CHRIS GOOCH
27 Harle Street, Hamilton South,Australia
Summary
I am a project/program manager with over 20 years of experience delivering environmental policy, change management, capital works, IT, and communications projects. Focused on the environmental and adaptation space, working across private companies, local governments, and state governments. I am an outgoing, confident, and outcomes-focused person, with excellent time management and prioritization skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Program Officer - Home Energy Saver
DCCEEW
Newcastle
08.2024 - Current
- Led small team on program design and planning including CBA, program logic, briefing notes etc.
- Procurement and contract management
- Program reporting
- Budget development
Senior Program Officer - IPM
DCCEEW
Newcastle
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Coordination of the Net Zero refresh project
- Support Net Zero program teams delivery and reporting (SPACE365)
- Risk management framework and training
- NSW procurement and contractor management
- Development of ECCS program management guidance and delivery framework (Program Passport)
- Reporting to senior leadership meetings and the Net Zero SteerCo
- Development of a risk library and risk assessment approach for ECCS
- Technical team leadership
- Coordination of Strategic Portfolio Function (SPF) team projects to provide advice and guidance to program teams
Senior Project Officer - Knowledge and Partnerships
DCCEEW
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Development of a knowledge brokerage framework for SEI division
- Support for Climate Change knowledge brokers (NARCLiM)
Senior Catchment Management Officer - Flood Risk
City of Parramatta
09.2016 - 04.2024
- Development and delivery of the councils ‘FloodSmart’ flood warning service
- Flood modeling management
- Dashboard and systems creation and management
- Design and implementation of councils new telemetry network
- Stakeholder and community engagement planning and delivery
- Secretariat of the councils flood advisory committee
- Budget and contract management including tenders
- Leading collaborative projects with SES, BOM, DPE and other local stakeholders.
Senior Project Officer - Flood Risk
Environment Agency - UK
01.2009 - 07.2016
- Leading technical teams to develop innovative solutions to flood risk management and warnings
- Leading national best practice teams to develop policy solutions and to train regional staff
- 6 year capital works program management for flood assets to provide support for senior leadership on program progress and project support for teams
- Emergency response to flood risk incidents
- Stakeholder engagement across local and state government to make sure our flood response was joined up
- Training and support for flood response officers across the region
- Flood model management and development
- Telemetry network development
- Community engagement and customer service
Marine Survey Officer - Thames Region
Environment Agency - UK
01.2007 - 12.2008
- Leading the marine survey program for the Thames regional to complete the EU monitoring requirements
- Managing 5 survey vessels and two crews to complete work schedules
- Trawling, water sampling, sediment grab, and other sampling as required
- WHS management
- Reporting of sampling results
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Officer
Environment Agency - UK
01.2005 - 12.2007
- Report writing on wetland ecology and impacts from groundwater abstraction
- Survey work to implement groundwater abstraction modelling
- Stakeholder engagement to develop solutions to regulatory issues
- Project management
Marine Monitoring and Laboratory Officer
Ecomaris Ltd
01.2000 - 12.2005
- Leading marine surveys in the Wash
- Analysis of samples
- Data analysis
- Reporting
- Laboratory management and WHS
Education
Bachelors degree (Hons) - Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences
York University
12.2023
Skills
- Project/program management
- Program delivery framework and policy support
- Net zero portfolio data analysis and reporting
- Technical team leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk management framework and training
- NSW procurement and contractor management
- Training, support, and customer service
Qualifications Awards
- Prince2 project management
- Harold Sternbeck award for flood management
- Class C driving license
Timeline
Senior Program Officer - Home Energy Saver
DCCEEW
08.2024 - Current
Senior Program Officer - IPM
DCCEEW
05.2024 - 07.2024
Senior Project Officer - Knowledge and Partnerships
DCCEEW
02.2024 - 05.2024
Senior Catchment Management Officer - Flood Risk
City of Parramatta
09.2016 - 04.2024
Senior Project Officer - Flood Risk
Environment Agency - UK
01.2009 - 07.2016
Marine Survey Officer - Thames Region
Environment Agency - UK
01.2007 - 12.2008
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Officer
Environment Agency - UK
01.2005 - 12.2007
Marine Monitoring and Laboratory Officer
Ecomaris Ltd
01.2000 - 12.2005
Bachelors degree (Hons) - Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences
York University