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Andrew Robinson

Bentleigh East,Australia

Summary

Experienced Construction Supervisor/Manager adept at leading teams to achieve project goals on time and within budget. Skilled in site supervision, safety compliance, and resource management. Fosters collaboration in dynamic work environments. Committed to ongoing personal and professional development to seize promotional opportunities and excel in the industry. Goal-oriented individual dedicated to meeting organizational objectives, positively impacting personnel, and delivering high-quality results for job satisfaction and fair compensation.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Site Manager / Design Consultant / Defects

Hive Properties / 918 Built
10.2021 - Current
  • Daily site requirements;
  • OHS; First Aid;
  • Management of trades;
  • Programming;
  • Traffic management; Reporting Authorities;
  • Design and Technical input;
  • Engineering; (plant and Equip (best methods));
  • Steel fixing;
  • Consistent problem solving; hands on (many trades).
  • Also troubleshooting many varied defective / leaking structures or any/ every other conceivable defective finish on previous builds.
  • PROJECTS:
  • $12M home, 7 Thomas St Kew. 2 storey with dry basement and roof terrace. All insitu curved concrete walls and floor slabs. 3.4m ceilings, high voltage powerlines along both boundaries concurrently with
  • $10M 2 x 2 storey townhouses 328 Barkers Rd Hawthorn. Split level (1m vert offset) to dry habitable basements. Barkers Rd is Vic Roads Rd.
  • Trouble shooting / consulting / fixing 918 Burke Rd Deepdene. Recently completed high end apartments (NOT BY ME) with numerous (many) and varied serious defects and leaking issues throughout.
  • Troubleshooting / consulting / fixing 52 Wentworth Avenue Canterbury. Recently completed high end luxury home (NOT BY ME) with numerous (many) varied serious defects and leaking issues throughout.
  • Trouble shooting / consulting / fixing 78 - 80 Fewster Rd Hampton. Recently completed 12 x 2 storey townhouses (NOT BY ME) with numerous (many) varied serious defects and leaking issues throughout.

Site Manager

Davies Henderson
08.2020 - 10.2021
  • Day to day site requirements;
  • OHS; First Aid;
  • Big emphasis on QA and QC for ultra high end finishes;
  • Conflict resolution between management and contractors around Covid protocols;
  • PROJECTS:
  • $24M 5 Ultra High end Apartments Kensington Rd Sth Yarra (3 floors plus basement). Took over project after Strctures stage with some brickwork completed

Site Manager

Len Bogatin and Associates (LBA)
11.2018 - 05.2020
  • Create and implement programme schedules both micro and med / long term;
  • Implement OHS and WHS policy including planning around Covid 19 related site issues;
  • Co ordinate crane schedule with leading Dogman / Rigger
  • Tool box meetings and safety audits.
  • Traffic Management;
  • Set out;
  • Liaise / advise with developer / architect / reporting authorities;
  • Labour / resource management; record keeping;
  • Full coordination of all contractors in accordance with program.
  • PROJECTS:
  • $2.9M Pt Leo Estate Winery…(live operational site)…tear down and renovate/rebuild loading dock section of winery / restaurant; Remodel commercial kitchen for ‘fine dining’ restaurant; Build entire new wine bar tasting area and eatery. Note my role on loading dock only working concurrently with second site manager looking after restaurant and eatery.
  • $10M Malvern Rd Armadale Adelle Apartments. Hammerhead crane. 8 x high end apartments incl 22 car basement with suspended access ramp plus 4 floors over. Single penthouse on 3rd floor...challenging due to troublesome and vindictive neighbour.
  • Also supervising complex traffic management (Malvern Rd) as well as precast panel installation, services and road closures for certain works.
  • Also of significant note was the strict issues of social distancing and increased OHS and WHS guidelines needing daily and even hourly managing of workers to allocated spaces due to COVID 19.

Property maintenance officer

United Petroleum
06.2017 - 11.2018
  • Full autonomy to audit and catalogue all tenancies as required. Deal with QA and QC issues. Report to Director.
  • Create new working Dept to enable both ‘new build’ and ‘retrospective fit outs’ Rollout of new Pieface food offer into both existing Petrol Stations as well as new builds and road houses.
  • Create working model / flow charts to introduce key stakeholders and create new department with maximum cohesion and performance.
  • Report to Director/ owner Avi Silver
  • Manage OHS / WHS model for live fuel sites.
  • Procurement of equipment, Logistics of deliveries.
  • Source, interview and selection of contractors.
  • Create write scope of works from audits.
  • Create building program and drive same
  • Reconciliation and payment of accounts
  • PROJECTS:
  • $200K Pieface retrofit into petrol stations… (live operational sites) at… Doreen, Preston, Broadmeadows, Frankston, Baxter, Tooradin, Eltham, Yarragon, Dandenong, Croydon, Altona, Geelong.
  • $450K Pieface complete refit (full strip out) Narre Warren Sth New shop, coolroom, electrical and fuel systems, flooring, plumbing, joinery…everything. Re work existing forecourt and all external finishes incl signage and landscaping.
  • $2.9M New petrol station Altona...extra two tenancies for lease left at ‘cold shell’ stage.
  • $2.9M New Petrol Stations at Derrimut and Deer Park

