CCF Victoria Board and Team

General Manager Southern Region at BMD Group (BMD).

Antony (Tony) has held senior management roles in the construction industry, previously managing director of civil engineering company Cut & Fill and past Vice President of CCF, Victoria.

Specialties: Relationship Contracting, Strategic Development, Bid and Project Management.

Managing Director at Califam Constructions Pty Ltd.

Anthony is a qualified civil engineer with extensive experience delivering services to a diverse range of projects, in both the government and private sector.

Anthony currently holds the position of Managing Director at Califam Constructions. Established in 1974, Califam Constructions has worked extensively throughout Greater Melbourne, specialising in Earthmoving and Civil Construction, with particular expertise in providing hydraulic infrastructure services. In addition to their pivotal area of expertise is sewerage reticulation and trunk outfall works, Califam also delivers world-class services to drainage and water supply projects.

General Manager/Executive Director, Rokon Pty Ltd.

Tertiary qualified and a Chartered professional Engineer holding a Bachelor of Engineering Degree BE (Civil) and a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers FIE (Aust). Steve has worked on a continual basis in the Victorian Civil construction Industry since 1986. First role was on the client side for a period of approx. 2.5 years and then on the contracting side ever since. Steve’s passion for the industry is a testament for spending in excess of 30 years in this sector.

The current role is Executive Commercial Director of the Rokon Group specializing in the green field land development sector and peripheral works. The Group serves and values its client base along with its stakeholders and self performs many aspects of its works which is complimented by an extensive modern and Rokon owned plant fleet. Steve has served on the CCF Board initially in the early 2000’s and re-joined some 5 years ago contributing in excess of 10 years. As this is a non for profit organization, the commitment of time by all Board Members is a commitment to our industry that we serve to advance and propagate all stakeholders in a fair, safe and sustainable manner.

Managing Director; Maw Civil Pty Ltd.

Activities: Largest privately owned contractor on Mornington Peninsula, general civil and specialized Equipment hire (provided a number of long reach excavators to the Hazelwood mine fire).

Operations Manager; Fulton Hogan.

Khaled has over 30 years experience in the field of civil infrastructure. He has worked on a wide range of projects including roads, bridges, rail, airports, ports, water, dams in Australia and overseas.

Managing Director, Millers Civil Contractors Pty Ltd.

Dom is currently the Construction Manger at CivilworX Construction. With over 20 years of experience within the civil industry, Dom has proven himself and become a significant asset to CivilworX. This is demonstrated through his achievements and delivery of successful projects on time and of the highest quality.

Dom is delighted to be elected and be part of the CCF Victoria board, to continue to implement the strategic directions that it stands for, and to further maintain the fundamental foundations it was built on.

Managing Director, NL Drainage & Concrete Construction Pty Ltd.

Brad is passionate about the civil construction industry and has 27 year’s experience in the sector.

Taking over from his father Norm, who founded the business 35 years ago, he and his staff have continued to grow the business, expanding its services and reputation. The company specialises in deep sewer, water mains and pump station work, primarily for local government and developers across Northern Victoria and Southern NSW.

Brad enjoys spending time with his family, wife Louise and two teenage daughters; they love to travel, overseas and throughout Australia. With a strong belief in community and young people Brad and his family are big supporters and sponsors of local sporting teams and events.

Brad is excited about the opportunity of being elected as a new member of the CCF Board, bringing enthusiasm and previous not for profit board experience

Lisa is a highly qualified, experienced executive and transformational leader with over 20 years’ experience in management, human resources and education/training. Recently Lisa has been a leader and advocate for innovation and driving future skills development across the Water Industry nationally. She is a strategic advisor to industry, invited to sit on a number of industry committees and is highly networked. Drawing on her networks she passionately brings about collaboration and sharing of ideas, knowledge, resources and experience.

In her recent role as Head of the National Water and Safety Centre at Chisholm, she has been an industry disrupter and has delivered year on year outstanding growth in both revenue and client satisfaction.

Shiga Chakkiath works as a Client Services Officer for all contractors and associate members in Eastern Victoria. She is a qualified Civil Engineer with a master’s degree in Construction Management. Her previous experience in research, project management, and customer service adds value to the role.

At CCF, Shiga is responsible for delivering SMART strategy – Products & Services, customer engagement, relationship management, memberships, Industrial/ Stakeholder relations, and promotion of business partnerships and consultancy services. She identifies business scopes of multidisciplinary companies to further business opportunities and tailor CCF membership services accordingly. She also has sound knowledge in CCF Management code and provides expertise to all members.

Faye has led an extensive career in the civil industry with CCF Victoria; a long serving staff member who is passionate about the industry and its members.

