Adrian Joseph Stenson has over 30 years of experience in asset and project management, contract administration, and business development across various industries including road networks, water supply, and infrastructure maintenance. He has held several senior roles managing multi-million dollar projects and contracts for organizations such as Lendlease, Leighton Contractors, Brisbane City Council, and SunWater. Stenson has a strong track record of successfully delivering asset management strategies, maintenance programs, and capital works projects on time and on budget.
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EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Sept 2015 to Present Position: Road Asset Management and Maintenance Consultant
Company: Road Networks Division – Lendlease Services (LLS)
Project Duties / Achievements
WestConnex M4 and M5 O&M
Tender (Value ~ $200m)
• Review of full client RFP documentation to ensure
submission addressed all client requirements
• Preparation of Initial O&M Risk Register
• Preparation of full project staging timeline ‒v‒ O&M Pre-
operations and Operations Phasing
Achievements: Awaiting finalisation of client assessment
LLS Road Network Business
Development
• Preparation of Tender Strategy Development Guides for
Road Network Opportunities
• Assist in development of LLS Open Road Network
Operational Asset Management Framework and
Guidelines
Achievements: Work-in-progress
July 2014 to July 2015 Position: Senior Engineer / Bid Manager
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
Asset Management Systems
Development
As Senior Engineer:
• Further develop integrated asset management client
offering for road asset management
Achievements: Initial integrated asset management
framework for open road networks developed
VicRoads Road Maintenance
Contracts ‒ Eastern Region
and South Western Region
(Value ~ $200m)
As Bid Manager:
• visits to key stakeholders in both regions eg LGs
• development of overall tender strategy
• development of relationships with potential sub-
contractors and suppliers
• coordination and management of tender preparation and
submission
Achievements: Short-listed
As Senior Asset Management Engineer:
• Development of asset management strategies to meet
VicRoads RFT Asset Management requirements
• Presentation to VicRoads of AM strategy and systems at
tender evaluation workshops
Achievements: Well-received by VicRoads
NAME Adrian Joseph Stenson
NATIONALITY Australian
EDUCATION Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Queensland
University of Technology – 1990
EXPERIENCE /
PROFICIENCIES
• Corporate management
• Project management
• Contract management and administration
• Management systems development and
implementation
• Asset management
• Maintenance management
• Business development
• Bid management and preparation
INDUSTRY SECTORS • Open Road Networks
• Motorways and Tunnels
• Bulk Water Supply
• Water Supply and Sewerage Distribution and
Reticulation
• Land Development
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Toowoomba 2
nd
Range
Crossing Tender (Value ~
$150m)
As Senior Engineer:
• Preparation of Initial Asset Management Plan
• Preparation of Initial Incident Response Plan
Achievements: No concerns raised by client reviewers
Feb 2014 to July 2014 Position: Senior Engineer
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
Toowoomba 2
nd
Range
Crossing EOI
Assist in preparation of O&M EOI
Achievements: Short-listed
NSW Roads and Maritime
Services ITS Tender (Value ~
$200m)
Preparation of Initial Management (Service) Plans required
as part of the submission
Achievements: No concerns raised by client reviewers
Oct 2013 to Feb 2014 Position: Start-up Manager
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
TMR Road Asset Management
Contract for South Coast
Region (Value ~ $150m)
Manage contract start-up in association with Project
Manager and develop and implement initial management
plans and systems including O&M Plans and procedures
Achievements: Successful start-up acknowledged by
TMR
Nov 2012 to Oct 2013 Position: Senior Engineer
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
TMR Road Asset Management
Tender for South Coast
Region (Value ~ $150m)
Develop Asset Management Framework and assist in
preparation of EOI and RFT submissions including
preparation of Transition Plan
Achievements: Awarded contract
Queensland Business
Development
Liaison with Local Government Association and larger
Local Governments on future opportunities
Achievements: Work-in-progress
Sept 2010 to Oct 2012 Position: ISP Administrator (Contract Manager) ‒ Wheatbelt ISA
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
Main Roads Western Australia
Integrated Service
Arrangements (ISA) ‒
Wheatbelt Region (Value ~
$200m)
• Contract manage Leighton Contractors / Opus
Consultants JV contracted to provide O&M and AM
support to Main Roads Western Australia Wheatbelt
Regions’ Integrated Services Arrangements (ISA)
• Transitioning services from previous contractors to
Leighton-Opus Team and new ISA arrangements
• Corporate management of approx. 50 full-time personnel
and up to 100 contractors during peak periods
• Managing all contract issues and contractor performance
Achievements: Successful transition and delivery of
services
