Yanni Arvantis

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Structural) - University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Finance - University of Adelaide

Qualifications / Training:
• Member of Institute of Engineers Australia
• Chartered Status (CPEng)
• Temporary Work Coordinator (responsible for reviewing and signing off temporary works across Laing O’Rourke projects)
• Appointed Person (Cranes and Lifting)
• Inclusion and Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator (Laing O’Rourke onboarding program as part of induction process)

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SPE / PM | May 2025 - Present
Greville Consulting

Principal Consultant at Greville Consulting focussing on supporting top tier clients in the infrastructure sector with work winning, TOC's, and delivery.

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SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER | April 2022 – March 2025
Laing O'Rourke

SEPA Level Crossing Removal Project, Melbourne Vic‍

• Dublin Road, Ringwood: Delivery Phase - Appointed as the Civils Lead during delivery phase managing $60m worth of scope including piling pads, capping beam excavation, corridor bulk excavation, shotcrete, track drainage, drainage, pavements and carpark construction. Responsible for managing team to deliver scope both during occupations and offline construction with strong emphasis on budget management, long term program milestones and daily productivity reporting, overall project construction staging, stakeholder management and project close out.

• Coolstore Road, Croydon: TOC Phase - Preparation of construction staging as part of TOC submission relating to Structure's scope including piling, capping beam, piers, L-beam supply and install. Responsibilities also included design review and optimisation, preparing scope of works for Subcontractor pricing and input to preparation of project budget.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER | November 2021 – April 2022
Laing O'Rourke

Muswellbrook Bridge Replacement, Muswellbrook NSW, ARTC $50m‍

• Responsible for leading onsite delivery of 178m Incremental launch bridge construction and associated earthworks, drainage, finishing works and demolition of existing bridges.
• With tight program targets to be met, close attention was required to develop completions program work and lead the delivery team to execute and mitigate issues as that arose.
• Specific emphasis was also placed on finalising project cost forecast and cost management through to completion of works.

PROJECT ENGINEER / SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER | April 2020 – November 2021
Laing O'Rourke

Osborne North Development Project, Adelaide SA, Australian Naval Infrastructure $1.1bn‍

• Responsible for design review, preparation of scope of works documentation, manage tender process, onboarding and subcontractor management to deliver the following scopes:
• Phase 1 FRP ($15m): Construction of all reinforced concrete structures including pilecaps, ground slabs, suspended slabs, post tension slabs and associated excavation and ground services associated with these works.
• Phase 2 FRP / Deep Pit Construction ($30m): Construction of 6x pits (10m depth) where various vendor machinery including milling machines, presses and bevelling machines would be installed.
• Works included excavation (14,000m3), shotcrete works to walls, reinforced concrete (5,500m3), precast panels, interior suspended slabs, structural steel and surrounding ground slabs.

PROJECT ENGINEER | June 2017 – April 2020
Laing O'Rourke
Darlington Upgrade Project, Adelaide SA, DPTI $620m‍

• Responsible for delivering Structural FRP and precast scope including substructure and abutments for steel girder bridges, Super-T bridge construction, precast barrier and façade panel supply and install, insitu barriers, capping beam and pile breakback.
• Responsibilities included program development and management, cost forecasting and cost control, quality management, construction method statement development and ensuring works executed in accordance with HSE requirements.
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PROJECT MANAGER | March 2016 – June 2017
Pure Projects Project Management
Angsana Teluk Bahang Penang, Malaysia, Senja Aman Development $110m‍

• Project consisted of hotel resort (9 storey), serviced apartments (16 storey) and wellness centre.
• Scope of works included general earthworks, piling, basement excavation and construction, RC superstructure works, MEP works and fitout, infrastructure works including earthworks, drainage, pavements and pedestrian link bridge.
• Engaged as Client-side Project Manager to oversee all factors of the project including design management, subcontractor tender process, management of site construction, authority development approval process and monthly presentation update to Client.
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PROJECT MANAGER | September 2015 – March 2016
Pure Projects Project Management
Vanguard Hotels Rollout Programmer - Malaysia & Philippines $115m

• ‍‍Vivid Hotel KL Sentral – 32 storey hotel
• Vivid Hotel Georgetown Penang – 27 storey hotel
• GO Hotel Manila Airport – 12 storey hotel
• GO Hotel Timog Manila – 12 storey hotel
• Responsibilities included working with developer on brand development, feasibility studies on prospective locations, scope development for tendering, consultant and subcontractor appointment, design management, weekly and monthly reporting to Client, management of site construction activities, completions and handover to Operations.
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PROJECT MANAGER | November 2014 – September 2015
Pure Projects Project Management
Intercontinental Resort Phu Quoc, Vietnam, BIM Group $112m

• Intercontinental Resort Phu Quoc, Vietnam $110m
• Hotel resort comprising of 20 storey tower with 4 wings (7 storey each)
• Scope of works included general earthworks and site preparation, precast piling, RC foundations and superstructure works, MEP works, architectural works, infrastructure works including earthworks, drainage, footpaths and landscaping
• Responsibilities included design management, chairing weekly design and construction meetings, issuing weekly and monthly reports, management of site construction activities and program management
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PROJECT MANAGER | September 2014 – November 2014
Pure Projects Project Management
Cockburn Gateway Shopping City - Stage 3, Perth WA, Perron Group $102m‍

• Shopping centre expansion which included 41 shops, food outlets, basement and roof deck car park construction and redevelopment of surrounding infrastructure and access roads
• Responsibilities included the onboarding and management of Fitout Subcontractors, interface management with Base build Contractor, program management, managing design approval process and completions through to centre opening

SITE ENGINEER | July 2011 – December 2013
John Holland
Urban Superway, Adelaide SA, DPTI $842m‍

• Design and Construct project consisting of 4.8km non-stop corridor comprising of 2.8km of elevated roadway from Port River Expressway to Regency Road
• Working in the Ground Civils team on CFA and CMC piling, bored piles, pilecap excavation and backfill, pile breakback, sheet piling, earthworks, pavements, RSS walls, crane pad construction, precast feature walls, reinforced concrete footings and temporary earthworks for superstructure and segment erection teams
• Working in Precast Yard on bridge segment construction, reinforcement cage manufacture, mould and jig manufacture and material procurement
• Responsibilities included ensuring works completed in accordance with specifications and preparation of QA documentation, tracking of site progress and cost management, monthly forecasting and accrual submissions, subcontractor management, program updates, RFI submissions and NCR close out, ensure works carried out in accordance with HSE requirements, preparation of SWMS and construction method statements
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GRADUATE ENGINEER | October 2010 – July 2011
McMahon Services
Glenside Hospital Project, Adelaide SA, Department of Health SA / Hansen Yuncken $110m‍

• Redevelopment of the Glenside Hospital to upgrade facilities and provide additional ward
• Engaged as a subcontractor to Hansen Yuncken to deliver $9m scope of works which included bulk earthworks, building pads, stormwater, sewer, pavements, paving and landscaping, asbestos removal and environmental remediation
• Responsibilities included ensuring works completed in accordance with design and specifications, updating drawing registers and tracking design changes, preparing variation pricing submissions, tracking of site works and stockpile management, QA documentation, assisting with monthly progress claims, procurement of plant and materials