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Melbourne, Vic, Au

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

The City of Port Phillip is an inner-city municipality located adjacent the southern boundary of the Melbourne CBD and is home to approximately 113,000 people. The municipality is one of the most densely populated in Australia and encompasses major activity centres of St Kilda, St Kilda Road (part) and The Port of Melbourne/Station Pier. The Infrastructure & Amenity Division is responsible for the maintenance and operation of Council’s infrastructure, open spaces and recreation facilities, the administration of Council’s local laws and amenity services, and project delivery. The division consists of approximately 250 staff.

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

The Maintenance & Operations department at The City of Port Phillip is responsible for the provision of all amenity, maintenance and emergency management functions. The department comprises approximately 100 staff and embedded contractors. The department provides civil maintenance, waste management, street and beach cleaning, building and facilities maintenance, and emergency management services to the Port Phillip community. The department operates a 24 hour, seven days a week operation.

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

The Project Services department sits within the Infrastructure & Amenity Division at the City of Port Phillip. The department is responsible for the delivery of the capital and operational construction portfolio. The department delivers approximately $40M-$50M of projects each year across the areas of building construction, civil infrastructure and open space.The department is compromised of approximately 35 full-time equivalent staff and brings together design and construction professionals including civil design engineers, landscape architects, project managers and project support staff.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

Situated within the Strategic Projects unit, and reporting to the Manager Strategic Projects, this role is responsible for the management of the team responsible for the design and delivery of building capital works projects and major projects. The position directly supervises a team of eight staff including engineers, project managers, and planners. The position manages both their own projects as well as overseeing the team’s projects. This role is responsible for:• The delivery of the $22M Mullum Mullum Stadium project. Through an extensive program of community consultation, this controversial project could be commenced nine months ahead of schedule.• Team resourcing, including the management of the team’s workload, quality assurance, risk management, liaising with project stakeholders and preparing business cases to support funding applications for projects. The position is also responsible for day-to-day HR matters including reward and recognition, professional development, performance management, and recruitment.• Preparation of annual team operating budget, including cost and revenue forecasting and contingency planning. • Reporting to senior management, the executive management team and Council on high profile projects as well as overall portfolio time and financial positions.• Development and implementation of several major process improvements in project management, site management, records management and financial accounting.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

Manningham City Council encompasses urban and semi-urban areas in north-east Melbourne, with the city home to approximately 115,000 people. The Strategic Projects unit is responsible for the design and delivery of building projects, the maintenance of Council’s 200 buildings, and the delivery of major projects, including projects that are politically sensitive or of a highly complex nature.This position is the manager of the unit, reporting to the Director of Assets and Engineering, and responsible for fifteen staff reporting through two coordinators, one responsible for maintenance and the other, the Strategic Projects Manager, who is responsible for building and major projects. The diverse, multidisciplinary team includes engineers, project managers, urban planner, maintenance tradespeople, and administration staff. The role is responsible for high-level HR matters, stakeholder management, setting the strategic direction of the service unit, and the achievement of Council mandated key performance indicators.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

The Roads Engineer position is situated within the Technical Services group of the Engineering & Technical Services unit of Manningham City Council. The Technical Services group, headed by the Technical Services Engineering Coordinator, is responsible for the design and delivery of civil infrastructure projects such as road and drainage projects, as part of Council’s annual capital works program.In the Roads Engineering position, I was responsible for the civil design, procurement, and supervision of the construction of large stormwater drainage projects and road projects, of up to $2.2M in value.I project managed the feasibility, stakeholder engagement, detailed design, and procurement stages of the award- winning Bolin Bolin Billabong Wetland Project. The project is a large-scale stormwater recycling project that crosses municipal boundaries and is to be implemented as a joint-venture between the cities of Boroondara and Manningham along with many other stakeholders including private sector, non-profit sector, and state and federal government.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

The position of project manager reported to the coordinator capital works within the Engineering & Technical Services unit. I was responsible for the implementation of various civil infrastructure projects including road works and bicycle network infrastructure.During this time, I was responsible for the management of a stormwater harvesting project in conjunction with Trinity Grammar School. The project was highly commended by the peak industry association, Stormwater Australia, in 2011.Whilst in this role I was also selected to participate in a local government capacity building program facilitated by Melbourne Water’s Living Rivers Program. The program involved a part-time secondment to the engineering design consultancy GHD Pty Ltd for a period of eight months.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

Between 2010 and 2013, Manningham City Council undertook its most significant ever project, the construction of the $35M MC2 community hub. The building was constructed at the same site as the existing civic centre, making managing the construction impact highly complex.The project, under oversight of the Director of Assets and Engineering, was managed by the project manager. I worked as an assistant to the project manager and as the superintendent’s representative for the early works, civil, and ground works for the project.I was responsible for working with the appointed builder and stakeholders to coordinate the works to ensure reduced impacts upon the operation of the adjacent civic and function centre. In that capacity, I was responsible for reporting on construction activities to the project steering committee, comprised of senior executives of Council.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

The position of project manager reported to the Coordinator Capital Works within the Engineering & Technical Services unit. In this role, I was responsible for the procurement and supervision of the construction of significant drainage projects, up to a value of $2M.My role included managing all aspects of the projects, from budget control to ensuring that safety, quality and environmental requirements were met.

Doncaster, Victoria, Au

Manningham City Council’s Civil Infrastructure Design and Construction Department, Engineering and Technical Services has a well-developed process of hiring students studying engineering as cadet engineers. I joined the Council as a student in 2005 and worked in a variety of roles, all reporting to the unit coordinators of Technical Services and Engineering Services.My various roles included assisting senior engineers with design and drafting of civil engineering projects, reviewing submitted development plans for private subdivisions, and assisting the in-house land surveyor in conducting feature surveys.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil & Infrastructure Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (Partial), Civil Engineering