BRETT DAWSON
Project Manager
Wollongong,NSW
Summary
Strategic Project Manager with demonstrated success assessing project scope and adhering to deadlines. Safety-conscious and detail-oriented with 10 years of industry background. Well-versed in team leadership and task delegation to drive project progress and foster client satisfaction.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT MANAGER
HBS MACHINERY PNG
04.2024 - Current
- Lead a team of 65 site personnel
- Assessment and approval of PR’s and PO’s
- Assessment and approval of timesheets
- Conduct pre-start and toolbox meetings
- Conduct supervisor safety training
- Maintain our zero harm goal
- Attend daily, weekly and monthly progress report meetings
- Review SW’s and VOR’s
- Attend weekly safety meetings
- Schedule and chair meetings with stakeholders
- Daily SIMOPS meetings
- Oversee workshop maintenance and servicing timeliness and financials
- Manage the budget, program and site safety
- Ensure all KPI’s are met
- Prepare claim tracking and submit monthly claims
- Roster management and approval of flight bookings/accommodation for the team
- Daily site inspections, safety inspections, and hazard ID walks
- Actioning contractor RFI’s
- General site management duties.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
- Mentored supervisors and to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
- Promoted teamwork and leadership through all levels of site personnel
- Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
- Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
PROJECT MANAGER
CBK Constructions
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Used project management software to track costs, allocate site crew, reconcile dockets and approve purchase orders, log variations, draft and submit claims
- Used project management software to assess pre-starts, take 5’s, leave applications, near misses, incident reports and with the team, produce lessons learned reports
- Implemented quality control measures to maintain high standards of workmanship throughout all projects.
- Increased revenue by handling all operations and contractors effectively.
- Held construction progress and regular status meetings with project team.
- Chairing the weekly four-week look ahead and the two-week procurement meetings
- Conducting pre-starts, toolboxes, talks on team leadership and keeping up with our zero harm goal
- Site inspections, participating in safety audits, ensuring plant and machinery maintenance is being appropriately actioned
- Reviewed project scope, required materials and labor pricing to develop competitive bids.
- Client correspondence, chairing progress meetings, providing progress reports, liaising with council, subcontractors, and the project delivery team to ensure clear communication from the ground up
- Assessed variations, drafting client invoices for payments, contractor negotiations, and managing all procurement
- Assisted the estimating team, assisting the asset management team, and getting hands-on with the site crews when necessary
- Consulted with clients to define objectives and develop scopes.
- Managed construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and budget adherence.
- Ensured quality workmanship, adherence to scope and schedule, budget, and safety requirements
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Lead a team of close to twenty, consisting of laborers, operators, truck drivers, supervisors, superintendents, and a project engineer to produce clear tracking, timely results, and quality deliverables.
- Increased customer satisfaction ratings by resolving all issues professionally.
PROJECT MANAGER
EXCON-HIRE
08.2020 - 12.2023
- Managed on-site construction crews
- Ensured project timeline is on schedule and within budget
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Negotiated sub-contractor contracts
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Obtained approval and document project variations to allow revenue recovery while meeting project deliverables
- Monitored project quality and performance against delivery milestones while ensuring project delivery is on schedule
- Coordinated and oversee on-site activities, ensuring compliance with project specifications, design plans, and safety regulations
- Coordinated the delivery of multiple projects simultaneously
- Resolved conflict between trades and other onsite personnel
- Ensured correct operation and maintenance of on-site plant and machinery
- Organised procurement of materials and equipment
- Liaised with clients, stakeholders, council, trades, and labor to ensure satisfaction of quality, safety, timeliness, and budget from pre-construction to project delivery
- Drafted and amending the project scope to increase productivity, minimize labor and machinery downtime in a rapidly changing/fast-paced environment
- Managemed minor renovations and remedial works to multi-story dwellings and high-rise earthworks contracts.
