Malcolm Powers Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

Transformation Program Management

Melbourne

• An executive role indirectly leading 80 PMs, my mandate is to establish and maintain best practice planning, controls and processes across multiple enterprise-wide projects. I provide support for all acquisition.
• Uplifted resource management capabilities and effectively integrated performance management and reporting across a multibillion dollar project portfolio, making data accessible to improve decision making;
• Supported business diversification through the planning and mobilisation of projects in adjacent markets, turning around project performance in subsidiary teams to enable significant growth;
• Competently developed and delivered an integrated workforce planning system to manage 1200+ resources across different business areas and locations, adding value and governance oversight.

Melbourne, Australia

• Taking on a sizeable Integrated Communication Systems project (>$200 million) at late development stage, I was tasked with resolving a number of issues that threatened on time delivery. By systematically assessing.
• Successfully determined root causes and corrective actions to recover deliverables on a multimillion dollar project;
• Effectively led a multidisciplinary team of 20, and numerous subcontractors across geographies, working in collaboration with HR to re-establish a high performing project team.

Melbourne, Australia

• Tasked to ensure that technical, cost and schedule goals were achieved in accordance with contractual and company requirements, I delivered multiple concurrent projects for the ship class fleet. An ongoing aspect of.
• Successfully leveraged team leadership, organisation and planning skills, taking responsibility to guide and elevate performance across multimillion dollar projects;
• Secured Chairman’s Award nomination for integration of Lifecycle Management in an engineering sustainment program;
• Developed a business unit level performance management framework and metrics to enable across the business view and facilitate behavioural changes;
• Recovered and delivered numerous projects with cost and schedule requirements including an enhanced high speed data maritime terminal and a tactical intercom and secure voice subsystem replacement.

Melbourne, Australia

• Accountable for leading a technical team in the specification and development of a marine observation network for detecting tsunami events in the Australian region, I managed the development of equipment specifications.
• Successfully delivered the Australian Tsunami Warning System’s sea level observation system from development to operation within timeframe, to detect tsunami events and enable timely decision-making for public safety.
• Built experience in the management and delivery of Government funded multimillion dollar contracts and effectively introduced Systems Engineering methodologies into a scientific based organisation;
• Led the development and implementation of the organisation’s risk management processes, supporting the acquisition of complex technical projects.

Victoria, Australia

Contracted via RMIT University

Melbourne, Australia

• Tasked with leading bidding and negotiation activities for prospective projects, I supported the growth and technical positioning of a start-up innovation company offering a comprehensive range of Defence and Security.
• Provided consultancy services on multimillion dollar projects for organisations such as Saab Systems and Honeywell Aerospace and Defence Services;
• Developed and delivered the company quality system processes (ISO 9001).

Melbourne, Australia

• Briefed with reducing manufacturing costs for core line products, I was responsible for managing the lifecycle of technological solutions from early stage conceptualisation to market. Building relationships with.
• Successfully led technical teams through the design, development and deployment of a multimillion dollar mobile CCTV and passenger information systems for EDI Rail’s upgrade project;
• Led the conceptualisation and deployment of a militarised vehicle condition monitoring system for the Australian Army, evolving to an in-vehicle digital recording system for Police forces.

Certified Practising Project Manager, Project Management, Cppm

Master Of Engineering, Systems Engineering

Advanced Diploma, Systems Engineering

Graduate Certificate, Systems Engineering

Radio (Electronics) Trade Certificate, Analog And Digital Electronics, Trade Certificate