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Colm Brangan

Plainland

Summary

With over 25 years of leadership experience across multiple industries, I have a comprehensive understanding of the building industry and a distinct perspective on the various roles involved, from clients to subcontractors. My expertise in workplace health and safety requirements and auditing has earned me a strong reputation in this area. Additionally, I consistently achieve success by delivering complex projects within budget and on schedule.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Foreperson

Rohrig Qld & NSW
01.2020 - Current
  • Management and co-ordination of major projects including:

Faith Lutheran, Plainland

Feb 2025 - Present

($10M)

St Josephs College, Gregory Terrace

2024 - Feb 2025

($20M)

Dan Murphy's, Yamanto

Jan 2024 - June 2024

($1.4M)

Danebank, Anglican School

2023

($20M)

Santa Sabina College

2023

($1.5M)

Parramatta Leagues Club

2022 - 2023

($1.3M)

St. Edmunds College

2020 - 2021

($16M)

  • Coordinate trades regarding to timing, material sourcing and cost management
  • Achieve consistent high standards and results in external WHS audits, assessed by 'Oversight Consulting'
  • Develop and drive program to deliver on time and under-budget projects
  • Ensure works are delivered in a way that complies with policy, legislation, and practice guidelines
  • Identify and minimize defects and their impact before they become an issue
  • Often given the 'Difficult' client because of my customer service and conflict resolution skills

Store Manager

Homebrewers Warehouse Townsville
01.2013 - 12.2016
  • Whole store and website management
  • Implemented new marketing and sales strategies which led to an increase in turnover by 30%
  • Coordinated deliveries, both incoming and outgoing
  • Updated and developed the website to enable online sales

Manager

The Venue
01.2011 - 12.2013
  • Sourced and coordinated trades professionals in relation to major and minor works on the heritage listed building
  • Lead teams to repeatedly deliver outstanding performance
  • Developed a new brand within the business encompassing wine lists, banquet menus and function packages, which led to an increase in sales and marketability
  • Had exposure to and a working knowledge of profit and loss statements
  • Established and maintained robust relationships with suppliers, leading to massive savings in consumables
  • Implemented new marketing and sales strategies
  • Introduced and hosted wedding expos, increasing wedding bookings by over 300%
  • Was instrumental in the growth of weddings, corporate and private function business

Duty Manager

Townsville Brewing Co
01.2009 - 12.2011
  • Created an innovative design and piloted the construction of unique tasting platters, to showcase specialty in-house beers
  • Designed new restaurant layout that increased capacity and efficiency of meal service
  • Stock control, merchandising and ordering
  • Created and implemented new procedures in running restaurant which led to better service and greater customer enjoyment
  • Daily maintenance of heritage listed building
  • Managed staff scheduling for optimal coverage, ensuring efficient operations during peak hours.
  • Supervised and coordinated team to provide guidance and support and maximize performance.

Working Owner, Director

Portable Living
01.2008 - 12.2009
  • Overall setup and day to day running of the company
  • Was responsible for sourcing of new contracts
  • Payroll processing
  • Achieved successful and profitable running of the company until the financial global crisis
  • I worked on every aspect of the construction, from welding the steel frames, to the final fine detailing work of the interior
  • This included roofing, installation of hollow/solid core and steel frame doors, installation of showers, gyprock fixing and framing, flooring, insulation, fire and sound proofing

Education

Cert 4 in Building and Constructionion -

Blue Card - Working with Childern

First Aid and CPR -

Gold Card - Telescopic Handler

Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management -

White Card - General induction

Skills

  • Conflict resolution skills
  • Excellent communication
  • Leadership
  • Safety Knowledge
  • Problem-solving
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Calm under pressure
  • Organization and time management

Languages

English

Timeline

Foreperson

Rohrig Qld & NSW
01.2020 - Current

Store Manager

Homebrewers Warehouse Townsville
01.2013 - 12.2016

Manager

The Venue
01.2011 - 12.2013

Duty Manager

Townsville Brewing Co
01.2009 - 12.2011

Working Owner, Director

Portable Living
01.2008 - 12.2009

First Aid and CPR -

Gold Card - Telescopic Handler

Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management -

White Card - General induction

Cert 4 in Building and Constructionion -

Blue Card - Working with Childern

Colm Brangan