PROJECT MANAGER
CIVIL 1
03.2019 - 07.2020
- Provided guidance to the construction team with pre-start and toolbox meetings and site inductions to ensure a clear understanding of roles and activities, responsibilities and daily targets/milestones and safety procedures to be achieved and followed
- Analyzed construction plans and technical drawings for project requirements
- Monitored construction progress and work quality to meet building codes, regulations, and safety standards
- Correspondence with engineers, surveyors, and the project management team to ensure objectives are up to date and actioned accordingly
- Adapted to unexpected challenges, alterations in project circumstances, schedule disruptions and issues, devising solutions to maintain daily project scope and timeline adherence
- Promoted a safe work environment for all site personnel and visitors.
- Managed the budget and program
- Analyzed and approved invoices and submitted monthly claims
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
BUILDING CADET (ESTIMATING)
ROHRIG
10.2018 - 01.2019
- Obtaining and analyzing quotations
- Trade comparisons
- Communicating with trades
- Managing minor projects
- Analyzing addendums
- Submission of RFI’s
- Applying for council permits
- Analyzing Construction Drawings
- General laboring duties
- Document control
- Communicating with clients
- Reporting and assisting the project manager
- Reporting and assisting the estimators.
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR
COMPLETE CIVIL
08.2016 - 08.2018
- Operating mobile plant in a civil setting
- Machinery ranging from 0.8-60t
- Use of a wide range of attachments for all machine sizes
- Conduct daily checks and routine maintenance on machinery and attachments.
BUILDING CADET
TJF CONSTRUCTIONS
02.2016 - 06.2016
- Site Supervision
- Data Entry
- Estimating
- Client Correspondence
- Assisting with Project Management.
QUANTITY SURVEYOR TRAINEE
BERIA CONSULTANTS HONG KONG
01.2016 - 02.2016
- Drafting and Preparation of Tender Documents; BOQ, SOR, Schedule of Drawings, Contract Contents, Contract Correspondence & Final Accounts
- Tender Analysis
- Data Entry
- Mark-Up's and Take-Off's
- Material Measurement
- General Quantity Surveying Duties
- Research on Creativity in Value Management.
CARPENTER ASSISTANT
YELLOW VAN HANDYMAN
- Materials Handling
- Demolition
- Drilling, Laying and Fastening Decking
- Site Preparation
- Measuring and Cutting Timber
- Loading and Unloading of Materials and Equipment
- Use of Power Tools
- Project Planning
- Debris Removal.
MANAGER/ OWNER
4TITUDE NUTRITION ONLINE STORE
- Online Marketing and Promotional Platforms
- Updating and Maintaining Social Media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
- Updating and Maintaining Online Store: eBay and Website
- Designing and Creating Supplement and Fitness: Products, Labels, and Logos
- Account Management and Administration
- Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Budgeting, and Cash Flow
- Profit and Loss Reports
- Balance Sheets
- Cash Flow Statements
- Microsoft Office
- Customer Service
- Managing Inventory
- Stock Levels, Ordering, and Forecasting
- Procurement
- Business Analysis and Logistics
- Sales reports: monthly, quarterly, yearly
- Importing, Invoicing, Currencies, Containers, and Pricing.
PERSONAL TRAINER
4TITUDE FITNESS
- Online Marketing and Promotional Platforms
- Updating and Maintaining Social Media Platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
- Updating and Maintaining Online Store: eBay and Website
- Account Management and Administration
- Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Budgeting, and Cash-flow
- Managing Inventory
- Stock Levels and Ordering Equipment
- Analysis
- Profit & Loss reports
- Sales reports: monthly, quarterly, yearly
- Logistics
- International shipping, Invoicing, Currencies, Containers, and Pricing
- Personal Training
- Screening Clients: developing personalized Health & Lifestyle Questionnaires
- Fitness Assessment Procedures: VO2 Max Test (Beep Test), Sub Max VO2 Test, Body Fat Percentage Test, Monitoring of Heart Rates and Blood Pressure
- Goal Setting
- Clientele Management
- Developing personalized Exercise Programs
- One-on-One Fitness Coaching
- Health, Lifestyle, and Nutritional Recommendation.
