Luke Phillips

• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Made decisions independently and promptly when needed.
• Organised and planned projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with the architect and Quantity surveyor.
• Provided detailed material orders based on project drawings, experience and technical specifications. Lead times and ordered early to prevent material delays.
• Provided oversight to remain within budget constraints, recommending project adjustments where necessary.
• Timelines, Gantt charts and spread sheets required to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Maintained clear communication with trades, my colleagues and clients
• Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
• Raising RFI’s, booking and attending council inspections, gaining all required paperwork such as PS3/4 etc.

This role was to help a friend get his business back on track after losses and a marriage break up.

• Updated operational methods and oversaw accounting procedures for improved efficiency and maximise profit
• Provided details and direction to projects as well as teaching our employees how to perfect set out.
• Restructure the business model to achieve a higher profit margin and less overheads each month.
• Plan out 7 months ahead of work which included delays with a difficult task of limited cash flow.
• Provide site safety and training around site procedures and dress codes

• Monitored subcontractor operations and applied effective time, resource and money management strategies to delivery under-budget project completion.
• Oversaw employee attendance record, checked time sheets, invoices and ordered new materials for sites.
• Communicated daily with Clients and trades to keep project fully operational.
• Digitally archived weekly progress and technical knowledge base photographs of all assigned projects.
• Quality control and site safe
• Prepared specialty subcontractor packages, materials for project management and estimation processes.
• Weekly check meetings with employee's, trades and clients to make sure everyone involved was happy

• Analyzed business needs while soliciting customer feedback for process improvements.
• Formed partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive business development.
• All quoting, invoicing, accounts, programming and time management.
• Organize materials and work ahead which involved scaffolding, locking trades and services in, site safety and all communication.
• Modernized and improved operational procedures to increase productivity and profitability while tightly controlling costs.
• Assessed performance management structures and implemented enhancements to improve frameworks and strengthen results.
• Achieved team goals through formalized training plans, coaching and performance management.
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.

• Supported work of superintendents and liaised with off-site designers.
• Monitored subcontractor operations and applied effective time and resource strategies to delivery project on agreed completion.
• Collaborated with contractors, architects, engineers and public agencies to complete projects within timeline and budget.
• Order materials and provide gantt chart/timeline to trades and clients.
• working on the tools 70% of the time.

• 4 year apprenticeship which included 3 days every 4 weeks at Tafe/uni
• 1 year extra for cabinetry/joinery
• In my 4th year i started a 2 year clerk of works course which finished at the same time as my cabinetry and joiner trade extension.
• Trade consists of labouring for the first 6 months, from there i moved into carpentry work and in my 3rd year i began to run a commerical job that was a new hospital worth 14 million and approx 60 guys on site each day. I was blessed to have a great mentor.