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BUSINESS PARTNER, ADVISOR AND CONSULTINGCapability EnhancementJason specialises in advising and supporting clients to enhance their capabilities. He works closely with clients and their teams to uplift skills, processes and collaboration efforts, driving efficiency and success in complex project environments.Organisational Change and TransformationJason offers services, leading corporate organisational design and transformation programs, driving business process change across critical processes. He leverages intellectual and pragmatic perspectives from across organisations, considering complete process lifecycle management and recognising interdependencies across capabilities and processes.Delivery Strategy & PackagingJason provides a Systems Thinking approach to designing comprehensive project delivery strategy solutions, encompassing the identification, definition, and assessment of delivery options tailored to meet project objectives.Transaction ManagementRenown for delivering value, Jason provides services in procurement management encompassing a wide range of offerings, including advisory services, market sounding, procurement strategy development, contract selection, specification development, and transaction management.Commercial and Contract ManagementJason excels in Commercial and Contract Management, offering expertise in implementing best practice processes to support the external delivery of outsourced works for organisations. He provides comprehensive support throughout the contract lifecycle, from planning and design to procurement and delivery phases, ensuring effective contract management performance and safety measures, tools, manuals, processes and systems are in place.Asset ManagementJason offers strategies designed to unlock the unique value of asset portfolios. Focusing on the management of assets, Jason develops Total Asset Management (TAM) strategies across diverse asset portfolios, including Property, Fleet, and Equipment.

ADVISORY AND CONSULTING SERVICESCapability Enhancement/Delivery Strategy & Packaging/Commercial and Contract Management/Transaction Management/Asset Management/Portfolio Management

As a Senior Manager at Essential Energy, I provided leadership, direction, and support to the CEO, Executive, and employees on all aspects of contract strategy and management practices. I was a key member of the Senior Leaders Team, responsible and accountable for providing contract services relating to network construction and maintenance. Additionally, I supported the General Manager of Safety, Human Resources, and Environment in all areas of contract strategy and maintenance. I successfully led and managed the corporate Contract Strategy team, ensuring the delivery of effective business outcomes that aligned with strategic and operational business objectives through a focus on performance and customer service.

Senior manager providing leadership, direction and support to the CEO, Executive and employees on all aspects of good property management practices. - A member of the Senior Leaders Team within Essential Energy. Responsible and accountable for the provision of all services relating to Corporate Property. - Provide support to the General Manager Safety, Human Resources and Environment in all areas of Corporate Property management. - Lead and manage the Corporate Property Team in the delivery of effective business outcomes that ensured strategic and operational business objectives were achieved through a focus on performance and customer service.

Initiative Lead in the corporate transformation program delivering business process change across 11 Critical Processes. I was the Initiative Lead for the Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management (SSCM & SRM) process. This initiative drew from recognised, international best practice in the disciplines of SSCM & SRM and included: - A comprehensive maturity assessment of current organisational capability and capacity; - Identification of future state processes and capability requirements; - Definition of the technology strategy to underpin the future state requirements; and - Development of a broad implementation plan to move from the current state to future state.-

Responsible for the overall program management of the network capital and maintenance programs.Five Year Work Plan: Develop and maintain a program management framework for the effective and efficient delivery of the five year work plan.• Delivery Strategy: Leverage the five year work plan process to continuously monitor the internal / external resourcing mix and supply and update the Asset Management Plan (AMP).• Annual Master Plan: Lead the process to obtain delegated approval of the annual Master Schedule and budget.Program Delivery Strategy: Develop and utilize efficient business practices, risk management and sourcing strategies to deliver the program economically and to schedule.• Program Delivery Reporting: Oversee, review and report on the network delivery process and works program across all expenditure categories in accordance with the AMP and corporate objectives.• Commercial/Contract Management Support: Provide commercial and contract management support to project and program managers across Network Development.• Effective Team Building: Lead effective team building and co-ordination at interfaces between internal service providers and stakeholders.

The Commercial Manager role leading the Commercial Team, compromising of five (5) staff, were responsible for: Developing, managing, and implementing the commercial and post-contract establishment frameworks into operational delivery teams.  Ensuring the skills, tools, systems, and processes were in place to support project and program managers across the business.  Acting as the primary source of support and advice on all program/project commercial and post-contract establishment management matters, driving improvements in contract management skills towards ‘best practice’.

