HARRY LYLE
Tunnelling Construction Manager/Superintendent
Harry’s extensive production management experience in the tunnelling
industry has taken him all over the world. He has extensive technical
construction knowledge in all types of tunnel excavation, ground support and
lining and his practical experience in delivering some of the largest and most
complex tunnel projects in the world combine to make him uniquely qualified
to manage the tunnel construction operations on site.
He has worked as the General Superintendent on all four of the three-lane
road tunnels that have been constructed in Australia. Harry has experience
in soft-ground TBM and roadheader tunnelling, and has delivered in alliance
relationships. Harry demonstrates strong leadership and always focuses on
the education and training of his teams which keeps everyone safety
focused.
Capabilities
Qualifications
- Tunnel excavation techniques, including soft
- John Holland Group Award in Safety Excellence
ground TBM, soft-ground roadheader and
2002 and 2006
shallow-cover
- Certificate IV in Workplace Safety
- Ground support and lining
- Industrial Relations
- Occupational Health & Safety on large
- Equal Employment Opportunities
construction projects
- 3wk Supervisory programme with the Institute of
- Delivery of major underground tunnelling
Builders
projects
- Multiple Leadership Programs
Highly respected for his leadership and
relationship skills, strong sense of how to
Tunnelling
structure the Experience
workforce to deliver complex
projects
John Holland
Construction Manager, Tunnelling
Resourcing and deployment of men, plant
Melbourne, Vic
Harry was accountable for the successful delivery of our Australian based projects, and
and equipment
works closely with our Manager for Hong Kong and Singapore to provide operational
2012 – 2014
Work planning and coordination
support to offshore projects. He also manages the M&E team which provides support for
both projects and tenders.
Airport Link &
Northern Busway
Brisbane, Qld
2007 – 2012
Value: $5b
Project General Superintendent
EastLink
Melbourne, VIC
2004 – 2007
Value: $2.54b
Regional General Superintendent, Tunnelling
Harry provided constructability input into the tender for this twin tunnel project.
When John Holland was awarded the tender, Harry took on the crucial role of Project
General Superintendent assisting and advising all construction areas.
A key focus for Harry on this Project was Industrial Relations and Workforce management.
In this role, Harry provided constructability input into the design of 39km of toll road
including twin three-lane, 1.6km tunnels comprising two tubes, each with three lanes of
unidirectional traffic.
As General Superintendent, Harry was responsible for directing all aspects of the
underground construction activities and ensuring the highest safety standards were
achieved.
Lane Cove Tunnel
Sydney, NSW
2004
Value: $1.1b
Project General Superintendent
Harry was General Superintendent for this multi roadheader type tunnel construction. His
responsibilities included constructability input into the design and the coordination of the
field activities for the construction of the tunnel and associated works.
Kai Tak Transfer
Scheme
Hong Kong
2001 – 2004
Value: HK$392m
General Superintendent
Northside Storage
Tunnel
Sydney, NSW
1999 – 2001
Value: $450m
General Superintendent
CityLink
Transurban CityLink
Melbourne, VIC
1997 – 1998
Value: $1.8b
General Superintendent
SSDS St1
Paul Y Seli Joint Venture
Hong Kong
1998 – 1999
Site Superintendent
Heathrow Express
Rail Link
Balfour Beatty Civil
Engineering Ltd
1994 – 1997
Tunnels Superintendent
1991 – 1994
1989 – 1991
1985 – 1987
1981 – 1985
1980 – 1981
1976 – 1980
Shift Boss – Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd
Pit Boss – Trans-Manche Link (Channel Tunnel)
Lead Miner / Pit Boss – Cairo Wastewater Contract, Egypt, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering
Miner – John Mowlems Ltd, England
Leading Miner – Pyramid Civil Engineering Ltd, Hong Kong
Miner – Various, England
Responsible for coordinating the construction of 1.3km of 4.4. ID Drainage Tunnel using a
Herrenknecht Slurry T.B.M.
Additional responsibilities include the construction of 6 shafts, 600m of cut and cover tunnel
and associated structures.
Responsible for coordinating the construction of 20 km of sewage/stormwater tunnel,
excavated simultaneously from two sites, with four TBM’s ranging in size from 3.8-6.5m
diameter.
Additional responsibilities included the supervision of construction of 2.4km of declines and
chambers with roadheaders and the drill and blast excavation of four shafts and the
coordination of supply of all materials and spoil removal by barge to a satellite site.
Responsible for Coordinating three main sites during the construction of twin three-lane road
tunnels.
Excavation was conducted at five working faces with 300Kw road headers and drill and blast.
Primary NATM type support followed by permanent lining using three CIFA full heading
concrete lining forms.
The work consisted of the construction of a 3.2m diameter tunnel using a hard rock Robbins
TBM in fresh granite, full face grout treatment required during excavation and 360m of drill
and blast for TBM Launch Chamber
After the collapse of the Heathrow Rail tunnel, Harry was called in to recover the tunnel,
make it safe and complete its construction.
He took overall responsibility for labour and plant control to complete 8.5km of 5.7m diameter
shield driven tunnel plus two underground stations, associated shafts, hand tunnels and
crossover caverns.
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