Engineering for Public Works - Issue 22, June 2021

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MEMBER PROFILE

Steven Pirlo

Steven is a Project Manager with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, working specifically on the development of a 10 year capital works program for the 392 Aids to Navigation sites around Australia. He has worked in the asset management field since 2011, working across local government areas and state borders, slowly making his way north. Steven has worked in regional councils in Victoria (Warrnambool City Council and Glenelg Shire Council), in New South Wales (Port MacquarieHastings Council) and now here in Brisbane, gaining experience across a variety of asset types in capital works, water and sewerage. He has learned the importance of quality data for optimal asset management. How did you become involved in public works? Were you working in another industry before public works? I have a background as a research scientist. The skills as a research scientist in project management, record-keeping and data analysis have been beneficial in Asset Management. My career change was due to a lack of opportunity in science where I have become too specialised within my field. If you moved from another industry to public works, is it a temporary move for a particular position or experience or is this a more permanent move for you? My aim is to continue my career

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in Asset Management. I have found a career path that I find both challenging and rewarding. The fact that Asset Management continues to develop as a field is also exciting. What have been your career highlights, outside the industry if applicable, and since you joined it? My career highlights have been seeing the change I have helped implement in every organisation that I have worked for in terms of Asset Management. The ability to demonstrate the benefits of good service provision and the underlying asset management through the development of a suite of interconnected documents including Asset Management Strategy, Asset Management Policy, Asset Management Plans, Service Plans and the Organisational Strategic Plan at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council would be a highlight. What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? The variety of the job is most enjoyable. I have gained experience managing assets from a wide range of asset classes. I get to interact with staff from across the organisation and a range of stakeholders, whilst learning and developing new skills along the way.

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What have been the challenges – professionally and personally? The biggest challenge in Asset Management is bringing senior management along on the journey of developing an organisations asset management capability. The development of a sound business case including examples of how Asset Management will benefit the organisation help greatly. What advice would you give to others about our industry and how to become involved? The best way to become


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Breaking Ground

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pages 108-109

Meeting CPD Requirements Technical vs Non-Technical CPD

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page 105

ADAC and the Broader Asset Management Landscape

4min
pages 106-107

SEQ Branch President’s Report

3min
pages 102-103

Temporary Traffic Management Toolkit

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page 104

CQ Branch Conference Wrap Up

3min
pages 100-101

SWQ Branch President’s Report

2min
page 92

NQ Branch President’s Report

2min
page 91

A Young Engineer’s View of a Big Project

7min
pages 78-81

Mirani Water Recycling Facility and Bowen Sewage Treatment Plant – Shared Superintendency

15min
pages 72-77

Microsurfacing and Case Seals In The Darling Downs District

9min
pages 63-67

Sustainable Transport Outcomes for the Sunshine Coast Community – A Risk Based Approach

9min
pages 58-62

Demand Management

5min
pages 68-71

Contaminants of Emerging Concern for the Urban Water Industry

6min
pages 56-57

Isolation of a Critical Asset in the Water Supply Network

13min
pages 50-55

New Basegrade Stabilisation Technology Resolves Thin Pavement Issues in Redland City

17min
pages 42-49

Member Profile, Bruce Stevenson

9min
pages 28-31

Member Profile, Janice Wilson

4min
pages 24-25

Member Profiles, Ray and Ryan Hicks

5min
pages 22-23

Women in Engineering, Nadine Story

5min
pages 32-33

Member News

5min
pages 20-21

Member Profile, Steven Pirlo

3min
pages 26-27

President’s Report

5min
pages 6-8

CEO’s Report

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