Apr 2010 to Sept 2010 Position: Bid Manager/ Senior Engineer
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
Main Roads Western Australia
Integrated Service
Arrangements (ISA) ‒
Wheatbelt Region (Value ~
$200m)
As Bid Manager:
• visits to key stakeholders in both regions eg LGs
• development of overall tender strategy
• development of relationships with potential sub-
contractors and suppliers
• coordination and management of tender preparation and
submission
Achievements: Awarded Contract
Main Roads Western Australia
Integrated Service
Arrangements (ISA) ‒ other
non-urban regions
As Senior Engineer:
• assisted in development of overall tender strategy
• assisted in tender preparation and submission
Achievements: tenders submitted
DPTI (SA) Metro North Road
Maintenance Contract EOI
As Bid Manager:
• Prepared and submitted EOI for Contract
Achievements: Short-listed
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Sep 2009 to Apr 2010 Position: Senior Engineer
Organisation: Services Division ‒ Leighton Contractors (now Ventia)
Project Duties / Achievements
Main Roads Western Australia
Integrated Service
Arrangements (ISA) ‒ Metro
Region (Value ~ $300m)
As Senior Engineer:
• assisted in development of overall tender strategy
• assisted in tender preparation and submission
Achievements: tender submitted
July 2009 to Aug 2009 Position: Engineering contract consultant
Organisation: Cardno – Management Services
Project Duties / Achievements
Department of Defence
Facilities maintenance and
asset management panel of
providers tender
• assisted in development of overall tender strategy
• assisted in tender preparation and submission
Achievements: Successful appointment to Panel
July 2007 to Apr 2009 Position: Manager – Asset Maintenance Group
Organisation: Brisbane City Council ‒ CityWorks (now Field Services)
Project Duties / Achievements
The Asset Maintenance Group
comprised a workforce of
approx. 450 employees
charged with maintaining
roads, footpaths, drainage,
signs & lines, major cross river
bridges (eg Story Bridge),
tunnels and city cleansing
(Budget ~ $80m per annum)
• Represented CityWorks in negotiations with external
industry bodies
• Represented CityWorks in negotiations with Trade Union
officials
• Participated in Executive Management and Senior
Management meetings, forums and decision making
• Development of strategic and operational maintenance
plans
• Senior management development of asset management
strategies
• Preparation of CityWorks Board and CEO/ Lord Mayoral
briefing papers
• Marketed CityWorks services to both internal and
external customers
• Managed training, skill development and performance of
both technical and non-technical Asset Maintenance
personnel
• Field management and coordination of Disaster
Management Recovery Teams. Notable events included
Nov 2008 storm recovery at the Gap and Keperra (1,200
personnel involved over 7 days); and the oil spill clean-
up on Moreton Island in March 2009 (120 personnel
involved over 2 weeks).
Achievements: All maintenance works delivered on time
and to budget
Nov 1998 to June 2007 Position: Director, Projects – Engineering Services
Organisation: SunWater (previously State Water Projects, Department of Natural
Resources)
Project Duties / Achievements
Projects include:
• the $270m Burdekin –
Moranbah pipeline
• the 2 x $20m Eastern
Moranbah pipeline spurs for
the Eungella Pipeline
Company
• the $17m Goondicum
Pipeline Project
• the Fred Haigh ($4m) and
Bjelke Petersen ($6m) Dam
Spillway Upgrades.
• Dam Safety and Asset
Management Services
undertaken by Engineering
Services
• technical support to the
SunWater renewals
program in its Central
Region
Responsible for overall project delivery phase of major,
internal infrastructure projects including management of
landowner/land tenure issues, cultural heritage, project and
construction management. In addition:
• Represented SunWater in negotiations with external
industry bodies
• Represented SunWater in negotiations with Trade Union
officials
• Participated in Executive Management and Senior
Management meetings, forums and decision making
• Preparation of SunWater Board and State Government
Ministerial briefing papers
• Marketed SunWater services to the water industry
• Managed training, skill development and performance of
both technical and non-technical SunWater personnel
• Program managed major (>$10m) and minor (<$10m)
capital works and asset renewals projects
• Project Managed major capital works projects for both
SunWater and external clients
• Contract Managed (as Works Superintendent) major
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capital works projects for both SunWater and external
clients
Achievements:
• Member of the Alliance Leadership Team (ALT) in the
successful Awoonga Dam Raising ($100m) alliance
between 2001 and 2003.
• SunWater Director responsible for finalising contracts on
Kirar (Eidsvold) Weir and Paradise Dam – assets
purchased with Burnett Water Pty Ltd.
• Superintendent for the Hay Point Water Pipeline Project
($15m) and initially for the Goondicum Pipeline Project
($17m).
• Project Manager to the Eastern Moranbah Spur ($20m)
and more recently the Goondicum Pipeline Project.
• SunWater Management senior representative for the
2003 – 2006 Staff Enterprise Bargaining Negotiations.
