Updated CV 29th August 2016 Costa Tsemtsidis

Costa Tsemtsidis
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering in Pavements, Management, Engineering Australia,
SAI Global Lead Auditing & Management Systems
Green Star Rating Course
NATA Accredited to ISO 17025
Costa Tsemtsidis
Mob: 0427 702 947
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL
HISTORY
DEPARTMENT PLANNING
TRAMSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE
(DPTI) - CURRENT ROLE
SEPTEMBER 2014 to Present
Senior Pavement Designer
I am currently engaged as the Senior
Pavement Design Engineer within DPTI.
Currently my role involves new pavement
design, rehabilitation, involvement in (and on
occasion) design for major projects, updating
of specifications and standards. The role also
requires review and innovations of current
practices through liasing with contractors,
consultants and internal/external key
stakeholders.
I am currently engaged or completed
involvement with the following projects –
Darlington, OBahn Extension, Northern
Connector, South Rd (Malpas) etc...
Manager and/or managing designing of Pavements for
Major, Minor and rehab works
Reviewing DPTI Standards, Technical Specifications and
Drawings
Review of Design Packages for all level of projects
Responding to RFI’s for all level of projects
Providing construction and design solutions for internal
and external stakeholders
Logging Geotechnical information for pavement design
purposes
Project Managing Austroads Streering Committee
Engaging external consultants for design procurement
Developing the CSTR (Construction Specification
Technical Requirements) for major projects
Providing Technical input for Contractual requirements
on minor and medium sized projects
PREVIOUS ROLES
LEND LEASE / BAULDERSTONE
AUGUST 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2014
Design Manager/Completions Manager
(Southern Expressway Duplication)
I was engaged as the Design
Manager/Completions Manager on the
Southern Expressway Duplication project in
South Australia. This was a joint venture
project between Baulderstone and Abi Group.
This $400M project involved 18.5km of new
freeway duplication with several bridges and
pedestrian bridges.
This D&C contract was carried out as a
collaborative arrangement with DPTI. The
project was substantially completed in
September 2014.
Manager of Design Management & Construction Stage
Services
Manager of Quality Assurance
Manager of Community and Environment5al
Project Manager of Budget for Geotechnical, Pavement
Design,Construction Stage Services and Design
Consultants
Staff reviews and Setting Goals, Salary Review, Ensuring
Compliance to Position Description
Design Manager for FH interfacing with the Client DPTI,
Local Council & KBR/Hyder, as well as negotiating best
for project outcomes

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Involved in contract negotiations and Variations
Maintaining register and closing out Contractual
Obligations & Hold Points
Resolution of technical matters and monitoring
accordingly
Maintaining communication and consultation/liaison with
all key stakeholders including JV members,
Subcontractors, Authorities, Certifiers
FULTON HOGAN
Sep 2011 – July 2012, Operations
Improvement Manager (Fulton Hogan
-Industries)
Promoted to the position of Operations
Improvement Manager – SA/NT. The role was
to provide support in the inefficiencies within
the divisions.
Facilitating Change Management
Facilitating Meetings through processes such as the 3C’s
(Concern, Cause and Countermeasure) and
implementing change
Engaging with all levels of the business to identify in-
efficiencies and removing bottlenecks
Provide Weekly KPI reporting on Operational
Improvement
Integration of the different Disciplines of Fulton Hogan
Develop and roll out pilot programs within the state and
throughout Australia
Team leader for Variations and Claims
Facilitating Meetings to the Client
Integration of the different Disciplines of Fulton Hogan
Training and Mentoring
Aug 2010 – August 2011 (Fulton Hogan),
QSE SA/NT (Industries & Construction)
Promoted to the position of Safety, Quality &
Environmental Manager – SA/NT. The role is
to provide support in Industries and
Construction in SA & NT in the areas of Quality
and Environmental to Fulton Hogan’s IMS -
which complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
respectively. Safety was for 6 months of the
role.
Ensuring Quality/Environmental compliance with
legislative and Corporate requirements
Provide induction and training on quality/environmental
matters
Develop and implement an effective
quality/environmental audit plan
Liaise with appropriate authorities such as the EPA
Ensure compliance to IMS and ISO 9001/ISO14001
Facilitate design, preparation and implementation of
CQP’s, EMP’s and method statements
Review standard practices and systems, to ensure best
practise is achieved
Establish, perform, schedule and delegate Quality Audits
as required
Obtain buy in of others by encouraging ideas and
opininons
Keep people informed and up to date of
changes/decisions and encourage participation by
managing the process of team interaction
Ability to prepare legally correct documentation
Review of AS 4801, Safety Plan, JSEAS
Dealing with Council Requirements, 30 Year plan and
Community Requirements

