Capital Program Leadership - Brisbane, Australia & Dubai, UAE
Most programs don't fail at delivery.
They fail at the decisions made before it begins.
— IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING WORKING WITH ME —
I work at the intersection of capital strategy, physical delivery, and operational reality. The environments where decisions have long tails, safety margins are tight, and failure is expensive.
Strategy vs delivery
Are decisions serving the asset – or protecting the programme?
Safety vs speed
Is risk being genuinely managed – or just documented and moved on?
Cost vs operational reality
Will this asset perform as designed, in conditions as they actually are?
When one of these interfaces is out of alignment, the program struggles – regardless of how competent the delivery team is. I have spent two decades working at exactly these points.
I work selectively. My primary focus is senior leadership – roles where the accountability is real and the environment is genuinely hard. I also take on a small number of advisory engagements each year where I can make a meaningful difference at a critical stage.
PRIMARY - LEADERSHIP ROLES
Program Director & Senior Leadership Appointments
- Program or Project director
- Head of capital programs or portfolio
- Client-side & owner-side leadership
- Interim appointments in complex or distressed programs
Brisbane-based · Travel-ready
SELECTIVE - ADVISORY
Where I add value without a full appointment
- Program setup and governance design
- Advisory at critical decision points
- Portfolio sequencing and risk framing
- Delivery system and playbook development
Limited engagements. Not open-ended retainers.
— THIS CONVERSATION MAKES SENSE IF —
- You are filling a capital program director or a senior leadership role in a program where structure, governance, or decision-making is the real challenge
- You are setting up a major capital investment and need someone who has done this before
- You are at a critical stage in your capital program and need focused, high-accountability input
— FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS —
Renie works primarily in senior leadership roles — Program Director, Head of Capital Programs, and interim appointments in complex or distressed programs. She also takes a small number of advisory engagements each year at critical decision points, rather than open-ended retainers.
Yes. Renie is Brisbane-based and travel-ready, with multi-country capital program leadership experience across Australia and the MENA region.
Renie has led capital programs across large-format retail, early learning and education, hospitality, mixed developments, industrial precincts, and transport infrastructure — in both new-build and live operational environments.
Her portfolio spans programs from $19.6M to $111M, including, various capital works program across a national network of 450 early learning centres, and a multi-country retail transformation across 75 stores.
Both. Her primary focus is senior leadership appointments, but she also takes a small number of advisory engagements each year — program setup, governance design, and portfolio sequencing — for organisations that need input without a full-time appointment.
Reach out directly through the Start the Conversation page. Renie responds to every serious enquiry, particularly from those filling a capital program director role or facing a critical stage in a major capital investment.
If that describes your situation, reach out directly. I respond to every serious enquiry.