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Owen Harvey – Executive Manager Operations

A large proportion of CT Management Group’s core business is Project Management, and we are currently recruiting for Prospective Associates in the areas of Asset Management, Facilities and Building Condition assessment, Infrastructure and Works management.

Opportunities are continuing to grow in these areas as our company’s “can do” offering is being taken up by new clients across Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales.

If you know of anyone interested in a rewarding opportunity to project management one of our projects or act as placement with a client council, then please ask them to send a recent resume to mervh@ctman.com.au

A message from the Managing Director

Economic Environment & Local Government

The economic environment we are currently experiencing is unique – concurrent record low unemployment, low interest rates and labour and skill shortages.

We also have experienced record growth in property market (record rates in regional Australia) coupled with a high growth rate in the share market, though this is starting to decline.

How will this environment impact demand for services from CT Management Group?

Let’s see if we can unravel this!

General outlook

Australia’s economic growth is expected to peak at 4.25% this financial year. Economy is growing at a faster rate than the global average of 3.75%, and ahead of the US and Europe, which helps explain why Australian shares have performed strongly.

Malcolm McKenzie – National Placements Manager

Just a reminder of the importance of induction when commencing projects or placements. This not only helps Associates with understanding the systems and processes utilised by our respective clients but also matters relating to Occupational Health and Safety and any risks associated with performing the role.

Many of our clients will have different approaches to induction with some having formal systems in place which they proactively require new contractors to participate in, whilst others are less proactive in their expectations. The important thing is that during your pre-commencement communication with the client, you ask what are the induction requirements for commencement?

Alf Della Monica – Regional Manager VIC/TAS

CT Management Group is partnering with IPWEA (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia) Victoria promoting the attention of our Engineering Associates to the requirements of the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019.

The countdown is on; anyone providing a professional civil engineering service in or for Victoria must be registered by 30 September 2022.

Definition: Consumer Affairs Victoria define “Professional Engineering Service” as:

“An engineering service that requires, or is based on, the application of engineering principles and data to a:

design relating to engineering, or construction, production, operation or maintenance activity relating to engineering

other than an engineering service that is provided only in accordance with a prescriptive standard.”

Jarrod Bryant – Regional Manager NSW

Major Projects

There has been plenty of activity occurring in NSW in recent months with CT Management winning several major projects across a variety of fields. Recent wins and delivered projects include:

Hawkesbury City Council – completion of a suite of Asset Condition Assessments for Parks and Open Space facilities Narrabri Shire Council – delivery of a suite of Asset Management Plans, Asset Management Strategy & Policy, Asset Management Capacity Assessment, and development of their Special Schedule 7 report. Tweed Shire Council – recently started the delivery of Stage 1 of Service Planning Murray River Council – recently started the delivery of Stage 1 of Service Planning Murray River Council – delivering a program of Councillor Workshops for Facility Needs & Demand Assessments Kempsey Shire Council – recently started delivery of an Aquatic Facilities Asset Condition Assessment and Maintenance Planning project

Carrathool Shire Council – recently started delivery of the development of a suite of Asset Management Plans, Asset Management Strategy & Policy, and an Asset Management Capacity Assessment

New South Wales Disaster Recovery

Disaster assistance has been made available in 37 local government areas (LGAs) in NSW impacted by severe storms and flooding earlier this month.

COVID-19 and Vaccinations

Covid variants seem to keep on coming at the moment, so all Associates are encouraged to be vaccinated.

COVID-19 remains a risk to many of our Associates and Clients in maintaining a safe workplace for contractors and employees.

Many Associates have provided us with their Vaccination Certificates showing two vaccinations doses.

We are now asking Associates to provide us with their most recent Certificates showing booster vaccinations.

In preparing proposals for Clients, the status of our Staff and Associates who may be required to work onsite is being requested so it is essential we have this information on our records.

Brayden Dixon – Assistant Accountant

I would like to thank all associates once again for the continuous feedback received in using ProjectWorks for timesheets and invoicing.  If you have any ideas for improving ProjectWorks, don’t hesitate to email me.

We request where possible using ProjectWorks daily to record timesheets and expenses, so that this information is ready to go at the conclusion of the current month.

As CT Management Group follows a monthly invoicing process, I would ask that all associates please notify me through email that you have made timesheet and expense entries on the last day of that month in which you have been working.