Ross Hunter Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Australia

Senior advisory role to the Queensland Government on rail and port related developments within Queensland, including three years seconded into Department of Transport and Main Roads. This included advising on rail and port activities associated with the Queensland the resources industry, and rail infrastructure planning and new transport corridors within SEQ. Major projects included co-development of the Rail Strategy within the SEQ integrated regional transport plan, Connecting SEQ 2031, Project Director on major rail corridor studies including the Southern Freight Rail Corridor, Landsborough to Nambour Realignment and Duplication Study, and Bundaberg Port Rail Corridor Study. Other major projects of involvement included strategic advisory roles on Cross River Rail, Moreton Bay Rail Link, Australian Trade Coast Transport Study, Gladstone State Development Area infrastructure land use study, Surat Basin Railway, rail expansion projects in Central Queensland, Strategic Stabling Investigation for the Brisbane suburban rail network, the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project, SEQ Capacity Improvement Study, and SEQIPP Stage 2 project prioritisation. Consulting role for various private and public sector companies, including mining companies, transport providers, rail network managers, and property developers, particularly in respect of rail related proposals and activities. Has included strategic planning, detailed planning and feasibility studies, procurement and project implementation, and peer reviews.

The Group comprised of approximately 500 professional/technical staff across all rail engineering disciplines covering the major QR capital delivery program, technical advisory roles on maintenance and operations, and responsibility for QR’s external consulting services business.

Program Manager for QR’s $6b capital investment program for approximately 10 years (average annual spend of A$600m in over 400 separate projects)Project Manager for QR’s A$590m Mainline Upgrade Project (involved acquisition of 40 new diesel locos, 250 container wagons, replace or strengthen 800 bridges, realign 120 km of sharp curved track, and strengthen 1000 km of trackProject Director for the $286m Gold Coast Railway and $163m Inner City Quadruplication projects (involved driving four separate rail tunnels), and the $139m Cairns Tilt Train project involving the “alliance” contract with EDI Rail for the train design and buildProject Director for major coal rollingstock acquisition projects covering over 60 new locomotives and over 3,000 wagons.Evaluation of capital investment proposals for QR’s Investment Committee and Board

Responsibility for urban rail infrastructure projects (planning and delivery), including suburban electrification, Cleveland Railway construction, major rail airspace developments, rollingstock acquisition, and development of the Acacia Ridge freight terminal complex.Project Manager for QR’s air-space property developments, including Toowong Village, and Ipswich City SquarePlanning of new railways and rail infrastructure upgradesProject Manager for various regional rail coal and freight projects. 10 years’ experience in civil contract administration and design, covering new railways, bridges, tunnels, stations and freight terminals.