James Murdock is a project manager with 15 years delivering Defence, infrastructure, commercial, and government fitout projects across Western Australia and internationally. He specializes in project management and contract administration, having led programs for the Australian Department of Defence and delivered projects across health, retail, and commercial sectors.
James is featured in Mastt's customer story "RPS Delivers Projects More Efficiently with Mastt," which covers how RPS managed 65-plus Defence infrastructure projects ranging from $10M to $300M for the Australian Department of Defence.
James Murdock is a Senior Project Manager with 12 years of experience delivering capital projects across defense, infrastructure, commercial, and health sectors in Australia and internationally. He has held senior roles at RPS Australia, Asia Pacific, and Point Project Management, delivering projects from business case through to handover.
Bachelor of Technology (Engineering)
Edith Cowan University
HMAS Stirling Armament Wharf Extension, HMAS Stirling WA: Senior Project Manager / Contract Administrator, RPS
RPS was engaged as Project Manager and Contract Administrator to manage design development, contractor procurement, and delivery of the HMAS Stirling Armament Wharf Extension for the Australian Department of Defence. The extension consists of a 156m perpendicular concrete wharf deck connected to three dolphins to facilitate berthing of current and future Navy fleet vessels, delivered in a live operational environment.
iFLY Perth, Indoor Skydiving Facility, Perth WA: Project Manager / Contract Administrator, RPS
Served as Project Manager and Contract Administrator for the full lifecycle of iFLY Perth, covering consultant procurement, design development, authority approvals, contractor procurement, and administration of the commercial construction works.
2017 AIPM Project Management Achievement Award (Construction/Engineering WA) - iFLY Perth
Received the 2017 Construction/Engineering WA Project Management Achievement Award from the Australian Institute of Project Management for the iFLY Perth indoor skydiving facility project.
AirRider 1 Utama, Indoor Skydiving Facility, Kuala Lumpur: Project Manager, RPS
Managed the full project lifecycle of AirRider 1 Utama, an indoor skydiving facility within the 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur, including project feasibility, consultant procurement, design development, indoor skydiving technology integration, fit-out contractor procurement, contract administration, and on-site project management.
Perth Children's Hospital, Perth WA: FF&E Delivery Coordination / Interface Engineer, Thinc
Seconded as Interface Engineer to the Department of Treasury Strategic Projects / Asset Sales team, responsible for procurement, integration, and interface coordination of Medical FF&E and major medical equipment for the Perth Children's Hospital.
Property Council of Australia - Future Directions WA Committee: Committee Member (Jan 2021 – Dec 2022)
Served two years as a Committee Member of the Future Directions WA committee under the Property Council of Australia, a professional development and networking platform for young property professionals in Western Australia.
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