About
Rob Sweatman Consulting (RSC) is the commercial (sole trader) entity for Rob Sweatman. Rob is a programme-scheduling specialist with over 35 years of broad construction industry experience that started out in professional quantity surveying.
Rob is fluent in the planning and project co-ordination requirements for both the design and the construction aspects of project delivery. The programme is primarily a communications tool for time and its relationship to cost. The time related aspects of delivering the project are logically planned, layered and mapped out. Rob’s preferred programming software is P3 / P6 / SureTrak and MS Project which enables computer time analysis forecast and measurement status reporting. Effective co-ordination of the project enables the proper control of the cost, time and quality elements essential for the management of successful delivery.
Rob Sweatman Consulting specialises in the delivery of development projects both large and small. RSC has been trading since 2000 in independent professional construction planning services to the building and engineering sectors primarily. However, being fluent in the art of planning also enables a high degree of flexibility for tasks outside of construction development.
Project Management is all about the safe delivery of your project on brief, on budget, on time and to the required quality standard. Cost, time and quality issues all require specialist management.
Qualifications and Training
Diploma in Quantity Surveying, QIT (1980)
QBCC Licence
QMBA Member
AACE International Member
PL & PI Insurances
Skills and Expertise
Design and Documentation Programming & Co-ordination
Construction Programming and Co-ordination
Project Management and Project Co-ordination
Contractual Claims Preparation / Assessments
Training
Consulting Services
Project programming deals with the timing and timeline aspects of your project. RSC is an experienced planning professional with projects involvement from initial concept through to completion. The essential element of project planning is the project programme which is a construct of timelines, relationships and milestones. In many ways the programme is like a road map for the delivery of the project. Constructing the project timelines requires logical and methodical planning. The tools used include the ability to ask appropriate questions, detailed construction industry knowledge and experience, appropriate technology and applied practices & resources in the development of the project programme. The programme is primarily a communications tool used to focus the attention of a myriad of specialists and their resources on the critical project time objectives.
Programmes are prepared for specific purposes. Some are developed to provide an overview in high-level detail by working from the top down as in the case of a development programme which incorporates design phases, contractor procurement, construction and commissioning. By contrast, the bottom up developed programmes are used for the more detailed processes. Trade package detailed procurement schedules and resources schedules can also be associated with the various programmes.
The programme can also be used as the basis for the on-going co-ordination of the project elements associated with the construction process. These elements include the various design consultants (and documentation programmes form a key part of this process), approvals, procurement, and FF&E.
To maximise the value of the initial programme investment, and on-going status and updating service can also be provided.
Naturally there are two sides to a contractual agreement. Time management is an essential tool for both parties and RSC has experience on both sides of the contract.
Contractual claims usually arise in the absence of effective project controls. From a time perspective, the assessment of contractual claims involves the identification and quantification of the contractual entitlement.
For both claim preparation and the assessment of a claim, the essential process involves a methodical assessment of the planned versus actual programmes to provide the level of clarity that can be understood by the legal and commercial associates. Once entitlement has been identified and proven, the identification of related costs, negotiation and settlement of claims follows and usually quite quickly.
RSC can also tailor a training programme to provide an insight into time control and programme preparation.
Projects
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Relevant Experience
Engineering
Design and Construction Programming / Co-ordination
Pan Aust Frieda River – BFS Study Execution Planning
Adani Carmichael Coal Mine – BFS Execution Planning
Revuboe Coal Mine BFS Execution Planning
EPSA – Various Power Stations – Construction Planning
Mt Carlton Gold Mine – Processing Plant Construction Planning
BMA Contractual Assistance – BSO & HPX3 contracts
BMA PRX2020 Selection Phase – Schedule Peer Review
Bandanna Energy Feasibility Study Planning & Execution Programmes – 3 new coal mines
North Parkes Mine Expansion – PFS Study & Execution Planning
Caval Ridge Coal Mine DPS & Execution Planning
Phu Kham Copper/Gold Mine Expansion Implementation Programme
Eagle Downs Coal Mine – FEL Implementation Planning & Execution Programme
Carborough Downs Coal Handling Expansion Design & Implementation Planning
NCIG Coal Export Terminal Implementation Programme
IPL Moranbah Ammonium Nitrate Plant Implementation Planning
Isaac Plans Coal Handling Expansion Implementation Planning
Prominent Hill – Process Tanks Implementation Programming
Anvil Hill Coal Mine Planning
Dalrymple Bay Coal Export Terminal 7X Project Implementation Programme – Various Contractors
Stockton CHPP Implementation Programme
Newpac CHPP Implementation Programme
Kogan Creek Coal Handling Implementation Programme
Caltex Clean Fuels Project Implementation Programme, Lytton Refinery
Blackwater CHPP Programme Implementation
Building
Bank PNG – Lae Distribution Centre
Jackson Airport International Terminal Building Upgrade – POM
Redbank Plains Shopping Centre
Marina Shores Highrise Apartments – Buildings A and B
Mt Sheridan Plaza Shopping Centre Cairns
Energex Building Newstead – Fitout
Prima on Grand – Stages 1 and 2 – Units
Stockland Rockhampton Re-Development
Carindale Shopping Centre Redevelopment
QCC5 Drama Theatre
Queensland Cultural Centre, Library
Redbank Plaza Shopping Centre
Australia Fair Shopping Centre, Southport
Harbour Town Shopping Centre, Gold Coast
Redland Hospital Stages 1 and 2
Roma Street Railyard Land Use Study
Estate Improvement Program – Big 5
Sheraton Mirage Resort, Port Douglas
Sheraton Mirage Resort, Gold Coast
Contact
Message
+61 (0) 414 275 751
rob@robsweatmanconsulting.com
1 / 117 Enoggera Terrace
Paddington, QLD, Australia. 4064
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