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MICHAEL BULOVIC

Lysterfield,VIC

Summary

With extensive experience across facilities management, retail management, business management, business ownership, Plumbing, Building and NBN HFC installation, I bring a wealth of knowledge that I am ready and qualified to apply in this role. As a team player with strong stakeholder engagement skills and proven project delivery abilities, successfully working in cooperation with customers, field teams, suppliers and contractors to deliver and exceed the expectations of this role is assured. In addition, I have solid understanding and demonstrated compliance to relevant building and industry codes, legislation, regulations. I am hard working, fit, always go the extra mile and excel in thinking outside the square to ensure project deliverables are met on time and within budget.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

General Contractor

Self employed
11.2022 - Current
  • Prepared detailed cost estimates based on labor, material, equipment, overhead costs and other related expenses for various construction/maintenance projects including bathroom renovations, building restorations, replacement roofs and decking constructions.
  • Coordinated and completed phases of construction/maintenance projects from inception to completion.
  • Conducted site pre-inspections and coordinated post-construction audits.
  • Maintained accurate records of daily progress, costs, and materials used on the project.
  • Monitored project progress to enforce adherence to deadlines and quality standards.

Facilities Management - Residential Rental

Jim's Maintenance for various Real Estate Rental Managers
02.2021 - 10.2022
  • Domestic and Commercial maintenance and emergency repairs across multiple trades including plumbing, painting, tiling, carpentry and plastering.
  • Coordination between landlords, tenants and real estate managers to facilitate approvals and required documentation to proceed with repairs/maintenance.

Retail Assistant

Woolworths
Toorak , Victoria
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Customer Assistance and support
  • Merchandise plan implementation
  • Night fill merchandising and stock management.

NBN Rollout Technician

01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Project and Team management of NBN rollout contracts
  • All certification to work with NBN including: Pit and Pipe Certification, Safety work (White Card), Level 2 First Aid, Experience on locating underground Services, NBN Enable card and working with Asbestos
  • Excavator ticket and Skidsteer bobcat ticket
  • Ability to read and interpret DBYD plans and GDD’s
  • Experience with underground services including power, water, gas & comms
  • Excellent stakeholder and customer communication and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Pure Plumbing

Self Employed
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Project management of plumbing and facilities management projects & requirements
  • Adherence to Industry codes, compliance requirements and standards
  • Verbal and written communication skills and exceptional customer service
  • Estimates, tenders, RFPs and written work cost estimates and quotes
  • Completing installation reports, service sheets and other administrative records
  • New Commercial and Domestic builds.

Liquid Vision Plumbing (LVP)

Self employed
01.2002 - 01.2013
  • Co-founder and partner in Liquid Vision Plumbing, specialising in the delivery of commercial works and facilities management contracts
  • Project management of simultaneous complex commercial projects in plan, build, manage and handover stage
  • Employee Management scaling to 67 plumbers across multiple projects
  • Stakeholder management of all relevant authorities, architects and clients to ensure a cost effective design response, incorporating industry best practice and technology, to all hydraulic service challenges
  • Ensuring plumbing and maintenance requirements repairs and services were completed to contract specifications efficiently, on time and budget
  • Excellent communication skills and preparing written complex work cost estimates, tender responses and negotiating contracts with major builders
  • Material supply and sub-contractor management, sourcing and negotiation to support the delivery of numerous parallel projects
  • Operations and Quality Management across OH&S, Environmental, Compliance, Industry Standards and Financial requirements.

Sub Contract Plumbing

01.1999 - 01.2001
  • General Plumbing
  • Installation and maintenance of domestic hot & cold water systems & heating units
  • Good customer service skills and quoting
  • Completing installation reports, service sheets and other administrative records
  • Cutting openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings
  • Accurate completion of Time sheets and Work & Materials records
  • Refurbishment work to bathrooms and kitchens.

Department and Duty Manager

Safeway
01.1991 - 01.1998
  • Retail trainee promoted from sales assistant
  • Managing and leading teams of upto 15 people
  • Managing Store Operations and merchandising to increase store profit
  • Applied a strong work ethic and motivational skills to achieve store goals, as well as employee and customer satisfaction
  • Staff training, rosters and duty allocation to meet the needs of the store & budgets
  • Store night and open closure procedures and processes.

Education

Licenced Plumber (Cert IV) -

01.1998

Skills

  • Construction Site Management
  • Plumbing Work
  • Carpentry, Painting, Plastering and Tiling
  • Project Scope Assessment
  • Operations Oversight
  • Project Planning & Coordination
  • Construction Best Practices

Timeline

General Contractor

Self employed
11.2022 - Current

Facilities Management - Residential Rental

Jim's Maintenance for various Real Estate Rental Managers
02.2021 - 10.2022

Retail Assistant

Woolworths
01.2019 - 12.2021

NBN Rollout Technician

01.2016 - 01.2018

Pure Plumbing

Self Employed
01.2013 - 01.2015

Liquid Vision Plumbing (LVP)

Self employed
01.2002 - 01.2013

Sub Contract Plumbing

01.1999 - 01.2001

Department and Duty Manager

Safeway
01.1991 - 01.1998

Licenced Plumber (Cert IV) -

MICHAEL BULOVIC