Site Manager

VCon / Element Five
08.2015 - 01.2017
  • Full control of sites, including all aspects of company OH&S systems.
  • Regular ’Toolbox’ and full co ordination of all contractors on site including program.
  • Facilitate regular construction team meetings and present issues and solutions to client and architects.
  • PROJECTS:
  • $25M 56 apartments Carlisle St St Kilda. Hammerhead crane…Single level basement with car stackers and four levels over. Carried out all facets of site set up (gantry) and building set out for site cuts and piling and capping beams. Set up crane base.
  • $8M Fairly Court Sth Yarra. Apartments...Heritage listed corner property. Double storey solid brick (1930’s) with 2 x full dbl storey street frontages being retained. Extensive protection works / facade retention including careful installation of steel superstructure to both inside and outside of the building all prior to any demolition.
  • All demolition from first floor and roof by hand only, so as to painstakingly disconnect the facade from all adjoining walls. Every face brick removed by hand, cleaned and stored for reuse. Finally getting drilling rigs on site to commence piling so as to excavate entire site for new basement carpark. Install 2 new ‘PT” slabs and re connect the old facade with the new roof structure.
  • Site logistics were impossible as building occupies 95% of the site. People, neighbour management was paramount with noise, dust, and especially parking and deliveries a daily issue. Traffic management also was second to none with Melb Girls Grammar only a few doors down.

Manager / Builder

Todash / self employed
01.2014 - 08.2015
  • Full control of all aspects of building works.
  • OH & S, traffic management
  • All pricing, sales, contract administration.
  • All supervision.
  • Liaison between client, designer, council, VCAT.
  • Coordination of contractors and program.
  • PROJECTS:
  • $250K 69 Darling St Sth Yarra, Period home with very limited access, (stairs from street). Major maintenance including full upper level deck / terrace strip out and rebuild. Build over existing room ceilings below. All demolition debris and new, materials carried in and out by hand only. New guttering, handrails etc.
  • $1.0M Flip 8 Drummond St Chadstone, Project home renovation, Extensive demolition, site cut, retaining structure, high end finishes. Sold for $1.4M upon completion.

Site Manager

Canny Builders
01.2010 - 02.2014
  • Full control of residential sites including monthly OH & S audits
  • Traffic management
  • Micro programming/scheduling etc.
  • General supervision.
  • Liaison between client, designer, contractor and suppliers
  • Trouble shoot design issues, QA and QC
  • PROJECTS:
  • $2.4M 24 Sussex St Brighton, contemporary single storey brick veneer, demolition of existing home pool, retain/renovate existing slab on ground, civil works with redirection of s/water drains to easement as well as sewer, new pool, extremely high level to finishes...
  • Concurrent with
  • $1.6M 24 Downes Ave Brighton, period 2 storey solid brick, renovate existing pool, extensive masonry remedial works and solid plaster as well as re blocking, beautifully finished contemporary and period features.
  • $2.4M 20 Davies St Malvern, demolition of 2 single storey dwellings for new 2 storey plus basement car park, complex split level suspended slab, new pool with cabana/pool house...
  • Concurrent with
  • $4.8M 37 Green St Camberwell, civil earthworks (over1000m3) plus 260+ piles, multi level new mega house over 2 ‘tandem’ blocks. 9m fall from Dower St to Green St, major civil s/water realignment, 40sq basement, tennis court and new pools...
  • Also concurrent with
  • $2.7M 27 Lyndhurst Cres. Hawthorn, careful and precise hand demolition of existing extension including existing pool, build new ultra contemporary extension and restoration of period aspects, level with 27m x 14m basement car park, piled retaining walls, new above ground infinity pool, all landscape in white honed concrete including vertical surfaces. Major access challenges due to shared/common driveway.
  • $1.6M 159 Victoria Rd Hawthorn, careful hand demolition of existing extension, build new modern contemporary split brickwork, major sewer and s/water realignments and working with existing building lines up to 180mm out of parallel over 6m to existing period home...existing pool and paving lines modified / tweaked, reface existing pool…
  • Concurrent with
  • Canny Builders projects cont…
  • $3.1M 9 Knutsford St Balwyn, multi level (2.5 storey) solid brick ‘monster’ renovation and extension, complex and tricky demolition scope, new basement service area with tanks, new pool, new wave / curved walls and roof cantilevered out over new and existing building (extensive steel superstructure). Extreme and thorough remedial works to existing masonry and solid plaster both internally and externally. Spectacular home with views to match. Sold June ’17 for $8.7M

