David Collett Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In this volunteer role I guide the committee comprising industry and faculty representatives to improve student outcomes and make sure that the courses provided by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering produce job ready graduates. Key achievements in this capacity include the adoption of a dedicated Rail Engineering unit, launching in 2024, as well as changes to how various other units are taught to focus on job ready skills. I also guest lecture on a variety of topics and am involved with the mentoring and assessment of final year student projects.

Consult Australia is the peak industry body representing the interests of businesses and staff engaged in technical advisory and design consulting services across Australia. As a Board member my role was to help CA fulfil its mission and remain a strong and relevant advocate for member firms.

Melbourne, Australia

I initially joined SMEC as Executive Project Manager but was I was shortly after appointed as Regional Manager for Melbourne. This P&L role was responsible for the $55M pa Melbourne business comprising approximately 340 professionals, business financial performance, client relationship management and delivery of the regional strategy. Key achievements included the successful delivery of the 2017 operational plan and sustainably growing the business.SMEC restructured at the start of 2018 and I was appointed State Manager responsible for operations across Victoria and Tasmania. Reporting to the SMEC Australia CEO and part of the Australian Executive Management team, I was responsible for 600 staff delivering project solutions to clients in four offices across Victoria and Tasmania and accountable for the profitability of the $100M+ pa SMEC business at a state-wide level. In this role, I provided effective and visible leadership, externally and internally and worked with the State Leadership Team to grow the scale and profitability of operations in the State in line with SMEC’s Strategic & Business Plans and financial targets. I was also actively involved in project governance on several high-risk major projects. In 2018 I oversaw the relocation of the SMEC Melbourne business to new offices in Collins Street, as well as supporting moves for both the Traralgon and Geelong offices to new premises. In 2022 I guided the launch of the SMEC business into the Tasmanian market. I am particularly proud of the collegiate leadership culture I inculcated across the Vic/Tas region in my time as State Manager, with leaders providing help and support to each other both cross functionally and across the offices in the region. I also worked to significantly enhance SMECs brand and profile in the Vic/Tas market.

Melbourne, Australia

My job at AECOM was all about business improvement, honing our people and the systems they work with to improve business outcomes. I have significant project and business unit management experience having joined AECOM in 2006 as Group Manager for the Transport Engineering team in Melbourne. In this role I oversaw sustainable growth in both staff and revenue.In late 2007 I moved to a broader operationally focused role quickly developing a reputation as a problem project troubleshooter. This led to me taking on "fixer" roles on a succession of "problem" projects including a major port development in Saigon (Vietnam), and the Aurora recycled water treatment plant in Melbourne.In the role of Director, Project Excellence my focus was to improve the delivery of AECOM projects and supporting systems throughout Australia and New Zealand. This business operations focused role reported to AECOM's Executive General Manager, Operations and involved the identification and of implementation improvements to the AECOM business, particularly those related to the delivery of consulting projects.I am passionate about helping people achieve. Throughout my time at AECOM I was involved in delivering Project Management training, mentoring and staff skills development throughout AECOMs global business. In 2010 I co-authored "Managing AECOM Projects" (MAP) a Project Management training course which won an AECOM Excellence Award and has been adopted as AECOMs Project Management training offering globally and is a prerequisite to AECOM Project Manager Certification. I am also co-author of a course aimed at more senior staff called "MAP Contracts" which covers legal liability issues and the effective negotiation and management of Consulting Contracts.In 2014 my role was escalated to report to the ANZ COO, and in 2015 following the acquisition of URS, I took over responsibility for the AECOM ANZ Quality function, in addition to my other responsibilities.

Led PB's Engineering Infrastructure team. Involved in winning and delivering the Tullamarine Calder Interchange Alliance Project in 2005. Led the project teams that developed proposals for the grade seperation of Middleborough Road and Springvale Road. These proposals facilitated the eventual government approval and construction of these projects.

Own consulting business primarily focused on urban infrastructure design.Worked on many projects including the design of a large number of stages of the Caroline Springs residential development in Melbournes west. Also led the design of the duplication of the Belgrave - Hallam Road, done as part of the Hallam Bypass Project. During 2001 I spent 12 months seconded to SKM in the Transport Infrastructure Team. Here I led the Civil and Track Design team for the Dublin Light Rail project being designed from the Melbourne Office.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Batchelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

This school was named Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (GIAE) at the time

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