Perth
National presence, local experience
Department of Finance, Parliament Place Fitout
What's important to
SHAPE Perth
We’re a dynamic and experienced team specialising in high-security solutions, labs, fitouts, staged multi-floor fitouts, education, and new builds. This diverse range of capabilities enables us to provide a seamless journey for our clients from start to finish, drawing experience from various sectors. We prioritise building strong relationships with our clients, ensuring we meet their specific needs and expectations. Our dedication goes beyond the norm as we strive to create environments that instil pride every day. Our success is driven by our people-focused approach, prioritising our clients’ needs and expectations, which offer effectiveness and efficiency, as well as our unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and sustainability. We take pride in our team’s diverse backgrounds and their exceptional track record of delivering successful projects on time and within budget.
General Manager - Damian La Rosa
Career
Damian is a trusted industry professional that brings a wealth of building and construction experience to the role of General Manager of WA. Since joining SHAPE as a cadet more than 20 years ago, Damian has gained vast experience and knowledge spanning a range of disciplines, from site to commercial management. With his ‘hands on’ approach, he has grown SHAPE Perth from $20M annual turnover to $70M, and to more than 50 people. Damian is passionate about delivering successful projects, mentoring and developing the WA team, and maintaining SHAPE’s great culture.
Life
In his free time, Damian enjoys AFL, cooking and supports Fremantle. He believes in working ‘smarter not harder’.
Meet the team Perth
Anthony Scurria
Project Director
Career
Anthony has joined SHAPE as Project Director, bringing over 20 years of nationwide experience and 14 years as a registered builder. He has successfully managed $450M worth of projects across commercial, civil, residential, healthcare, education, and government sectors. Anthony’s calm demeanour in leading diverse teams and overseeing large-scale projects from preconstruction to completion makes him a valuable asset as our team and capabilities continue to grow in WA.
Life
Anthony is a proud father of two and enjoys all things outdoors, including camping, fishing and traveling up and down the coast of WA with his family. He is also a loyal supporter of the Collingwood Magpies.
Michelle Germano
Office Manager
'Mish'
Career
Michelle has been with SHAPE for more than 25 years. She is passionate about creating the perfect working environment and building a positive culture that values diversity and inclusion.
Life
Michelle helps run the local community AFL club, where she enjoys watching children, including her own, grow and develop their skills. She loves spending quality time with family and friends and looks forward to down time during the summer break. Most importantly, she adores her furbaby, Monty.
Chris Slowe
Project Director
'Slowey'
Career
Chris’ passion for the construction industry is reflected in the way he manages his projects. Chris has a proven track record of delivering technically challenging, time-constrained projects. His extensive capabilities include overall strategic management, client liaison, budget management, and occupational health, safety & environmental (OHS&E) performance management. As Project Manager, his integrity and client focus ensure an enjoyable, successful experience for all parties concerned.
Life
Being from the UK, Chris has a unique sense of humour. He’s also an avid supporter of Huddersfield United, and can often be found with UK treats, which get the team’s attention.
Jodie Priestly
Business Development Manager
Career
Jodie has over 16 years' industry experience ranging from customer relationship management, consulting, project management, employee engagement, and internal capability development. She joined SHAPE Perth as a Client Development Manager in July 2021 before being promoted to Business Development Manager in 2022.
Life
You’ll find Jodie at the beach in summer and the bush in winter. She loves spending time with her daughter, family, and closest friends. Eating amazing food and drinking fabulous wine is her favourite past time.
Chris Rigden
Project Director
Career
Chris began his career as a builder’s labourer back in 2008 and has since had experience on client, builder, and developer sides. He also spent four years working in construction in the UK. Chris has fulfilled multiple roles project and site management, contract administration and quantity surveying across demolition, civils, refurb, heritage, fitout, and new build projects. This broad experience has given Chris extensive insight and knowledge of the construction industry.
Life
Chris is a hopeful West Coast Eagles fan and enjoys being in the ocean snorkelling, surfing, and kite surfing, spending time with friends, and running. His lifelong goal is to beat Jason Ngai in table tennis.
Jason Ngai
Senior Estimator
'Jaybo'
Career
Jason started his career at SHAPE in 2013, after completing his Construction Management and Economics degree at Curtin University. Since then, Jason has been an integral team member, leading the Estimating Team and supporting project teams throughout the project delivery. His extensive industry expertise and knowledge of SHAPE’s processes is invaluable in ensuring that offers are tailored to a client’s specific requirements. Having developed strong and lasting relationships with our network of subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants, Jason is also able to provide value engineering benefits that are passed onto our clients.
Life
Jason is the current ping pong champion of the Perth office. His favourite travel destination is the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, and he has a keen interest in both basketball and golf.
Yanik Sztor
Operations Manager
Career
As Operations Manager, Yanik has an active involvement in all WA projects. He has a breadth of knowledge gained within the Australian and UK construction industries. With over 25 years of experience as a registered builder, Yanik is technically competent and dedicated with a diverse range of skills spanning the entire construction and fit-out industry. He has site managed projects ranging from minor works to $20 million projects both throughout Australia and abroad. He’s quick to establish excellent working relationships with clients, consultants, and trades, making him an asset to any project.
