Ben Hales

Ben Hales is an experienced Project Controls Manager currently employed at Squadron Energy, where responsibilities include establishing enterprise project controls procedures and developing a community of practice within the organization. Prior to this role, Ben Hales worked at Queensland Rail as a Project Controls Specialist and played a key role in enhancing project controls practices, including the development of an Earned Value Management system. Ben Hales has held various positions, including Portfolio Project Controls Manager and Program Scheduler at Progress Rail, Possessions Planner at ARTC, and Project Control Officer at Aurecon, with a focus on implementing best practices in scheduling, cost control, and risk management across diverse sectors. Earlier career highlights include leading project controls at Bradken and coordinating projects for manufacturing rolling stock. Ben Hales holds a Diploma of Project Management and a Certificate IV in Project Management from TAFE.