MANAGER
ARTHURS PIZZA - PADDINGTON
- Store Management
- Planning and coordinating menus
- Roster Scheduling
- Organizing scheduled shifts in Kitchen, Waiting, and Cleaning staff
- Staff Training and Recruitment
- Reconciling
- Housekeeping
- Maintaining high standards of Quality Control, Hygiene, and Health & Safety
- Managing Stock levels, Ordering Supplies, and Forecasting
- Preparing cash drawers and providing petty cash as required
- Responding to Customer Complaints.
LABOURER
- Materials Handling
- Demolition
- Drilling, Laying, and Fastening Decking
- Site Preparation
- Loading and Unloading of Materials and Equipment
- Use of Power Tools
- General Labouring Duties.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Western Sydney University
Parramatta, NSW07.2023
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RIIMP0320F Conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations & VOC
01.2015 - 1 2015
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Certificate 3, 4 and Diploma in Fitness (Meadowbank Tafe)
01.2011 - 1 2012
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WHS White Card
01.2024 - 1 2024
No Degree - Generic Surface Induction (Mining)
South32
Wollongong, NSW01.2024
Skills
Project Management
References
- NIA VLASSIS, Arthurs Pizza Paddington, +61 412 195 195
- GREG, Yellow Van Handyman, +61 468 486 290
- THOMAS WONG, Beria Consultants Hong Kong, thomasw@beria.com.hk
- TIM FISHER, TJF Constructions, +61 411 694 276
- JARRAD SLOANE, ALL ASPECTS ROOFING, +614 452 336 112
- RYAN V, EX-CON – SENIOR PM/GM, +61466307755
- DANIEL POTTER, CIVIL 1 - PM, +61406851486
- BRIAN KING, ROHRIG, briank@rohrig.com.au, +612 9695 1668
- PETER KNILL, CBK Constructions, peter.knill@cbk.com.au, 0456315151
- FRANCIS KAUPA, HBS MACHINERY, FKaupa@hbsmachinery.com, +675 71730208
Accomplishments
Over the years I have led teams of site personnel, administrative personnel and contractors to deliver successful projects on time and within budget. My project management experience is predominately within a civil setting encompassing the following works:
- Bulk earthworks
- Road rehabilitation
- Road upgrades
- Multiple sub-division projects
- Dam embankment works
- Power plant upgrade
- High-rise residential earthworks
- Defence projects (Lombrum Naval Base upgrade for the PNGDF)
I take pride in the projects i have executed and receive a great sense of accomplishment when delivery projects successfully, safely, within budget and on time.
Timeline
PROJECT MANAGER
HBS MACHINERY PNG
04.2024 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER
CBK Constructions
01.2024 - 04.2024
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WHS White Card
01.2024 - 1 2024
PROJECT MANAGER
EXCON-HIRE
08.2020 - 12.2023
PROJECT MANAGER
CIVIL 1
03.2019 - 07.2020
BUILDING CADET (ESTIMATING)
ROHRIG
10.2018 - 01.2019
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR
COMPLETE CIVIL
08.2016 - 08.2018
BUILDING CADET
TJF CONSTRUCTIONS
02.2016 - 06.2016
QUANTITY SURVEYOR TRAINEE
BERIA CONSULTANTS HONG KONG
01.2016 - 02.2016
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RIIMP0320F Conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations & VOC
01.2015 - 1 2015
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Certificate 3, 4 and Diploma in Fitness (Meadowbank Tafe)
01.2011 - 1 2012
CARPENTER ASSISTANT
YELLOW VAN HANDYMAN
MANAGER/ OWNER
4TITUDE NUTRITION ONLINE STORE
PERSONAL TRAINER
4TITUDE FITNESS
MANAGER
ARTHURS PIZZA - PADDINGTON
LABOURER
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Western Sydney University
No Degree - Generic Surface Induction (Mining)
South32
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