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October 2021 | Projence Profile | Edition 5
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Directors welcome Gavin Heydon Director
At the time of writing, we are remobilising the team back into the office and enjoying the face-to-face interactions that we have missed for most of the quarter. We are grateful that we were able to keep operating through the extended lockdown with the support of our resilient team and great clients. The majority of the team embraced the change of environment and worked from home with some lucky staff members having the ability to attend sites that were operating as essential services. Our regular morning Teams catchups certainly helped us stay focused and connected. It allowed us to effectively engage with the team and ensure the needs of staff and clients were being met.
Teams catch-up for Daffodil Day - 2021
Mitchell Purvis Director
Despite the majority of this past quarter spent in lockdown we have continued to deliver excellence across our projects, and we have successfully been tracking above our budget revenue targets with August and September being our biggest months ever. We have extended our team and welcomed new members to support the growth of Projence, with our strong order book ensuring we are on track to progress and continue delivering the required results. Our experience with the lockdown in 2020 showed us that the impact to the project pipeline was delayed, we are actively working on engaging with all our existing and prospective clients to ensure we are well placed to deliver for them in the early part of next year. We are thankful to the team and their ongoing support and effort to deliver excellence in all aspects across every project. While everyone worked exceptionally well from home, we look forward to having the team back together in the office rejoining in
the Projence spirit.
- Gavin & Mitchell.
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Projence Environmental Focus Projence provides environment-focused project management capabilities across all stages of infrastructure projects from planning and development, construction execution and operations through to decommissioning. Our experienced Project Environmental Managers coordinate on small to large-scale projects and have proven ability to deliver projects on schedule, on budget, to scope and to client’s expectations and requirements.
Our planned approach to environmental management on all our projects produces results and ensures clients achieve successful outcomes.
Our outstanding environmental project management reputation has been earned across water infrastructure, mining, rail transport, ports, and energy projects. We currently service a diverse range of commercial and Local and State Government clients with specialist focus on groundwater and surface water issues for construction and resource projects. A recent project highlight, sourced construction water for a major Australian rail infrastructure project. This project included: Aquifer water source appraisal and groundwater hydrocensus guiding selection REF for groundwater bore drilling at sensitive site locations Drilling contractor tender documentation and management Evaluation and engagement Liaising with local government Environment and Quality Assurance Management systems Project delivery costing and works scheduling
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Northern Region Lismore Showground Upgrade Projence has been appointed Project Manager for the Lismore Showground Upgrade on the back of an asset condition audit which we completed in 2019, and the subsequent sucessful funding grant from the NSW Government. This project will involve a two-stage electrical upgrade, which includes 40 switch boards, structural upgrades, an access road and footpath upgrade, grandstand cladding, as well as structural and electrical upgrades to the broadcaster’s box.
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The planned works are within the approved funding with plans underway to assist the client in gaining additional grant funding. “This is an example of Projence’s agility to assist in any project needs. It is great to be able to help out with a project that will give back to the Northern Rivers community” Nathan Bourne – Manager Northern Region.
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Tamworth Intermodal Freight Facility Projence is working for Qube on the Tamworth Intermodal Freight Facility project which forms part of three integrated major projects planned by Tamworth Regional Council (TRC). The other projects include the Global Gateway Park and Tamworth Intermodal Rail Line. TRC are managing the execution of the Global Gateway Park with with John Holland Rail, on behalf of TfNSW, nearing completion of the upgrade to the Barraba rail line to form the Tamworth Intermodal Rail Line. The Tamworth Intermodal Freight Facility project involves constructing 1.5km of rail line including a turnout, an administrative building, car park, a train provisioning facility and associated electrical and utilities.
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The scope includes earthworks and drainage 3 across the 80ha site, 22,000m of bulk earthworks and 18,000m2 of hardstand for container storage, with associated electrical works including a new substation and removal of existing powerlines. General electrical work for the facility will include CASA approved lighting of the hardstands and electrical reticulation for container storage. “This is another example of Projence’s expertise in delivery of rail related projects. It is great to be able to help a client like Qube with a project that will drive growth in the North Western region through efficient freight connectivity to the ports”. Grant Wilkinson – Project Manager
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Recent Wins Major Outage Maintenance Projence will be providing project management support for a client across three projects. The work will include structural repairs and painting to shiploaders and a reclaimer to be completed in planned outages. The project management scope includes managing the design, scope, tendering, planning, execution, and closeout of the projects.
