Ben Stapleton Email & Phone Number

South Australia, Australia

Adelaide, South Australia

I am a member of the Aurecon Executive Committee. He leads Aurecon's Infrastructure business in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Middle East and South East Asia.I lead a team of fantastic people who work with our clients in the Infrastructure market, supporting them as they deal with their particular challenges. Our clients include Government, Construction contractors, Private asset owners and operators in the Transport and Water sectors.

Adelaide, Australia

I specialised in providing consulting and advisory services to the Infrastructure sector. This included organisations that operate in consulting, construction, as well as asset owners and operators including government and the private sector.I focussed on two primary areas:- assisting consultants and contractors to be more successful, operate a sustainable business and thrive in changing conditions; and- supporting asset owners and operators in the management of their assets… Show more I specialised in providing consulting and advisory services to the Infrastructure sector. This included organisations that operate in consulting, construction, as well as asset owners and operators including government and the private sector.I focussed on two primary areas:- assisting consultants and contractors to be more successful, operate a sustainable business and thrive in changing conditions; and- supporting asset owners and operators in the management of their assets including the relationships and value they derive from their service providers.Services provided across the areas of business strategy and improvement; bid strategy/tactics and leadership; team development including coaching/mentoring and facilitation, project and organisational governance, change management, risk, commercial outcomes, business acquisition and integration. Show less

Adelaide, Australia

Ben led the SA, WA and NT Infrastructure and Environment team through the integration phase with Jacobs. This included team establishment, development of team purpose and operational plan. Ben was heavily involved leadership development and mentoring, the pursuit of major projects, risk and governance, commercial management and safety leadership. Prime areas of responsibility included:- Operational leadership (P&L for a team of over 400 staff, $110M Revenue) across transport, water… Show more Ben led the SA, WA and NT Infrastructure and Environment team through the integration phase with Jacobs. This included team establishment, development of team purpose and operational plan. Ben was heavily involved leadership development and mentoring, the pursuit of major projects, risk and governance, commercial management and safety leadership. Prime areas of responsibility included:- Operational leadership (P&L for a team of over 400 staff, $110M Revenue) across transport, water, buildings, defence, environmental services across all sectors including gas and mining, project management, strategic advisory and asset management services- Strategic leadership of growth initiatives across Central West area.- Leadership of major restructure, salary and benefits harmonisation, major system and process changes as part of the integration- State and Territorial leadership for SA/NT across both Infrastructure & Environment and Resources & Power businesses- Risk and commercial management, safety leadership, client service delivery and people leadership and management. Show less

Perth, Australia And Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

As Group Manager of SKM's transport business Ben was responsible for the following across ANZ, the UK, Middle East and Asia:- Leading growth of SKM’s business and the services provided to clients in the Transport industry (road, rail, ports and aviation). Included government asset owner/operators, private owner/operators and partnerships with delivery partners- Overall management of global Transport portfolio and client relationships (pipeline, revenue, profit, client… Show more As Group Manager of SKM's transport business Ben was responsible for the following across ANZ, the UK, Middle East and Asia:- Leading growth of SKM’s business and the services provided to clients in the Transport industry (road, rail, ports and aviation). Included government asset owner/operators, private owner/operators and partnerships with delivery partners- Overall management of global Transport portfolio and client relationships (pipeline, revenue, profit, client satisfaction)- Leading the growth and development of the Client Portfolio team and client management capabilities- Led growth initiatives in new markets of Asia and the Middle East and expansion in the UK.- Acquisition due diligence for Colin Buchanan businesses in the UK and China.- Drove value from integration with Colin Buchanan in the UK and China and the Mouchel rail business in the UK.Major achievements included:- Growth of Transport portfolio revenue from $80M to $220M AUD over 4 years with profit in excess of 20%- Maintain workload for approx. 1200-1400 staff through a difficult global market period- Strengthening of business in UK and Western Australia- Growth of work with delivery partners in Queensland- Development of Client Management team capabilities- Strong client survey outcomes and 50% proposal conversion rate- Drive focus on sustainable solutions and initiatives to grow market such as asset management and stations- Securing roles and strong delivery of major projects Show less

Perth, Australia

Ben had operational responsibility for a team of 160 people and associated $27M business across Western Australia and the Northern Territory including P&L, people management, project/service delivery and risk management. The team served across transport, social infrastructure (buildings), defence and non-process infrastructure for mining and energy markets.Major achievements included:- Turnaround business performance from <10% profit to 14% in 1 year- Restructured team to… Show more Ben had operational responsibility for a team of 160 people and associated $27M business across Western Australia and the Northern Territory including P&L, people management, project/service delivery and risk management. The team served across transport, social infrastructure (buildings), defence and non-process infrastructure for mining and energy markets.Major achievements included:- Turnaround business performance from <10% profit to 14% in 1 year- Restructured team to create operational efficiencies including development and appointment of next generation of leadership- Rebuilt focus on transport from $300K business to $4M in 2 years- Rebuilt relationship with Northern Territory team including new office relocation Show less