1993 to Nov 1998 Position: Associate / Business Unit Manager – Asset Management
Organisation: Cardno & Davies Queensland Pty Ltd (now Cardno)
Project Duties / Achievements
Notable projects included:
• Gold Coast Water -
Preparation of Business
Plan incorporating Summary
Document and 22
supporting sub-plans
covering all Gold Coast
Water operations.
• Similar business plans
prepared for Logon Water,
Maroochy Water Services,
Ipswich Water, Pine Rivers
Shire Council and South East
Queensland Water Board
(strategy only).
• DNR - State Water Projects
- Preparation of Operations
and Maintenance Manuals
for Woongarra Irrigation
System as a pilot program
for O&M Manuals for all
state irrigation schemes.
• Concrete Pipe Association
of Australasia - Report on
investigation into cracking of
reinforced concrete pipes in
Brisbane area.
• Maroochy Shire Council -
Development of Population
Estimating Model, later
modified to Integrated
Planning Model. This model
won the 1997 Federal
Award for Innovation in
Local Government -
Engineering Division.
• Brisbane City Council -
Engineering Opinion on the
Valuation of Council’s Water
Supply and Sewerage
Infrastructure 1993 – 1995.
Principal marketer and provider of services to clients and
responsible for day to day management and administration
of the unit of 26 staff.
Services provided to clients included:
• preparation of business plans
• assistance in commercialisation
• preparation of customer charters
• preparation of service agreements
• policy preparation
• preparation of infrastructure charging plans
• strategic and operational asset management
• development of asset registers and CMMSs
• pavement management
GIS application development
Achievements:
• Engagement by APWEA (Public Works Engineers) to
deliver asset valuation seminars throughout Queensland
• Purchase of Asset Valuation Manual by Queensland
Auditor General; other state government departments;
and local governments
1989-1993 Design Engineer, Cardno & Davies Queensland Pty Ltd (now Cardno)
• Asset Management Coordinator
• GIS Coordinator
• C&D Group Computer Manager
Asset Management and Total Management Planning
Coordination and development of Asset Management and Total Management Planning for
Logon City Council, Albert Shire Council, Beaudesert Shire Council, Isis Shire Council and
Moreton Shire Council. These projects included liaison with Queensland Water Resources'
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officers, senior Council management and field staff.
Civil Engineering Design
Design and documentation of engineering works and preparation of planning reports
associated with major water supply and sewerage projects for local government clients, namely
Logan City Council and Albert Shire Council.
Design work included design of trunk water and sewerage mains; civil and structural design of
small and large water and sewage pumping stations to water service reservoirs. Planning
reports include investigation of future district requirements and planning of water and sewerage
infrastructure necessary to service these requirements. Implementation of CAD systems
involved coordinating survey and engineering design to fully utilise the available civil engineering
design software with the AUTOCAD drawing software to produce an efficient user system.
Projects Undertaken : (Sample only):
• Water Supply Planning Report to Worongary District (ult pop 80,000)
• Civil and structural design and project management to 22 ML reservoir at Nerang South
• Civil and structural design and project management to Daisy Hill pumping station.
• Siteworks to Gaven Forest Reservoir Complex - 1 x 20 ML; 2x10 ML service reservoirs -
including access roads, drainage and platform earthworks.
• Design and project management of 5.5 km 600 mm diameter DICL trunk water-main from
Gaven Forest including associated valve pits.
• Design and project management of 4 km 600 mm diameter MSCL trunk watermain from
Reedy Creek to Tallebudgera including associated valve pits and HOPE crossing of
Tallebudgera Creek
• Preparation of a planning report on the Cornubia District Sewerage Scheme for the Logan
City Council
• Design and project management of 4.5 km 300 mm diameter uPVC sewerage rising main
including associated valve pits and three crossings using HDPE of the Albert River
1987-1989 Peter Pacey & Partners, Consulting Engineers
Duties included:
• Civil Engineering Design and Project Management
• Supervision of Civil Construction Works
1976 - 1987 Jensen Bowers - Group Consultants, Consulting Engineers and Surveyors
Duties included:
• Computer Programming
• Civil Engineering Design
• Supervision of Civil Construction Works
• Land Development Consulting
Papers Presented: • Presentation of paper on Use of GIS in Water Supply and Sewerage Planning and Analysis
to Watercomp'92
• Presentation of paper on Total Management Planning for local governments to the Public
Sector Sub-Group of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants in May 1995.
• Presentation of paper on Information Management to the National Conference of the Institute
of Municipal Engineers in August 1995
• Preparation of paper on Population Modelling to the State Conference of the Institute of
Municipal Engineers in October 1997
Publications: • Publication of an information paper titled, "Hilmer, National Competition and Water Industry
Reform - Implications for Queensland Local Authorities" in October 1995.
• Publication in conjunction with Rushtons (Valuers) of "Asset Valuation Manual for
Queensland Local Governments" published in March 1996.