Life
Born and raised in Scotland, Yanik’s name was supposed to be spelt with a J (Janik), however the hospital misspelt it with a Y.
Andrew Webb
SHAPE+ Manager
‘Webby’
Career
Andrew is a well-respected and highly experienced construction professional with more than 39 years in the industry. Having delivered many projects in occupied buildings, hospitals, educational facilities, and museums, he understands the importance of maintaining a safe work zone and minimising disturbance to operations. Believing open and honest communication is the key to a collaborative and smooth project delivery, Andrew ensures all stakeholders are informed throughout the entire project journey.
Life
Andrew is a proud husband and father, whose long list of hobbies includes scuba diving, flying planes, parachuting, mountain bike riding and fishing. He also loves boating and has completed the Avon Descent white water event through WA’s Avon and Swan Rivers seven times.
Capabilities
Fitout & Refurbishment
New Build
Modular Construction
Facade Restoration
Aftercare and Facilities Maintenance
We’ve been a leading Australian fitout and refurbishment provider for more than 30 years. Whether it is delivering a high-end office fitout or a boutique hotel we have the experience and specific know-how to manage our clients’ unique expectations. Through the high-quality projects we’ve delivered Australia-wide we have become known for our effective approach to delivering projects – never compromising on safety, relentless attention to detail and quality, industry-leading customer service, and staying ‘invisible’ in operational environments.
Our team is proud to have the capabilities, experience and relationships to deliver complicated, ambitious, important builds, especially those requiring well-planned and sensitive approaches to working in live environments and compliance with security requirements. Not only are we experienced on a national level, but through our 9 metropolitan and regional branches,we share a wealth of knowledge, resources and specialists across Australia.
Our innovative and bespoke modular solutions provide the benefits of off-site construction, including faster schedules, improved safety, minimal on-site disruption, and more sustainable construction. When working in occupied live environments, such as hospitals, schools and sports facilities, our reputation for delivering fast-paced, high-quality, technically challenging construction projects becomes invaluable. With multiple manufacturing facilities across Australia, we offer nationwide transportation and installation services, supported by our local construction services teams who provide project management services locally.
Read more about our Modular by SHAPE service >Our team delivers high-quality and cost-effective outcomes for clients requiring facade upgrade and compliance-driven replacement projects. We have extensive experience in high-risk works, as well as upgrades to occupied buildings, and understand the importance of minimising disruption to tenants and operations. We work collaboratively with consultants and subcontracts as required and strive to keep our clients informed of the latest developments within government and industry. Our innovative processes and programs not only provide clients with a visual representation of the progress of works, but are essential for the mandatory tracking and recording of panel replacement.
Backed by SHAPE’s 30+ years of delivering fitout and construction services nationwide, our Aftercare and Facilities Maintenance team have the experience and know-how to keep your built environment in the best possible condition. Our commitment to clients, base building landlords, and managing agents extends beyond project completion, seamlessly transitioning into ongoing maintenance, additions, or future upgrades. We provide national facilities maintenance to clients with a property portfolio, large or small, to ensure the safe and efficient operation of buildings, equipment, and systems. Whether you require scheduled maintenance or an immediate response, our goal is to preserve and enhance the life of your assets and ensure the comfort and well-being of those within them.
Sectors
Commercial
Defence
Government
Education
Health
We built our business on Australia-wide office fitouts and refurbishments, and it’s still a large part of what we do today. With much of our lives spent at work, we know how important it is to create environments that inspire and improve the experience of every employee.
The way we work is constantly evolving, and so too is the workplace itself. Having a trusted partner with vast experience in the sector gives our clients the peace of mind that their spaces are looked after throughout their lease. From building company headquarters and agile offices, to minor alterations, or base building upgrades, our many repeat clients are a testament to our reputation of delivering exceptional working spaces.
We have significant experience in delivering complex Defence work and understand the unique and strict requirements that come with sensitive and confidential aspects of these projects. From active security clearances and tailored protocols to Defence specific management plans and programs, we are well equipped to deliver a wide range of projects.
Our experience includes the successful delivery of office fitouts, base building upgrades, building services installation, commissioning, and beyond.
From new builds in high-security clearance contexts, to understanding the need for transparency and confidentiality, and meeting supplier social targets, we have delivered significant works for State and Federal government agencies and services. We have expertise in value engineering and providing budget certainty, which is crucial on publicly funded projects. We’re proud to be contributing to projects with long-term government vision that support communities and the delivery of services that make the lives of Australians better.
We work with leading universities and schools around the country to deliver inspiring spaces that offer world-class education and attract the best students and staff. With considerable experience across a wide range of specialised spaces including laboratories, libraries, auditoriums and sports facilities, we know how important it is to minimise disruption and prioritise safety while working around teaching schedules and academic calendars.
Whether it is a 24-hour operational facility, sterile lab, specialist equipment, or a new extension, our expert teams recognise the unique demands of healthcare projects. Our main focus is always on the safety of patients and medical staff.
Working within sensitive clinical environments also means implementing strict methodologies that address technically complex services requirements, dust mitigation strategies and stringent quality and sustainability standards. Our modular capabilities allow us to build offsite where possible and install quietly at a time carefully selected to minimise disturbance to patients and staff.