Stephen Thompson
Project Director, Huntlee NSW
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Construction Management, Bachelor of Building, and a Master of Economics (Property) and has been Project Director for Huntlee since October 2013. From mid-2010 until his appointment to Huntlee, he was Project Manager for LWP’s flagship development, Ellenbrook in Western Australia.
Previous to joining LWP, Stephen worked for a number of property developers in WA, primarily as a consultant project manager. This included work with government development corporations and private development companies on a diverse range of projects from large inner-suburban regeneration through to regional tourism developments.
Previously Stephen worked overseas including as Commercial Manager in a large project team tasked with developing a major multinational resort development on a remote island in the Caribbean. Stephen was based in London but the project spanned the globe in terms of resourcing, procurement and construction.
Stephen’s earlier career included working for a number of high-net-worth private boutique development companies in WA and several years working in Queensland.
Born and educated in Melbourne, when the position at Huntlee became available, Stephen welcomed the opportunity to move back east and take on the role of guiding the Hunter’s first new town in more than 50 years through it’s highly demanding but equally rewarding first years of development.