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Auckland, NZ

Australia & New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Establish project control management for infrastructure projects for several clients to ensure the team makes progress and meets goals. Scope infrastructure projects Collect/execute compliance checks on all project control data to support Board and Sponsor reports.Project management real estate office fit-outs and Data Centre construction.

Auckland, New Zealand

Manage and oversee project controls for all internal and external engineering projects. Responsible for project planning, scheduling, cost estimating, monitoring, and quality review. Manage project controls personnel. Establish operating policies to mitigate risk.

Devonport Dockyard, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

Introduce Primavera Scheduling tool and align with the RNZN Navy's AMPS (Asset Management Planning System) to Babcock NZ Dockyard and set up an interface with IT to the current ERP tool.Set up and manage a new planning team in a new Dockyard Management Contract.Create, maintain and report maintenance contract schedules to align with the current fleet.

Sullom Voe Terminal, Shetland Islands

Produce, maintain and report plans for Oil Terminal Tank Outages as part of SVT BP Intervention Team for TAR's. Using Primavera and MAXIMO with MAXIVERA

Grangemouth Oil/Petrochemical Refinery

Produce, evaluate and maintain detailed plans for Oil Refinery/Petrochemical Plant Engineering work packs for major engineering upgrades from define to execute phases incorporating procurement.

Rosyth, Fife

Project Scheduler for New QEC Aircraft Carrier Design and Build, Commercial Unit and Facilities.Successful Australian ANZAC GMC Bid planning author.

Rosyth Dockyard

Develop and maintain the detailed Engineering Stage 2 modelling and Stage 3 Production outputs schedule for input into internal and external build and assembly integrated plans.Produce and maintain EVM Project Management reports and construct recovery plans incorporating risk management.

Alloa

Single point of contact for all Ministry of Defence Contracts and overall supervision and project reporting for all workshop activities for Power Station refurbishments within UK

Responsible for the hire and maintenance of all hydraulic excavating equipment within the Scottish fleet. Project Manager for the Fife, Scotland depot.

Mechanical Project Engineer responsible for all Mechanical Systems on UK Naval projects including Type 42, Sandown Class, Island Class and CVS Aircraft Carriers.

Maintain/Overhaul & Set to work major mechanical systems within UK naval ships.