Gary Wellen
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in project management and execution, specializing in greenfield and brownfield developments across healthcare, correctional facilities, rail, and infrastructure projects. Demonstrates proficiency in stakeholder and contractor management, safety and risk management, and regulatory compliance. Adept at integrating sustainable and innovative construction practices with strategic planning and team leadership. Skilled in utilizing advanced technologies such as BIM, 3D and 4D point cloud technology, Propeller P6, and MS Project to enhance project outcomes. Committed to driving excellence through a Form/Norm/Storm/Perform approach to people management while leveraging lifeboat tools for optimal team performance.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Construction Director
Salinsa KSA
Riyadh
09.2024 - 02.2025
- 980M SAR budget
- High End Retail shell and core fifty-two building on a footprint of 186,000m2 with 85,000m3 of concrete to cast sitting on top of a 3-level car parking housing 10,000 car parks
- Total volume around 1Million m3 of concrete to cast for the project
- Façade and finishing package to be awarded in next tender phase encompassing four new hotels worth 4B SAR
- 380 direct team members
- 735 sub-contractors
- Daily & Weekly Client progress meetings managing direct senior scheduling and technical team to update status and progress and deal with design issues as they arise
- Leading the AGA P3 Package for the Driyah Gateway Project, a high-end retail development with fifty-two buildings, Shell, and Core with continued design changes to meet the tenants final design intent -typical 3 level with roof finish of wind posts corbel and upstand
- Developed innovative solutions to mitigate delays caused by design changes, including propping and grouting methodologies whereby columns cannot proceed, and slab cannot proceed
- Strengthened safety protocols and coordinated multi-disciplinary teams to meet project milestones, by using all Australian skill set to ensure people go home safely regarding working at heights, managing edge protection and mentoring, training, guiding and enhancing the contractors and direct employees to respect safety and ensure all go home safely with ownership and empowering teams to be responsible for the direct actions and managing permit systems, lifelines, scaffold systems, ladder systems whilst erecting double bay formwork to place ply, steel and form and pour the slabs averaging 1100m3 by level by buildings making 52 main buildings average heights of 21m 3 level with roof finish -upstands, wind posts, parapets and staircase roof
Construction Director
Visy BRR AUS
Queensland
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Promoted to the Construction Director to manage and facilitate the single project as it was important to the business to build and manage the construction face to ensure the schedule was met to produce glass bottles from recycled glass as an end-to-end solution
- $550M closed-loop glass recycling facility
- Ensured compliance with QBCC regulations, HSE standards, and sustainable construction practices
- Implementing safety systems, control measures and 4D modelling to enhance the team's performance
Operations Manager
Visy BRR AUS
Australia
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Country wide as projects were approved and established ensure the teams are set up and in place to manage budgets and program and ensure ROI was achieved as forecast in the Capex to meet IBTDA(ROI)
- Oversaw CAPEX projects totalling $2B AUD, including greenfield recycling and industrial facilities
- Led project planning, contractor management, and process optimization for successful project delivery
Engineering Services Manager
CPB Contractors AUS
Sydney
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Directed the design and execution of underground rail stations and corrections facilities
- Ensured compliance with SHEQ standards and optimized design deliverables to client specifications
Project Director
Honeywell AUS & ME
Australia
09.2012 - 06.2018
- Held multiple positions from Project manager to Project Director during which I managed projects such as Burj Khalifa -tallest building in the world BMCS, Fire Package
- Project Manager for the New Royal Adelaide Hospital – largest integrated hospital in the southern Hemisphere – packages - CCTV, Access control and BMCS
- Pacific Projects Leader to oversee all projects within the Southern Hemisphere
