Stephen Oliver Email & Phone Number

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Working in the Future Energy business unit in the Advisory team.
• Evaluating, designing and delivering strategically significant projects
• Developing projects from concept to pre-construction
• Advising on execution strategies, commercial models, financing options and operating structures
• Supporting due diligence of potential acquisition opportunities

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Project advisory and execution services for resources, construction and infrastructure
• Mine development studies (concept, PFS, FS) and development management
• Productivity, performance improvement and problem solving

• Managing 70-person civil and mining business across a range of projects and services
• Developed growth strategy and implementation plan to achieve revenue targets
• Increased bid submissions and quality through systemised approach to work identification,task allocation and standardised submission documentation

• Lead a team of 8 staff / 140 operators maintaining 24/7 operations
• Regularly providing coverage as actingMine Manager leading whole-of-mine operations with ~650 personnel
• Design, communicate and implement a two-year productivity transformation program that resulted in increased payload (+9t), longer valuable operating time (+0.8hrs) and increased dig rates (+140tph)
• Set new production record in 2021 (28.8Mt) despite COVID impacts and wettest winter on record
• Improved internal capability through insourcing (haul roads, minor construction), teaching mining techniques (pit rules, performance training) and introducing leading hand position through union EBA environment

Western Australia, Australia

• Lead a team of 2 staff / 13 contractors to manage $50-200M p.a. of capital works in Australia
• Deliver project summary presentations to C-suite including financial models and strategic analysis
• Created Project Execution Plan (PEP) template reducing minor project approvals from 48 to 21 days
• Maintain project governance framework including approvals, stage gates, steercos and peer reviews
• Leading and developing studies and projects aligned to the strategic goals and priorities

• Establish and manage projects and teams for mine construction and public infrastructure
• Achieved average margin of 21% across projects through productivity and KPI focus
• Delivered highly technical projects across a range of complex environments including active mines, class A nature reserves, national parks and public traffic with no significant safety, quality or environmental breaches
• Successfully recovered $3M+ in contract disputes over technical disagreements through disciplined contract administration, engagement of expert opinions and solid understanding of contract law Kalbarri Roadworks /.

• Plan and delivering work packages up to $20M value including subcontractor and staff management
• Achieved $1.2M in gains through overseas material purchase and insourced HDPE liner install
• Developed method to laser-cut plywood formwork off site to allow for standard templates and forms to be transported to remote sites saving $30-60k on average in carpenter costsNova Nickel Tailings Storage.

Western Turner Brockman

• Western Turner Syncline ($160m) Client: Calibre / Rio Tinto
• Lead a team of 7 staff / 160 operators to deliver 16km of conveyor alignment and NPI
• Reduced forecast cost by $7M in 12 months by introducing earthworks KPI tracking program for productivity and cost performance including supervisor training and communication of dashboards
• Successfully defended safety dispute from client on legality of lifting with excavators resulting in award of EOT and $1.7M variation

Western Australia, Australia

• Successfully coordinated quarantine and mobilisation of plant and equipment to Barrow Island with no delays to support $815M works package with no quarantine breaches
• Managed 1.2km of rail and roadworks ($9M package) as graduate engineer resulting in early promotion from graduate programGorgon Civil & Underground Services ($815 m) Client: Kellog Joint Venture / ChevronMandjoogoordap.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Civil

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)