Christopher Bennett

Senior Project Manager and Operations professional with more than 15 years of experience across healthcare, aged care, community services, construction, property, vocational education and regulated environments. Experienced in coordinating healthcare, aged-care and community-care activities involving clinical, operational and frontline stakeholders. Strong project coordination background covering planning, implementation, scheduling, documentation, reporting and stakeholder engagement.

Experienced in supporting governance, compliance, quality assurance, audit preparation and corrective-action processes. Strong WHS foundation supported by a Diploma of Work Health & Safety, with a Bachelor of Business and additional qualifications in Project Management, Construction Management and Facilitation. Currently undertaking HLT nursing modules, providing additional exposure to clinical terminology and healthcare environments.

Experienced with enterprise, project, reporting and business systems including Cerner, Oracle, STARS, QlikView, SAP, Aconex and Microsoft Excel.

SENIOR PROJECT / OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - Healthcare & Regulated Environments - NSW

(2016)

• Coordinate operational projects, compliance initiatives, workforce programs and improvement activities across healthcare and other regulated environments.
• Coordinate operational and healthcare-related projects by establishing priorities, tracking actions, engaging stakeholders and maintaining project documentation.
• Support clinical and operational teams with compliance activities, including documentation reviews, audit preparation and quality processes.
• Maintain governance records, evidence, reporting and corrective-action documentation to support accountability and compliance.
• Identify operational, WHS and compliance risks and coordinate practical actions to address identified gaps.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders including healthcare providers, clinical teams, community organisations, trainers, contractors and frontline personnel.
• Support workforce capability through coordination of infection control, manual handling, first aid and other workplace training.
• Coordinate healthcare and community-care training programs across HLT, CHC and BSB training environments.
• Support implementation of safety and quality systems aligned with relevant aged-care, VET and WHS requirements.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple locations while maintaining effective communication, documentation and continuity of service delivery.
• Analyse workflow and operational gaps and support improvements through structured controls, action tracking and reporting.
• Monitor project and operational progress through schedules, registers, reporting tools and action plans.
• Assist stakeholders in resolving delivery issues and maintaining continuity across concurrent activities.
• Coordinate project, compliance and operational activities across multiple workstreams while maintaining stakeholder communication and accountability.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, coordinating corrective actions and monitoring implementation.
• Work across clinical, operational, compliance, risk, workforce, quality, reporting and governance environments.

PROJECT & TRAINING COORDINATOR - RTOs & Corporate Clients - NSW

(2015 - 2020)

• Coordinated healthcare, community-services and workforce-development programs within regulated training and workplace environments.
• Coordinated project activities covering requirements, schedules, resources, stakeholders, documentation and reporting.
• Worked with healthcare organisations, aged-care providers and frontline personnel to coordinate workplace-based programs.
• Developed structured schedules and tracking processes to improve visibility of activities, milestones and outstanding actions.
• Supported internal and external audit preparation through compilation of documentation and compliance evidence.
• Coordinated trainers, RTO personnel, healthcare organisations and other stakeholders across multiple programs.
• Assessed delivery requirements and translated them into practical implementation activities and schedules.
• Identified delivery constraints and coordinated solutions to support program continuity.
• Maintained accurate project and training records to support governance, accountability and reporting.
• Coordinated concurrent programs while balancing client requirements, workforce availability, compliance obligations and deadlines.
• Supported continuous improvement of training administration, documentation and delivery processes.
• Maintained effective communication with clients, trainers, stakeholders and frontline personnel throughout program delivery.
• Monitored program progress, outstanding actions and delivery requirements to support timely completion.

CONSTRUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGER / OFFICE COORDINATOR - KJ Construction Group | Pacific Building Management | Southern Steel Group - NSW

(2008 - 2015)

• Managed construction and operational projects across commercial and residential environments.
• Coordinated projects from planning through delivery and handover, including contractors, clients, resources, schedules and compliance requirements.
• Managed project dependencies and risks involving contractors, site activities, client requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Supported delivery against budget and schedule expectations through resource coordination, monitoring and issue resolution.
• Implemented and monitored WHS processes supporting workplace and contractor safety.
• Coordinated operational handovers, including project documentation, outstanding works and stakeholder requirements.
• Liaised with inspectors and regulatory stakeholders regarding project and compliance matters.
• Improved administrative and operational efficiency through structured project controls and process improvements.
• Maintained client relationships through progress communication, issue management and practical problem solving.
• Coordinated contractors and suppliers to support project requirements and delivery timelines.
• Monitored project documentation, schedules, resources and outstanding actions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Supported effective communication between clients, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Bachelor - Business - University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Diploma - Project Management - TAFE NSW

Diploma - Work Health & Safety - TAFE NSW

Diploma - Construction Management - TAFE NSW