|
Richard
has had a wide-ranging career in his 38 years in the South
Australian public service, covering the provision and management of
transport and utilities infrastructure, building management policy,
property management and the governance of government
businesses.
With
qualifications in civil engineering, town planning and
transportation planning, Richard spent over 20 years engaged in the
design, construction and management of urban and arterial roads,
and later port infrastructure in the State’s road transport and
marine agencies. This extensive transport infrastructure
experience was complemented by an extended study break in the
United States.
Richard
then moved into public sector building asset policy where he took
on the task of establishing a new group to provide policy advice to
Government on asset and risk management of its built
assets. Major achievements during this time were:
*
The development of a whole of Government asset and risk management
framework and supporting policy documentation for building assets;
and
*
Improvement in the consistency of contracting and tendering
processes for building and construction across the State public
sector, including the development of contractor and consultant
prequalification processes.
More
recently, Richard established and managed an independent policy
advisory and business monitoring service to Ministers responsible
for commercial public sector agencies, and later, management of the
State Treasury and Finance Department’s responsibilities for
Government’s businesses as part of the development and management
of the State budget.
In his
current role, Richard has responsibility for a $1.2bn portfolio of
the State Government’s building and property assets, including
owned and leased commercial office accommodation, government
employee housing in regional and remote areas of the State, and
management of all property acquired and held for road, rail and
marine transport-related purposes. | 