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- Led the development of a land use planning strategic direction for Melbourne Water, identifying planning priorities and opportunities for planning reform to help achieve the organisation's objectives- Advocated for improvements to Victoria's planning system to ensure the ongoing protection of natural and built, water and sewerage assets, and to achieve enhanced liveability outcomes for the benefit of all Melburnians - Prepared submissions on behalf of Melbourne Water to statewide planning reviews, such as the Smart Planning Program, Buffers and Separation Distances, Improving Stormwater Management, Major Hazard Facilities - Provided lead planning inputs on behalf of Melbourne Water to the development and review of the Melbourne metropolitan planning strategy- Reviewed and updated Melbourne Water's 'Guidelines for Development in the Koo Wee Rup and Longwarry Flood Protection District' and 'Planning for Sea Level Rise Guidelines'.

- Provided leadership and influenced planning for new growth corridors and urban renewal areas undertaken by the Metropolitan Planning Authority (MPA) by coordinating drainage, floodplain and waterway management inputs into Growth Corridor Plans, Precinct Structure Plans and urban renewal area structure plans, including advocacy and inclusion of integrated water management objectives.- Developed strong relationships with the MPA and promoted improved internal communications and knowledge sharing to achieve enhanced and mutually amenable growth area planning outcomes.- Undertook strategic planning initiatives to promote effective water resource management through the Victorian planning system, including writing and contributing to written submissions to proposed State planning policy initiatives.- Represented Melbourne Water at Planning Panel and wrote multiple written submissions to Panel in relation to growth area planning scheme amendments.

- Coordinated Melbourne Water’s inputs to growth area planning (e.g. Precinct Structure Plans and Growth Corridor Plans) by consolidating the views of relevant Melbourne Water teams such as Development Planning and Regional Delivery teams through a secondment arrangement (Mar 2013 - Jul 2013).- Prepared approval strategies to identify relevant Federal, State and local planning and environmental approvals required to facilitate significant infrastructure projects, including providing advice on how best to obtain the required approvals.- Prepared planning submissions to proposed new State planning policies and strategies on behalf of clients, e.g. to the Discussion Paper for the new Metropolitan Planning Strategy on behalf of Melbourne Water, and helped facilitate internal workshops to incorporate input from across Melbourne Water’s business.- Project managed and coordinated multi-disciplinary inputs to numerous projects, e.g. developed a tool for Melbourne Water to assist in stream-lining their management of risk to groundwater dependent ecosystems from urban development in growth areas.- Mentored junior staff members by transferring knowledge and skills relating to the Victorian planning system, as well as familiarising mentees with GHD’s policies and procedures.- Job manager with responsibility for coordinating the activities of team members including technical and administrative inputs, identifying and managing project risks, monitoring job costs, preparing invoices and delivering projects within budget, on time and to program.- Prepared fee proposals, expressions of interest and multi-disciplinary project bids.- Undertook business development and client relationship management.

- Reviewed Victoria’s planning policy framework to highlight limitations and identify opportunities for improved integration of urban and water planning through a secondment arrangement to Melbourne Water's Integrated Water Strategy Team (Jan 2012 - Jun 2012). - Investigated potential planning controls and future planning options for the protection of open water supply catchments and drinking water storage reservoirs from land use and development risks to water quality through a secondment arrangement to Melbourne Water's Drinking Water Quality Planning Team (Jul 2010 - Jun 2011).- Prepared strategic planning inputs to a variety of projects including multi-criteria assessments, land use analyses, land capability assessments and planning assessments.- Prepared rezoning requests, development plans and subdivision applications for peri-urban residential and commercial developments.- Prepared planning scheme amendment documentation and determined relevant planning scheme controls that seek to ensure future development is undertaken in a manner which responds to flooding and other environmental constraints/ risks.- Scoped and obtained planning and environmental approvals to facilitate the construction of water and sewer infrastructure projects for the Barwon Water Alliance and Melbourne Water Pipelines Alliance in a part time capacity/role.- Project managed and coordinated multi-disciplinary engineering and other technical inputs to support development applications.- Liaised with government and agency stakeholders to facilitate development approval.- Job manager with responsibilities that included coordinating the activities of team members including technical and administrative inputs, identifying and managing project risks, monitoring job costs, preparing invoices and delivering projects within budget, on time and to program.

Bridges Group (Jan 2007 – Apr 2007).Structures Group (Mar 2006 – Dec 2006), Santiago, Chile office.Structure Group (Mar 2004 – Feb 2006).My responsibilities included:- Designed steel, concrete, timber and masonry structures, and steel truss and prestressed concrete bridge structures.- Undertook computer modelling and analysis.- Assessed condition of existing structures and bridges.- Seconded to Santiago, Chile office which involved computer modelling and analysis, and assessment of structures for code compliance. Office communication (written and verbal) was carried out in Spanish. Also translated written documents from English to Spanish.

Masters Of Social Science, Environment & Planning

Bachelor Of Engineering (Honours), Civil Engineering

Diploma In Modern Languages, Japanese