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About Marek

1999 - 2007

Labourer / Site Supervisor

General Construction Works, Design and Estimate Office

  • Executed various works including construction site supervision of detached houses.

 

 

 

 

2004

Degree Building Technician Specializing in Building and Structural Design

The Home Army; Assembly of Building and Wood Industry Schools, Zywiec

Thesis: ‘Large span steel roofs’

Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

Architect’s Assistant

ALBIS

  • Used AutoCAD to prepare structural drawings for Skalite ski jumps complex in Szczyrk and structural drawings of acoustic screens in Chorzow on display at Volvo automotive showroom.

 

 

 

 

Oct 2007 – May 2010

Site Engineer – Bridge Structures

Berger BAU LLC

  • Expertly managed $150M Euro ‘S-3 expressway interchange ‘Klucz’ – interchange ‘Gorzow North’ project with responsibility for projects up to $4.3M Euro. Administered concrete and finishing works, additional drawings and final inspection report.
  • Increased professional qualifications through studies in International Procedures of Organization of Investments as per FIDIC.
2009

Master of Engineering: Civil Engineer Specializing in Bridge Engineering

Wroclaw University of Technology – Faculty of Civil Engineering

Thesis: ‘The design of the road bridge along national road no. 3 over the Kamienna River in Szklarska Poreba’

 

 

 

 

2010

Diploma (Postgrad) Degree in International Procedures of Organization of Investments in accordance with FIDIC

Wroclaw University of Technology – Faculty of Civil Engineering

Thesis: ‘Problems with the realization of public interests with the use of an example of the S-3 expressway investment’

Jun 2010 – May 2011

Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager – Bridge Structures

STRABAG LLC

  • Devised construction schedule, ensured equipment availability, executed environmental and safety systems while supervising construction of WA-9, WD-5 overpasses and MA-6 bridge — while reporting to the Project Manager
  • Coordinated with subcontractors/ internal workers on-site, managed overall scope of work, including subcontractor work.
  • Increased professional qualifications through studies in the field of Project Management with MS Project.
  • Actively involved in the $1.6B Euro project: ‘A-2 Toll Motorway Swiecko – Nowy Tomysl, Sec. 5.1 Swiecko – Rzepin’ with responsibility for projects valued up to $9.5M Euro.

 

 

 

 

2011

Diploma (Postgrad) Certified Project Management

Wroclaw University of Business – Business and Management Faculty

2011

Construction License (Bridge Structures Specialization) to conduct building works in unlimited scope

Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers

 

 

 

 

Jun 2011 – Nov 2012

Construction Manager – Bridge Structures

MOSTMAR LLC

  • Monitored and managed all work of engineers, internal staff and subcontractors as well as implementing of environmental/ health and safety programs as per work safety regulations.
  • Prepared budget/plans/ schedules, steered cost-effective solutions, monitored quality assurance, adopted risk management methods, supervised project progress and maintained technical documentation/ construction logbooks.
  • Actively supervised structures including post-tensioned in-situ multi-span structures built span by span, single and double span post-tensioned in-situ structures over live traffic.
  • Accountable for construction site management of KL-20a/b – footbridges, WD-20, WD-19, WS-18 overpasses as per building — projects valued up to $12M Euro.
2013

Gained Work Health and Safety Certificate III

TAFE NSW

 

 

 

 

Dec 2012 – Sep 2017

Project Manager – Demolition / Excavation Works

Theos Bros. (Aust.) Pty Ltd.

  • Coordinating with Theos Bros. managers and clients to deliver defined scope of work inclusive of cost breakdown, construction programs sequencing and design analysis as per available construction methods, materials and technical specifications.
  • Ensuring strict adherence to OHS acts including implementation of contractor intranet EHS systems and contract specifications while developing and implementing QA requirements, company and contractors’ EHS policies on-site.
  • Efficiently managing on-site activities, planning and organizing materials’ deliveries and serving as a mentor to cadets.
  • Utilizing intranet systems such as Project Web and Aconex for project file storage and sharing along with AutoCAD to maintain scope variations and preparing new tender submissions.
  • Accountable for scheduling project site operations via Microsoft Project and maintaining proper records of daily site events.
  • Played a major role in high-end projects such as the $3M worth 3 Murray Rose Avenue - Sydney Olympic Park as well as the $3.5M worth 38 Albert Avenue – Chatswood projects to an overall works value of $79M.
Oct 2017 – Jan 2021

Senior Project Engineer – Bridge Structures

BMD Constructions

  • Managing contracts under his control and ensuring that they were completed safely, on time and cost effectively.
  • Coordinating Site Engineers’ work and submission of RFIs, NCRs and ITPs.
  • Compilation of claims, variations, valuation and cost review, pursuing outstanding payments, updating of Claim/Certification file.
  • Awarding of subcontract agreements or material procurement in advance of programming requirements.
  • Head Contract correspondence in relation to delays, variations, practical completion and contract execution and breach.
  • Programming of project with the assistance of the Superintendent and constant review, subcontractors work monitoring.

 

 

 

 

2021

Founder and Head Construction Engineer

at Bridge Battalion Pty. Ltd. – Bridge Construction Specialist Services

2021

Chartered Engineer

Civil Engineering and Project management (CPEng, RPEQ, NER, MIEAust) – Engineers Australia

 

 

 

 

Jan 2021 – June 2022

Senior Project Engineer – Bridge Structures

Georgiou Group

  • Managed works within a confined area adjacent to live road and marine traffic and Principal delivered construction works
  • Planned two bridges construction and demolition works in three project phases while maintaining traffic flow
  • Specialized bridge deconstruction over water which included driven piles extraction, road and wire saw concrete cutting, development and implementation of slurry catchment and filtration system to ensure there was no contamination to the waterways.
  • Managed superstructure and substructure construction works including 84 x Super-T girders installed in various configuration (land and marine based cranes, single and dual lifts)
  • Managed a team of 2 Site and 2 Project Engineers to deliver work in accordance with the project schedule
  • Managed marine piling in close proximity to sensitive receptors
  • Monitored financial outcomes to ensure project targets were optimized - the project completed under budget and ahead of program.
  • Successfully managed a complex project variation due to design deficiencies and turned it into major project opportunity ($2m in value)
  • Implemented and adhered to an exemplary safety culture and ensured all system obligations are set out in the HSE Management Plan
  • Acted as Project Manager and successfully completed the project during the absence of the senior personnel
Sep 2022 – Mar 2023

Construction Engineer for Fishlock Structure – Rookwood Weir Project

Bridge Battalion/Acciona

  • Contracted specifically to deliver construction of multi-level Fishlock FRP structure and Turtle Passage through supporting the team in works planning, development and certification of Temp Works (DOKA and ISCHEBECK - design and assembly), resources allocation, construction works optimization
  • Managed Heavy Lifting and Crane operations