Darren Scott

A member of the Lendlease Retirement Living business Executive Leadership Team, managing the capital replacement and property refurbishment strategy across 76 Retirement Villages throughout Australia, accountable for a capital spend of c.$100m p.a. The role included managing an in-house team of 25 people as well as external consultants and builders to deliver a program of diverse and unique building projects.

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Excellent in client engagement and driven by customer satisfaction, always taking a “customer comes first attitude”
• Worked effectively in fast-paced and live environments.
• Problem solving ensuring safe and quality delivery of complex building projects in live communities.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

Project lead on multiple retirement village asset acquisitions to include managing acquisition project teams of multi-disciplined professionals, as well as running the technical due diligence for property acquisitions.

• Maximised return on investment by delivering on business strategy.
• Managed risk by enabling thorough due diligence and regular project reviews.
• Collaborated with multi discipline teams to ensure risk mitigation, compliance and efficient outcomes.
• Stakeholder and critical timeline deadline management
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Managing property risks within a portfolio of approximately 30 commercial, retail and industrial property assets across Australia and Asia.

• Creation and development of the risk management structure, associated systems and reporting tools
• Conducted regular audits of the property portfolio, ensuring their continued effectiveness in addressing business goals related to mitigating risks and value creation.
• Developed strong relationships with internal stakeholders, promoting a culture of risk awareness and accountability and solution.
• Developed short-term goals and long-term strategic plans to improve risk control and mitigation.

Mobilising and managing Healthcare Estates with respect to Public/Private Partnerships (PPP) Contracts and technical building services.

• Development and implementation of a complex new build mobilisation plan
• business set up to include human recourses, budgets, suppliers and infrastructure etc.
• Client interface ensuring high-quality and compliant service delivery.

Apprentice Qualified Healthcare Building Services Engineer across multiple healthcare sites. Key areas included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, medical gas and domestic water supplies.

• Performed preventative maintenance ensuring availability of critical plant whilst maximising life cycle.
• Implemented technical processes/systems in accordance with legislation and standards.
• Resolved critical issues during system/plant breakdowns ensuring minimal downtime for critical plant/equipment.