Blaire Herlihy
Berwick,Vic
Summary
Dedicated Project Management professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organisational brand.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Land Development Officer
South East Water
Frankston, Victoria
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Compiling development agreements with accredited consultants and contractors
- Developing servicing strategies and accompanying plans
- Building rapport with external and internal stakeholders
- Complaint management and issue resolution for sites
- Using lateral thinking utilising field and legislative knowledge for unique arrangements
- Managing finances for projects
- Introducing process efficiencies and improvements to works
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Project Manager Yarra Valley Water Connections
AusNet Services
Ringwood, VIC
10.2019 - 02.2022
- Deliver all Yarra Valley Water’s new residential water connections
- Negotiation skills to overcome resistance with external and internal stakeholders
- Fostered relationships with vendors to promote positive working relationships.
- Tracking profit and loss with a focus on supplier and account management
- Managing escalations and complaints
- Managing scope, time and cost to ensure quality on works
- Leading a team of four full time employees and 11 field staff
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Organising requirements for deliverables
- Co-ordinating changes and issues on site with adequate risk management and controls adhering to safety objectives and a good workplace culture.
- Creating and improving standard operating procedures and safe work method statements
- Aligning the team to Strategic & Business objectives
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
Project Manager Civil Operations
AusNet Services
Scoresby, VIC
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Deliver all major projects to connect stormwater, sewer and water services to site
- Negotiation skills to overcome resistance
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Ensuring jobs are profitable
- Managing scope, time and cost to ensure quality
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
- Organised requirements for deliverables
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Coordinating changes and issues on site with adequate risk management and controls
- Adequate Strategic & Business Management
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents
Multiple Roles
Yarra Valley Water
Mitcham, Victoria
06.2016 - 09.2018
- Processing and completing multiple and single lot development applications
- Assess all development applications for compliance to guidelines including Build over easements and Water Metering and Servicing guidelines, WSAA
- Knowledge of current legislation including but not limited to The Water Act 1989, The Victorian Building Act 1993, Building and Plumbing Regulations, WSAA standards, the Planning Scheme, MRWA standards, Water Metering and Servicing guidelines, Subdivision Act, Build Over easement guidelines and Conditions of Connection
- Processing and completing Town Planning and Certification referrals and Statement of Compliance requests from councils
- Assist with resolving and scheduling outstanding Recycled Water audits
- Working with the Community Sewerage engineers and council to connect customers to sewer
- Resolving billing errors resulting from a development application
- Proven knowledge of across business processes, procedures and systems to resolve complex ombudsman enquiries to a mutually successful outcome
- Working closely with other areas to reduce errors
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Commitment to customer service, quality and continuous improvement
- Personal motivation, initiative, problem solving, decision making and strong numerical reasoning
- Excellent time management skills
- Team player
- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with external and internal stakeholders including but not limited to contract managers, contractors and consultants to achieve positive outcomes
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
Education
Certificate IV - Building & Construction (Contract Administration)
Back To Basics
Online07.2024
Diploma - Project Management
Swinburne University
Hawthorn12.2019
High School Diploma -
Hervey Bay High
Hervey Bay12.2008
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Contract Administration
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Excellent Communication
- Subcontractor Management
- Planning and Coordination
- Self-Motivated
- MS Office
- Problem-Solving
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Decision-Making
- Purchasing and Procurement
Timeline
Land Development Officer
South East Water
02.2022 - 09.2022
Project Manager Yarra Valley Water Connections
AusNet Services
10.2019 - 02.2022
Project Manager Civil Operations
AusNet Services
09.2018 - 10.2019
Multiple Roles
Yarra Valley Water
06.2016 - 09.2018
Certificate IV - Building & Construction (Contract Administration)
Back To Basics
Diploma - Project Management
Swinburne University
High School Diploma -
Hervey Bay High
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