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Job Descriptions:• Overseeing and actively managing the Profit and Loss (P&L) aspects of the business unit, ensuring financial performance aligns with strategic objectives.• Facilitating collaboration between diverse teams, integrating inputs from legal, regulatory, and financial sectors with technical functions for effective problem-solving.• Developing and implementing validation cost monitoring programs to identify emerging risks such as overbilling and vendor contract non-compliance. • Collaborating with the Head of Virtual to prepare annual Business Continuity plans and budgets.• Reviewing forecasting, backlog, Gross Revenue (GR), Net Revenue (NR), work in progress (WIP), Bad debts (AFDA), Daily Sales Outstanding (DSO), and utilization with the Head of Virtual and driving actions to address identified issues.• Taking responsibility for growth and continuous improvement, including assisting in developing and implementing improvement plans for underperforming operations.• Providing technical and operational leadership for insurance claim assessments, with a focus on indemnity risks and business policies. Specialize in assessing claims related to insurance contracts, including Industrial Special Risks (ISR) and general business policies.• Maintaining compliance with regulations, GICOP and other regulatory frameworks and service standards throughout the claim assessment process.• Making evidence-based decisions and recommendations during insurance claim assessments, ensuring adherence to commercial business processes and SLAs. Utilizing comprehensive knowledge of insurance policies and contracts to evaluate claims, considering coverage limitations, deductibles, exclusions, and other relevant factors.• Engaging in detailed risk analysis and indemnity assessments for insurance claims across various sectors. Assessing the extent of coverage and provide accurate and fair indemnity evaluations based on the policy terms and conditions.

Job Descriptions:• Leading a team at national level for all technical assessments • Ensuring that business commercial processes and Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) are adhered during claim management• Developing and implementing project cost monitoring assessments in order to verify compliance with firm's policy as well as legal, regulatory and contractual requirements• Identifying cost management risk and process gaps• Identifying potential overbilling, contract non-compliance and control deficiencies, including unsupported costs• Identifying non-adherence to vendor contracts terms for work, materials and equipment, that could result in financial loss to the Insurer

Job Descriptions:• Estimation and validation of costs and scopes for various building and construction claims• Assessment of various domestic and commercial machinery claims including but not limited to refrigeration units, Air conditioners, submersible pumps, CNC Machines, generators, sand blasting machines, elevators and laser machines• Identifying potential overbilling, contract non-compliance and control deficiencies, including unsupported costs and non-adherence to vendor contracts terms for work, materials and equipment, that could result in financial loss to the Insurer• Examining claim forms, policies and endorsements, client instructions and other records to determine coverage• Investigating claims by conducting office-based analysis of physical damage details, interviewing claimants, and comparing claim information with evidence.• Managing third party cost monitoring consultants engaged to provide cost management and cost reviews for damaged residential, commercial and industrial construction projects• Providing support and advice to policy holders with respect to their claims

Job Descriptions:• Preparing detailed scope of works, repair schedules and cost models for damaged residential, commercial and industrial buildings in-line with the basis of estimate and company standards• Preparing independent post contract estimates, including reporting differences in scope, quantities and pricing from contractor’s estimate• Work as integral part of the Estimating Team to perform plan and specification analysis, quantity take off and pricing of various types of construction projects• Compiling and analysing data on all factors that influence costs, such as material, labour, equipment, and profit margins• Creating sophisticated and succinct analysis and reporting tools to provide efficiency and consistency to validation process• Working collaboratively with Loss Adjusters to provide timely validation responses for claims in accordance with client timelines and requirementsProjects:• Queensland Hail and Storm Damages 2020 – Estimation & Validation of reinstatement and refurbishment works of worth around $4.2 MM (Client Allianz)• Townsville Flood and Storm Damages 2019 – Estimation & Validation of reinstatement and refurbishment works of worth around $10.0 MM (Client QBE)• Kalgoorlie – Boulder Hail Storm 2017 – Estimation & Validation of reinstatement and refurbishment works of worth around $5.0 MM (Client QBE, Allianz & Elders)• Estimation & Validation of various domestic, commercial and industrial buildings value range from $5,000 to $500,000Achievements:• Increased the efficiency of validating building insurance claims by 50% leading reduction of claim life from 126 days to 63 days.• Reduced excessive quotes leading to annual cost savings of around $1.0 MM.

