Jack Heasman
BEng (Mech)
Jack Heasman is a results-driven engineering and project manager with deep expertise in heavy Industrial and defence sectors.
He excels in applying systematic processes, data-drive decision making and value focused asset management to optimise asset lifecycles, reduce technical risk and maximise operation uptime. Jack’s strong leadership by example, stakeholder engagement and pragmatic problem solving consistently drive efficient, high-impact outcomes across all phases of the project engineering lifecycle.
He is a driver in risk-based asset management, designing asset lifecycles around value-adding, technical risk-reduction based maintenance periods, maximising asset availability whilst minimising risk of unplanned outages. Jack has been involved in all phases of the project and engineering lifecycle and excel at finding value-adding and unlocking process, whilst minimising or eliminating unnecessary effort.
Expertise
- Safety & Risk Management
- Project Delivery
- Engineering Compliance
- Business Improvement
- Asset Management
Track Record
- As Project Manager on the $43M LAND8140 Defence contract at Varley, Jack transformed the program from non-compliance to receiving a ‘High Performing’ customer scorecard in just six months. This turnaround was driven by a full program review, honest client engagement, improved reporting, and hands-on quality control earning direct recognition as the key driver behind the success.
- He identified major gaps in client asset planning on the LAND8140 contract, preventing millions in future technical debt and boosting long-term ROI. Jack led capability workshops, redefined system requirements, and oversaw efficient design prototyping—resulting in high-performing systems now in active service.
- At Downer, he overhauled project delivery by implementing custom budget forecasting tools achieving ±1% accuracy, and automated data analytics to refine future program planning. Jack introduced risk-based asset management, strengthened alignment between requirements and deliverables, and streamlined QA and scheduling, driving efficiency and asset availability.
- As Platform Engineering Manager on the $100M Armidale Class Patrol Boat Program, Jack led engineering and production teams to deliver 100% of projects on time, boosting quality, vessel availability, and customer satisfaction. By balancing safety, capability, and maintenance priorities, he drove consistent KPI improvements and strengthened client trust.