Working in the Workforce Development space she is highly experienced and over the years has developed successful Skills Programs for the industry such as the…
– Foresite Program for Civil Engineering students;
– the Civil Taster Program for Secondary School students;
– the Certificate III Skills Program to upskill the CCF Membership, and
– the Civil Skills Cadetship Program in support of the Major Infrastructure and Civil projects in Victoria.

Faye is highly networked and has been a major instigator in helping many in the industry to make a real difference in their civil career development.

Marika is highly motivated and personable with strong customer service. She has over 20 years’ experience in administration, data entry, archival and RTO administration roles.

She is highly organised and loves being part of a team that makes a difference. A valued support member contributing a positive, professional, and fun attitude to the CCF family.

Leveraging a history with RTO’s including Kangan and Holmesglen, Sam is delivering innovation as a quality learning experience for CCF through courseware upgrades and systems, processes and procedure streamlining.

Josh’s approach to the Civil construction industry has contributed a significant number of improvements with a fresh and creative insight. His main focuses are auditing, courseware design, IT and technical system solutions for the wider business.

He identifies and problem solves, developing new and improved processes and implementing brilliant and innovative ideas.
This trainee has a bright future and is truly a valued member to the CCF family.

Responsible for the administration of the funded training delivered by the CCF including Apprentices, Traineeships and the CSC program. This involves the full process of student enrolments, organising ASN sign up, registration and loading into VETtrak, monitoring progress, unit schedules and completions, processing funding claims, monitoring SVTS communications and submitting reports in a timely fashion.

Dip VET Dip Quality auditing Cert IV WHS Cert IV Civil supervision Cert IV Leadership & management Cert III Civil.

Peter has extensive experience in the civil construction and mining industries, working in remote locations as part of the defense forces. He has a comprehensive knowledge and skill set in planning, development and implementation of training programs, facility management, inventory control, maintenance and civil construction operations and the operation of a diverse range of heavy earthmoving plant.

With excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable effective liaison with people at all levels in the workplace and community. Maintains strong commitment to working as part of a team with the ability to motivate and exhibit leadership qualities, has excellent organizational and time management skills together with well developed analytical and conceptual skills. He is dedicated, resourceful and enthusiastic worker who believes in precision in a professional and personal capacity while maintaining an impeccable safety record.

Anton has a long and distinguished history with CCF Victoria after joining in 2013 as Marketing and Communications Officer. He joined the organisation after 7 years of working in Marketing for several membership organisations including Members Equity Bank, Industry Fund Services, and the Country Fire Authority (CFA). He also worked in the UK as a Marketing Executive for an infection control group called Ecolab.

From 2013-2018, Anton was directly responsible for managing the CCF Victoria Brand, and led several key projects over that time to improve the way we present ourselves to the industry and communicate with our membership base including the implementation of a new website, online event and training registration, membership portal, promotional videos for our member services and rebranding of our key commination channels being the Bulletin magazine and CCF Connect newsletter.

In 2018, he moved on to a new National Marketing Manager role with the Australian Institute for NDT as head of marketing for 3 years. During that time, he experienced some of his proudest career achievements including the management and delivery of their most successful international Conference and Industry Expo to date in November 2019.

In 2021, after 12 years of marketing for other organisations, Anton made the decision to undertake work as an independent marketing contractor. He was then offered the opportunity to return to CCF Victoria as they looked to embark on a new era for themselves and their membership base.

“The reason for me returning was not only because I love what I do, but because of the exciting future that is ahead for the civil sector in Victoria, particularly with record levels of infrastructure investment. This investment will pave the way and create enormous opportunities across the state for both our members and CCF”.

“My real passion though is my family… and perhaps a good Footy game where the Hawks have a win and some good tunes blasting out. Love a bit of Oasis, Bowie, Beatles, Pistols… anything British really”.

Geoff is highly qualified and experienced, and has spent more than 45 years in the civil industry across the Water, Environment and Waste Management sectors in consultant, contractor and authority officer roles.

On behalf of the Civil Contractors Federation he is CCF’s representative for the Engineering and Design Construction Manual (EDCM) and the Local Government Infrastructure Design Manual (LGIDA) under the Victorian Planning authority (VPA). He has also been a reference group member for the EPA in the development of civil construction industry Guidance documents supporting the introduction of the Environment Protection Amendment Act 2017.

His engagement with the VEDN led to the harmonisation project for Civil construction standards across the 5 electricity distribution business which resulted in the agreement and publication of the for and worked with the VEDN as they developed the new Urban Residential Design (URD) Standards for Civil Construction.
Currently, Geoff also represents the CCF on the Water Industry Liaison Committee (WILC), Foundations for Safety Victoria and the Ausnet Developer Consultative forum.

Geoff Manages the Civil Contractor’s Management System Reference Documents (MSRD), available through the Members Portal and provides consulting services for the development of member’s Management Systems Certifiable to the JAS ANZ Accredited , Civil Contractor’s Management Code.