Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Engineering Specialist: Tunnelling & underground construction Business Management, Strategy and Development, Managing Businesses in Asia Pacific, Civil Engineering and Design Consultancy, Infrastructure and multidiscipline engineering projects, Tunnelling, Underground works and Construction Project Management Expert witness and Due Diligence Advising on Projects in: Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, China, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and India. BEng (Civil), University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1988) Chartered Engineer, UK (1994) Fellow, the Institution of Civil Engineers (2006) - Member (1994), ICE Reviewer (2005 onwards) Fellow, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (2010) - Member (1997) Registered Professional Engineer, Hong Kong - Civil (2006), Geotechnical (2016) Registered Professional Engineer, Singapore (PE 4266) - Civil (2007) Member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (2003) Member, the Association of Project Managers (2006) Member, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (2008) Member, Institute of Quarrying, Hong Kong (2009) Member - Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (2016) Member of British, Singaporean, Hong Kong, Australian and New Zealand tunnelling societies Business Management specialist (2014 onwards): Founder & President of Tung Chung Rugby Club, Hong Kong (2012-2022) Established multi-lingual internet trading platform called Samurai Buyer which sells Japanese products globally.
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Hands-on trouble shooting and designing on engineering projects, including resolving complex multi-discipline infrastructure designs with large multi-national Contractors. Expert witness on infrastructure projects including viaducts, buildings and bridges. Helping kids learn how to play rugby on Sunday mornings in a fun, accessible and safe environment.
From 2021 to 2024 responsible for managing and directing a team of up 300 staff undertaking geological site investigations, soil/structure interaction design, and construction phase services on the Central package of the AUD 26bn Melbourne Northeast Link for WSP/Golder working under SPARK on the D&C contract. In 2021, Jim helped New Zealand's MBIE to prepare the Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Lake Onslow pumped hydropower feasibility study. Between 2019 and 2022 Jim led 2 working groups on Culture, Competence, and Collaboration; and High Consequence & Low probability events to update the ITIG Code of Practice for 'Risk Management of Tunnel Works'.