Wayne Huntly

Experience

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  AESC - Australian Essential Services Compliance

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

  Compliance Auditor

  • Oversaw essential safety measures in auditing and compliance throughout Queensland.• Monitored ESM maintenance and testing regimes of the servicing contractors ensuring that an effective system is in place and to identify issues as early as possible.• Carried out quarterly site inspections to meet applicable legislative requirements, monitoring non-compliant issues and report them to the company representative on the status of these issues.• Managed full function fire testing.

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  Mercure & Ibis Hotel 412 Rooms

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Chief Engineer

  Co-ordination and administration of external maintenance contractorsPreparing and Controlling Maintenance BudgetsResponsible for Workplace Health & Safety issues Maintaining Preventative maintenance schedules Project managementSupervision of maintenance staff Organise & oversee essential servicesAsset Management

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  Hotel JEN 191 Room

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  Chief Engineer

  Co-ordination and administration of external maintenance contractorsPreparing and Controlling Maintenance BudgetsResponsible for Workplace Health & Safety issues Maintaining Preventative maintenance schedules Project managementSupervision of maintenance staff Organise & oversee essential servicesAsset Management

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  Hyatt Regency Brisbane 304 Rooms

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2022

  Chief Engineer

  • Estimate material requirements, time and costs.• Ensure safe work practices according to the company’s values.• Observe safety practices and procedures to maintain safe and clean working environment at all times.• Manage the pre-opening of hotels such as Next Hotel, Sage Hotel Brisbane and Sage Hotel Ringwood Melbourne.• Ensure building compliances effectively and responsible for workplace health and safety issues.• Coordinate and administrate external maintenance contractors, including negotiation of maintenance contracts.• Oversaw defect and warranty periods (DLP).• Prepare and control the maintenance budgets.• Carry out forecasting budgets, project management and asset management.• Maintain preventative maintenance schedules.• Supervise the maintenance staff.• Organise and oversee essential services. Show less

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  EVT - Entertainment | Ventures | Travel

  May 2022 - now

  Key Responsibilities:1. Collaborated with General Manager - Hotel Engineering & FM, hotel General Managers, and Maintenance Managers/Chief Engineers to ensure statutory and essential services building compliance.2. Worked closely with EVT's external Essential Safety Measures (ESM) compliance auditors to assess statutory and building compliance practices, utilizing auditing frameworks and an online compliance management portal.3. Established and maintained effective communication with EVT hotel risk auditors, internal auditors, and external auditors, including EVT insurer representatives. Identified, clarified, and proactively resolved non-conformances or highlighted risk items related to general and building compliance.4. Overseeing 17 owned hotels in ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, and Tasmania to ensure compliance and safety standards are met.Qualifications and Skills:• Strong background in building management.• In-depth knowledge of statutory compliance regulations and essential safety measures.• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.• Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities.• Meticulous attention to detail and a proactive approach to resolving compliance issues.• Familiarity with compliance auditing processes is a valuable asset. Show less • Estimate material requirements, time and costs.• Ensure safe work practices according to the company’s values.• Observe safety practices and procedures to maintain safe and clean working environment at all times.• Ensure building compliances effectively and responsible for workplace health and safety issues.• Coordinate and administrate external maintenance contractors, including negotiation of maintenance contracts.• Oversaw defect and warranty periods (DLP).• Prepare and control the maintenance budgets.• Carry out forecasting budgets, project management and asset management.• Maintain preventative maintenance schedules.• Organise and oversee essential services.• Supervise the maintenance staff. Show less

  • Engineering & Compliance Manager – Hotels AU

    May 2023 - now

  • Chief Engineer

    May 2022 - Apr 2023