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David Payne

Canberra,ACT

Summary

Dynamic journeyman plumber with extensive experience at National Plumbing, excelling in the installation of complex water and gas systems. Proven ability to lead teams while ensuring safety compliance and effective traffic control. Skilled in confined spaces and asbestos awareness, delivering high-quality results in challenging environments.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience
1981
1981
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Traffic Controller

Lack group
Canberra , Act
10.2021 - 08.2025
  • Guiding construction traffic to appropriate unloading area.
  • Keeping public traffic and pedestrians safe when they are navigating area of operation.
  • maintaining good housekeeping on job site.

Construction plumber.

National Plumbing
Canberra, Act
04.2020 - 09.2021
  • Installation of water mains
  • Installation of fire service . Victolic fire hydrents, and fire hose reels.
  • Installation of gas mains.
  • Forming watermeters.
  • And assosiated pipework, clipping and brackets.

D-Group

Construction plumber.
Canberra, Act
06.2018 - 04.2021
  • Forming and interpreting plans to instal fire mains ,gas mains and water supply mains in high rise residential buildings being constructed in Canberra.
  • Installing HWS and running mains to individual units.
  • Trenching and installing sewer and stormwater mains . Building manholes for access to same.

Construction plumber.

A Plus plumbing
Canberra, Act
09.2017 - 06.2018
  • Construction of new wing at canberra running copper water mains.soldering connections ,clipping and fitting assosiated plumbing fixtures.ie backflow prevention,pressure control valves,stop valves.

Plumber

Central Queensland Plumbing
Rockhampton, Qld
06.2016 - 04.2017
  • Upgrading of rockhampton shopping Centre.

Plumbr/pipelayer

Simons Contractors
Rolston, Qld
10.2014 - 05.2016
  • Leading hand
  • Working with heavy plant, trenching and backfilling
  • Installation of sewer and stormwater to various mining assosiated sites and towns.
  • Some servaying to find trench depths and manhole location.

Pipelayer

Brosnans Constructions
Rockhampton, Qld
08.2013 - 09.2014
  • Working with plant trenching and backfilling for sewer and stormwater mains on civil jobs. Laying same pipe.
  • Laying conduit for civil electrics
  • Laying water supply for civil jobs.

Maintainanceman,plumber.

Murramarang resort
South Durras, NSW
03.2012 - 07.2013
  • Upgrading bathrooms in resort cabins
  • Preformed maintainance and grounds maintainance.

Maintainance Plumber

Twin City Plumbing
Canberra, Act
08.1995 - 02.2012
  • Resedentual and conmercial Maintainance plumbing .ie HWS, bathrooms,kitchen upgrades and maintainance.
  • Blocked drain repair including eeling and excurvation,repair and backfill.
  • Cut openings in walls or floors to accommodate pipes and fittings.

Gereral labourer

TipTop Bakerys
Darwin, NT
10.1994 - 07.1995
  • Organising bread and pasterys loads for delivery.

Plumber

Australian Hotwater and Solarhart
Canberra, Act
11.1992 - 09.1994
  • Replacement and instalation of various types of HWS. Residential and commercial jobs.
  • Upgrade and install HWS and assosiated pipework and fixtures and fittings.

Apprentice Plumber/gas fitter.

Master Gastitters
Canberra, Act
11.1990 - 08.1992
  • Instalation of gas appliances
  • Installation of gas ducted Heating systems.

Trades Assistant

Capital Gasfitters
Canberra, Act
11.1989 - 10.1990
  • Installation of gas ducted Heating systems.

Plumbing Trade Assistant

Shoalhaven City Council
Nowra, NSW
03.1988 - 09.1988
  • a youth employment scheme job with gas works, assisting with gas delivery to homes and business,s.
  • Assisted with gas appliance install.
  • Assisted with gas line upgrades

Apprentice Plumber

State Works Department of Qld.
Brisbane, Qld
01.1983 - 11.1987
  • Training in all facets of the plumbing trade theory and practical.
  • 21 weeks at plumbing tech school where passing with 1 distinction, 4 credits and 1 pass.

Driveway Attendant

Mobil service station.
Brisbane, Qld
05.1981 - 11.1982
  • Filling vehicles with petrol or deisel
  • Checking air and oils
  • Tyre repairs
  • Assisting mechanic.

