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INFRASTRUCTURE
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.