Infrastructure Projects – Recipe for SuccessTim Manning

Introduction

1. Brief details of three current projects

2. Share actual stories that have lead to success

3. Combined = Recipe for Success

Wellington - WTOSR

$42M Traction overhead

service renewal contract.

Start date = April 13

Original programme = 7 years

Forecasted finish = Dec 15

(2.5 years) with doubling of scope

ne three

Wellington - WTOSR

Works:

• 727 masts and foundations

• 71 Km of re-wiring

• 142 Tunnel brackets

Wellington - WTOSR

Ellerslie

$11M retaining wall, platform upgrade & bridge

seismic strengthening.

Start date = Dec 14

Original programme = 1.5 years

Forecasted finish date = April 15 (1.3 years)

Ellerslie – Retaining Wall

Works:

• 800m of retaining wall and road barrier, 6-9m deep 800mm dia piles in basalt

• 1200m of new motorway lane construction

• 2.75m away from track centre

Ellerslie - Platform

Doubling the size of the existing canopy

Link between the existing canopies and then

extending the northern end

Ellerslie – Seismic Strengthening

Western abutment

40 rock anchors

Eastern abutment - Pre-

stressing new capping

beam, then installation of

vertical & horizontal rock

anchors

Otahuhu – Enabling Works – Stages 1-3

Enabling works for

bus & rail

interchange:

• Major Demolition

• Piling

• 20,000T earth

works

• Relocations

8 Ingredients

Ingredient 1 = Leadership at all Levels

Client – Michael (Wellington)

Creates the environment

Consultant – Martin (Ellerslie)

Challenge and Support

Project Manager

Graham (Wellington)

Sets the standard

Superintendent – Rob (Wellington)

Brings the workforce together

Foreman – Fred (Ellerslie)

The Can do attitude

Ingredient 2 = Team

1+1=3

You’re only as good as

your weakest link!

Co-habitation

Involvement of all

Ingredient 3 = Lead in Safety

Leadership = Culture = Safety = $$

What people notice (what value will you gain in the long term):

If you stuff up, focus on moving forward not giving excuses. Ellerslie – the job ended up being shut down during April – this was a great opportunity to improve things (processes and systems are only as good as the people that implement them). Above the line focus

If something has to be done do it properly. – Hi-Rail interlocking – self imposed grounding of the fleet for 2 months. Set the standard and be proud of it – short term cost but long term profit.

Ingredient 4a = Connect to your people - Environment

Anti-social work hours Impacts families

Happy wife = Happy Life

Ingredient 4b = Connect to your people - Development

Not just about training it’s about

competency

What if we invest in the

development and

training of people and

they piss off?

What if we don’t and

they stay?

A key lesson is this has

to be not only your own

staff but your subbies as

well

Ingredient 5 – Measure Continuous Improvement

Ingredient 6 – Encourage Innovation

Ellerslie –Visible barriersEllerslie – Slip

form

Wellington – Fibre

reinforced pile

Ingredient 7 – Address Complacency

› Start cards – Wellington

› Fresh set of eyes –

value of reviews and

audits

Ingredient 8 – Praise the positive

Outcome = Success Awards

If things come together right –the industry as a whole benefits

Recipe for Success =

While I have talked about three different projects, our lessons learnt are common and reinforces the below:

1. Leadership at all levels

2. Bring the team together

3. Lead in safety

4. Connect to your people (Enviro & Development)

5. Measure to strive for continuous improvement

6. Encourage innovation

7. Address complacency

8. Praise the positive