
- Associate Director, Construction Management
- Sydney
Vishal Ramesh Thakur
Vishal has over 23 years’ experience in development, procurement, construction, and commissioning of major rail infrastructure projects. He has vast experience in leading integrated delivery teams, delivering projects in both greenfield and brownfield environments and is recognized for a hands-on style of leadership with excellent ability to establish collaborative relationships with engineering teams, peers, contractors and stakeholders.
Vishal joined Network Rail in May 2023 and was working as a Construction Manager in Digital Systems Program in Sydney.
Prior to joining Network Rail, Vishal has worked in Transport for New South Wales and Sydney Metro as a Senior Project Manager in all areas of development and delivery, including providing strategic advice, pretender estimates, commercial risk profile, tender documentation (including finalising contracts with legal), engaging and managing technical advisors for concept design, preparing Interface Agreements, managing delivery of detailed design, construction, staged and final commissioning and asset handover. Vishal also has system integration experience delivering projects involving multidiscipline scopes like track, overhead wire, signalling, communications, electrical and current European Train Control System (ETCS) upgrades to Sydney Trains Network.
Vishal has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Majors in Transportation Engineering. He also has completed Post Graduate Diploma in Business Computing from University of Western Sydney.
Vishal is based in Sydney.