Dermot Browne
Senior Commercial Project Manager, Estates Development Division
Responsibilities
- Project Director on the following Projects:
- Liaising with the State’s commercial and legal advisors to identify issues affecting La Trobe University in respect to the procurement and delivery of the AgriBio project
- Monitoring and reporting on all time/cost/quality milestones to deliver successful project outcomes.
- Contributes to the commercial outcomes on projects through regular interaction with internal and external stakeholders.
- Administering contracts, and resolving commercial and technical issues that arise during the construction period.
Other skills
- Qualified first aider
- Qualified PADI Dive Master
- Current board member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor Executive committee for VIC/TAS
Biography
After graduating with Honours in Building Surveying, Dermot has worked as a Senior Project Manager/Building Consultant on a number of major projects around the world. He has over 15 years experience within the property/construction industry.
In the UK, where he is originally from, Dermot has worked in senior positions undertaking a wide range of commercial, industrial, residential and retail sector projects for several leading property consultancy firms. In addition to this Dermot also worked as a Project Manager for Raleigh International in Costa Rica, where he managed a team to construct a bird observation tower and research station in a tropical rainforest as part of an eco-tourism venture.
Dermot is currently directing several multi-million dollar projects at La Trobe University’s Melbourne Campus.
Personal interests
- All sports including golf (handicap 9), rowing, 5-a-side soccer, tennis and squash
- Bush walking
- Scuba diving
- Skiing
- Triathlon Competitor
- Travelling
