Martina Groves
Onekawa ,Napier
Summary
Dynamic Technical Director with extensive experience at Pettle Dellamore Partners, excelling in water infrastructure and contaminated land projects. Proven leadership in strategic planning and team development, driving efficiency and collaboration. Skilled in project management and resource management, delivering impactful results while managing multimillion-dollar budgets. Industrious Technical Director bringing many years of industry experience, program management skills and team-building expertise. Strategic and decisive leader driven to help teams produce high-quality work and familiar with relevant risks, challenges, and requirements.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Director and Group Director- Land and Water Infrastructure
Pettle Dellamore Partners (PDP)
05.2022 - Current
- Leading a portfolio of contaminated land and a Geotech team across the country
- Accountable for setting up business plans, and strategies and making sure the group is achieving the target set for the year
- Drive a culture of collaboration and working with others to achieve efficiency
- Setting up a new PDP office in HB and establishing presents of PDP in this region
- Technical Lead for the Water Infrastructure projects
Manager Regional Assets
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
04.2020 - 05.2022
- Managing a portfolio of flood protection assets for the HB region, parks, trails, and forestry
- Managing teams of engineers, operations staff, park officers and asset engineers
- Developing Infrastructure strategy and vision for the asset group, working through the LTP and Annual Plans
- Managing a budget of $20mil for CAPEX work and $20mil for Opex work
- Developing and leading people through change
- Growing team through change
- Engagement with Iwi group
Manager Regional Projects
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
05.2019 - 04.2020
- Set up and implementation of a new Project Management Framework for the Asset Management Group
- Setting up Project portfolio for the Project Delivery team and assuring all projects are managed with the PMO standards
- This includes all forms and documentation for starting up minor or major projects
- Managing infrastructure projects through the full lifecycle
Team Leader Schemes
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
05.2017 - 12.2018
- Managing team of 3 Senior Engineering Officers
- Responsible for scheme asset management, team performance and scheme performance
- Managing maintenance contract (NZS 3910:2013) of value $3,400,000
- Overseeing and managing operation of HPFCS assets (rivers, drains, pathways, gravel), UTTFCS (rivers, pathways, gravel) and small schemes (13 small schemes)
- Ensuring all activities within the rivers are being monitored effectively and all work within the rivers follow rules of the Environment Code of Practice (Rev.2016) and Ecological Management Plan ( Rev.2015)
Civil Engineer Environmental/ Asset Engineer
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
01.2015 - 05.2017
- Reviewing current Level of Services (LoS) for Rivers and Drains and proposing new LoS including consultation with rate payers
- Setting up delivery process, methodology and framework to achieve this
- Ensuring that the Asset Management Plans are reviewed and updated in accordance with HBRC policies and latest IIMM edition 2015
- Engineering Designs for the flood control and drainage infrastructures
- Project Manager and Design lead for a major project for the Gisborne District Council Flood Control Scheme Upgrade
Senior Project Manager- Water & Wastewater
MWH (NZ)
Auckland, NZ
08.2012 - 08.2014
Headworks (Dams) Planner Engineer
Watercare Services (NZ)
Auckland, NZ
06.2009 - 08.2012
Project Manager- seconded to South East Water
Hyder Consulting (UK)
, UK
02.2008 - 01.2009
Project Construction Engineer- Water mains renewals
Thames Water Utilities Limited (UK)
, UK
07.2005 - 02.2008
Design Engineer
Slovak Water Economy office (Danube river)
11.2001 - 01.2003
Education
Master's degree - Civil Engineering - Water Economy and Water Construction Works
Slovak Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering
01.2001
Skills
- Prince 2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management
- River engineering
- Water infrastructure
- SW guidelines and design standards
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Leadership in the engineering profession
- Resource Management Act 1991, Rev 2015
- IIMM 2015
- NZS 3910: 2003
- Design-Build Contract
- Building consent
- Resource consent
- Team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Process improvement
- Change management
- Client relationship management
Credentials
- CPEng
- IntPEng
Significant Projects
- Design Lead for Land Categorisation Work- flood protection Hawk's Bay
- Herrick Street- Culvert upgrade
- Clive River Dredging
- Implementation of Project Management Framework for the Asset Group.
- Waitangi Reserve Enhancement - Contract Manager
- Hawea Park development - Project Manager
- Project Manager and Designer for Gisborne Flood Protection Scheme - $15 million over 10 years (2015-2016)
- Western Interceptor Upgrade - Watercare (2012-2013)
- Remuera watermain renewal - Watercare (2012-2013)
- Lower Huia Dam Upgrade - Watercare (2011-2012)
- Lower Huia dam free discharge valve upgrade.
- Cosseys Dam Scour Intake Replacement - Watercare (2009-2010)
- Trunk Main Monitoring - UK South East Water (2008-2009)
- Victoria Main Renewals - UK Thames Water (2004-2007)
Timeline
Technical Director and Group Director- Land and Water Infrastructure
Pettle Dellamore Partners (PDP)
05.2022 - Current
Manager Regional Assets
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
04.2020 - 05.2022
Manager Regional Projects
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
05.2019 - 04.2020
Team Leader Schemes
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
05.2017 - 12.2018
Civil Engineer Environmental/ Asset Engineer
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
01.2015 - 05.2017
Senior Project Manager- Water & Wastewater
MWH (NZ)
08.2012 - 08.2014
Headworks (Dams) Planner Engineer
Watercare Services (NZ)
06.2009 - 08.2012
Project Manager- seconded to South East Water
Hyder Consulting (UK)
02.2008 - 01.2009
Project Construction Engineer- Water mains renewals
Thames Water Utilities Limited (UK)
07.2005 - 02.2008
Design Engineer
Slovak Water Economy office (Danube river)
11.2001 - 01.2003
Master's degree - Civil Engineering - Water Economy and Water Construction Works
Slovak Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering
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