Dheeraj is a Civil engineering Project Manager and has worked in regional Australia handling tender management, contract management and capital works delivery. He’s managed the design and delivery of complex building projects involving a multi-disciplinary team of architects, consultants and contractors. Currently, he’s working on a Victorian Government Big Build project in Melbourne. Dheeraj kick-started his engineering career in Nepal… working as a civil engineer for a multinational telecom company. He moved to Australia in 2012 to pursue a master's degree and enhanced his learnings further in Project Management.
Apart from work… he also volunteers at the local CFA, training to be a Volunteer Firefighter.
I first met Dheeraj in 2015 after he’d completed his master’s in civil engineering. My initial impression was that he was professional in his approach to finding work – methodical, thorough and showed great attention to detail… all prerequisites for being an excellent engineer and leader.
In our conversation, Dheeraj talks about:
- Leveraging a master’s project for paid work
- Job seeking strategy
- Graduate program applications
- Visa challenges
- Strategy change after meeting with OBP Australia
- Job interview experiences
- Working & living in regional Australia compared to capital city life
- Country Fire Authority membership
- Why Australia over other options
- Role of a construction Project Manager
- Professional development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cultural differences between Nepal and Australia
- Advice for fitting in
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