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Allan Claydon
Director Works and Services
City of Mandurah
Allan Claydon
is currently the
Director
Works and Services for the City of Mandurah
and has been in this role since 1997.
This directorate has approximately 160
employees.
He commenced his engineering journey with
a traineeship as an Engineering Assistant
with Main Roads Western Australia in 1973.
Inspired to attain higher qualifications and
become a civil engineer meant leaving to join
the City of Stirling to continue his professional
development and continue university studies.
The unexpected outcome is
that some 30 plus years later,
Allan remains within the local
government fraternity.
Over this time he has had various
roles in both metropolitan and
rural local governments together
with a period of ownership of
a small business. The latter
being instrumental in bringing a
commercial business experience
to the roles in local government.
Allan has a commitment to
lifelong learning which apart
from attaining a Bachelor of
Engineering with honours, has
resulted in further post graduate
studies in business, engineering
and transport. A Masters
in Engineering Management
has also been successfully
completed.
Allan was awarded the Engineers Australia
WA Engineer of the year 2010.
Allan has been an active member of the
Institute of Public Works Engineering
Australia through various roles including:
Board member at National Level
Past State President and Executive team
member at State Level
Current Chairperson of the South West
Branch of IPWEA which has now become
well established.