About us

Wen has a Commerce background and works in Mining/Construction industry after completing her degree at the University of Melbourne. She always being well-organized and high-efficient problem solver who can work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment. She starts her career with executive assistant role and assisting in accounts purpose and now Wen has been fully in charged as an accounts administrator at Grounded.

Sophia joined the team in 2022 and is new to the construction industry. Sophia studied Law, Political Science and Human Resources Management at UWA and comes from a background of 9 years working in membership administration and office management within Fitness, Sport & Recreation Industries. Sophia is responsible for mobilisation and assisting the management team with daily operations and administration.

Reena joined us at Grounded at the end of August 2021 as our new project administrator. She has been working in the construction industry since her move to Australia from London in 2010. She has experience in project administration of 7 years working in the asphalt industry assisting the team on major projects such as Gateway WA (Perth Airport & Freight Access Project) and Northink Project (Transport link between Morley and Muchea).

Having spent over 35 years in the construction industry, Gab has experience in both commercial and residential construction. He commenced his career in the Premix Concrete industry, starting as a Concrete Tester before moving into Dispatching and then into Plant Management, where he spent over 10 years. He then changed his career path, by venturing into the residential construction area, initially as a Construction Supervisor, then applying his knowledge and experience into Construction Management. The opportunity came to be involved as a Business Owner, in a Residential Building Company, which he took on for 8 years, before venturing into the commercial construction sector. Gab is responsible for managing and co-ordinating the construction of remote mining camps as our Project Manager, using his wealth of construction knowledge and experience.

Craig has been a Construction Project Manager with a 15-year record of successfully overseeing all phases of construction building works, from small refurbishments to larger new projects ranging up to $9 million in value. Completing a degree in Construction Management and Economics as well as a Diploma In the built environment both at the University of South Australia, Craig has been fortunate enough to be part of the construction industry and pick up a wealth of knowledge from involvement in a range of projects. In recent years involvement with Grounded in the construction of remote mining camps has enabled Craig to bring these past experiences and knowledge to this sector and form part of Grounded’s team.

Sam has been in the construction industry for over 18 years with record of successfully overseeing all phases of construction project, from small refurbishments to larger new projects ranging up to $230 million in value. Sam is qualified Engineer with post-graduation qualification in Management and Finance, he has a solid experience in engineering, estimation, business development, project delivery and senior management in construction firms, oil & gas, renewable energy, production, and mining. Solid technical experience with wide exposure to a variety of greenfield and brownfield engineering projects, taking involvement through the full project life cycle.

Wendy has more than 10 years of experience in civil construction. The tenders and projects she has worked on includs land development, bulk earthworks, services and pipeline installations, commercial building basement construction, large warehouse earthworks and carpark construction. She has completed a civil engineering degree at the University of Adelaide. She has recently joined the Grounded team in the estimating role.

Jim has a project engineering background in civil and construction industry over 5 years involved in Bulk Earthwork, Roadwork and Concrete work. He has completed a degree in Engineering. He has recently joined the Grounded team in the estimating role. He is responsible for estimating various types of projects in the company.

Laura comes from an administrative & management background of 10 years in both logistics, civil and construction sectors. Laura oversees and performs all functions across Grounded’s business including developing and implementing growth strategies, analyzing accounting and financial data and overseeing daily operations within the business. Laura is the heart and soul of Grounded and keeps the place ticking along.

Terry has been in the construction industry for over 20 years. Originally starting as a contractor before moving into a Publicly Listed Company as a department manager in Warehousing, Procurement and Estimating. After many years within this role he then moved into a more senior management role as Operations Manager and then eventually to General Manager. He has a wealth of knowledge around construction methodologies, products, strategies, designs, and innovation. Terry is responsible for managing the Operations within the business. Improving business performance, culture, efficiency and driving change on all Business activities.

From humble beginnings in 2013, Paul saw an opportunity for business in remote construction within Western Australia, in particular the ever-growing Mining and Resources sector. Paul set out to build a team of experienced personnel and tradesman to turn this dream into a reality With a builders ticket and an idea over a beer, Grounded Construction Group arose. Fast forward to today and Paul has had the opportunity to work with many up and coming mining companies along with some of the Major Players in the Mining and Resource space, forging long standing Business and personal relationships along the way