Sam Bailey
Area Manager
Sydney
Summary
Experienced Area Manager with a proven track record of being a fast starter and will work hard to complete any given task. Utilising my skillset in Civil Engineering to deliver and work on complex projects whilst maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety. Excel in people management and stakeholder engagement, achieving top safety scores and leading high-performance teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Trade Assistant
Marine and Civil Maintenance
09.2024 - 08.2025
- Exposure to a high-end project working on the Pyrmont Bridge restoration. Demonstrated stakeholder engagement, relaying important information from tradespeople to project managers.
- Enhanced my applied understanding of the construction industry, working to strict timescales and deadlines.
Area Manager
Amazon
01.2022 - 09.2023
- Required a high level of leadership and people management skills, supervising associates and monitoring the timely departure of 250,000 shipments across 50 trailers each shift.
- Successfully controlled budgets by delivering a UK-leading Ship Dock productivity output for four consecutive weeks during the critically important Christmas period.
- Excelled at prioritisation in a rapidly changing and demanding environment, providing strong people management and making key decisions without compromising shift performance.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating efficiently to achieve company targets, whilst upholding high standards of safety.
- Established a safe working culture within my teams, leading by example, and promoting a high level of safety compliance. Exhibited by achieving the top site “Safety Leadership Index” score for managers on two occasions—independently nominated monthly by all employees.
- Able to think outside the box, be forward-thinking, and develop the ability to identify risks and escalate issues before they arise.
- Cooperated with the HR team to conduct probation and disciplinary meetings, developing an ability to enforce company policies and procedures.
- Analysed data to effectively execute and present weekly reports to senior management on quality and safety metrics.
Trainee Engineer
Lendlease Building
06.2019 - 09.2019
- Developed my understanding of the contractual side of the construction industry by working closely with project managers, civil engineers, and quantity surveyors.
- Progressed my analytical and presentational skills by reviewing and reporting survey monitoring data to the construction team.
- Advanced my organizational abilities by liaising with sub-contractors to oversee the foundation piling schedule, relaying important updates and information to the primary contractors and client.
Education
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering (First Class Honours)
Newcastle University, UK
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK 04.2001 -
A-Levels - Maths (A) Chemistry (B) Geography (B)
Turton Sixth Form College
Bolton, UK 04.2001 -
GCSEs - 12 GCSEs A* - C
Turton High School
Bolton, UK 04.2001 -
Skills
People Management
Advanced problem solving
Budgeting
Risk assessments and planning
Internal and external stakeholder engagement
Meeting deadlines
Project Management
Reporting and presenting
Timeline
Trade Assistant
Marine and Civil Maintenance
09.2024 - 08.2025
Area Manager
Amazon
01.2022 - 09.2023
Trainee Engineer
Lendlease Building
06.2019 - 09.2019
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering (First Class Honours)
Newcastle University, UK
04.2001 -
A-Levels - Maths (A) Chemistry (B) Geography (B)
Turton Sixth Form College
04.2001 -
GCSEs - 12 GCSEs A* - C
Turton High School
04.2001 -
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