Aaron Ezzy
Perth,WA
Summary
Adept at navigating complex regulatory landscapes, I spearheaded pivotal land access initiatives for various resource companies, showcasing exceptional stakeholder engagement and a robust understanding of heritage and environmental regulations. My leadership in my last role culminated in the successful negotiation with 30 landholders and the seamless completion of significant seismic and pipeline projects, underpinning my commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Land Access Officer
Mineral Resources Limited
07.2022 - 09.2024
- My main role at Mineral Resources I was the land access officer tasked with 3D seismic survey project in the Dandaragan/Moora area
- A minimum 300km2 area was required to be surveyed for potential natural gas deposits
- As well as ad-hoc assistance of well site/drilling negotiations
- Key responsibilities
- Land analysis of potential survey sites
- Consolidation of landholders, refined survey area by risk
- Engagement with stakeholders, creation/negotiation of access agreements
- Budgeting for project
- Providing optimal source and receiver lines
- Creation of GIS data and mapping
- Assistance in creation of EP submissions with enviro team
- Meeting with stakeholders on-site and in office
- Community outreach programs and investments
- Achievements
- Successful completion of 300km2 seismic survey
- 30 landholders signed in less than 18 months | Multiple wells drilled
Approvals Coordinator & Land Access Officer Lead
MPC
08.2021 - 07.2022
- In my role at MPC Kinetic, I was the sole approvals coordinator and land access officer for 2 pipeline projects in the Pilbara region: The FMG iron bridge Concentrate and Return Water Pipeline, and the Raw Water Pipeline
- Both over 200km in length
- I joined at the beginning of the project and was responsible for reviewing and acceptance of access deeds, process creation and stakeholder, heritage, environmental and cultural compliance procedures, these as well as ongoing responsibilities are below
- Key responsibilities
- Reviewing designs created by engineering, inspecting for intersection/proximity to HEC sites, tenement locations and compliance with all conditions
- Direct involvement with client on creation of Land Usage Certificates and Disturbance Permit creation
- Engagement with stakeholders, negotiating access and ensuring compliance with their conditions
- Daily prestart meeting with 500+ employees, advising updates to work items, schedules, restrictions and conditions
- Creation of spatial data in ArcGIS/QGIS and providing to survey teams to mark out boundaries of work areas and exclusion zones
- Quality control of completed pegging data provided by survey
- Occasional data point pick ups in field on behalf of survey as required
- Creation of georeferenced maps, provide to all staff members, clearly showing locations of areas of interest (heritage zones, flora/fauna buffers, watercourses etc)
- Leading pre-commencement meetings with ground teams to ensure understanding and compliance with conditions/requirements of work they are undertaking for each new area
- Water/bore monitoring
- Continued weekly inspections of work areas to ensure continued compliance with conditions
- Monthly progress reports, vegetation, topsoil clearing, excavation, fauna discoveries etc
- To client and corporate
- Achievements
- No HEC incidents
- No refused access
- Access consistently granted ahead of physical works schedule
Trade Development/Project Officer
Tandem Corp PTY
08.2019 - 08.2021
- In this role I received new insurance building work from clients, assessed damages, arranged appropriate trades and completed repairs
- Also responsible for on-boarding trades and ensuring licencing compliance and project support responsibilities
- Key responsibilities
- Engagement with Prospective trades
- Engaging with trades/stakeholders to organise repair schedules
- Ordering materials, collection, invoicing
- Coordinate accounts and PO’s
- Knowledge of state/national trade licensing and requirements
- Document compliance involving correct licensing, insurances etc
- Submitting and approving payments for completed works and materials
- Maintain registers, e.g
- Progress payments, dockets etc
- Onboarding new staff to multiple projects on multiple systems required by contractors
- New starter setup including IT, PPE, inductions
- General administration tasks for commercial and project teams
- Maintain registers, e.g
- Progress payments, dockets etc
- Achievements
- Employee of the month
- Reached highest KPIs of financial year
Land Access Officer
Visionstream PTY LTD
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Responsible for completing heritage, cultural and environmental impact assessment to facilitate installation of nbn networks
- Key responsibilities
- Council Engagement and stakeholder engagement and relationship building for works in public and private sectors
- Heritage, environmental and cultural investigation and management
- QA management for completed sites before submission and project admin
- Achievements
- No heritage, environmental or cultural incidents during time on project
- No rejected land access notices from government, private or public entities during time on project
National Land Access Manager
BSA LTD
06.2016 - 09.2018
- Began at BSA as project support, then moved up to state land access manager for QLD
- By the end of the project, I was the National Land Access Manager
- The project involved installation of nbns FTTx network in multiple states, both rural and metro
- Key responsibilities
- Responsible for leading the team for all land access requirements across the project
- Council and stakeholder meetings
- Site visits for inspection and investigation
- Complaint/query and rejection resolution with end users
- Writing and implementation of company processes
- Onboarding new staff, arranging medicals and PPE
- Assisted in training of land access officers for other NBN delivery partners
- Achievements
- 0 unresolved complaints, work orders or rejections
FTTB Project Support
ISG Management
11.2015 - 06.2016
- In this role, I assisted with a variety of day-to-day operations for the project from end to end
- Key responsibilities
- Organizing orders, surveys, job attendances and requests for onsite
- Artefact consolidation and QA for each completed job
- Ensuring paperwork and compliance information/items are correct and up to date
- Complaint/query and rejection resolution
- Assisting supervisors with administration duties as required
- Achievements
- Consistently completed and closed each work order by COB daily
- 0 unresolved complaints
- Onboarding new staff and assistance in training
Education
Paramedical Science -
Australia Paramedical College
01.2022
Management Training Program -
Axial Training
01.2014
Skills
- Approvals experience with government agencies
- Knowledge of Heritage and Environmental Regulations
- Experience in studies and construction projects
- Experience with mining and resource companies
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Show initiative
- Driven to achieve results
- Capacity to work collaboratively across various levels of management
- Strong commitment to health, safety, and the environment
- Solid understanding of project support and administration
- Excellent understanding of licensing requirements
- Project Support
- Independent worker
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Ability to supervise
Hobbies and Interests
- Guitar
- Skate/Wakeboarding
- Study
- Woodwork
- Trips and holidays
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Land Access Officer
Mineral Resources Limited
07.2022 - 09.2024
Approvals Coordinator & Land Access Officer Lead
MPC
08.2021 - 07.2022
Trade Development/Project Officer
Tandem Corp PTY
08.2019 - 08.2021
Land Access Officer
Visionstream PTY LTD
09.2018 - 08.2019
National Land Access Manager
BSA LTD
06.2016 - 09.2018
FTTB Project Support
ISG Management
11.2015 - 06.2016
Paramedical Science -
Australia Paramedical College
Management Training Program -
Axial Training
Similar Profiles
Jason HarrisJason Harris
LV Step Up Supervisor at Mineral Resources LimitedLV Step Up Supervisor at Mineral Resources Limited
Harley MorettoHarley Moretto
Shift Mechanical Fitter at Mineral Resources LimitedShift Mechanical Fitter at Mineral Resources Limited
Emily DillonEmily Dillon
Work Placement at Mineral Resources LimitedWork Placement at Mineral Resources Limited