Site Manager

Momentum Builders (formerly Stonehenge Custom)
01.2005 - 01.2010
  • Full control of both residential and commercial sites
  • OH&S consultation
  • Day to day management of neighbours
  • Liaising with Heritage Architects, Engineers, Architects, Consultants / Service Engineers, clients
  • Traffic management as well as
  • Dealing with Government and trade unions
  • Micro programming / scheduling
  • Trouble shooting problems for best possible outcomes
  • General supervision as well as QA and QC
  • PROJECTS:
  • $2.2M St Vincents Place Nth, Middle Park (Complex Heritage Overlays) Heritage protected property, major renovation and restoration and extension, extensive ‘civil’ type temporary protection works to adjoining terraces , Extremely tight site, major earthworks and sacrificial retaining walls for new ‘ICF’ basement and underground tanks, also included lift and major headaches with three sewers and 3 different s/water systems all common to the terraces on either side. Complete refurbishment to existing areas including remedial brickwork, solid plaster and ‘hand run’ cornices. Thorough monitoring of security camera footage on daily basis.
  • $15M Villagio Apartments, Toorak, Multi level commercial apartment development x 13, Amazing extravagance in all finishes both internal and external, extensive stonework, beautiful timber work and gorgeous landscaping. Multi levels, common lifts, indoor pool, sauna and gymnasium.
  • $3.8M Mont Albert Rd Canterbury, new 80sq home. Extremely difficult and finicky client, (on site nearly everyday). Pool, cabana, gym, underground tanks, tennis crt, three garages, state of the art ‘Hoyts’ style cinema, dual winding stairway, 5.0kwt solar power system.
  • $10M Grey St. St Kilda, 34 apartments including full refurbishment/ restoration of existing ‘circa’ 1875 (heritage listed) boarding house. 15 apartments ‘moulded’ into heritage building and further 19 built in new 3 storey wing behind. Extremely challenging with security and public safety, traffic, parking and basically no space anywhere. Worked closely with consulting heritage and contract architects, Engineers and Consultants, Local Council, both Federal and State Govt. (DHS and EPA)...(site cut/ spoil was heavily contaminated with briquette/coal residue). Fastidious record keeping for EPA as well as OH&S reporting to maintain Govt. accreditation

DBU and CBL Builder / Manager

Axellent Building Co
01.1997 - 01.2005
  • Networking with potential clients to identify scope of works for both residential and commercial projects.
  • Consulting with clients on working documents to identify any special requirements and costing accordingly.
  • Analysis of risk assessment of each project and stage
  • Signing off and administering contracts after finalising all relevant documentation
  • Selecting sub contractors and liaising with clients and subcontractors throughout the building process
  • Program scheduling, identifying critical path
  • Supervising the various stages according to OH&S requirements and ensuring that tasks are completed within the given time frame
  • Establish and maintain clear and effective communication to ensure the smooth continuity of the project according to the schedule
  • Ensuring that all variations are dealt with according to the Domestic Building Contracts Act
  • Preparing invoices for clients to ensure progress payments made according to the initial agreement
  • Processing and payment of subcontractor claims, all relevant taxes etc.
  • Organising inspections at relevant stages including Final inspection.
  • Implementing prompt resolution for defects periods Undertaking the final handover to the client including insurance change from builder to client
  • Construction of residential and commercial properties, renovations and building extensions, decks, carports, pergolas, cabinets and joinery, bathrooms and kitchens as well as full scope of landscaping.
  • Demolition of buildings/homes prior to new construction work including organising asbestos audits
  • Always ensuring ‘Good Housekeeping’ on site for project duration.
  • Ensuring and maintaining a high level of morale required to maintain productivity during extremely long working hours
  • Developing strategies to cope with stressful nature of projects
  • Initiating conflict resolution strategies to resolve any tension that may occur amongst staff:
  • Residential
  • $2M Multi unit development (x 7) Seaford Single store brick veneer, purchased block, town planning, VCAT, Builder, carpenter right through to landscaping and sales.
  • Residential
  • $750K Major renovation and refurbishment of old church in Hampton converting it to 4 bedroom family home, all Balinese landscaping including new pool and 2 Bali huts.
  • Commercial
  • $18M Extensive refurbishment and relocation of Ansett Airlines administration offices in Melbourne CBD to Tullamarine, Build and create offices, implement comms. and data, pack up and storage and deliver all personal and company property to new locations to very tight time frames (pack up Friday... computers and workstations set up and ready Monday morning). Overseeing transport and logistics as well as supervision of construction process.
  • Commercial
  • $1.5M Extensive refurbishment of ANZ offices MelbourneCBD including demolition and restoration of premises to original condition prior to ANZ as tenants.

