Daniel Papal
Altona,VIC
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong work ethic and dedication to achieving goals. Skilled at developing and maintaining documentation systems, managing calendars and preparing reports. Knowledgeable in project management principles, business processes and customer service best practices.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Coordinator Project Management Office
Hobsons Bay City Council
07.2024 - Current
- Manage 25/26FY capital development process
- Managed roll out of new capital works capital works software
- Manage financial change requests
Senior Project Manager - Capital works
Hobsons Bay City Council
01.2019 - 01.2024
- Implemented IAUDITOR software to improve OHS audits
- Implemented Readytech open windows contract administration software
- Standardized filing system
- Overhauled cost tracking system
- Delivered $2.7 Million Altona Tennis Club refurbishment
- Delivered $4.2 Million Dennis Reserve Centre
- Managed proposed Western Aquatic Centre design $80m
- Managed critical shared path design bicycle link over 3 years obtaining 11 separate stakeholder approvals
- (Shovel ready - $15 Million)
- Manage the delivery of complex, multiple, and concurrent projects of various disciplines to ensure all necessary feasibility, design, compliance, permits and approvals, contract administration and project specific requirements are addressed
- Lead and contribute to the initiation and development of project governance structures; project scope, budget, and program; identification of risks and resolution of issues
- Manage design consultants and contractors through the procurement process in a public sector environment and the administration of consultant service delivery and construction contracts to ensure timely and high standards of performance
- Ensure designs meet respective standards and projects are constructed in accordance with agreed design specifications and standards
- Develop budget estimates and ensure budgetary targets and limits are adhered to using financial management methods for monitoring and reporting of Council and external funding allocations
- Prepare executive briefing, project management, and corporate status and financial reports in a timely manner
- Develop and facilitate collaboration with multiple stakeholders including contractors, consultants, community members, high level industry representatives and senior officers from a range of Council and other government departments to ensure positive working relations and clear understanding and acknowledgement of the various approvals and compliance requirements
- Maintain and promote organisational processes using corporate systems to ensure intellectual property is appropriately managed, up to date and accessible
- Maintain excellent public relations on all occasions and ensure that persons with whom you are dealing receive adequate, prompt, and courteous attention and feedback
- Exercise initiative and creativity in solving complex problems relating to the management of projects and apply solutions through decision making and leadership
Delivery Manager - Capital Planning & Delivery
Vicinity Centres PM PTY LTD
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Implemented IAUDITOR software to improve OHS audits
- Standardized shop drawings and design guidelines
- Implemented new mobile phone air chargers at various shopping centers
- Delivered $5 Million Bankstown Shopping Centre refurbishment project
- Delivered $4 Million Nepean and Lennox Shopping Centre refurbishment project
- Implemented energy government rebates for sustainability projects
- Oversaw national delivery capex program to ensure all operations managers were meeting KPI's
- Design development, reviews and market research
- Scope reviews, stakeholder meetings
- Authority approvals
- RFT development and issues
- Tender evaluations and vendor interviews
- Contract negotiations, execution and vendor appointments
- Site set-up and kick-off meetings
- Monitoring and control (management of all contractors and consultants)
- Financial/accounts management
- Hand-over preparation, defects
- Project close-out
- OHS Management (SWMS, Site Inductions, JSA's)
Operations Manager - Altona Gate Shopping Centre
Colonial First State Global Asset Management
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Merged companies to Vicinity Centre's PM PTY LTD
- Completed 6 Capex projects in 5 Months
- Achieved 75% waste diversion from landfill
- Installed 4 new travellators
- (major project)
- Managed 20 $million fresh food mall development for Sacca's and Aldi
- Achieved AAA+ ACE safety audit
- Achieved 99.96 Marsh Safety Audit
- Management of cleaning (20 staff)
- Management of security operations (10 staff)
- Budgeting
- Oversaw maintenance and repairs - reactive and proactive
- Project managed capital works projects
- OHS management (SWMS, Site Inductions, JSA's)
- Safety Compliance
- Managing contractors
- Fire safety
- Sustainability
- Merged companies to Vicinity Centre's PM PTY LTD
Building & Property Manager
Australian Institute of Management
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Reduced operations budget by 36%
- Achieved a 3.5 stars NABERS rating
- City switch energy efficiency finalist 2011/ 2012
- Introduced OH&S inspection auditing
- Completed upgrade of new passenger lifts
- Management of operations staff (security & cleaning)
- Opex
- Capex
- Overseeing maintenance and repairs
- Capex Projects
- OHS management (SWMS, Site Inductions, JSA's)
