Matthew Quirk

• Managing a $7m apartment build.
• Liaison with Developers Representatives
• Procurement of trades and materials for works to ensure schedules are kept.
• Management of onsite trades with co-ordination responsibility, scheduling.
• Defective works identification, compliance and contractor management.
• Ensuring associated site maintenance is scheduled and completed.
• Ensuring Workplace Health and Safety Compliance onsite including scaffold checks to ensure all is to Engineered Design and in date.
• Providing weekly reports to developers on progress of works and schedule is current.
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure materials are delivered to schedule.
• Preparing variations for submission to client.
• Maintaining required documents for submission at Certification of works.

• Commercial Fit-out works on Medical/Physio Practices.(Headache Neck and Jaw Clinics)
• Verified completed projects met approved time, quality, and cost estimates.
• Collaborated with contractors, architects, engineers, and public agencies to complete projects within timeline limitations and budget constraints.
• Monitored subcontractor operations and applied effective time, resource, and money management strategies to delivery under-budget project completion.
• Communicated daily with sub-contractors to keep project timelines.
• Tender preparations for Council and Government works.

Startup Construction company formed as part of a larger parent company.
Built team and lead from within to establish systems and procedures to a level to meet Education Queensland, Brisbane, Redland, Moretn Bay and Logan Council and Qld Government works requirements.
Tendered, managed, and performed works awarded.

• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
• Procure and Manage projects across various local councils and government departments and ensure company obtains the best possible pricing, determine and negate risk of liquidated damages, whilst reducing construction expenditure costs to maximise return.
• Oversee and analyse project budgets accounting for savings and contingencies.
• Write and distribute tender submissions.
• Ensure that the project team understands all aspects of the contract relating to their respective responsibilities and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the work required from them.
• Established working relationships, negotiated, analyse, and prepared order materials, plant, labour, subcontractors, and cost control.

• Managed, directed, and prioritised work for Body Corporate clients.
• Overhauled internal trades process and systems to achieve revenue goals, hitting targets and closing out projects ahead of schedule.
• Worked to provide strategic, operational, and fiscal leadership while working to reach the company’s long-term goals and maintain Body Corporate satisfaction.
• Directed the hiring, training, and scheduling of trades to perform works.
• Evaluated facility operations and personnel for safety and health regulations compliance.

• Provided strategic, operational, and fiscal leadership while working to reach the company’s long-term goals and maintain Glencore and Milestone Services (PM) representatives’ satisfaction.
• Prepared detailed project estimates and reports for management review.
• Monitored construction works for compliance with safety regulations and adherence to standards.
• Managed site communication with Principal contractor’s representatives, preparing detailed work descriptions for submission through to project delivery.
  Implement process improvements and manage client expectations.
• Liaison with Principal Contractor, Project Team, and Management representatives.
  Cost control, allocation of resources, scheduling, and budget management.
• Management of staff, including Site Supervisors, Civil Site Workers, and Administration Persons. Contract pending between 8 and 40 staff onsite.

Award-Winning Master Builder - Manager of Residential and Commercial Building Company based in Brisbane. Performed Q Build Pre-Paint rectification works on Government owned assets. Focused on domestic and commercial projects. Successful in the delivery of concurrent, multiple projects to completion through effective management and team collaboration.

• Manage all aspects of projects including Initial design, consulting with Architects, Clients, Council approvals.
  Submit detailed quotations to clients, preparing contracts for works.
• Direct all Site Personnel monitor and control all sub-contractor’s activities on site.
• Recommendations for improving projects through use of materials to both owners and architects
• Stay up to date with changes to the National Construction Code and associated legislation.
  Practical construction knowledge to produce and work from drawings.
• Use skills in coordination, planning and problem solving to ensure projects are completed on time and to budget.
• Educate and train Employed apprentices in the Carpentry Trade and General Business Skills x 4 to completion.
• Continually strived to produce exceptional Projects in the Brisbane Region.
• Achieved elevated levels of customer satisfaction through open communication, quality workmanship and delivering high-end.
  

Leading from within a small crew of Construction specialists on various sites throughout Queensland. Reporting directly to Forman and our Project Manager ensuring all Daily Site tasks were running to schedule. Ensuring all necessary Permits to Work and Safety Procedures were complete and being adhered to by all involved in the workforce. Directing fellow workers tasks, reading, and interpretation of plans ordering necessary daily consumables formwork, concrete. Complete Pre-Pour Checks and relevant Quality Assurance documents for submission before concrete pours. Operation of Plant and Machinery when required.

• Sovereign Island Sea Walls, Gold Coast
• Tarong Power Station
• Callide Power Station
• Phosphate Hill Granulation Project
• Ensham Mine, Emerald
• SANTOS - Ballera Gas Plant Expansion
• Korea Zinc Townsville
• Toolooa Bends Water Reservoir Gladstone