Phillip Tyrie
Melinga,NSW
Summary
Experienced water & sewer technical officer with over 21 years of experience in water industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Highly skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and looking for new challenges to enhance MidCoast Council brand of delivering benefits that adds value and builds trust within the community. Enthusiastic leader and eager to lead a team of highly skilled professionals to success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Water and Sewer Technical Officer Development
MidCoast Council
Taree, NSW
01.2019 - Current
- Conduct Section 68 assessments to ensure design, connections, specifications as well as safety and public health standards are being met
- Provide high level customer service to conducting meetings face to face, zoom with developers, internal & external stakeholders by providing technical advice regarding design, installation & connection for sewer and water assets
- Skilled problem solver who can quickly analyze information, imagine solutions, implement and evaluate their outcomes.
- Project managed developer contributed assets for new regional sewer pump stations from design phase to completion
- Championed Design, specifications and implementation of new Ozone disinfection drawings for accredited designers for new subdivisions
- Apart of water resilience, IWCM & disinfection of water mains
- Water and Sewer Response maintenance operator
Response & Maintenance Operator
MidCoast Council
Taree, NSW
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Conduct response repair and periodic shut down maintenance to water and sewer assets
- Provide high level customer service and response times to ensure water and sewer connections are repaired in a timely manner on 24 hour on call roster
- Provide accurate quotations for new installations and provide efficient installation with safety in mind
- Project managed & championed retuning of sewer vacuum network at Harrington, repair, replace, retuned vacuum pots and increase vacuum pump efficiency by 30%.
Director of Philtech Plumbing
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Provide high level customer service for new work installations, maintenance and repairs in a timely manner resulting in ongoing work.
- Provide high quality plumbing work through design, installation and commissioning
- Meet with clients providing professional and detailed quotations for new installations and provide alternate solutions with customer needs in mind and budget
- Project managed various workloads from Backflow maintenance testing schedule for Port Macquarie’s Hasting Council, sub-contracting installations of fire sprinkler systems at bushland care aged care facility in Taree and sunrise supported living in Forster, new domestic builds & high-end detail bathroom renovations work
- Designed and built my first home with plumbing efficiency and water circular economy in mind of rainwater harvesting, energy efficient appliances, grey and black water waste systems.
Fire sprinkler fitter Foreman
Force Fire
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Performed hydraulic calculations to be used in sprinklers, standpipes, and fire pumps
- Oversaw of wet and dry fire suppression system installations.
- Met with construction companies as well as local regulators and fire brigade to ensure firefighting systems were up to code
- Read & interpret hydraulic and architectural detail plans
- Provide Quotations for materials labour and variations
- Facilitated schedule maintenance and repair of hydraulic fire and gas suppression systems and pumps at various work sites
- Installation of wet fire systems for offices, high rise, hotels, casino, industrial shed developments
- Installation of gas suppression systems
- Obtained second trade qualification of Certificate 3 In fire sprinkler systems and fire hydrant systems 2011
- Chargehand for 2 million office energy Australia high rise built over existing electrical substation
Plumbing Foreman
Perfect Pipes
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Installations of new plumbing and drainage systems for new residential, commercial and industrial sites to regulatory codes
- Installation of sewer pump station, gravity mains and water mains for new subdivisions
- Project managed, multiple sites from schools, shopping centers and multimillion-dollar homes
- Consulted with project managers, builders and high-end clients
- Obtained Sydney water sewer and water accreditation for connection and alteration of their assets
- Project managed multiple 24 hr Sites for Sydney water desalination tunneling projects for new desalinated pipeline from Kurnell treatment plant to Sydney CDB.
Education
Certificate 4 Leadership & Management -
Forsythes
2022
Diploma of water industry operations -
2023
Leadership and management training full course (currently studying) Flo- vac Sewer vacuum design training - undefined
2022
Part qualification in Leadership and management - undefined
2018
Certificate 3 in water operations Water operations - undefined
2017
Certificate 3 In fire sprinkler systems and fire hydrant systems - undefined
2011
Sydney water accreditation in sewer and water - undefined
2008
Certificate 4 in plumbing, drainage and gas - undefined
2007
Thermostatic mixing valves and backflow prevention devices - undefined
2007
Certificate III - Plumbing, Roofing, Drainage & Gas
Tafe Coffs Harbour Campus
Coffs Harbour2003
Higher School Certificate -
St Clares
Taree2001
Skills
- Problem solver
- Critical thinker
- Team player
- Leader
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Highly Organised
- Autocad skills
- Technology one expert
- Gis skilled in Intramaps & Esri
- Backflow prevention devices expert
Accomplishments
Project managed a new developer contributed asset of a regional sewer pump station from design, install through to completion.
Love being outdoors
Enjoy being outdoors with my young family at the beach, camping, 4wd driving, or in the bush chasing waterfalls.
In my downtime, i enjoy mountain bike riding, spearfishing & exploring new places
Timeline
Water and Sewer Technical Officer Development
MidCoast Council
01.2019 - Current
Response & Maintenance Operator
MidCoast Council
01.2017 - 01.2019
Director of Philtech Plumbing
01.2015 - 01.2017
Fire sprinkler fitter Foreman
Force Fire
01.2011 - 01.2015
Plumbing Foreman
Perfect Pipes
01.2008 - 01.2011
Certificate 4 Leadership & Management -
Forsythes
Diploma of water industry operations -
Leadership and management training full course (currently studying) Flo- vac Sewer vacuum design training - undefined
Part qualification in Leadership and management - undefined
Certificate 3 in water operations Water operations - undefined
Certificate 3 In fire sprinkler systems and fire hydrant systems - undefined
Sydney water accreditation in sewer and water - undefined
Certificate 4 in plumbing, drainage and gas - undefined
Thermostatic mixing valves and backflow prevention devices - undefined
Certificate III - Plumbing, Roofing, Drainage & Gas
Tafe Coffs Harbour Campus
Higher School Certificate -
St Clares
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