About Peter Wilkinson
Director of SamWilko Advisory
Peter believes that “Business, like many of life’s challenges, is all about luck. Successful business people implement the right business model, work hard and smart and are well prepared for when they get lucky”.
Peter brings more than 30 years’ experience to helping entrepreneurs, business leaders and senior managers who wish to “get lucky” by building business capability in bid management and project development. He also specialises in implementing smart, effective and innovative business strategies to better manage precious management time, increase revenue and improve return on equity.
Peter’s expertise is in developing, implementing and enabling growth in transportation, construction and consulting businesses. He specialises in outsourced services and has deep experience in private and Government funded infrastructure across the full spectrum of contracting methodologies.
Peter has applied his asset and systems development and management expertise in the mining, transportation, defence, utilities, property and infrastructure industries both locally and overseas. Peter has refined his project development skills both locally and Internationally.
Peter has held Executive Management positions with Transfield Services, GHD Pty Ltd and Serco Asia Pacific. As Manager of GHD’s Sydney Management Consulting Group, he led and developed a team providing professional services to public and private sector clients in Project Advisory, Asset Solutions, Business Performance and Risk Management. He has previously held positions with UGL and in the Public Sector with NSW State Rail Authority (now Sydney Trains).
A strategic thinker, he has contributed to the national debate regarding the utilisation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) based models for financing and innovative delivery of infrastructure.
Specialties: Bid Management, Project Development, Business Advisory and Coaching, Transportation Services Outsourcing and Infrastructure Asset Management.
