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Fiona  Devery

Fiona Devery

Work Health and Safety WHS
Miranda ,NSW

Summary

Irish and Australian Citizen. Accomplished and driven with a proven track record in many industries, adept in strategic planning and problem-solving. Co-owned Slaney NDD, driving a 5 Million AUD turnover through exceptional relationship-building and operational efficiency. Skilled in work zone safety at Retro Traffic and have emotional intelligence, I excel in incident response and emergency preparedness, ensuring project success and safety compliance.

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with my newly accomplished Work Health and Safety Certificate. I have always had a passion for Safety but I have never (until now) been able to formally practice what I do daily. I feel my 10 years of experience in civil construction equips me very well for a future in Work Health and Safety.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Traffic Control Supervisor

Retro Traffic
07.2020 - Current
  • Safely navigate the Movement of Vehicles and Plant within the job site.
  • Draw up and interpret Traffic Management Plans and make adjustments to any existing plans if required - I have completed my Red Card (PWZ,IMP,TCR)
  • Deal with Transport for NSW with obtaining Road Occupancy Licences (ROLs). Set up cones, signs, pedestrian walkways, Take out lanes on council roads and highways.
  • Drive all company vehicles - Manual and Automatic Transmission Licence holder
  • Fill out daily Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) cards applicable to the task being preformed.
  • Complete Inductions for Acciona (Sydney Metro and Harbour Tunnell), CPB (Warringah Freeway), Ausgrid, Connect Sydney, SPA - Sydney Program Alliance ( John Holland, Freyssinet TransDev) LendLease.
  • Speak at Pre-Start meeting with any moving plant, exclusion zone or workers on foot related issues.


Operations Executive

Slaney Non Destructive Excavation - NDD
03.2014 - 04.2020

Responsible for a workforce of 15 staff for the hire of Vacuum Excavation Trucks NDD - Annual turnover of circa 5 Million AUD - Co-Owner with Husband.


  • Developed strong relationships with clients for the hire of Vacuum Excavation Trucks with drivers - Take all bookings
  • All operational and admin tasks - including, but not limited to: Setting up links to online inductions for drivers. Dealing with induction software companies like 3D Safety, Damstra, EIFY, Pegasus and others. Organising repairs and maintenance checks for company plant including registrations. Allocations of trucks and drivers for day and night works.
  • Accounts payable and receivable on MYOB. All invoicing and wages. Getting accounts ready for our accountant
  • Applied for tenders with contractors and government bodies.
  • Applied excellent problem-solving, strtigic thinking, organisational skills
  • Organised networking events and functions with industry partners
  • Contractor compliance for awarded contracts - Insurances, Risk Assessments, COCs for drivers, SWMS. PPE requirements
  • Purchased required PPE for our drivers and created pre-start checklists for Slaney drivers regarding PPE and vehicle checks that had to be checked and signed off before every shift.
  • Projects at the time were Sydney Light Rail, M4, M5 widening, B-Line Northern Beaches. Parramatta Light Rail and others
  • Advertising - Social Media

Business Owner

Angels Beauty Salon And Humble Abode Gift Store
03.2002 - 06.2011

I Ran a gift store in Ireland for 7 years selling high end gifts and small furniture. I Attended trade shows within Europe for purchase of stock.


I opened a Beauty salon in the same village as the gift store. I sold it to one of the therapists and it is still open and very successful to this day.


This is all prior to moving to Australia in 2011

Education

Certificate IV - BSB41419 Work Health And Safety

Pinnacle Safety Training
Alexandria, NSW
05.2024

Graduate Certificate - Secretarial Studies And Office Administration

VEC Tullamore ( Like Tafe)
VEC Tullamore Offaly Ireland
06.1992

High School Diploma -

High School Leaving Certificate ( Like HSC)
Presentation Convent High School Offaly
09.1990

Skills

  • Work Zone Safety
  • Strategic Thinker - Attention to Detail
  • Incident Response Coordination
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Good Instincts - Problem Solving
  • Driven - Time Management
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Assertive - Solution Focused
  • Logical - Practical

Timeline

Traffic Control Supervisor

Retro Traffic
07.2020 - Current

Operations Executive

Slaney Non Destructive Excavation - NDD
03.2014 - 04.2020

Business Owner

Angels Beauty Salon And Humble Abode Gift Store
03.2002 - 06.2011

Certificate IV - BSB41419 Work Health And Safety

Pinnacle Safety Training

Graduate Certificate - Secretarial Studies And Office Administration

VEC Tullamore ( Like Tafe)

High School Diploma -

High School Leaving Certificate ( Like HSC)
Fiona Devery Work Health and Safety WHS