Kelly Hair
Director
- Australia
- kelly.hair@infragroup.com.au
Project Value $165m
Kelly Hair
Director
- Australia
- kelly.hair@infragroup.com.au
Career Overview
With almost 20 years' experience delivering commercial outcomes across the engineering, construction, utilities, renewables, energy, resources and infrastructure sectors, Kelly has a breadth of experience in whole of lifecycle commercial support, compliance, and corporate governance across construction projects, from commencement through to project close out and management of claims.
She is an ambitious and motivated advisor, ensuring key commercial drivers are met, whilst leading teams and businesses in the appropriate identification, mitigation, treatment and management of risks during tendering, construction and project completion. Kelly is adept in managing the compliance and corporate governance aspects of construction projects, working with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure the 'best for project' and business outcomes are achieved.
Kelly has worked with project owners, clients, subcontractors and other external stakeholders to provide commercial and strategic advice, along with dispute resolution and claims management. Her oral and written communication skills allow her to maintain a high level of analytical thinking, whilst managing project relationships and ensuring high quality services are provided.
Benefits Kelly provides to clients
Kelly provides clients with market leading expertise in:
Broad Commercial Experience – a well-rounded commercial background that brings together contract, risk, delivery and strategic consideration.
Claims and Dispute Resolution - detailed experience in the management and preparation of contract claims, including the investigatio9n and validation of facts, assessment of quantum and program impacts and development and implementation of negotiation strategies, with a focus on win-win outcomes.
Commercial Management - multi-faceted experience in all aspects of commercial management or projects, including bid preparation/evaluation, risk management and reporting, head contract and subcontract negotiation and management, dispute avoidance, performance monitoring.
Commercial Advice - designing, implementing and reviewing the effectiveness of commercial frameworks and development of appropriate contract management systems and processes to ensure that complex contractual arrangements are administered as intended.
Compliance and Risk Management - ensuring processes and outcomes achieve the highest standards expected in major projects.
Collaborative and Solutions Focused - a reputation of being able to work collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders to understand their perspective, while also effectively delivering meaningful and tangible outcomes that meet stakeholder needs, including implementing change where required.
Selected Key Experience
20202023
Spotless Asset & Development Services (a Downer company)
Head of Commercial & Risk
Head of Commercial and Risk for division, which included responsibility for commercial outcomes across the IFM and Asset Services teams, establishment of a commercial delivery model for a $10b package of NSW state government capital works and advising on and managing multiple claims across Australia and New Zealand valued in excess of $200m.
20222023
West Camden Water Recycling Plant Amplification Project
Governance, Risk and Commercial Director
Governance, Risk and Commercial oversight of the Downer/BMD Contract for the upgrade to the West Camden plant, which doubled capacity of the plant. Responsibilities included input to and review of commercial claims under the NEC4 contract used for this project
20202020
Chichester Wind Farm & Substation Project, Alinta Energy
Senior Commercial Manager
Governance, risk and commercial lead for the setup and commencement of delivery of a 60MW EPC and O&M contract in northwest Western Australia.
20192020
Bango Wind Farm, CWP Renewables
Senior Commercial Manager
Commercial lead for the delivery of the project and management of disputes in excess of $50m, including interfacing with key client executive and commercial representatives, negotiating agreed outcomes in relation to project time and cost claims.
20192020
Limondale Solar Farm, Belectric Australia
Senior Commercial Manager
Project governance, risk and commercial management for the delivery of a 349MW solar farm project, including interfacing between the project team, internal and external legal teams and Executive Management for the resolution of a global delay and disruption claim.
20182019
Beryl Solar Farm, First Solar
Senior Commercial Manager
Project governance, risk and commercial support for the delivery of 100MW solar farm EPC contract, including preparation and negotiation of delay claim position.
20182020
Downer Substations and Transmission Lines business streams
Commercial and Governance Manager
Commercial, risk and governance oversight for a national portfolio of substation and transmission line projects, including development of project documents in accordance with governance requirements, preparing project teams for and assisting with project audits and reviews including actioning outcomes; establishment of risk registers and monthly risk review process and oversight of all commercial matters, including review of all contract claims development of commercial strategy for projects in distress.
20172018
APA Orbost Gas Plant Upgrade
Commercial Manager
Project commercial support for the start-up and initial delivery phases, including ensuring the project team met all client and Downer governance requirements. Development of the commercial strategy to ensure claims were made in accordance with the contract requirements whilst managing stakeholder relationships and balancing the need to protect the time and cost interests of Downer against the client's interests.
20162018
RAFF New Air Combat Capability (NACC) Electrical Infrastructure Project, Lend Lease
Commercial Manager
Project governance, commercial and risk support for the Design & Construction of the HV trunking portion of the project, including the successful resolution of an 18month time and cost claim.
20182019
Numurkah Solar Farm, Neoen
Senior Commercial Manager
Project governance, risk and commercial support for the delivery of a 128MW solar farm EPC contract and a 25 year O&M contract, including stakeholder management during the transition from project delivery phase to operation and maintenance phase.
20152017
Moolarben Coal Underground Materials Handling System Project, POSCO E&C Australia and Yancoal
Commercial Manager
Governance, risk and commercial lead for the delivery of the project and management of key stakeholder relationship with POSCO E&C Australia, resulting in a formal Relationship Agreement being signed between the parties.
20142016
Maules Creek CHPP, Whitehaven Coal
Commercial Manager
Project Governance, risk and commercial support for the Design & Construct contract for a coal handling and preparation plant.
20102014
NCIG Coal Terminal Project, Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group
Commercial Manager
Project Commercial support for the electrical and mechanical construction of the coal
terminal project, including multiple successful time and cost claims across the project
duration.
20102010
Bray Park and Bootawa Dam Water Treatment Plants
Contract Manager
Project contract management and commercial support for the electrical scope of both water treatment plants, including collation of claims, including variations, extensions of time and cost claims, and ensuring all contractual project close out requirements were met.