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Selected Projects · Client-Side Project Manager and Superintendent

Delivered inside venues that kept trading.
The work, with the evidence.

Four projects in detail, each told the same way: the problem the owner faced, what Hunter FPM did, and what the owner got. Values are project values. Named references for every project are available on request.

Auditorium of the Sydney Coliseum Theatre at West HQ, a 2,000-seat theatre delivered inside a trading entertainment precinct
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Sydney Coliseum Theatre West HQ

Client
West HQ (Rooty Hill RSL)
Sector
Club and entertainment
Project value
$100M
Scale
2,000-seat theatre
Role
Client-side project management, concept to opening

The problem

Build a 2,000-seat theatre inside an entertainment precinct that could not close. Every stage of construction had to sit beside a trading club, its car parks, its members and its events calendar, with the owner's interest represented at every decision.

What Hunter FPM did

Client-side project management from concept through delivery to opening: brief and budget with the owner, consultant and contractor procurement, design management, contract administration, cost and programme control, and the staging and site logistics that let the precinct keep trading through construction.

What the owner got

The largest single project in the practice's portfolio, opened as a working theatre inside a working precinct. West HQ has engaged Robert Hunter and Hunter FPM continuously since 2018. In the words of its chief executive, projects "delivered in accordance with the budget, programme and quality expectations".

Refurbished lounge and courtyard at Balgowlah RSL, delivered while the club remained open to members
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Lounge and Courtyard Balgowlah RSL

Client
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club
Sector
RSL club
Project value
$7M
Contract
Amended AS 4000, executed March 2025
Role
Superintendent and Principal's representative; commissioning and handover control

The problem

A complete refurbishment of the club's lounge and outdoor courtyard, with the club open to members throughout. The board needed the building contract administered independently, the trading floor protected, and the handover to arrive with the documentation a club must hold, not chased for afterwards.

What Hunter FPM did

Acted as superintendent and Principal's representative under an amended AS 4000: progress claims assessed and certified inside the contract and Security of Payment timeframes, variations directed and valued, extensions of time determined, defects scheduled and closed. Held the head contractor to the documentation standard at completion, and ran commissioning and handover control so that the fire safety and essential services record was complete before the works were accepted.

What the owner got

A refurbished venue delivered without closing the club, a contract file that reads as it should, and a handover record the club can rely on. From the chief executive: "protecting our interests while elevating the outcome".

The Verandah Beecroft, a heritage bowling club repositioned as a 180-seat dining venue with the greens retained
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The Verandah Beecroft Norths Collective

Client
Norths Collective
Sector
Club and dining
Project value
$2M
Scale
180-seat dining venue, bowling greens retained
Role
Design coordination, authority approvals, contract administration

The problem

Reposition a heritage bowling club as a contemporary dining venue without losing the greens or the social character that made it worth keeping. Heritage, approvals, a group operator's standards and a community's expectations, all on a modest budget.

What Hunter FPM did

End-to-end design coordination across the consultant team, the authority approvals pathway, and contract administration through construction on behalf of Norths Collective, with the greens and the club's social use protected in the design and the programme.

What the owner got

A 180-seat venue that still reads as the bowling club it was. From the venue's operations manager: "a seamless experience", with the project "meeting both programme and budget requirements while maintaining high-quality outcomes".

New patron amenities at Norths Cammeray, built beside an active gaming floor with trading protected throughout
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Gaming and Amenities Norths Cammeray

Client
Norths Collective
Sector
Club, gaming floor
Project value
$2M
Scale
New patron amenities and staff facilities; five design disciplines
Role
Design coordination, tender management, contract administration

The problem

Build new patron amenities and staff facilities directly beside an active gaming floor, on a compressed schedule, without touching gaming yield. Five design disciplines had to be coordinated into a programme set by the trading calendar rather than the builder's preference.

What Hunter FPM did

Coordinated all design disciplines, managed the tender process and administered the building contract, with the construction programme written against the trading calendar and policed on site so that noisy works, shutdowns and access never reached the gaming floor at the wrong time.

What the owner got

New facilities delivered on time and on budget beside a floor that kept trading. From the general manager of Norths Collective: "administered the contract to ensure the project was delivered on time and budget".

Also Delivered

Beyond clubs: aquatic, commercial and medical.

The practice's method is the same whatever the building. These projects were delivered as client-side project manager for the owner.

Sydney Gymnastics and Aquatic Centre
  • $30M aquatic and gymnastics facility
  • West HQ precinct
West HQ Multi-Level Car Park
  • $5M car park inside a trading precinct
  • Traffic and access maintained throughout
Marsden Park Medical Centre and Newtown Thai
  • $2M medical centre, Marsden Park
  • Restaurant fit-out at West HQ
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References
Named senior executives at each client are available as references on request.
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