- Project Director for the largest integrated PPP maximum correctional facility in Victoria state of Australia -CCTV, Intercom, Electric fence, Access control and full integrated listening & recording package integrated into the main Police and court head ends with all the data centre package pertaining to this contract
- Project Director for South Coast Correctional Facility in NSW -CCTV & Access control systems
Construction Manager
Al Habtoor Group ME
Dubai
11.2009 - 03.2011
- Troubleshot and streamlined production for high-rise and luxury developments, including Rose wood Hotel, Kepenski Hotel with High End Luxury Villas on the fronds of the hotel for Palm Jumeirah -start to finish and hand over
- Ensured adherence to timelines and client expectations across multiple projects
Project Manager
EllisDon ME
Dubai
12.2007 - 10.2008
- Led infrastructure projects, including Jumeirah Circle and Village, ensuring timely completion of delayed phases
- Complimented the teams to manage the fit out and finishing in sections as required
Senior Project Coordinator
District Cooling International ME
Dubai
12.2005 - 11.2007
- & Palm Jumeirah infrastructure (District Cooling) (Temp and permanent -dolphin Pools)
- Oversaw installations within the Palm Jumeirah and Jumeirah Lake Towers footprints, ensuring design and specification compliance
Project Engineer
Johnson Controls
12.2004 - 11.2005
- Temporary water-cooling systems hired and installed to client needs with Power generation
Project Engineer
Aggreko
Kuwait
08.2003 - 11.2004
- Based in Kuwait to oversee and obtain orders to meet the US military for Iraq & Kuwait ME to rent equipment such as temporary power and temporary cooling requirements
Own Business - Gas & Welding Consumable Supply
Self Employed
Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape , South Africa
11.1992 - 11.2003
Education
Advanced Building & Construction Diploma CPC60220 - Building & Construction
National Skills
Brisbane / Queensland / Australia 01.2020 - 11.2022
Diploma in Leadership & Management BSB 51918 - Leadership & Management
Global Training Institute
Sydney/NSW/Australia 01.2020 - 08.2021
Project Management Cert IV BSB 41515 - Project Management
Global Training Institute
Sydney/NSW/Australia 01.2020 - 02.2021
NTC4 Industrial Instrumentation - Process & Control Industrial Instrumentation
Iscor Vanderbijlpark
Vanderbijlpark / Transvaal / South Africa 01.1984 - 11.1987
Skills
- Project Management and Execution
- Greenfield and Brownfield Developments
- Healthcare and Correctional Facilities
- Rail and Infrastructure Projects
- High End Villa & Hotel Development
- Stakeholder and Contractor Management
- Safety and Risk Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Sustainable and Innovative Construction Practices
- Strategic Planning and Team Leadership
- Proficiency in BIM
- 3D Point cloud technology
- 4D Point cloud technology
- Propeller P6
- MS Project
- People Management
- Form/Norm/Strom/Perform approach
- Lifeboat tools
Languages
English (Fluent)
Beginner
Afrikaans
Upper intermediate
zulu
Beginner
Custom
Best Project Manager Award for Southern Hemisphere
Personal Information
Citizenship: Australian Citizen
Affiliations
- Cricket; Union Rugby; Play station
Accomplishments
Best Project Manager of the year award for the Southern Pacific Region during my tenor with Honeywell -1 one-week vacation in Vietnam
Certification
QBCC - Queensland Building and construction Commission -Licence # 15337959
Timeline
Construction Director
Salinsa KSA
09.2024 - 02.2025
Construction Director
Visy BRR AUS
07.2024 - 08.2024
Operations Manager
Visy BRR AUS
07.2022 - 07.2024
Advanced Building & Construction Diploma CPC60220 - Building & Construction
National Skills
01.2020 - 11.2022
Diploma in Leadership & Management BSB 51918 - Leadership & Management
Global Training Institute
01.2020 - 08.2021
Project Management Cert IV BSB 41515 - Project Management
Global Training Institute
01.2020 - 02.2021
Engineering Services Manager
CPB Contractors AUS
06.2018 - 06.2021
Project Director
Honeywell AUS & ME
09.2012 - 06.2018
Construction Manager
Al Habtoor Group ME
11.2009 - 03.2011
Project Manager
EllisDon ME
12.2007 - 10.2008
Senior Project Coordinator
District Cooling International ME
12.2005 - 11.2007
Project Engineer
Johnson Controls
12.2004 - 11.2005
Project Engineer
Aggreko
08.2003 - 11.2004
Own Business - Gas & Welding Consumable Supply
Self Employed
11.1992 - 11.2003
NTC4 Industrial Instrumentation - Process & Control Industrial Instrumentation
Iscor Vanderbijlpark
01.1984 - 11.1987
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