Thanh T (James) Tran
Edensor Park,Australia
Summary
James Tran is a Senior Project Engineer with over 10 years' experience in the delivery of complex water infrastructure projects within operational, brownfield and sensitive environmental sites. James has worked with leading construction and engineering contractors delivering projects for state and local government departments and private utility companies. From these, he played a major role in past employment in winning significant contracts. In particular, my high degree of accuracy, reliability and capability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Articulate the qualities that differentiate you from others in your field, emphasizing a particularly deep (and marketable) technical knowledge, an exceptional approach to problem solving, or some other specialty or focus that sets you apart.
Hands-on eco-friendly Project Manager with over several years of experience supervising a variety of residential and commercial construction teams. Adept at creating effective communication between personnel, general contractors, design teams, local code officials, and management. Customer-oriented and resourceful production manager with expertise in energy efficiency, retrofitting, customer service, and installation. Diligent and meticulous leader seeking to leverage background into a role with a progressive organization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Construction Project Manager
West Region Delivery Team - Sydney Water
11.2024 - Current
- Assessed project risks and developed mitigation strategies.
- Developed and implemented project plans, budgets, and schedules.
- Monitored the progress of construction projects ensuring quality control standards were met.
- Conducted regular meetings with clients to discuss progress reports and changes in scope or design.
- Maintained detailed records of all costs associated with each project.
- Provided technical guidance to on-site personnel including laborers and supervisors.
- Analyzed cost estimates to determine if they are within budget constraints.
- Identified potential problems that may arise during the course of construction.
- Managed multiple teams working on different aspects of a single project.
- Investigated any site issues that could affect the success of the project.
- Completed projects on time and within allocated budget.
- Estimated construction costs accurately, achieving consistent business profits.
Construction Project Engineer
West Region Delivery Team - Sydney Water
08.2020 - 11.2023
- Liaising with clients, contractors, designers, and engineers; issuing site instructions and making reports to the project manager.
- Running multiple crews and civil engineering activities, including the delivery of tasks and checking work in progress.
- Resolved design conflicts between designers, SWC Subject Matter Expert, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Monitored progress of construction projects to ensure compliance with design and specifications, codes, and safety regulations.
- Conducted weekly on-site meetings with contractors to review progress and discuss any potential problems or delays.
- Provided technical support for the resolution of field issues related to construction operations.
- Reviewed contractor shop drawings for accuracy and conformance to contract documents.
- Performed quality assurance inspections of completed work in accordance with applicable standards.
- Assisted in preparing monthly invoices based on actual performance versus budgeted costs.
- Ensured that all necessary permits were obtained prior to starting any works at site locations.
Senior Project Engineer
Monadelphous Engineering
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Liaising with clients, contractors, designer and engineers; issued site instructions and made report to the project manager
- Proven track record of quality, cost and timely completions skilled in monitoring costing and keeping within allocated budgetsResponsible for the procurement of resources in line with project budget, specifications, program and constructability - promoting innovation in design to enhance construction efficiencies
- Management of subcontractors including scheduling of subcontractor works to enable continuity, reviewing information submissions ensuring deliverables are met
- Planning and coordination of both construction and commissioning activities to maintain or better contract deadlines while ensuring adequacy of resources across the project
- Assisting the PM with implementing Monadelphous' safety culture, act as liaison between design team and the onsite procurement team to ensure smooth transfer of information
- Ensure construction activities are planned in accordance with the contract program
- The Lean Planning methodology shall be adopted to coordinate construction activities and Ensure completion of the works by monitoring the implementation of work packs
- Provided technical guidance and project management to junior engineers.
- Conducted cost analysis on proposed projects and presented findings to senior leadership team.
- Ensured all safety protocols were adhered to during each phase of a project's lifecycle.
Project Manager
Carey Constructions Aust. Pty Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2018
- Overseeing multiples projects operation and budgeting
- Prepared detailed breakdowns of actual cost of project, profit margins
- Overheads, allowances, waste, by using Excel spreadsheet, on timely and cost effective basis in professional manner, in order to obtain a competitive and yet realistic price
- Working cooperatively with senior management to ensure that all jobs are priced property and risks are assessed
- Reviewed subcontractors' quotations and used different approach to arrive at competitive and profitable prices
- Analysing tender specifications, drawings and relevant special conditions
- Assisting the contract administrators in their jobs to obtain, compare and assess quotations from subcontractors and suppliers for tender submissions
- Attending meeting with clients as required, promote the company and identify new jobs opportunity
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Engineering Drafting Certificate - Advanced CAD
Safety Leadership - for frontline supervisor
Sydney Water Flow isolation - Flow Management
Skills
- Civil engineering
- Effective Problem Resolution
- Detail-Oriented Approach
- Risk Management
- Safety assessments
- Technical knowledge
- Project management
- Resource allocation
- Financial Efficiency
- Decision making
- Team player
- Forward-Thinking Mindset
- Empathetic Interaction
- Independent Task Management
- Ethical
- Reliable
- Industrious
Preferred Name
James
References
- Sheng Yu, Senior Construction Project Manager, 0424 814 634
- Youssef Hakko, Senior Construction Project Manager, 0419 446 709
- Cheong Low, Delivery Manager, 0427 376 540
- Eric Li, Project Manager, 0459 891 524
- Michael Joseph, Project Manager, 0418 456 260
- Kathie Pearson, Senior PM, Calibre, 02 8808 5000
- Mai Lam, Principle Engineer, Arcadis, 02 8907 9182
Relevant Project Experience
- Construction Project Manager - CWM Network Portfolion Annual Turnover > $20 mil
- Construction Project Engineer, Aug 2020 -Nov 2023 Liverpool CBD Upgrade > $20 mil Project
- Senior Project Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, 04/01/19, 01/31/20, Monadelphous Engineering, Wolli Creek ERS Package 2, $4.5 mil
- Senior Project Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, 09/01/18, 04/30/19, Monadelphous Engineering, South Hurstville Renew OCU Project, $1.4 mil
- Senior Project Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, 09/01/18, 04/30/19, Monadelphous Engineering, Storm Water Package A and C - Renew Channels & Culverts Project, $3.7 mil
- Project Manager, Project Manager, 01/01/09, 07/31/18, Carey Constructions Aust. Pty Ltd, Multiples Pipelines installation/ Diversion Project for Sydney Water
Certification
- Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering.
Proposed position
Construction Project Manager
Timeline
Construction Project Manager
West Region Delivery Team - Sydney Water
11.2024 - Current
Construction Project Engineer
West Region Delivery Team - Sydney Water
08.2020 - 11.2023
Senior Project Engineer
Monadelphous Engineering
09.2018 - 08.2020
Project Manager
Carey Constructions Aust. Pty Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Engineering Drafting Certificate - Advanced CAD
Safety Leadership - for frontline supervisor
Sydney Water Flow isolation - Flow Management
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