Adelaide, Australia

As State Manager, Ben led the SA operations, across 4 Business Units (Buildings and Infrastructure, Mining, Power and Energy, Water and Environment) including general management, market leadership and senior project governance roles. He also was responsible for the relationship with the Department for Transport Planning and InfrastructureMajor achievements included: - Led overall growth of office from 60 to 200 people- Integration of REM (environmental consultancy of 45 people… Show more As State Manager, Ben led the SA operations, across 4 Business Units (Buildings and Infrastructure, Mining, Power and Energy, Water and Environment) including general management, market leadership and senior project governance roles. He also was responsible for the relationship with the Department for Transport Planning and InfrastructureMajor achievements included: - Led overall growth of office from 60 to 200 people- Integration of REM (environmental consultancy of 45 people into SKM)- Implemented client focus resulting in BRW Consultant of the Year awards in 2010 and 2011- Supported and involved in the delivery of major project roles such as Northern Expressway, Port River Expressway, Glenelg Tram upgrade and extension, Rail revitalisation, planning studies for Olympic Dam expansion Show less

Adelaide, Australia

Ben led the growth of the Infrastructure business in South Australia as sole initial representative. Included strategy development, client relationship development, use of interstate skills for delivery, recruitment for growth and project delivery.Major achievements included:- Grew infrastructure business from 1 to team of 50 over 3 years through client relationship focus and excellent project delivery. Vast majority of the team is still present in the Adelaide office-… Show more Ben led the growth of the Infrastructure business in South Australia as sole initial representative. Included strategy development, client relationship development, use of interstate skills for delivery, recruitment for growth and project delivery.Major achievements included:- Grew infrastructure business from 1 to team of 50 over 3 years through client relationship focus and excellent project delivery. Vast majority of the team is still present in the Adelaide office- Building industry partnerships and relationships- Securing major project roles such as Port River Expressway Independent Verification, Northern Expressway and Northern Connector, Glenelg Tram upgrade and extensions, Further tram extension studies, North South Corridor strategic planning study, Client engineer for Rail revitalisation project, pedestrian crossing program for TransAdelaide- Project leadership of significant projects including those described above Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Ben provided management consultancy services across education, power and water sectors. This included Project facilitation for the Department of Education and Training on the capital works upgrade of primary and secondary schools in metropolitan and regional Victoria.Ben also undertook a review of asset management processes and development of Cost of Supply model for Powercor as part of regulatory reset and conducted an Integrated asset management review, network benchmarking and… Show more Ben provided management consultancy services across education, power and water sectors. This included Project facilitation for the Department of Education and Training on the capital works upgrade of primary and secondary schools in metropolitan and regional Victoria.Ben also undertook a review of asset management processes and development of Cost of Supply model for Powercor as part of regulatory reset and conducted an Integrated asset management review, network benchmarking and development of stand alone cost model for City West Water. Show less

Melbourne Area, Australia; Glasgow, Scotland; Dublin, Ireland

Ben undertook a range of design and design management roles in the water and transport industry, including working on projects directly for government as well as with construction contractors. This included projects in Victoria and the Republic of Ireland with SKM and with Scott Wilson in Scotland.Most notable was where Ben led the track and civil design for the Dublin Light Rail project. Key elements of this project included: - Delivery of track and civil elements of 25 km of new… Show more Ben undertook a range of design and design management roles in the water and transport industry, including working on projects directly for government as well as with construction contractors. This included projects in Victoria and the Republic of Ireland with SKM and with Scott Wilson in Scotland.Most notable was where Ben led the track and civil design for the Dublin Light Rail project. Key elements of this project included: - Delivery of track and civil elements of 25 km of new double track light rail system in Dublin, Republic of Ireland in D&C environment- Supported establishment of new SKM entity and business in Dublin- 3rd person on the ground, based in project site office and supported establishment of project team which grew to a peak of 25 on site, teams designing works in Melbourne (100 people) and Manchester UK- Managed the interface with local consultants and interaction with Halcrow as major subconsultant- First virtual teaming project undertaken in SKM, significant lessons learnt on delivering work remotely, time zones and communications- Delivered approved design across track, ducting, drainage, road junctions, park and rides, depots and stops- Interaction with Client representatives, D&C contractors (Civil, EMC, rolling stock), local authorities and agencies Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil, Honours

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Tech Mgt