Stephen Tai

Experience

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  Structerre Consulting Engineers

  Nov 2007 - Mar 2008

  Vacation Work Student
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  John Holland

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2011

  Site Engineer / Project Engineer

  Site Engineer / Project Engineer involved in the delivery of non-process infrastructure / rail projects for clients including Woodside, Apache, BHP and Brookfield Rail up to a project value of $80M.• Oct 2010 - Jun 2011 - Devil Creek Development Project - Building Package (Karratha, WA) - $10M• Aug 2010 - Sept 2010 - Worsley Alumina Track Upgrade (Perth, WA) - Tender only• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 - Great Southern Railway Resleepering Project (Perth, WA) - Tender only• Feb 2010 - Jun 2010 - Portman Track Upgrade 1 & 2 (Esperance, WA) - $30M• Dec 2008 - Feb 2010 - Pluto LNG Process Buildings Project (Karratha, WA) - $80M• Aug 2008 - Dec 2008 - Yule River Bridge Project (Port Hedland, WA) - $30M Show less

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  Rio Tinto

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2017

  Civil Project Engineer

  Responsible for the asset management of over 50 bridges and 2,600 culvert sites on the rail network. Also responsible for simultaneously delivering multiple capital projects related to bridges and culverts up to $3M in value from concept to closure. • Relining of a culvert arch bridge ($3M)• Relining deteriorated culverts as part of the culvert refurbishment program ($2M)• Turee Creek bridge strengthening ($1M)• Level 2 bridge inspection program ($1M)

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  Downer

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Business Development Manager

  Responsible for identifying and securing business opportunities within the resources and water industries. • Secured approximately $6M in work• Preparing tender proposals for packages of works up to $4M in value.• Management of clients with the use of Zoho CRM.• Strategic identification of new areas of opportunity.

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  Rio Tinto

  May 2018 - Aug 2021

  Specialist Engineer - Aviation and Minor Projects

  Responsible for delivering aviation related projects and leading a team of engineers to deliver a portfolio of capital projects.• Pavement surface rejuvenating seals at Paraburdoo and Boolgeeda airports ($2M)• Graded strip renewal at Paraburdoo Airport ($1.5M)• Jet fuel facility upgrades at West Angelas Airport ($0.5M)• Lead a team of engineers to deliver a $23M portfolio of capital projects in 2020 related to camps, housing and warehouses.

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  Stantec

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Senior Project Engineer

  Responsible for the non-process infrastructure package for the Macarthur Minerals Lake Giles Iron Project feasibility study. The Lake Giles Iron project is a 3.3Mtpa greenfields magnetite iron mine located approximately 100km north-west of Kalgoorlie.• Managed the design and documentation of the non-process infrastructure for the project which includes the village, airport, rail loop, haul road, tailings storage facility, borefields, waste tip and non-process buildings.• Managed external consultants for the geotechnical and hydrology component of the project.• Co-ordinated the electrical, mechanical and the process engineers to produce the required deliverables. Show less

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  Calibre

  Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  Senior Project Engineer

  Responsible for the delivery of the short term road train scope for the Hope Downs 1 Sustaining Project pre-feasibility study. The short term road train scope seeks to deliver up to 10Mtpa of ore from the Hope Downs 2 ore body.• Provided input into the pre-feasibility report for the short term road train scope.• Provided input into the short term road train schedule and estimate.• Managed capital intensity initiatives to produce $9M of savings for the project.• Development of the accommodation and construction water strategy for the project. Show less

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  Rio Tinto

  Oct 2022 - May 2023

  Senior Study Engineer

  Responsible for managing a portfolio of Order of Magnitude / Pre-feasibility studies. Studies managed include:• Mine expansion studies - Brockman 4 Pit 17, Marra Mamba / Endeavour and Lens EF• Fixed plant upgrades - Tom Price low grade plant float screen replacement• Powerline relocations - Marandoo 33kV powerline relocation

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  HanRoy

  May 2023 - now

  Package Manager

  Responsible for the following packages for the Mt Bevan Magnetite study.- Rail- Port- Non-process infrastructure - Village, airport, tailings storage facility, borefields, administration building, warehouse, workshops and laboratory.- Power