Our Team

Our Team

We know that our performance can only be as great as our people individually and as a team, so we choose individuals that align with our core values – collaboration, courage and authenticity.

We foster a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and because of this you’ll always deal directly with people empowered to make decisions. We’re problem solvers who pack a punch with our technical skills, and when we collaborate, we’re stronger.

Take a look at the people that make this place tick, they are some of the leaders you’ll enjoy working with.

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Leadership Team

James Giumelli

Chief Executive Officer

Since 2008, James has overseen Ertech's sound business performance, expansion and diversification. James is committed to enhancing the lives of everybody who works with the Ertech Group, and is responsible for providing strategic, financial and operational leadership.

Mick Unger

Executive General Manager

For more than 20 years Mick has been a key contributor to winning projects and delivering great outcomes at Ertech. Mick brings operational, managemental and industry associations experience.

Clynton Saxon

General Manager - Western Australia

Clynton is an experienced operational leader with diverse industry knowledge gained through a 25+ year career. He leads Ertech's Operation business in WA, playing a vital role in the growth and success of our organisation in the region.

Alan Rogers

Operations Manager - Western Australia

Alan is an experienced operations leader with over 30-year career in the industry delivering projects from initial scope, bid management phase through to construction delivery. He is responsible for overseeing the majority of WA projects and operations.

Shane Cahill

Operations Manager - New South Wales

Shane has over 25 years’ experience in heavy civil engineering works delivering a broad range of projects. He leads our business in NSW, overseeing project delivery of several major infrastructure projects.

Greg Stevens

Operations Manager - Victoria

Greg leads our business in Victoria, overseeing Precontracts and Project Delivery. With over 20 years’ experience, he is currently overseeing a range of Water and Road infrastructure projects in VIC and QLD.

Martin Loevendie

Operations Manager – Electrical

Martin is an experienced manager with a strong track record of leading high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams to deliver complex projects. He brings 20 years’ experience in electrical, fire and mechanical services to oversee all of the work delivered by our electrical teams.

Dan Chittick

Pre-contracts Manager - Western Australia

Dan manages the Precontracts Team in WA, overseeing all activities from opportunity identification, proposal submission, contract award and mobilisation. He has been a key member of the Ertech team since 2002.

Sri Somanchi

Estimating Manager - East Coast

Sri has over 30 years of diversified experience in Estimating and Bid Management of Civil infrastructure projects. She oversees the overall bid management of all tenders in NSW and QLD and manages the Precontracts Team for those regions.

Ertech Board Of Directors

James Giumelli

CEO and Managing Director

A qualified Civil Engineer, James has over 25 years industry experience in the UK and Australia. James is committed to enhancing the lives of everybody who works with the Ertech Group, and is responsible for providing strategic, financial and operational leadership. As the CEO since 2008, James has overseen Ertech's sound business performance, expansion and diversification. James completed Harvard Business School's Owner/President's Management Program in 2018.

Mick Unger

Director and Executive General Manager

As a Civil Engineer and Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Mick brings over 23 years of experience in operational and management experience. He holds a number of leadership and governance roles including National President of the Civil Contractors Federation. Mick has been a leader in several training and development and Aboriginal Participation industry initiatives.

Gavin Miller

Chairman

Gavin is a Certified Practicing Accountant, Chartered Secretary and graduate of the Australian Institute of Corporate Directors. He has over thirty years of financial and commercial management experience in various industries including manufacturing, utilities and civil construction. Gavin is the Chairman of the Ertech Group.

Jim Giumelli

Founder and Director

Civil Engineer Jim founded Ertech in 1981 and remains a Non-Executive Director of Ertech and several other businesses in the Ertech Group. Jim is passionate about providing opportunities for youth to enter the industry and he supports initiatives close to his heart including the Motivation Foundation and the University of Western Australia's (UWA) rural scholarship program. In 2017, Jim was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from UWA.

Interested In Working With Us?

When you work with Ertech you work with the owners of the business who are in it for the long-game. 

If you’re looking to develop your company’s next civil or resources infrastructure project our door is open, and we’d love to chat to you about how our company can assist.

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