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Anthony Willcox
Melbourne
Summary
Experienced commercial management professional with a strong background in strategic planning, contract negotiation, and financial oversight. Proven track record of fostering strong team collaboration and driving projects to successful completion. Highly adaptable and focused on meeting organizational goals and exceeding expectations. Skilled in market analysis, stakeholder engagement, and risk management, ensuring effective decision-making and maximizing business outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Manager
Vasey RSL Care
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Vasey RSL Care provides a range of services to veterans and their families, including residential aged care and community services
- Website: www.vaseyrslcare.org.au
- Formulate, tender, negotiate and manage contracts of service with external outsourced service providers and product vendors across all Vasey RSL Care departments according to organisational procurement policies
- Work closely with Veteran Services, Residential Services, Community Services, to get work specifications and co-ordinate works or service provision within agreed timelines
- Manage approved budgets for capital expenditure for Vasey RSL Care offices, Residential Aged Care facilities, Ex-Service Accommodation sites and the V-Centre
- Oversee all facility and property related functions along with external contractors and contracts
- Undertook 15-year maintenance plan for the ESA portfolio
- Provide strategic advice on procurement for Vasey executive such as the proposed Ringwood acquisition
- Established project management function within my department
- Vasey RSL Care provides a range of services to veterans and their families, including residential aged care and community services
- Website: www.vaseyrslcare.org.au
- Renegotiated Electricity and Gas contracts thus achieving substantial savings
- Assisted with the tendered of the catering contract and developed RFT document, worth approx 5 million per annum over three years
- Oversaw the installation of FM Clarity (CMMS Program) thus providing great overview of contractor engagement and risk management for Vasey RSL Care
- Oversaw the audited all sites and developed Asset list allowing reporting against asset items within Fm Clarity
Property & Facilities Manager
MACKILLOP FAMILY SERVICES
07.2016 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: MacKillop Family Services is dedicated to providing care and support for children and families in need
- Website: www.mackillop.org.au
- Lead the asset management department, establishing systems to ensure industry best practice is consistently maintained
- Oversee all acquisitions and the development of the property portfolio, whilst supporting the management of national properties
- Drive the establishment and implementation of a National Property Strategy plan and maximise maintenance service delivery
- Oversee the implementation of processes to lead the acquisition, divestment and leasing of various MacKillop properties
- Develop and implement a multiyear strategy regarding property divestment and purchasing to outline organisational goals
- Implement policies for contractor and property management, and procurement, ensuring conformity to probity requirements
- Promote contract documentation to capture the requirements needed to operate professional contracts and maintain stability
- Oversee and coordinate all major and minor refurbishments and alterations to operational and administration properties
- MacKillop Family Services is dedicated to providing care and support for children and families in need
- Website: www.mackillop.org.au
- Oversaw and monitored the successful expansion and increase of the property portfolio by 75% over the past three years
- Drove the development and implementation of national service agreements for cleaning, ESM and mechanical servicing
- Developed a Strategic Asset Management plan for 5- and 10-year projections, coupled with the analysis of the portfolio
Manager Assets & Facilities
COURT SERVICES VICTORIA
08.2014 - 07.2016
- Company Overview: Court Services Victoria provides administrative support to the courts and tribunals in Victoria
- Website: www.courts.vic.gov.au
- Oversaw facilities management, essential services management, capital upgrades, strategic facilities analysis and asset planning
- Developed, maintained and enhanced relationships with stakeholders and provided leadership to staff members, as needed
- Consolidated the facilities management team across jurisdictions to coordinate and centralise facility management initiatives
- Led and set direction and priorities, allocated work and resources and provide training and development to optimise staff skills
- Oversaw and delivered a capital program across all Jurisdictions and identified critical works apparent across the Jurisdictions
- Analysed and benchmarked the property portfolio for the targeted development of a detailed asset and cyclic maintenance plan
- Managed all the facilities requirements across the courts to deliver required services that achieved best value objectives
- Oversaw the engagement of Project Management/Construction Management companies to deliver the Capital Works Program
- Developed essential services, lift and mechanical contract management including tendering for new providers across CSV
- Court Services Victoria provides administrative support to the courts and tribunals in Victoria
- Website: www.courts.vic.gov.au
- Implemented property call desk to centrally manage facilities across the Magistrates, Supreme and Children’s Courts
- Successfully contracted all ESM and cyclic maintenance requirements across the Magistrates, Supreme, Coroners and Children’s Courts over a five-year period, at a total contract price of $10M AUD, achieving substantial savings in contract accountability
- Drove an asset performance review across the Courts to establish a benchmark and maintenance backlog over a 5-to-10-year period
- Successfully established a Facility Management focus for Courts Victoria, prepared systems to achieve best practice and maintained responsibility for the delivery of a strategic plan to manage facilities and services across the Jurisdictions state-wide
- The portfolio was valued at approximately $1.2bn AUD
Asset Manager
COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY
02.2010 - 08.2014
- Company Overview: The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer fire service responsible for fire suppression and rescue across Victoria, Australia
- Website: www.cfa.vic.gov.au
- Managed the corporate real estate and facilities services, internal advice and strategic capability on all property matters for CFA
- Maintained responsibility for the management of a portfolio consisting of approximately 1400 properties throughout Victoria
- Oversaw the effective asset management all CFA Properties and infrastructure, including acquisition and divestment efforts
- Delivered of property and facilities maintenance and managed state-wide contracts to coordinate the delivery of key services
- Managed and delivered the annual Capital Works, Land acquisitions and property disposal program, which was valued at $6.5M AUD per annum and included the purchase and leasing of around 270 new fire station sites throughout Victoria for the CFA
- Prepared of business cases, board papers and consultants’ briefs relating to lease negotiations and accommodation reviews
- The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer fire service responsible for fire suppression and rescue across Victoria, Australia
- Website: www.cfa.vic.gov.au
- Developed and integrated a maintenance plan management system and rolled the system throughout the state to ensure all the CFA’s maintenance requirements were accurately and efficiently scheduled and could be promptly acted upon, as needed
- Delivered the Chief’s Priorities project and purchased 10 large land acquisitions valued at approximately $40M over 5 years
- Managed the divestment of 270 properties over a 3-year period, resulting in cost savings and consolidations for the CFA
- Oversaw the establishment of a single property database for all CFA commercial leases and CFA owned properties, including fire stations, administration offices, Incident Control Centres and Divisional Communications locations, throughout Victoria
Facilities Manager
SALVATION ARMY
02.2009 - 02.2010
- Company Overview: The Salvation Army is an international charitable organization that provides various social services
- Website: www.salvationarmy.org.au
- Managed all facilities and maintenance for the Southern Region of The Salvation Army property portfolio of ~700 properties
- Reviewed and led the consolidation of contractors and suppliers and coordinated the preparation of briefs for minor works
- Established of CAPEX and OPEX budgets for maintenance, repairs capital replacement and essential services/safety compliance
- Coordinated the development of scheduled and preventative maintenance and risk management processes and procedures
- Actively liaised and engaged with local authorities, councils and statutory bodies to facilitate the delivery of management goals
- Oversaw the management of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), mechanical, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and evacuation for territorial and divisional headquarters and camp sites in line with expected outcomes
- Coordinated the management of building security systems, such as the Titan, Forcefield and GE Challenger systems
- The Salvation Army is an international charitable organization that provides various social services
- Website: www.salvationarmy.org.au
- Led the successful implementation of national security system and the implementation of maintenance standards across the southern territory
- Successfully established and implemented systems and policies for the maintenance of Salvation Army properties across the Southern Territory and coordinated the establishment of a database of preferred contractors and pre-determined rates
National Property and Facilities Manager
Carrick Education Group
09.2007 - 02.2009
- Managed all facilities and maintenance Nationally
- Reviewed and led the consolidation of contractors and suppliers and coordinated the preparation of Tenders for major refurbishments
- Established of CAPEX and OPEX budgets for maintenance, repairs capital replacement and essential services/safety compliance
- Actively liaised and engaged with local authorities, councils and statutory bodies to facilitate the delivery of major refurbishments
- Coordinated the management of all contracts and insurances for Carrick Education, Nationally
- Expended some 16.9 million dollars in 17 months on vocational colleges in NSW, Qld, Vic and SA
- Successfully established and implemented systems and policies for the maintenance of all Carrick Education Vocational Colleges, including: Security, national agreement with Chubb Security, National hygiene services agreement with Pink Hygiene, National waste removal agreement with Transpacific, National agreement for the supply of photocopy paper, fixed price nationally
- (Through Sharp), Negotiating of contracts for delivery of electricity by state suppliers, thus reducing electricity expenditure by around 10% average, OHS management procedures to be adopted nationally, Purchase all furniture and ancillary items for the various campuses, Australia wide
Education
MASTER OF BUSINESS PROPERTY -
RMIT University
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS PROPERTY -
RMIT University
Skills
- Operations management
- Building maintenance
- Verbal and written communication
- Qualitative analysis
- Complex Problem-solving
- Budgeting and financial management
- Contract terms negotiation
- Building inspections
- Staff training and development
- Asset management
- Staff management
- Team direction
- Staff development
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 9 staff members.
Interests
Work Availability
monday
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Timeline
Commercial Manager
Vasey RSL Care
01.2023 - Current
Property & Facilities Manager
MACKILLOP FAMILY SERVICES
07.2016 - 09.2022
Manager Assets & Facilities
COURT SERVICES VICTORIA
08.2014 - 07.2016
Asset Manager
COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY
02.2010 - 08.2014
Facilities Manager
SALVATION ARMY
02.2009 - 02.2010
National Property and Facilities Manager
Carrick Education Group
09.2007 - 02.2009
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS PROPERTY -
RMIT University
MASTER OF BUSINESS PROPERTY -
RMIT University
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