OUR DRIVING FO R C E PA U L J E N K I N S O N Strategic Development and Business Improvement Manager
Tell us a little bit about yourself, Paul. What did you do before you came to ResourceCo? I started my professional career as an apprentice in the aluminium industry, but after getting all my qualifications I travelled the world helping to manage some exciting projects. I completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering and went into the mining sector, providing project management and operational, maintenance and shutdown management for BHP. I was enticed into the recycling and waste to energy sector by Suez, where we worked with ResourceCo to grow the Adelaide alternative fuel business as an efficient processing facility. After a brief hiatus back at BHP I was recently given the opportunity to join the ResourceCo team and continue in the resource recovery industry. How do you explain your role at ResourceCo to people you’ve just met? My current role is all about helping ResourceCo with strategic growth and business development. I am helping to deliver the largest capital investment and growth projects that the ResourceCo group has ever embarked upon. Amazing! What prompted you to join us here at ResourceCo? I’ve worked for large multinationals
creating large carbon footprints, and it’s exciting to now be working with a company that produces opportunities to dramatically offset that footprint. What’s a challenge you’ve recently faced at ResourceCo? Taking the alternative fuel business in NSW and helping them improve the operational efficiency has been challenging. I guess this part of history is still in the making. What’s something you’ve achieved recently at ResourceCo? It’s been rewarding for me to see ResourceCo move forward, even in the short time I’ve been here. Knowing that I am now involved in this success is great. Quick fire round! Describe ResourceCo in 3 words. Inclusive, progressive, challenging. What’s next for ResourceCo and the wider resource recovery industry? I’m excited about the role that ResourceCo has to play in the future of the resource recovery industry. Government funding coupled with ResourceCo’s commitment to growth means it’s an incredible time to be backing a circular economy.
