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SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT OUTCOMES FOR THE SUNSHINE COAST COMMUNITY – A RISK BASED APPROACH Sunshine Coast Council manages over 2500 km of sealed roads and over 500 km of unsealed roads. With an ever-increasing demand on the local transport network, it has become critical to core business operations to identify innovative ways of delivering value for the Sunshine Coast community. This article explores one example of an innovative approach that is being taken by Sunshine Coast Council’s capital program delivery team in order to maximise value in relation to Council’s road network management and most importantly, minimise the impact on the natural environment to ensure the natural resources we enjoy now are there for generations to come.
• Tony Gallagher (HIG) Consultant • Rod Leach (HIG) - Consultant
Victor Mantilla Victor is a Civil Engineer with varied experience in road design, bulk earthworks construction, stormwater management and design for mine sites and railway corridor design. Victor has worked with Sunshine Coast Council since 2015 and has been working as a Design Engineer and is now Coordinator of the Engineering Design Services unit. Victor’s experience prior to joining Council involved working for major consultancies with a focus on EPCM of major projects.
Lead Authors: • Victor Mantilla – Coordinator Engineering Design Services; and • Paul Rickert – Transport Capital Works Manager Co-Contributors: • Donald Pitt – Manager Transport Infrastructure Management • Karl Sinnamon – Design Engineer
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Paul Rickert Paul holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and has worked with Sunshine Coast Council since 2009 (11.5 years). During this time Paul
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has been fortunate to have worked across a variety of roles including project delivery, asset management, capital works planning, PMO Coordinator as well as his current role of Transport Capital Works Manager. Prior to joining Council, Paul worked in the private construction sector for multiple Tier 1 contractors on medium to large scale ($100M+) construction projects. Paul also holds a Diploma in Sustainability and has a keen interest in ensuring the outcomes of Council’s Transport Capital Program are sustainable and deliver value for the community.
Karl Sinnamon Karl is a Design Engineer who has been with the Sunshine Coast Council since 2007 (14 years) within the Engineering Design Services unit. Prior to finishing his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and obtaining the position of Design Engineer, Karl was a Civil Designer. Karl’s experience includes managing and designing major corridor upgrades, urban road upgrades, intersection upgrades, stormwater upgrades, separated cycleways and streetscapes.
