Luke Catorall
Senior Manager, Greener City
ROCKDALE,NSW
Summary
Forward-thinking people manager adept at leading and motivating teams in NSW State Government to accomplish challenging and innovative objectives. Imparts clear vision to guide cohesive, high-performing teams.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Manager, Greener City
Dept Of Planning, Infrastructure And Environment
Sydney, NSW
07.2019 - Current
- Management, oversight and delivery of the Greening our City Premiers Priority, a program overseen by NSW Premiers department to deliver 1 million trees in Sydney over 4 years.
- Acted as Director, Greener City on multiple occasions overseeing this project whilst also policy and valuation teams.
- Forging relationships and liaising with DPIE Executive, Minister and Premiers departments to ensure appropriate sight is given to highly scrutinised program.
- Management of a delivery team with four direct reports and leveraging relationships across the organization to gain further support such as communications, legal and procurement.
- Creation and completion of Business case to secure 8 additional years of funding. Kept in touch with NSW treasury and Climate Change Fund committee through the creation up to ultimate approval.
- Successfully negotiating and executing partnership contracts ranging from $300k to $2.7m and successfully leveraging these contracts for greater value add for the program.
- Design and implementation of a range of programs and grant funding rounds, ensuring appropriate governance arrangements such as project control groups, steering committees, and probity measures.
- Evaluated, developed and implemented innovative, yet successful, interventions such as internal and external awareness campaigns, application of behavioral science learnings and a school education and tree planting program.
- Represent DPE in Executive steering committees, expert panels, talks and presentations with internal and external stakeholders.
- Write and approve letters, briefing notes using DPIE templates and provide advice and guidance to Executive.
- Budget forecasting and management ($37.5 million to 2022, additional $70 million to 2030) and procuring of services using NSW Government SAP system.
Planned Precinct Manager
Dept Planning, Industry And Environment
, NSW
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Management, oversight and delivery of the Draft Revised Precinct Plan for Rhodes.
- Effective, innovative and targeted stakeholder engagement practices to involve the community in the plan. For example, delivering a presentation to community group in a language other than english. This was the first of its kind ever performed by DPIE.
- Management of delivery and contribution to production of draft planning report
- Recieve, understand and brief up on Voluntary Planning Agreement proposals and highly sensitive documents.
- Organise, participate and manage team efforts with Drop-In sessions and briefings.
- Represent DPE in meetings, talks and presentations with state agencies.
- Write letters, briefing notes using DPE templates and provide advice and guidance to Executive.
- Budget management and procuring of services using DPE SAP system.
- Build and develop relationships across DPE and Government
Supervisor, Bush Fire Planning
NSW Rural Fire Service
, NSW
10.2013 - 08.2018
- Responsible for various Policy and Programs for Community Resilience of NSW RFS such as State wide impact assessment and School based emergency planning.
- Called upon for expert advice within the NSW RFS on topics such as Asbestos for first responders and Land Use Planning.
- Policy creation to support corporate initiatives and programs
- Direct Management of 2 staff members and indirect management of 9 service delivery staff members.
- Sit on a number interview panels and recruitment initiatives.
- Project Manager of State Government Funded “Post Fire Research Project” to the value of $280,500.
- Responsible for the NSW RFS meeting corporate and state government imposed targets including those in the NSW Government 2021 plan
- Engagement across the government sector with other emergency services and key stakeholders such as the Education Providers
- Represent NSW RFS on key state –wide working groups such as NSW Asbestos Working Group which is chaired by NSW Office of Emergency Management
- Manage Annual Inspection Program to meet legislative requirements
- Manage and report on Annual Works Program to the amount of $1.5 million annually in line with NSW Government Procurement requirements
- Coordinate interstate deployments of officers for Impact Analysis after the impact of a bush fire event.
- Governance and Auditing of key projects and report creation for the Executive.
- Procurement guideline creation and auditing of procurement activities
- Use of Microsoft Applications such as PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Word.
- Instigate and utilise Project Management Techniques through Certificate IV
- Create and deliver training on various tasks in line with Certificate IV practices statewide and interstate.
- Provide presentations and speeches at conferences and meetings to audiences of over 100 people.
A/Manager Community Planning
NSW Rural Fire Service
, NSW
07.2016 - 12.2016
- 20 Direct Reports across various functional areas answering directly to Director Community Resilience
- Approved leave and negotiated flexible working conditions
- Controlled the budget and oversaw procurements of over $2 million
- Managed the recruitment of 4 people into new vacant positions
- Negotiated the creation of a temporary position using budget analysis and forecasting of salary spend.
- Responded to Ministerial Responses and Commissioner Responses in the designated time
Education
Bachelor of Planning - Town Planning
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW 01.2004 - 12.2009
Diploma of Leadership And Management -
TAFE
NSWCertificate IV in Project Management -
TAFE
NSWCertificate IV in Training And Assessment -
TAFE
NSWGraduate Diploma in Design in Bushfire Protection -
University of Western Sydney
PenrithSkills
Operational leadership
Ministerial and Inter-Governmental Liaison
Program Development
Timeline
Senior Manager, Greener City
Dept Of Planning, Infrastructure And Environment
07.2019 - Current
Planned Precinct Manager
Dept Planning, Industry And Environment
08.2018 - 07.2019
A/Manager Community Planning
NSW Rural Fire Service
07.2016 - 12.2016
Supervisor, Bush Fire Planning
NSW Rural Fire Service
10.2013 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Planning - Town Planning
University of New South Wales
01.2004 - 12.2009
Diploma of Leadership And Management -
TAFE
Certificate IV in Project Management -
TAFE
Certificate IV in Training And Assessment -
TAFE
Graduate Diploma in Design in Bushfire Protection -
University of Western Sydney