Grant Dennis

• Negotiated contracts on behalf of clients, securing favourable terms that contributed to their overall success.
• Established trusted partnerships with key industry influencers, expanding the company''s network of resources and contacts.
• Compiled Safety Management Plans for SME's.
• Acted as Procurement Manager for previous Employer ODH for 4 months to establish a new contractor base for Department of Education - Northern NSW
• Liaised with customers, management, and procurement team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Developed Inspection and Test Plans for construction projects to comply with Head contractor and contract requirements.

Used accrued Long Service Leave.

• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
• Manage overall operations and administration of Whole of Government Facilities Maintenance Contract with over 500 sites managed directly across Northern NSW from Taree to Tweed Heads and west to Moree.
• Manage between 30 to 45 Direct staff with 15 shared resource staff with other company divisions. With over 200 subcontractor business and over1200 inducted Subcontractor staff at any given time.
• Estimate and Tendered Whole of Government contracts every 4-6 years (Successfully for the last 3 contracts). Base value approximately $150M.
• Manage and price additional tendered maintenance and construction works with an overall budget ranging from $20M to $60M per year with an average of $25M annually.
• Driving the implementation of the ODH WHSE and QA systems on the FMC contracts and achieving a pass rate of 100% on internal, client or external audits with only minor comments and to achieve annual external accreditation for WHSE, QA and Environmental Standards both ISO and Federal.
• External Audit attendance (Government and External Independent).
• KPI achievement both internal and external including Disability and Indigenous Employment targets.
• Staff and Subcontractor recruitment and mentoring.
• Managing staff Performance Management, Injury Management and Training goals.
• Financial analysis and budgeting.
• Maintaining target profit margins.
• Ensure company culture and policies are practiced throughout each region and supply training and encouragement where necessary.
• Provision of advice to Directors on upcoming trends in the market so that staffing and budgets can be planned up to 2 years in advance.
• Direct communication with Directors and Client Executive to report current division status, outlook, budgetary changes, and staffing issues. Formal Monthly meetings and day to day conversations as needed.
• Implementation of Open-Door Policy company wide to support high staff retention rates and the sharing of Ideas and concerns.
• Maintain professional relationship with all stakeholders – Directors, Senior Client, Local Client, Subcontractors and Staff.
• Contract negotiation with Staff, Subcontractors, and Clients.
• Authorized Person for the Contractor and acting Executive when required.
• Manage and oversee Emergency response on behalf of clients (Fires, Flooding and Major Storms). Which included managing and arranged over $15M value in emergency flood remediation works during recent Northern Rivers flooding Feb-June 2022. Co-Ordination of over 200 Defence Force personal in daily flood recovery task assignment.
• LTIFR Stats on last 17 year (yearly average) – 329167 Hours worked with 64 LTI hours – Industry Benchmark 6.3 Achieved 3.04.
• Staff retention of over 95% annually
• Achieved and Exceeded Contract Indigenous Employment Targets , Contract requirement 3%, Actual Achieved in last year 10%.
• Many other day to day tasks that arise when managing a varied contract.

• Management of all aspects of a small painting and construction business (Turnover sub $5) while owners went on a sabbatical due to major staff breakdown.
• Manage over 20 tradesmen (numbers dependent on workload) and 5 clerical staff.
• Staff and subcontractor recruitment and hiring,
• All aspects of accounting from budgeting/tendering to payment claims.
• The Owner of this business was a previous subcontractor from Transfield who was experiencing a major business breakdown due to fraud by previous manager, they asked me for help and we managed to turn the business around and put it back in to positive profit and growth within the first year.

Travelling Australia - From Cape York to Broome by Vehicle

• General accounts duties
• Receipting, Billing, Wages and Scheduling.
• Maintenance scheduling and supervision.
• During this period, I was also primary carer for my mother (who had fallen ill) and my teenage brother.

• Contract Management for a Mine bucket repair Facility $3M per month.
• - Project Manager Schools Facilities Maintenance Contract in Northern Rivers region.
• Staff and Subcontractor recruitment.
• Recover a failed contract area by relationship rebuilding after earlier company were removed forcibly from contract by the government. We achieved top 3 in state in a region that was lowest performing in a 12 month period.

• Owner and Operator of small debt recover agency and small venue security service.

• 18 months spent in recovery, rehabilitation, and physiotherapy to recover from a vehicle accident that left me with a right leg amputation and numerous other injuries.

• Tractor/Truck Driver
• Farm Implement, Conveyor and Machinery Repairs and Maintenance
• Welding Certification
• Articulated Hallout Driver
• Storeman
• General Farm Hand - Sheep and Fruit