilitate the interaction and networking of up and coming ‘stars’ in the Property and Construction Industries.