Enterprise Resource Plan Projence will be working with a Newcastle based client to provide project management support for the Enterprise Resource Plan (ERP) Implementation Project. This work will include managing the finalisation of the business requirements, the development of the selection tender and preparation of a business case for presentation to the Board.
Gilgandra Subdivision South of Gilgandra, new industrial lots will be created on former GrainCorp land. The Gilgandra Industrial Precinct is proposed to be developed by Gilgandra Shire Council. Projence will be providing project management on a range of impact assessments to successfully fulfill the requirements of a development application process. Early biodiversity works have commenced with development application documentation proposed to be finalised by mid-2022.
Schedule Developemnt Projence is assisting a mining client to provide a schedule review for an underground project. This work will include reviewing the current schedule and developing a schedule report for handover.
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Adding to the team
Murray Hicks
Electrical Project Manager Murray Hicks joined Projence in July as an Electrical Project Manager. Murray has worked on a range of major infrastructure projects in the mining, transport, manufacturing, and energy sectors. His expertise includes high voltage, low voltage, motor controls and instrumentation, PLC, Citect and SCADA systems. He has a strong background in project management from concept and risk assessment through to commissioning, compliance and lifecycle documentation and audits. With over 28 years of experience providing electrical and control systems expertise, Murray has been especially valued within the Projence team.
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Samara Martin Marketing Administrator Samara Martin joined Projence in July as our Marketing Administrator. She is working closely with the directors to provide support across LinkedIn, marketing, charity partnerships, internal and external events, and admin duties. She is a communication student at the University of Newcastle completing her final semester with a major in public relations. She has a strong interest in social media, client relations, content creation and crisis communication. Samara has so far proven to be a great asset and will continue to support in the growth of Projence.
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Adding to the team
Alissa Midgley
Josh Chivers
Alissa Midgley joined Projence in July as Project Controls Coordinator, she is highly skilled and passionate on all facets of project management.
Josh Chivers joined Projence in August as a Senior Project Engineer. He has over 6 years’ experience on civil infrastructure projects including rail.
She is a team leader who thoroughly enjoys collaboration and understands that communication is key. An analytical problem solver and multitasker.
He has a strong grasp on all concepts, theories and practices applied within the civil construction industry and a thorough understanding of rail specific construction processes, planning and delivery within tight timeframes.
Project Controls Coordinator
Alissa is an essential part of the management team who enjoys providing effective solutions to both internal and external client needs. Alissa is focused on streamlining processes to optimise the team’s success.
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Senior Project Engineer
Josh is a valued member of the Projence team providing excellent work across all projects.
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Adding to the team
Alison Cowan
Penny McCosh
Senior Cost Controller
Project Administrator
Alison Cowan joined Projence in September as Senior Cost Controller, Alison has over 10 years’ experience in contract management of major infrastructure projects.
Projence welcomed back Penny McCosh in September as Project Administrator. Penny has worked for Projence previously delivering quality work in internal auditing and project consultancy.
She has worked on projects from the design phase, providing estimates and tender coordination and following through with contract management during the construction phase. Alison has experience in creating and adopting systems for governance, risk management, compliance, cost control and quality management. She has vast knowledge in scoping and planning, KPI management and project valuation.
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Penny has experience spanning across construction, mining, asset management and IT, with a broad knowledge of end-to-end project delivery processes and systems. She is highly skilled in stakeholder engagement, scheduling, strategy and has a keen interest in risk management and business improvement. Penny will provide all-round support towards projects and administrative duties.
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Living the values Riley Smith Congratulations to Riley Smith Projence’s employee of the quarter.
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Riley has demonstrated “Living the Projence Values” by his ongoing diligence and commitment to the delivery of his projects.
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Riley has been exhibiting these values in both the Projence office and on site, with positive feedback received from all clients. Well done Riley.
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Projence happenings 10 Year Anniversary Postponed
Projence was incorporated in November 2011 with this being our 10th year of operation. To celebrate this milestone we had planned an event prior to Christmas, but due to COVID restrictions and lockdown we have postponed.
To celebrate in the way we had originally planned we have pushed the event to February 2022. We look forward to getting together with everyone to celebrate our birthday in the Projence way.
We want to honour this anniversary with all our valued clients, colleagues, family, and friends present.
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Gavin Heydon 0427 702 204
gavinh@projence.com.au
Mitchell Purvis 0421 558 119
mitchellp@projence.com.au