Ashur Kamber

2016 - 2020 | Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Infrastructure) and Bachelor of Business (Management)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (GPA – 2.9/4, WAM – 86)

Seymour Whyte (Secondment) 

Project Engineer | Feb 24 - Presnet

Melbourne Airport

Structures lead delivering the new elevated road works for the upgrades at Melbourne Airport.

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CPB (Secondment) 

Project Engineer | Sept 24 - Dec 24

Cross River Rail

• Currently completing PE secondment supporting the Cross River Rail in Brisbane.
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John Holland (Secondment) 

Project Engineer | Jan 24 - Sept 24

Keon Parade LXR NWPA 

• Rail occupation with the North West Program Alliance at Keon Parade Station - reporting to Cal Murtagh.

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Acciona (Secondment) 

Project Engineer | May 23 - Dec 23

• 2-month rail occupation with the Southern Program Alliance (SPA) at Glen Huntly Station - Civil Scope
  

• 3-month project close out at Montmorency Station.
  

• 2 months at the Somerton Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal.

• Working on a range of structures and civil packages; two bridges (Super T-Girder Bridges), pre-cast culvert underpass with soil nail retention system, piling (CFA and bored piles), RC tanking slabs, Post Tension slabs, shared user paths, civil drainage, platform defect rectifications, road remodelling, electrical and buildings remediation packages

• Worked effortlessly in a range of high paced environments to meet project deadlines with safety and cost at the centre of decision making.
  

• Prepared safety and construction documentation; to procurement; to preparing safety documentation, tracking and forecasting against a construction budget; to liaising with the client; to investigating services/utilities and issuing internal permits to work; to maintaining a rolling program with the supervisor; to QA; to Contract Administration; to daily cost control; to weekly and monthly reporting/forecasting

• Managed a team of site engineers and sub-contractors on a range of packages both self-performed and contracted, reporting back to senior leadership team and clients daily.

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HS2 (UK) | Morrisons Utility Services

Junior Project Manager | Jul 21 - May 23 ‍

• Worked simultaneously on three enabling projects as part of High Speed 2 Area Central for Skanska Cosdain Strabag JV.
• Main contact for the delivery side of the framework.
• Constant liaison with the commercial team to ensure project early warnings, compensation events and targets were applied and reached.
• Take-off & quantify materials (measurement & calculation) from design drawings and requisition the materials accordingly to meet the programme.
• Produced RAMS, Task Briefing Sheets, ITP’s & Start of Shift briefings.
• Coordinated & facilitated the mobilisation and ongoing supervision of subcontractors on site. Ensuring they are inducted onto the project, that they have the appropriate safety & documentation approved and are working in compliance with Safety Management Procedures.
• Undertook weekly safety inspections to ensure compliance against Safety Management Procedures.
• Delivered site specific safety inductions & briefings as required.
• Drafted Technical Queries regarding field changes on site.
• Contributed to the planning & programming of works, supporting the Senior Project Manager and Contract Director when required.
• Derived project scope and requirements, ensuring alignment with the objectives of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project and meeting client specifications.
• Managed and coordinated with subcontractors, maintaining a strong focus on contract and contractor management.
• Created and evaluated Request for Quotations (RFQs), playing a pivotal role in the tendering and awarding of project, while finding cost saving opportunities in the design.
• Developed detailed programs using Primavera and contributed to achieving financial and operational targets.
• Reviewed design submissions, ensuring compliance with design principles and relevant standards.
• Provided technical and engineering expertise for investigating and analyzing identified engineering system issues.
• Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of systems, components, and design solutions.

Major Project Contributor – WP26.1C for Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture (SCSJV) & High Speed 2 (HS2)

Morrisons Utility Services (MUS) was assigned as the main sub-contractor for the Design & Construction of Work Package 26.1C for SCSJV (PC) in London, UK for High Speed 2 (HS2) (Client).

The project consisted of 3 sites that were to have utility diversions due to assets threatened in the Ground Monitoring Assessment and had a total value of £30M. The contract was administered as a New Engineering Contract 3 (NEC3) under various options. Chase, Adelaide, and Victoria Rd all consisted of multi-utility diversions including United Kingdom Power Networks (UKPN) LV and HV diversions, Scottish & Southern Electrical (SSE) HV, LV and Comms, Thames Water (TW) sewer lining, manhole construction and service connections and Cadent Gas LP, MP mains renewal and decommissioning. Other minor works included road rehabilitation and communications installations for various owners.

All three packages were commercially closed off in gain share for the firm and client.

Highlight

Played an important role in the successful delivery of a culvert replacement scope, involving decommissioning existing culverts and micro-tunnelling (pipe-jacking) a new section of 150m x 2400mm reinforced concrete culverts under a live highway.