- Safety Compliance
- Managing contractors
- Fire safety
- Sustainability
Building Supervisor
QV Property Management / Grocon Constructions
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Coordinated building warranty defects
- Controlled workplace hazards
- Introduced job safety analysis documentation
- Improved relationships with major tenants
- Managed maintenance staff for BHP, Sensis, GHD tenancies
- Tenancy Inspections
- Cleaning Inspections
- Oversaw projects and tenancy fit outs
- OHS Management (SWMS, Site Inductions, JSA's)
- Overseeing Contractors
- Safety Compliance
- Managed contractors
- Fire Safety
- Sustainability
- Spot Audits
Building Services Manager
Melbourne Business School / Spotless Services
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Achieved essential service fire safety compliance (form 10)
- Rectified all OH&S issues identified
- Implemented maintenance helpdesk
- Completed upgrade of security system
- Assisted in implementing OH&S strategies and processes
- Managed facilities staff
- Assisting academics and lecturers
- Budgeting
- Capital projects
- Overseeing staff and contractors
- Overseeing OH&S procedures
- Conducting site inspections
- Compliance
Facilities Manager
Australian Essential Services Compliance (AESC)
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Met all set KPI's
- Implemented maintenance schedules
- Achieved essential service fire safety compliance (form 10)
- Effectively conducted quarterly site inspections
- Budgeting
- Capital projects
- Overseeing staff and contractors
- Overseeing OH&S procedures
- Overseeing maintenance and repairs
- Conducting site inspections
- Afterhours contact
- Essential Services auditing
Education
REACH Leadership Program -
Australian Leadership Academy
01.2024
Certificate IV -
Building and Construction (TIV)
01.2018
Diploma -
Business Management (AIM)
01.2015
Diploma -
Project Management PMBOK (AIM)
01.2012
Diploma -
Occupational Health and Safety (Kangan Institute)
01.2010
Skills
- Multitasking and organization
- Customer service centric
- Critical thinking
- Innovative
- Leadership
- Technical Skills
- Adaptability
- Project Managment
Accomplishments
- Received staff excellence award 2020
- Achieve efficiency by introducing IAuditor for OHS tasks.
- Implemented Readytech open windows contract administration software
- Collaborated with team of 11 in the development of stages 4 & 5 shared trail.
- Supervised team of 4 staff members.
Educationandprofessionaldevelopment
- REACH Leadership Program (Australian Leadership Academy), 12/01/24
- Asbestos Awareness Training (Parcor), 12/01/24
- Construction Contracts Workshop Refresher (Maddox), 12/01/23
- Government report writing (LGPro), 12/01/19
- Construction Contracts Workshop (Maddox), 12/01/19
- Terrorism and active shooter training (PRENSA), 12/01/15
- Microsoft, Level 2 excel, 12/01/12
- Plan and manage projects with MS project 10 (AIM), 12/01/12
- Project Management leadership (AIM), 12/01/11
- Project Management fundamentals (AIM), 12/01/11
- Excel 2007 / 2010 essentials (Wizard), 12/01/11
- Fire extinguisher training - practical (Wormald), 12/01/10
- Applied Project Management (AIM), 12/01/10
- OH&S representative refresher training (CGU), 12/01/10
- EWIS Training (Emergency Warning & Intercommunication System) - Chief Fire Warden (Wormald), 12/01/09
- Fall prevention seminar (Workplace access and safety), 12/01/08
- Facilities management essentials (FMM), 12/01/08
- Leadership in action: The looking glass experience (Mt Eliza Centre for executive education), 12/01/07
- OH&S mock court seminar - (Brief Group), 12/01/07
- OH&S Job safety analysis and contract management workshop (Brief Group), 12/01/06
- OH&S Office safety and office ergonomics workshop (Brief Group), 12/01/06
- Working at heights safely (Chubb), 12/01/06
Vaccinationstatus
COVID - Fully Vaccinated
References
- Oliver McNulty, Capital Works Manager - Hobsons Bay City Council, 0427 610 666
- Matt Finnigan, Associate - BG&E, 0438 577 280
Personal Information
Citizenship: Australian citizen
Awarded staff recognition award for assisting with COVID 19 testing drive through.
During the peak of COVID 19, I assisted DR Mukesh Haikerwal and his team by project managing Melbourne's first drive through testing clinic.
the project took allot of coordination as well as calling on contractors who i had formed great working relationships with over many years to get this project completed in a short space of time.
Timeline
Acting Coordinator Project Management Office
Hobsons Bay City Council
07.2024 - Current
Senior Project Manager - Capital works
Hobsons Bay City Council
01.2019 - 01.2024
Delivery Manager - Capital Planning & Delivery
Vicinity Centres PM PTY LTD
01.2016 - 01.2019
Operations Manager - Altona Gate Shopping Centre
Colonial First State Global Asset Management
01.2013 - 01.2016
Building & Property Manager
Australian Institute of Management
01.2009 - 01.2013
Building Supervisor
QV Property Management / Grocon Constructions
01.2007 - 01.2009
Building Services Manager
Melbourne Business School / Spotless Services
01.2004 - 01.2007
Facilities Manager
Australian Essential Services Compliance (AESC)
01.2002 - 01.2004
Certificate IV -
Building and Construction (TIV)
Diploma -
Business Management (AIM)
Diploma -
Project Management PMBOK (AIM)
Diploma -
Occupational Health and Safety (Kangan Institute)
REACH Leadership Program -
Australian Leadership Academy
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