Phillip Burton

Experience

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  SA Water

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  Project Manager
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  District Council of Mount Barker

  Apr 2007 - Jul 2011

  Manager Assets and Contracts
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  Naracoorte Lucindale Council

  Jul 2011 - May 2014

  Director Operations and Technical Services
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  City of Adelaide

  May 2014 - Mar 2017

  Leadership of asset planning, works planning, infrastructure delivery, project management office (PMO) and infrastructure support teams. Ensuring that infrastructure is well planned, governed and implemented across both long and short term horizons to deliver on the objectives in Council's bold Strategic Plan. Asset value in excess of $1.3b and annual capital programs of $40m to $60m. Leadership of asset management, traffic management and strategic property teams ensuring that Councils infrastructure assets are well managed, utilised, operated and maintained.

  • Associate Director Infrastructure

    May 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Corporate Manager Infrastructure Management

    May 2014 - May 2016
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  IPWEA

  Dec 2016 - now

  Board Member

  Member of the board of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (SA Division).Treasurer to the Board for 4 years from 2017 to 2021.

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  Mount Barker District Council

  May 2017 - now

  Part of the senior management team in one of Australia's fastest growing inland Councils and the second largest water utility in South Australia. Leading a department of around 60 professional and skilled staff to delivery critical services including infrastructure asset planning, infrastructure delivery (capital projects), maintenance and operations (civil, horticultural and environmental) and wastewater business development and operations. Leading a talented team of asset planners, project managers, engineers, technical officers and passionate field services staff in a rapidly growing and naturally beautiful district.

  • General Manger Infrastructure

    May 2018 - now

  • Group Manager Infrastructure

    May 2017 - May 2018