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Presenter – Gary Tower

Capital Insight Conference 2013 – Remote Project Leadership

Townsville Hospital Redevelopment

Project Director Service for QH HIBTownsville Hospital Redevelopment

$470 million redevelopment of existing hospital

Stage 3 and 4 in progress – key component is $200m MC contract with Thiess

Stage 5 Planned Procedures Centre - $12.1m – in DD

Sub Acute Facility - $22.5m – in Early Works and Tender documentation

Community Infrastructure Designation (planning approval ) – with Minister/DG

Car Park Preliminary Evaluation being progressed with HIB

$219m spent to date, $94m spent in last year under CI

Completion late 2014

Townsville HospitalStructure of CI services

Relationships

Health Service District Hospital clinicians/staff

Managing Contractor Project Manager

Project Services Stakeholders/community

RVG on site, part time travels from Port Douglas

Strategic advice Risk management Verification other support/backup

Queensland Health Health Infrastructure

Branch

GT travels to Brisbane and Townsville, part time, 140+ flights per year, 4 months away from home

Remote Project LeadershipKey Success Factors

Personal– Organisation– Time management (yourself and respect for remote

meetings conducted by video or teleconference)– Information Management (emails, documents,

paper)– Family circumstances and support– Health and fitness– Patience

Remote Project LeadershipKey Success Factors

Corporate– Understand, respect, adapt to local environment– Build team and relationships – don’t do their job, set

standards and expectations– Need for coordination between central (Brisbane)

and local remote Client groups and the different expectations of each

– Where can we make a difference – e.g. on TTH it was with:

• financial management and reporting• project culture• design management and sign off• driving project

– Extra discipline that is needed in relation to Governance issues/minutes/reporting

– Let local CI team member be recognised by Central Client

– Benefit of site cameras linked to internet– Deliver!