fulltime studies

Peninsula TAFE
01.1996 - 01.1997

Foreman/Carpenter

Ian Layton Constructions Noosa Heads
01.1995

Foreman/Site Safety Officer/Carpenter

John Jenkins Constructions Noosa Heads
01.1994

Foreman/Carpenter (Cyclone rated construction)

RM and AM Jenkin Mossman FNQ
01.1992 - 01.1994

Carpenter/Foreman

Solbrick Constructions Melbourne
01.1989 - 01.1992
  • St Kilda Pier refurb incl Kirbies Kiosk, Shop fitting at Melbourne Central, Opal Male Fashion, Travellers Apparel and Dom Bagnato Fashion

Education

Apprenticeship - Carpentry and Joinery

Master Builders Association
Melbourne, Victoria

Associate of Applied Science - Building And Construction

Chisolm Institute
Frankston
11-1997

Skills

  • In-depth knowledge of building and construction processes
  • Proficient in client engagement
  • Experienced in leading teams effectively
  • Clear interpersonal communication
  • Strong team player
  • Experienced in navigating challenging circumstances
  • Proficient in computer applications
  • Problem analysis and decision making
  • Attention to detail

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop micro programming spreadsheets for contractors.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory / site status checklists.
  • created effective 'whiteboard system' for tracking daily contractor communication.

Certification

  • PENINSULA INSTITUTE OF TAFE 1996 / 97 Occupational Health and Safety; Practical inspections of Buildings; Building Construction 1A and 1B; Temporary Structures; Structural Applications 1, 2 and 3; Communication; Small Business Management; Building Materials; Costing and Estimating; Program Scheduling.
  • Cert 4 in Leadership and Management 2019
  • Cert 4 in Site Management 2019
  • Procore / Project management online (current)
  • HIA Seminars, Many and various
  • Level 2 First Aid
  • Accredited AFLMV and AFL Senior Field Umpire
  • Accredited AFL Senior and Junior Football Coach
  • ZOEROS
  • Turning Point (personal development)

Affiliations

  • Housing Industry Association
  • Highett Football Club (Committee and Life Member)
  • Bayside AFL Superules
  • Cheltenham Golf Club Member
  • SFNLUA Member AFL Senior Field Umpire
  • AFL Masters Vic Senior Field Umpire As well as Player
  • Moorabbin Little Athletics Club President (14 Years and Life Member)
  • Bayside School of Martial Arts
  • Wild Line Animal Rescue
  • Moorabbin Boxing Gym Running / Conditioning Coach

Timeline

Site Manager / Design Consultant / Defects

Hive Properties / 918 Built
10.2021 - Current

Site Manager

Davies Henderson
08.2020 - 10.2021

Site Manager

Len Bogatin and Associates (LBA)
11.2018 - 05.2020

Property maintenance officer

United Petroleum
06.2017 - 11.2018

Site Manager

VCon / Element Five
08.2015 - 01.2017

Manager / Builder

Todash / self employed
01.2014 - 08.2015

Site Manager

Canny Builders
01.2010 - 02.2014

Site Manager

Momentum Builders (formerly Stonehenge Custom)
01.2005 - 01.2010

DBU and CBL Builder / Manager

Axellent Building Co
01.1997 - 01.2005

fulltime studies

Peninsula TAFE
01.1996 - 01.1997

Foreman/Carpenter

Ian Layton Constructions Noosa Heads
01.1995

Foreman/Site Safety Officer/Carpenter

John Jenkins Constructions Noosa Heads
01.1994

Foreman/Carpenter (Cyclone rated construction)

RM and AM Jenkin Mossman FNQ
01.1992 - 01.1994

Carpenter/Foreman

Solbrick Constructions Melbourne
01.1989 - 01.1992

Apprenticeship - Carpentry and Joinery

Master Builders Association

Associate of Applied Science - Building And Construction

Chisolm Institute

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