Jim O'Dea Email & Phone Number

I am a board member at Australia’s largest regional theatre, Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre. It is a masterpiece of art deco heritage and design and has been a place of community arts and culture for over 110 years. It attracts national and prominent international acts with 100,000 attendees to 600 events and turnover of $4million each year and growing.

Toowoomba, QLD, AU

Leads the operational management of the functional areas of Proterra Group - Project and Engineering, Asset Data Management and Waste Facility Management. Responsible for the group financial performance, resources management, business risk and strategic direction. Part owner of the business.Graduate of CEO Masterclass, AusIndustry Entrepreneurs Program.

• Started a Project Management Consultancy in March 2014, specialising services to property developers, major corporates and local government. Areas of speciality include commercial construction management, tendering.
• Empire Theatre Refurbishment for Toowoomba Regional Council ($5.7M)
• Queens Park Master Plan Implementation for Toowoomba Regional Council ($12M program)
• Salem Lutheran Rest Home Renewal for Lutheran Services ($23M)
• Nottingham Terrances in Parkinson, Brisbane, 31 x 4 bedroom townhouses ($6M)
• Construction Management of the Beauaraba Living Aged Care Facility 26 bed Extension ($5M)

South Brisbane, Queensland, AU

Training and development of junior project managers in all aspects of project management and commercial negotiation. Management of develop, design and construct projects.Commercial negotiation on behalf of the company in high value claims and dispute situations. Leadership and development of the regional projects operations group in regular team meetings.

South Brisbane, Queensland, AU

Lead the project team in the execution of all aspects of the construction project, including job margin, program, safety, quality compliance, internal reporting, subcontractor management and staff development. Projects completed during this time were: - Telstra Services Centre ($2M), Toowoomba - Aldi Gatton foodstore, ($5M), Gatton - Rangehaven Aged Care.

Responsible for the developing and reporting of all project revenue, margins and cost forecasting, risks and opportunity strategies during all stages of the project. Lead a team of contract administrators in the tendering, documentation, administration and resolution of major site works subcontracts. Negotiated head contract restructuring resulting in in.

Project undertaken was the construction of a new 35MW power station at TarongResponsible for the resolution of all on site engineering issues and coordination of the erection of the boiler, including pressure piping, mechanical, structural and electrical works. Management of specialist subcontractors on site including heavy lift riggers, structural.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Project management of the construction roll-out of Vodaphone telecommunications infrastructure within the Thames Valley area, UK, in up to 30 locations concurrently. Worked for Total Communications Infrastructure which became Service Stream in 2007

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU

Coordinate the erection of the structural, mechanical, piping and electrical works for mining, materials handling and process plant projects and resolution of all site engineering issues. Manage the engineering interface with the client stakeholders.Projects undertaken: - Raw Sugar Wharf Project ($16M) in Mackay - Pasminco Century Project ($35M) at Century.

Brisbane, Queensland, AU

Project engineering of the cab upgrade of electric passenger rollingstock and the Kuranda heritage fleet structural renovation and improvement program. Review of the long distance traveltrain fleet waste management systems and maintenance policies

AU

Led the implementation of the MFG/PRO computerised manufacturing management system, including acquisition, testing, user training and system optimisation. Coordinated the initiation of a computerised preventative maintenance system for all factory plant to substantially improve plant availability and reduce unscheduled breakdown occurrences

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.)

Certificate Iv, Business Administration And Management, General

Graduate Diploma, Business Management