about
Projects Group provides upfront planning and hands-on assistance through the project delivery process. Our approach enables us to deliver comprehensive services in a more efficient way.
Cara Stokes
BTech (Design)
Cara is a project manager with twenty five years experience in the planning and delivery of private and public sector projects in Australia and overseas.
Cara has key skills in the areas of project planning, issues resolution, procurement, brief development, design management, tendering, contract management, commercial negotiation, authority approvals, technical certification and compliance matters.
Cara has held senior client side and consultancy roles including project management Chief Operating Officer and Divisional Director with Savills plc’s Australian office.
Cara has worked on a range of commercial, government, retail, residential, industrial and infrastructure projects including:
BAA - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 (£4.3b)
Melbourne Business School - Campus Redevelopment Project
VicRoads Sunshine advisory services
DHHS Project Homes Panel
Melbourne Business School Accommodation Planning
Disney Melbourne office fitout
DHS - NBESP Social Housing Initiative
Federation Centres - Std Consultant Briefs
PNCT - Point Nepean Former Quarantine Station Renewal ($33m)
Victorian Arts Centre Trust - Business Case Planning ($N/A)
DEECD - NBESP BER Northern Metro & Loddon Mallee ($420m)
DTF - Christmas Island Immigration Reception Processing Centre ($200m)
Brookfield Office Properties - Defence Plaza
Royal Bank of Scotland - Melbourne Convention Centre Hotel ($100m)
ING - Waterfront City Stage 1A ($90m)
Airservices Australia - Projects and Engineering Building
Coles Group Property Developments - Richmond Plaza, neighbourhood centre projects, technical due diligence, residential stratum
Wellington Capital - Student Accommodation
Qantas - Heavy Maintenance Facility
Dexus - Southgate Complex
Deutsche Bank - West Lakes Shopping Centre Redevelopment ($150m)
Pellicano - M1 Industry Park, Chep VIC HQ
Kmart - Hoppers Crossing DC lease expiry
AMP - Gateway Industrial, Mt Waverley
QIC - Watergardens Town Centre ($100m)
Mission Australia - Multi storey residential
DSE - Box Hill Central Activities District Long Term Development Plan
The GPT Group - Galeria Pomorska Long Term Development Plan (€25m)
QIC - Supercentre, cinema and retail ($30m)
Sportsgirl - National capital works program
Wellington Capital - Forest Resort
Coles Myer Group - Capital works programs
DSE - Werribee and Hoppers Crossing Development and Structure plan ($500m)
AIM (VIC) - Management House, St Kilda
GE Capital - 636 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
DSE - Transit Cities Infrastructure Grant
Suncorp - Technical due diligence
City of Whittlesea - Infrastructure works
Vasey RSL - Aged care facility, Bundoora
Other local government, retail, commercial and residential projects.