Education

Capalaba High School
Capalaba, Qld

Skills

  • Journeyman plumber
  • Traffic control ticket TCT 102 1657 TCR IMP
  • Trade certificate 1992
  • General safety induction 044 9047
  • Asbestos awareness
  • Working with absbestos
  • Silica prevention
  • Workplace imparment
  • Confined spaces
  • Elevated work platform 385807
  • Apply 1st aid
  • Manual handling
  • Site electrical awarness

Cover letter

  • To whom it may conern, i am writing to you with hope of future employment with Multiplex Constructions, and am submitting an application with CV for your appraisal. For the past three years, i have been employed by Lack group for construction traffic control and gate management with Multiplex at Canberra hospital where i was guiding tradesmen, site deliverys and site service traffic safely to be unloaded in appropriate parking areas and helping them all to safley depart. During this time i was also keeping public transport and pedestrians safe as they interacted with site traffic professionally. I also spotted for the unloads for the forklift keeping workers safe in my area of opperation. I was in charge of up to five other traffic controllers and helped them to understand and apply the appropriate skill outlind in the s.w.i.m.s. for thier required tasks for thier particular positions.
  • I was requested to be permanent by multipex,s senior supervisor and enjoyed working with multiplex. I had built good working relationships with muliplex,s employees, the tradesmen and the drivers during this time and i have decided , this is a company i would be proud to work for and, previously been a plumber by trade, believe i have the skills and knowledge to be a excellent addition to your team. I consider myself tobefit and healthy, also keen and willing to apply my best to any tasks assigned to me happly.i am a good housekeeper and strongly believe that a clean and tidy workplace is a safe workplace.
  • Born on the 25th March, 1966 in the united kingdom, i am the youngest of three children with 1 brother and 1 sister. I consider myself to be very active for my age.
  • After my birth, my farther,Colin who was a police officer, took a posting to Papua New Guinea as a chief inspector helping to train future local police. He was also in charge of the police riot squad. This is how the Payne family became Austrlian citizens.
  • My mother,Pamela, was a nurse who later became a nursing supervisor at the Princess Alexandria Hospital in Brisbane, Qld, in charge of I.C. u..my brother was a dog handler for the navel police,RAN. My sister ,the eldest, worked as a solicitor for federal attorney generals department for which she recieved an order of Australia for her service and is now involved in NSW politics
  • I spent my developing years in PNG and later attended the Southport school on the gold coast, which was a boarding school and travelled home for holidays. I loved growing up in PNG and believe it developed me into a honest, hardworking man with good morals. I finished my schooling at Capalaba High School where I successfully completed my education to year 10 certificate.
  • My first employment was as a milk runner whilst still attending school, building a good fittness for a base for my later years. After school I managed to gain employment as an apprentice plumber with Queenslands State Works Department.
  • I, then moved to Nowra, NSW and then to Canberra which I now call home. I went to Darwin ,northen territory for a year, returned and later moved to Rockhampton for 5 years and returned again and have stayed since.
  • I love going to the south coast to fish. I enjoy camping, riding my motorcycle and 4 wheel driving . Love being in the great outdoors ,getting back to country and believe that Australia is the best country and am glad I live here .
  • Again,i have enjoyed working with various multiplex employees and consider myself to be well liked and have built good work relationships, willing to assist with any work tasks when asked. I have great work ethics and have acquired considerable knowage in the construction industry in Canberra and work well unsupervised
  • I would be a great addation to your company and would greatly appreciate your consideration for employment.
  • Yours sencerly, David William Payne.

Timeline

Traffic Controller

Lack group
10.2021 - 08.2025

Construction plumber.

National Plumbing
04.2020 - 09.2021

D-Group

Construction plumber.
06.2018 - 04.2021

Construction plumber.

A Plus plumbing
09.2017 - 06.2018

Plumber

Central Queensland Plumbing
06.2016 - 04.2017

Plumbr/pipelayer

Simons Contractors
10.2014 - 05.2016

Pipelayer

Brosnans Constructions
08.2013 - 09.2014

Maintainanceman,plumber.

Murramarang resort
03.2012 - 07.2013

Maintainance Plumber

Twin City Plumbing
08.1995 - 02.2012

Gereral labourer

TipTop Bakerys
10.1994 - 07.1995

Plumber

Australian Hotwater and Solarhart
11.1992 - 09.1994

Apprentice Plumber/gas fitter.

Master Gastitters
11.1990 - 08.1992

Trades Assistant

Capital Gasfitters
11.1989 - 10.1990

Plumbing Trade Assistant

Shoalhaven City Council
03.1988 - 09.1988

Apprentice Plumber

State Works Department of Qld.
01.1983 - 11.1987

Driveway Attendant

Mobil service station.
05.1981 - 11.1982

Capalaba High School
David Payne