Pahan Thillakaratne
Wyndham Vale,VIC
Summary
Senior Project Manager with over 8 years of experience delivering complex engineering, infrastructure, and water control projects across Australia and South Asia. Highly skilled in end-to-end project delivery, contract administration, financial control, and stakeholder management. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage high-value budgets, mitigate risk, and deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager – Gates Team
AWMA Pty Ltd
Echuca, Australia
10.2024 - Current
- Lead a dedicated Project Management team delivering high-value gate and water control infrastructure projects.
- Own end-to-end project delivery including scope, program, cost, risk, quality, and stakeholder management.
- Manage project budgets, forecasting, and profitability reporting, providing clear commercial insights to senior leadership and Board.
- Oversee resource planning and workload allocation to ensure delivery against contractual milestones.
- Act as senior escalation point for clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Mentor and develop project managers, including onboarding, training, and performance evaluation.
Project Manager
AWMA Pty Ltd
Cohuna, VIC
05.2021 - 10.2024
- Delivered multiple concurrent projects from contract award through commissioning and handover.
- Developed detailed project plans, schedules, and risk registers aligned with contractual requirements.
- Managed contracts, scope changes, and variations, ensuring commercial outcomes were protected.
- Coordinated procurement activities and supplier performance using Epicor ERP.
- Prepared and executed Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
- Led client meetings, progress reporting, and issue resolution.
- Completed post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and improve future delivery.
Consultant – Project Officer / Civil Engineer
Ontoit
Melbourne, Australia
02.2019 - 07.2020
- Provided project controls and advisory support on major infrastructure projects across Victoria.
- Maintained risk, issues, cost variation, and governance registers.
- Supported Project Management Plan development and gateway documentation.
- Conducted site inspections and quality reviews.
- Reviewed technical documentation and drawings to support informed project decisions.
Structural Engineer
Civil and Structural Engineering Consultants (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka
11.2016 - 12.2018
- Delivered structural design and review packages for high-rise and major infrastructure projects.
- Worked closely with project managers and contractors to resolve technical and constructability issues.
- Prepared analysis models, reports, and IFC documentation.
- Contributed to value engineering initiatives to improve cost and conmstructability.
Education
Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Civil Engineering
University of Peradeniya
Sri LankaSkills
- End-to-End Project Delivery (Initiation to Close-Out)
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Control
- Contract & Variation Management
- Risk, Issues & Change Management
- Project Scheduling & Program Controls (Gantt / MS Project)
- Stakeholder & Client Management
- Procurement & Supplier Management
- Governance, Reporting & Board-Level Communication
Accomplishments
- Achieved National high score on NAATI CCL exam in 2019.
- Captained School and University Hockey teams in National championship tournaments.
- Represented National team in an internation Olympiad held in Lucknow, New Delhi in 2007.
Certification
- White Card – WorkSafe Victoria
- Certificate IV in Business
- Full Australian Driver's Licence
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Sinhalese
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Project Manager – Gates Team
AWMA Pty Ltd
10.2024 - Current
Project Manager
AWMA Pty Ltd
05.2021 - 10.2024
Consultant – Project Officer / Civil Engineer
Ontoit
02.2019 - 07.2020
Structural Engineer
Civil and Structural Engineering Consultants (Pvt) Ltd
11.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Civil Engineering
University of Peradeniya
Systems & Tools
Epicor ERP | MS Project | MS Excel | AutoCAD | Revit | Bluebeam | ETABS | SAFE