Gary Budden Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

As the Operation Manager for our National Projects Division which oversees all of HEBs large projects. My role involves ensuring the projects are adequately resourced as well as an overview of the H&S, Environmental, Quality and Financial performance

Palmerston North, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand

Te Ahu a Turanga Alliance(Manawatu Gorge Replacement Route), Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, 2020, $530m, Construction ManagerThis HEB/Fulton Hogan Joint Venture project involves the design and construction of 12km of greenfields rural highway realignment. My role as construction manager involved feeding back to the designer regarding constructability.

Auckland, New Zealand

AMETI Stage 3,4 and 5 Alliance, Auckland Transport, $400m, Design and Integration Manager, Tender PhaseI was a part of the senior management team that led the HEB/ Downer JV through the AMETI pure alliance tender, the tender phase included a written submission plus a number of interactives and workshops with the client Auckland Transport.

Katikati, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

SH2 Waihi to Omokoroa Safety Improvements, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, 2019 - present, $200M, Contractor’s Representative These safety enhancement works involve widening the existing road and installing utilities, wire rope median installation, constructing retaining walls, and associated drainage. I championed design reviews at 30%, 50% and 85% to.

Auckland, New Zealand

I have been working as a bid manager over the past two years across the HEB business (Structures, Civils and National Projects). I have led or been in a lead role in the following tenders Whenuapai Runway (value $20m), Pukekohe East Reservoir (value $30m), Wahi to Omokaroa (value $60m), AMETI (value $113m), Central Interceptor (value $800m), Manawatu.

Waikato Expressway - Hamilton Section

The $430m Hamilton section is the largest roading project ever undertaken in the Waikato, connecting to the Ngaruawahia section of the Expressway in the north and the existing Tamahere section in the south. The 21.8km expressway involves four million cubic metres of earthworks, 17 bridges, five major intersections and extensive local road crossings..

Waikato Expressway - Cambridge Section

The Waikato Expressway is providing a more effective and efficient transport network connecting the business centres of Waikato, Auckland and Bay of Plenty. The $160m Cambridge section passes to the north and east of Cambridge.It connects with the existing Tamahere interchange to the north and with the existing SH1 to the south of Cambridge.

New Zealand

While at Fletcher i had various leadership roles and oversaw the successful delivered major infrastructure projects including the SH1 Waikato Expressway and AMETI EB1 as well as smaller projects such as Watercares South Western Interceptor, Maioro Street Interchange and Stratford Peaker Power Station. This gives him valuable insight to interfacing with.

London, United Kingdom

The Esher STW, Reduction and Serviceability was a cost reimbursable multidiscipline design and build project. The works covered a wide range of engineering disciplines and required the site team and Thames Water to work closely to ensure that the project was a success. Civil works included the construction of two new 32m diameter final settlement tanks.

Auckland, New Zealand

Whilst at Fletcher Construction I was the project manager on a number of small projects ($2m to $10m) such as the Mountain View Road Overpass, Metrowater Sewer Separation, Hillsborough Sewer Rehabilitation, Stanley Street Stormwater Upgrade, Browns Bay Sewer Rehabilitation and teh Tauranga Council Cured in Place Pipe Upgrade.

London, United Kingdom

During my time Keller's I was involved in various ground improvement and piling projects and gained experience in the installation of bored and cased piles, base grouting, mini piling, compensation grouting and Jet grouted columns

Orewa, New Zeland

During my first year at Opus i was part of the survey team where i under tool topographical surveys to enable any design work we may be undertaking at the time. In the second year i undertook investigation and minor design works associated with council maintenance.