Overview

This session will explore the essential skills for early project planning to ensure successful completion and handover from an expert completion lead’s perspective. Attendees will learn to optimise the planning phase by managing project requirements, implementing commissioning systems, using digital build technologies, and streamlining the handover process. The webinar will highlight the importance of early planning, its impact on timelines, cost, and quality, and provide strategies for initiating the planning phase.

It will cover methods for managing project requirements to ensure smooth execution and detail the role of commissioning systems in project completion. Attendees will learn about the value of digital build systems in enhancing project planning, coordination, and data management, and explore best practices for project handover to ensure a seamless transition to the operational phase.

Event series

This webinar is part of the Construction Community of Practice CPD series. Events will take place on the following dates:

• Tuesday 18 February 2025, 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm AEDT, Complex construction builds - navigating risk management in the Rookwood Weir project
• Tuesday 18 March 2025, 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm AEDT, Navigating limits of work and boundary management on CSSI projects

Previous sessions in this series are available on EA OnDemand.

Learning outcomes

In this presentation, you will:

• understand the critical importance of early planning in project success, 
• gain practical insights into managing requirements and expectations,
• learn how commissioning systems play a vital role in the completion phase,
• discover how digital build systems can enhance the planning and execution phases,
• master the steps for ensuring a seamless project handover.
   

About the speakers

Al Parker

Assurance and Handover Lead MELconnx, Laing O'Rourke

Biography

Al Parker was, until recently, the Completions Lead at Hub Laing O'Rourke. He has transitioned to lead the Assurance and Handover Team for the completion of the Morley to Ellenbrook (MELconnx Alliance) project. The 21 km Morley-Ellenbrook Line is one of Perth's most significant public transport projects in recent years and will provide residents and workers in the northeastern suburbs of Perth with more transportation options. 
Al is a highly experienced Commissioning, Handover, and Operational Readiness Manager with over 15 years of experience in project delivery. He has developed and implemented commissioning standards and project management plans and has played a key role in establishing Laing O'Rourke’s core processes and systems for Commissioning and Completions. Al holds a Master of Science in Construction Management and is working towards becoming a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building.