EFREM TESFAI
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Project delivery professional coordinating civil works, commercial tasks, and site teams across transport, land development, and renewable energy projects. Leads planning, consultant management, procurement, and stakeholder communication.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
L&D CONTRACTING
Brisbane, QLD
05.2024 - Current
- Manage project delivery from planning through construction across transport infrastructure works.
- Administer RFIs, technical queries, and consultant coordination to keep design packages buildable and compliant.
- Review drawings and revisions, then prepare construction methodologies and implementation plans for site execution.
- Coordinate surveyors, subcontractors, and suppliers while monitoring progress against programme requirements.
- Track budgets, procurement activity, and cost forecasts to support commercial control across works.
- Assist with contract administration, variations, and change control while maintaining clear commercial correspondence.
- Support reporting, risk mitigation, and project governance across a $50M Queensland Train Manufacturing Program - Ormeau Facility package.
Junior Project Manager
DUNDRUM CIVIL
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Supported delivery of the $30M Civil Package for Aldoga Solar Farm, coordinating earthworks, roads, and inverter pad infrastructure.
- Managed project controls across budgets, commitments, claims, and cost forecasting while monitoring production and programme performance.
- Prepared project programmes and progress reports, maintaining baseline scheduling and clear reporting for delivery updates.
- Managed client communications, stakeholder engagement, and liaison with consultants, contractors, and client representatives.
- Coordinated subcontractors and suppliers through procurement, commercial administration, and contract management activities.
- Assisted with variation assessments, risk management, and project governance while supporting compliance requirements and change control.
- Maintained quality and compliance standards while contributing to successful delivery of critical project milestones.
Assistant Project Manager
RPS GROUP
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Supported senior project managers across multiple concurrent defence, education, and commercial developments.
- Prepared proposals, fee submissions, and project delivery strategies to support planning and delivery decisions.
- Managed stakeholder communication across clients, consultants, and contractors to keep project activity aligned.
- Monitored budgets and programme reporting while supporting baseline scheduling, project controls, and cost forecasting.
- Coordinated procurement activities and contractor engagement to support commercial progress and delivery sequencing.
- Assisted with consultant management, project governance, and contract administration across active engagements.
- Identified delivery risks, contributed to mitigation strategies, and supported client-side management of $109M, $6M, and $25M+ projects.
Site Engineer / Project Engineer
SHADFORTH CIVIL CONTRACTORS
07.2021 - 10.2022
- Managed delivery support across land subdivision and residential community projects, including project planning and delivery coordination.
- Administered contractual correspondence, including EOTs, NODs, and variations, while supporting contract administration and commercial controls.
- Coordinated subcontractor procurement and consultant, surveyor, and local authority inputs to keep project activities aligned.
- Prepared cost reports, production tracking, and cost forecasting to support project controls and commercial reporting.
- Developed construction methodologies, site management plans, and construction sequencing approaches to support safer delivery.
- Monitored quality, safety, and environmental compliance across civil works, applying risk management practices throughout delivery.
- Supported the Land Subdivision Program with $26M and 5 development approvals, and the Over-50s Retirement Village Development with $10.6M in project scope.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil Engineering
Queensland University of Technology
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St James College
Skills
- Project planning and delivery
- Risk management
- Programme management
- Project controls
- Construction sequencing
- Project governance
- Baseline scheduling
- Critical path method
- Stakeholder engagement
- Contract administration
- Cost forecasting
- Commercial management
- Change control
- Claims analysis
- Contract negotiation
- Development approvals management
- Consultant management
Personal Information
Title: Project Engineer | Development Management | Civil Infrastructure | Land Subdivisions
Timeline
Project Manager
L&D CONTRACTING
05.2024 - Current
Junior Project Manager
DUNDRUM CIVIL
11.2023 - 05.2024
Assistant Project Manager
RPS GROUP
10.2022 - 11.2023
Site Engineer / Project Engineer
SHADFORTH CIVIL CONTRACTORS
07.2021 - 10.2022
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St James College
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil Engineering
Queensland University of Technology