Job Descriptions:• Undertaking all estimating and contract functions, including detailed budget estimates from first principles, based on scopes of works provided by Clients• Performing site visits and liaise with stakeholders to assess project requirements and facilitate the estimating process, including preliminary resource orders and bills of quantities• Participating in detailed tender reviews to ensure estimates are relevant to scopes of works, stakeholders' expectations and are cost effective• Analysing specifications, plans and related technical data to determine time, cost and labour requirements for projects, tender bids and related commercial contracts• Assisting in inputting and maintaining databases of actual costs/estimates, unit rates, suppliers and subcontractors, KPI and related data to ensure estimates and costings are based on best value prices, quality and delivery• Management of all activities for EPC projects from tender stage to delivery on time and within budget• Participating in Value Engineering studies, reconciliations and negotiations with contractorsProjects:• Stirling Cross Apartments complete fitout Perth $1.3 MM (Client: Probuild)• Roof Top Bar Crown Towers complete fitout $300,000• Camfield Tavern Optus Stadium complete fitout $350,000• Booragoon Radiology Centre fitout $50,000• Mirrabooka Office Building Cladding & fitout $65,000Achievements:• Streamlined the pricing and procurement system increasing efficiency by 25% leading to cost savings of around $300,000.

Job Descriptions:• Reviewing construction plans and specifications during preconstruction to complete quantity take-offs and prepare estimates for all architectural, structural and civil scopes from schematic through final design for new construction and renovation projects• Evaluating cost estimating deliverables prepared by architects and engineers, for cost containment• Preparing site works estimates for residential dwellings• Completing deal acceptances and prepared profit & loss statements for accepted Deals.• Preparing 1st Prestart and 2nd Prestart Costings• Developing sales and variation costings of the houses• Ensuring adequate safety resources are provided to facilitate the requirements of the safety and health management planAchievements:• Developed pricing strategies, and prepared housing cost estimates for around $ 50MM worth of contracts.• Managed and maintained pricing and cost data.

Job Descriptions:• Overall accountability of budgeting, cost tracking and P&L.• Developing work schedule, budget and procedures in coordination with concerned disciplines• Planning, monitoring and controlling of project activities• Record project progress, track incurred cost, evaluates changes and takes corrective actions• Ensuring expressions of interest and tender submissions comply with client requirements• Getting involved in all stages of our tender submission and being able to drive work winning within the business• Assisting work teams to develop improved methods of carrying out works and increased costs and time efficiencies• Developing the tender price and working with subcontractors to develop a competitive price offering• Coordinating pricing, submissions and variations• Conducting meetings with client, consultant and management to update project status and critical issues• Generating technical queries, coordinating with Client and engineering disciplines for their resolution• Identify changes in scope, gain approval from client for additional work and prepare variations as requiredProjects:• PLWA to supply and install Bollards and Chains at BHP mine site Jimblebar $4.0 MM (Client: BHPBIO)• FPLJV to refurbish existing buildings and construction of a new administration building and crib facilities in a Brownfield environment at Port Hedland $40.5 MM (Client: BHPBIO)• FPLJV to design, supply, construction and commissioning of non-processing infrastructure at the Hope Downs 4 Mine Site $132 MM (Client: Rio Tinto)Achievements:• Managing, supervising and mentoring crew of 13 people.• Additional work of $2.0 MM was granted on Jimblebar Site due to satisfaction of client in terms of due to effective time, cost and quality management.• Developed work and cost break downs for various complex projects.