About Matt Plumbridge

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“You learn more from one bad project than you do from 7 good projects” - Bob Jeffs

-> Enthusiastic leader with the ability to develop and motivate a team

-> Passionate, innovative thinker with strong problem-solving approach

-> Good commercial acumen with an ability to identify and successfully manage risk – development, construction and counter party

-> Highly developed stakeholder management skills with the capacity to manage and influence a diverse, and at times, conflicting group of stakeholders

-> Excellent written and verbal communication skills and conversant in Arabic, French and Cantonese.

-> Expert in governance and compliance.

Project Insite; Senior Project Manager 2019 - 

Independent Consultant/Contractor 2017-2019

Intoit, Director 2016

UrbanGrowth NSW (NSW Govt Property Development Agency), Senior Manager Sustainable Development 2014-2016

Abu Dhabi Government, Advisor- Environmental & Sustainability Planning 2009-2014

Nakheel Corporation (Dubai Govt Property Development Agency), Head of Sustainable Development 2006-2009

City of Melbourne- Project Manager CH2 Project 2003-2006

APP Corporation – Development/Project Manager 2000-2003

Kane Constructions- Project Manager 1995-2000 

Tun Tak Construction Co. (Hong Kong)-1993-1994

University of Melbourne 1990-1994

Geelong Grammar School 1982-88

Scarborough College UK  1980-82

Matt is a senior development and project manager with over 25 years’ broad experience across the development life-cycle; working on a diversity of projects at the building, precinct and city-scales. 

With a balanced career in both the public and private sectors, Matt has worked on a variety of asset classes, as either contractor or client’s representative.

Matt is a recognised leader in field of sustainable development and has been instrumental in the strategic planning, business case development and implementation of exemplary projects at varying scales.

Signature projects include-Council House (CH2) Building, Federation Square, Nakheel Harbour and Tower (proposed 1.4km high mixed used tower), Waterfront City (14,000ha greenfield development for a population of 1.7M) and, at a strategic level, embedding sustainability into the entire portfolio of Nakheel developments (for an estimated population of 3 million) and later repeating this for the entire portfolio of urban renewal and green-acre projects in Sydney and Newcastle for the NSW Government’s development agency. 

Matt also spent six years as an advisor to the Abu Dhabi Government and is experienced in leading the strategic planning and implementation of ambitious initiatives to reduce the ecological footprint of the emirate.

Qualifications

Bachelor Planning & Design, University of Melbourne 1992

Bachelor Property & Construction (Hons), University of Melbourne 1994

Professional Affiliations

Aust. Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC)

Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)

Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC)

Property Council of Australia (PCA)

Infrastructure Sustainable Council of Australia (ISCA)

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG)

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

International Building Code Council (IBCC)

Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)

Council of Tall Building and Urban Habitats (CTBUH)

Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRC-LVL)

Hard Skills-

Strong commercial acumen

Intuitive risk management

Building science and its application ecological sustainable design

Systems oriented

Soft Skills

Transparent and accountable

Expertise in stakeholder management

Enthusiastic, passionate and respectful team leader and motivational public speaker

Firm but fair

Communications expert

Polylingual -French, Arabic, Cantonese, Italian

Creative-musician-guitar, drums and songwriter

Comedic writer and actor- these skills employed in the day to day; something integral to Matt’s ‘je ne sais quoi’