Corporate program refining and developing leadership competence and business acumen for Snr management career paths. The program provided a three year rotational opportunity to strengthen leadership skills and obtain hands-on experience across Essential Energy: Rotation 4: Network Development: Developing world-class standards in commercial management underpinned by contracts, procedures, recruitment, training and mentoring Rotation 3: Network Operations: Drive improvements in work practices and developing business opportunities that enhance Network Operations. Major Projects:-Strategic Resourcing: Implementation of flexible resource models outsourcing construction and maintenance works. Complex consultation involving unions, employees, and government workplace relations agencies-Corporate Fatigue Policy: Implementation into network operations-NECF: Implementation into operational business units Rotation 2: Network Operations/Operations Support: Manage projects to ensure program targets and objectives were met in a safe, consistent and efficient manner. Support the General Manager Operations.Major roles/projects: -General Manager (Acting): Provide leadership, direction and support to the Board, Managing Director, Executive and employees with a specific focus on Vegetation Management, Asset Inspection, Meter Reading, Fleet, and Contractor Management. -LiDAR Trial: Assess vegetation encroachments on the electricity network. Assess LiDAR against traditional methodologies Rotation 1: Corporate and Commercial Services/Strategic Procurement: Manage Strategic Procurement conducting analysis to determine category criticality, supply market trends and value. Major projects/roles:-Power line Vegetation Management Contract ($600M). Multi staged procurement-Distribution Transformers ($250M). Multi staged procurement-Manager Community Relations (Acting): Northern Region. Manage customers and stakeholder relationships to enhance Essential Energy’s corporate image

The position serviced Network business units with market testing activities and was responsible for managing strategic procurement processes. The role provided functional support and advice in all facets of the strategic procurement process and managed strategic contract relationships. The position managed Contract Coordinator roles and aided in developing their skills. – Liaise with internal stakeholders in analysing business needs, strategic planning for Capital and Maintenance projects. – Conduct strategic procurement analysis to determine category / product criticality and value; strength of Country Energy’s buying power, supply market trends etc within the Group– Develop Category Plans to map out future procurement strategy, objectives and delivery.– Provide strategic ‘Commercial stewardship’ of major spend categories through their lifecycle– Conduct Technical and commercial negotiations with suppliers and vendors.– Manage Contract Relationships and Supplier Performance Reviews and monitor Key Performance Activities.

The position was responsible for the administrative management vegetation control contracts and associated systems and processes to ensure technical, safety and environmental compliance of the works. – Manage Tender processes– Negotiate Contracts– Contract Management (Business-2-Business)– Develop and manage contract key performance indicators and performance management processes.

Wine Industry Consultancy:– National wine industry consultancy– Procurement (Agency/Brokerage) of wine and wine grapes– Industry innovation: Operational best practice/ Industry benchmarking– Industry expert: Litigation/Industry mediation/ Technical advice– Market analysis, segmentation and communication with key target markets.

– Contribute to the national procurement strategy (supply vs. demand)- Manage procurement budgets and forecasts- Management of supply and demand- Match Corporate production vs. procurement- Procurement, contract and pricing negotiations for wine grapes- Establish and implement Supply Divestment Strategies- Manage commercial relationships (Business-2-Business)- Performance management, Benchmarking, Strategic partnerships- Manage vintage logistics - Planning, implementation and coordination

– Develop and implement technical focus groups aimed at improving grape and wine quality– Technical counsel for Corporate vineyards and Private producers– Negotiation of Grape Supply Contracts and vintage specific grape pricing – Harvest intake coordination– Foster strong interdivisional lines of communication

– Contribute to the vineyard husbandry plans with Manager and regional viticulturalist– Devise, implement and supervise vineyards work programs– Manage and performance counsel vineyard personnel– Promote, demonstrate and drive a strong safety culture– Ensure all possible actions are taken to achieve the desired winemaking specifications– Ensure all plant and equipment is maintained, safe and operable– Foster strong interdivisional communication