Professor David Young Adjudicator

Career History:

The University of Melbourne March 1992 - Present
Professor of Construction Management
Faculty of Engineering (the first appointment to this position)
  • Development of engineering management and construction subjects into the Civil Engineering degree program
  • Establishment of an engineering project management postgraduate education and research group. Topic areas include:
    • project initiation and development
    • relationship contracting
    • risk management
    • estimating and cost control
    • construction contract management
    • project management education
  • Private practice project management and engineering consulting and training services for:
    • AusAID - Project Directorship, Solomon Islands
    • Training Needs Analysis and Construction Management Training, Vietnam
    • Department of Treasury & Finance, Victoria
    • Department of Infrastructure, Victoria
    • VicRoads
    • City of Greater Geelong, Brimbank City, Colac-Otway Shire
    • Melbourne CityLink
    • Project Management Graduate Program, The University of Sydney
    • Department of Construction and Works, Tasmania
    • Melbourne Water
    • CSR Emoleum, Australia
Baulderstone Hornibrook Group 1988 - 1992
General Manager - Engineering (Victoria and Tasmania)
Full divisional profit centre responsibility for $25-30M annual turnover in civil and multi-discipline engineering construction for private and public clients in heavy industry and infrastructure sectors

Projects included:
  • Bowater PM4 Civil and Building Works, Box Hill ($31M)
  • Port of Melbourne, Appleton Dock Maintenance Facility and Gellibrand Pier Reconstruction ($10M)
  • Shell Refinery Catalytic Cracking Unit Foundations, Corio ($8.5M)
  • Oil Tanker Berth extensions at Williamstown, Victoria and Bell Bay, Tasmania
John Holland Construction Group 1983 - 1988 & 1969 - 1980
The later five years with John Holland were in full regional responsibility involving company and joint venture establishment, business development and marketing, tendering and negotiation, staff selection and development, contract execution and resolution, and division profit accountability

Manager - Victoria and Tasmania (1987 - 1988)
  • Geelong Marina
  • Echuca Rail Bridge ($8M)
  • Civil and Building Works, Loy Yang and Thomson Dam
Area Manager - South Pacific (1983 - 1986)
  • National Secondary School, wharves, jetties and housing construction, Solomon Islands
  • Hotel and Resort Construction, Fiji
  • Tunafish Cannery and Wharf, American Samoa ($16M)
  • Betio Jetty, Tarawa, Kiribati
Senior Project Manaher (1975 - 1980)
  • Tasman Bridge Restoration and Dowsings Point Bailey Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania ($15M)
  • Melbourne Underground Rail Loop, Parliament Station Booking Hall
  • Civil / Building Works, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong and Loy Yang A Power Station Foundations, Victoria
Contract Manager (1971 - 1974)
  • Shipping Berths at Western Port, Victoria and Long Reach, Tasmania
  • Regional Sewage Treatment Plants, Melbourne
Section Engineer (1969 - 1971)
  • West Gate Bridge, Melbourne
J C Taylor & Sons, Builders - Geelong, Victoria 1980 - 1982
Group Construction Manager
Accountable for the construction operations of the company for industrial, civil and building contracts, including Radio Australia Studios, Australian Paper Manufacturers (Maryvale and Millicent) and Nestle Company (Pakenham, Tongala and Warrnambool), Victoria

Two years in Canada 1964 - 1966
  • Postgraduate Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
  • Hydraulic design with James F MacLaren Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Toronto
Tasmanian Government 1966 - 1969
  • Bridge design (Hobart) and construction (Devonport) - Public Works Department
  • Flood mitigation works - Launceston Flood Protection Board