Christopher Galea Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

808 Design glass specialise in the design, supply and installation of façade systems for commercial projects.Projects- Bio 21 medical research institute - $2M contract value – Cockram Constructions- RMIT New Academic Street - $3.6M contract value – Lend Lease- 888 Collins Street - $1.7M contract value – Lend Lease- Tower 4 - $0.8M contract value – Brookfield MultiplexDuties- Manage all aspects of the project ensuring the agreed scope, budget, schedule and customer expectations are met- Manage the project delivery phases of design, fabrication, installation and commissioning- Oversee the manufacturing of facades- Manage project contractual requirements including variations, extensions of time and progress claims- Develop project budgets and monitor progress vs expenditure- Allocation of site labour resources- Developing and growing relationships with local suppliers- Manage site activities ensuring time, cost and quality expectations are met

Permasteelisa Group is a worldwide leading Contractor in the engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation of curtain wall systems. Projects- 567 Collins Street (Melbourne) - $17M contract value – CPB Contractors- Peter Doherty Institute (Parkville) - $7.5M contract value – Brookfield MultiplexDuties- Lead the delivery of projects ensuring the agreed scope, budget, schedule and customer expectations are met- Manage the project delivery phases of design, fabrication, installation and commissioning- Prepare, let and manage multiple subcontract packages- Responsible for the identification, costing and processing of all contractual requirements including variations, extensions of time and progress claims- Manage project financials and budgets- Prepare project programs and monitor progress- Manage site activities ensuring time, cost and quality expectations are met- Gain the confidence of the client and key stakeholders and become the focal point for communication- Monitor staff and team performance

In this position, I assisted the project manager to deliver one of the company’s key projects. I was responsible for;- The programming of works;- Procurement of materials and subcontractors;- Tracking budgets;- Managing internal and external design resources;- Site supervision and quality control of subcontractors; and- Communicating with clients, consultants and subcontractors.

VicRoads is responsible for the management of the Victorian arterial road network through the development of the road system, maintenance and operation.Projects- $160M Springvale Road rail crossing removal project- $110M Geelong Ring Road – Section 4B project- $62M Calder Freeway/ King Road interchange and duplication project- $1M Federation Trail – Stage 2 bicycle path projectDuties- Assist in preparing the business case for federal government approval- Establishing the project criteria including; time, cost, technical and performance parameters- Preparing tender documentation- Prepare project budgets for various design options- Management of the design development for rail infrastructure and services- Producing programs, constructability assessments, risk registers- Managing internal and external stakeholder expectations