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Aug 2008 – Aug 2010 (Fulton Hogan,
Compliance Manager)
I was engaged as the Compliance Manager on
the Northern Expressway project in South
Australia. This was a joint venture project in
South Australia and was the largest
infrastructure project in South Australia in
recent times. This $560M project involved
23km of new freeway construction with 5
interchanges and connections to the Gawler
Bypass and Port Wakefield Road. It included
3.0 mill cu m of earthworks, almost 500,000
tonnes of granular pavement and 450,000
tonnes of asphalt.
This D&C contract was carried out as a
collaborative arrangement with Department of
Transport Energy and Infrastructure. The
project finished ahead of the scheduled
completion date of December 2010
Design Manager for FH interfacing with the Client DTEI &
SMEC/Maunsell (Aecom), as well as document control of
all drawings
Maintaining register and closing out Contractual
Obligations & Hold Points
Ensuring implementation and updating of the Quality
Strategy, Environmental Strategy, Design Management
Plan, Traffic Management Strategy etc..
Managing Design Management Issues and meetings
through Construction Stage Services
Performing Work Task Observations, Reviewing JSEA’s,
Safety Inspections, Reviewing/Auditing Safety Plans
Project Managing/Budgeting with JDE – Managing
Geotechnical, Construction Stage Services,
Environmental (Managing Budgets >5 million)
Monitoring, approving templates on Work Procedures,
Inspection Test Plans, Checklists and Lot Registers
Conducting Auditing of Subcontractors, Internal and
Clients to ISO2000:9001including Documentation, Hold
Points for Contracts on high risk areas
Approving maintaining and monitoring Non-
Conformances
Supervising and providing technical assistance to Project
Engineers regarding Earthworks, Trenching, Drainage,
Excavation, Pavements
Technical Review of Specifications
Resolution of technical matters and monitoring
accordingly
Maintaining communication and consultation/liaison with
all key stakeholders including JV members,
Subcontractors, Authorities, Certifiers, DTEI – JMT and
JLT members.
Providing support for Asphalt, Spray Seal, Civil Works,
etc.. to Project Manager, Construction Manager, Senior
Project Engineers and Engineers, Supervisors.
Managing/Maintaining QA to ISO 9001 requirements
including Special Processes and Defects
Managing/Maintaining Environmental to ISO 14001
requirements
Maintaining Client based Incite program for Compliance
areas such as QA, Environmental, Safety, and Design
Management etc….
Staff reviews and Setting Goals, Salary Review, Ensuring
Compliance to Position Description
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia
May 2004 to July 2008
Construction Solutions Engineer (Business
Development)
I was engaged as the point of call for Key
stakeholders such as ABC, Cement
Companies, Premix companies, Pre-cast etc..
to provide best possible outcomes and best
possible solutions for the use of concrete in the
SA/NT market. The clients included Architects,
Engineers, Construction companies that could
be redirected to concrete whereby my role

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would provide the use of innovative and ‘wins’
by the use of concrete.
Site Inspections of High rise construction, Commercial
and Industrial work sites
Marketing and Intelligence gathering through Client
Networking
Managing and Problem solving enquiries Research and
project write-ups for the national magazine ‘The Public
Domain’ – Adelaide Zoo, Moseley Square.
Case Study write-ups for the ‘Concrete Concepts’
initiative – Santos Building. Includes disseminating
information, targeting KDM’s
CCAA representative on Aust roads Road Pavements
Organisation and presenting at Seminars on topics such
as Decorative Concrete, Concrete Cracking, Repairs,
Precast/Tilt up Construction etc….
Centre of excellence for road pavements (within CCAA)
Project Managing sections of the Aust roads Series –
‘Materials for Conc. Pavements’ ($100-200,000 rolling
budget joint venture with SRA’s). Includes reviewing
documentation, include appropriate contractors for further
refinement (SRIA etc..), testing as required,
recommending to Aust roads Panel budget/costs etc…..
Project Managing the DPV process (Delivering Profitable
Value) in the Adelaide market – Interviewing KDM’s and
understands resulting experiences, Establishing current
Delivery Value Chain, Establishing Primary Entities,
Recommend Value Propositions (VP), Communicate VP
to the Market Place.
Involvement in Concrete Panels, from understanding
design requirements, accessing sites, Pre-Cast/Tilt up or
In-Situ construction, Quality Issues
Green Star Course, Sustainability – Concrete Aggregates
and Premix as well as High Rise
Projects Achievements:
1. Adelaide Zoo Panda and Tiger Enclosure - included
the specifications and winning the works for Rock Salt
finish and Shotcreting for Hassell’s.
2. Port Adelaide Enfield Council – Semaphore Beach
Rock Salt finish which included the specifications, joints
as well as liasing with the client and ultimately winning
the work.
3. Horse Shoe Inn Reserve (Patapinda Road Old
Noarlunga) – Decorative Concrete, Joints, Specifications
and Oxide for Outerspace Landscaping.
Nov 2001 to May 2004
Readymix, Raw Materials Manager
ISO 17025 NATA requirements and Maintaining NATA
signatory – Quality Assurance & Quality Control to AS
Managing and Problem Solving enquiries through Site
Inspections
Developing Specifications
Quality Plans/Policy Implementing
Budgeting and P&L’s for the NATA registered Laboratory
Company OHS&W requirements, JSEA’s, ITP’s, Work
Method Statements and Auditing
Project Managing Acoustic and Sound Insulation project.
Developing project brief, OH&S requirements, Tendering,
Procurement, Budgeting, Delegating Staff and
Subcontractors
Project Managing Research & Development work (Calfill)
– Includes establishing testing regime, amount of testing,
Budgeting internal/external costs, Recommendations and
report to Management
360 degree reporting including setting Objectives and
Targets, Assessments and 6 monthly reviews.

Costa Tsemtsidis
PREVIOUS ROLES
Readymix – Mining/Quarry
David Combe & Associates – Structural
Design/Industrial Design
Kilpatrick Green – Switchyard/Civil Works
JJB Group – Project Engineer/Water
Treatment Plant
Minson Constructions – Gas Pipelines
Referee details to be provided

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