Robinsons and Fitzgerald Level Crossing Removal

Our Role in the Project

Our key T&S Team members led the project for V/Line to achieve best for project and network outcomes while ensuring V/Line’s accreditation and technical standards are met.

Our role on this project includes being the main leads for V/Line, as our key T&S member lead the planning / procurement phase as V/Line Program Director Development, and our other key T&S member is portfolio Delivery lead for the central metro region as V/Line Program Director Delivery.

Their responsibilities include managing all project aspects and interface obligations between V/Line and LXRP / MTM / DOT through the entire project lifecycle. This includes management of requirements, assurance, risk, accreditation, occupations and disruptions in compliance with V/Line Works Readiness, testing & commissioning, interface & integration, staff, governance & reporting, and project controls (scope, budget, schedule)

Work also included procurement, development of Projects Agreement schedules, commercial negotiations, design / engineering development / review, and proactively managing key stakeholders in consultation sessions (both V/Line internal and external agencies).

Areas of expertise cover project management, risk management, commercial management, management of specialist consultants and designers, V/Line frameworks and processes as well as rail specific knowledge in track, civil and drainage, signalling, standards, etc.

Value engineering on the design solution and further refinement to improve cost position for the project, which includes optimising staging and construction methodology, refinements in occupation planning and drive to synergise disruption planning and spread occupation costs across multiple projects sharing the same occupation.

A key value engineering item of note was that our T&S members drove through an innovative disruption strategy that enabled a TOC saving of ~$3m, as well as reduced operational impact for the rail operator.