WSP in Australia

In Australia, women make up just 16% of current working engineers. We are proud to have partnered with Engineers Australia’s diversity and inclusion program to change those statistics.

With Australia in need of more engineers than ever, Greg Kane, CEO, WSP Australia, says that the pursuit of diversity is imperative across the industry.

“𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 – 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 19 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺.”

In this article, Romilly Madew AO, Chief Executive, Engineers Australia; Greg Kane, CEO, WSP Australia; and Colette Munro, Pacific Zone President, Schneider Electric, discuss why a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial for the industry: https://createdigital.org.au/engineering-companies-bolstering-diversity/

Set to become an iconic landmark on the Geelong waterfront, the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre precinct development will elevate Geelong's status as a leading regional city and a prime destination for tourism, business events and retail experiences.

Located on Wadawurrung Country, the centre will include a 1000-seat venue, two large exhibition spaces, conference facilities, and flexible event spaces. In addition to the convention centre, the development includes new retail spaces, hospitality offerings and a large public plaza.

Find out more: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/projects/geelong-convention-event-centre-precinct

Every dam, whether it’s holding water or mining tailings, can have a long, safe life when designed, constructed and managed to suit site conditions. New geophysical technologies and methods reveal a great deal about the hidden world beneath our feet, informing safer designs.

Here, Dr Peter Chapman, Technical Director, Tailings, and Dr Tariq Rahiman, Technical Director, Geophysics, discuss how newer geophysical technologies and methods are providing solutions to support design, construction and management of tailings facilities: https://lnkd.in/gmW6Scmj

Major events act as catalysts for urban transformation, driving improvements in infrastructure, transportation and public spaces, and the advancements in smart city solutions and advanced data analytics make these investments more important than ever.

In this article, experts from our WSP in the U.S. Major Event Advisory practice and our very own Graeme Steverson, Technical Director, Planning and Mobility, who has a career spanning six Olympic Games, discuss preparing transit for major public events: https://www.wsp.com/en-us/insights/2024-major-events-advisory-practice-olympics

📷: WSP is working with Los Angeles Metro on its transportation plan to achieve its goal of a “car free” 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games with expanded transit service options.

Sydney’s transport network is predominantly above ground: ferries, trains, buses and light rail. So, how do you transition the movement of people to travel underground? We’re tackling that question with our work on the new Sydney Metro Waterloo integrated station development (WISD).

Comprised of the Waterloo Station and the over station development buildings, WISD is a state significant project changing how Sydneysiders move.

Overcoming the complexities of designing buildings to be constructed over a station has required substantial coordination with the broader tunnel and station systems design teams, to enable integration of the below ground station interface. From a design perspective, customer experience is everything.

Learn more: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/projects/waterloo-integrated-station-development

Waterloo Integrated Station Development We are helping to revitalise the Waterloo area with an integrated station development, that will provide the community with a safe and seamless transport interchange, along with a mixed-use precinct to boost liveability.

Thanks to Jacqui for her work enabling us to support Tiarna and Meg to attend. The future of engineering is bright with enthusiastic and dedicated with students like Tiarna and Meg interested in the field!

International Women in Engineering Day Breakfast run by Engineers Australia was a real treat for two of our Year 11 students, Tiarna and Meg. The girls were sponsored by WSP in Australia Associate Civil Engineer, Jacqui Berry, following their "pay it forward" philosophy. Jacqui sent through the following message:
"Thank you for allowing us to sponsor two of your outstanding students Meg and Tiarna, to attend the recent Women in Engineering Breakfast. Both students were engaging, and made a great impression on everyone they interacted with."

Meg and Tiarna said..."We got to see an insight into the many different fields of engineering available to us and learnt a lot from breakfast. The event was extremely worthwhile and did a great job educating us on our futures and making us feel welcome. We would like to thank Jacqui so much for this opportunity."

Thanks to Curriculum Leader of Science, Mr Chris Smith nominating the girls - such a wonderful opportunity for our students.

Wildlife–vehicle collisions are a significant threat to biodiversity, a risk to human safety, and cause animal welfare concerns. With rapid advances in remote sensing, machine learning, artificial intelligence and automation, there is significant potential to leverage technology to reduce Australia’s animal road toll. 🦘

Rodney van der Ree, Technical Executive – Ecology, shared his global expertise in wildlife-vehicle interactions at a symposium sponsored by Transport for NSW and presented by WSP, the Australasian Network for Ecology and Transportation, and EIANZ - Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand. Participants explored technology that aims to reduce the frequency and severity of collisions between humans and animals on the world’s roads and railways. 🚙

In this article, our ecology experts discuss symposium insights: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/news/2024/technology-to-reduce-wildlife-vehicle-collisions

Technology to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions WSP road ecology expert shares new technology solutions to reduce wildlife–vehicle collisions

Emily Martin is combining her passion for her career with other interests such as travelling, field work, helping people and lifelong learning. Having grown up in Ontario, Canada, Emily recently located to South Australia to join our Mining team as a Process Engineer. 👷‍♀️

Describing her role, Emily says that she works on mine backfill projects. “𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 “𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦” 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴.

“𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗&𝘐𝘋𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘣 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢, 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦-𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧! 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴.”

When asked about career highlights, Emily mentions BHP Olympic Dam, her current detailed design project. “𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦! 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

“𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢, 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”

Click below to find out more about Emily and to check out some of the amazing places WSP Mining has taken her. 👇

Across the country, numerous programs are underway to remove level crossings, enhancing safety and efficiency in transport corridors for communities. In Queensland, where rapid population growth coincides with preparations for the 2032 Olympics, there is a heightened focus on designing transport infrastructure that meets the needs of communities both now and in the future.

In this article, our rail experts, Yuyu Zhang, Kieran Cook, Jamie Green and Stephanie Malone discuss how removing level crossings in Queensland can create a safer, more efficient and resilient rail network: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/insights/removing-level-crossings-for-resilient-rail-in-queensland

Over the next five years, Australia is on track to see more than $14 billion per year of rail-related construction activity. One factor critical for success, is the project delivery framework. Our team has developed a framework, which utilises aspects of digital engineering, project management and systems engineering as the backbone to project delivery.

WSP’s Senior Systems Engineer Thomas Wagner, who developed this Integrated Systems Delivery framework, and Associate Systems Engineer Curran Dhaliwal, sat down with us to discuss how it works: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/insights/upgrading-the-project-delivery-model-for-complex-rail-projects

It’s time to make Net Zero happen. Join us in our upcoming webinar, 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦, on 31 July 2024 to find out digital tools can help us to reach Net Zero across critical infrastructure and the built environment.

Johnathan Munkley, Digital Services Lead, WSP UK, will share global best practice examples and learnings on applying digital tools for decarbonisation on infrastructure projects; followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with industry experts.

𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:

- Neil Ganju, Digital Engineering Director - Bridges, Aviation & Roads, WSP Australia
- Johnathan Munkley, Technical Director – Digital Services Lead, WSP in the UK
- Hollie Hynes GAICD, General Manager - Sustainability and Environment, Laing O'Rourke
- Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer - Green Building Council of Australia (facilitator)

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://au.wsp.com/en-au/wsp-webinar-series-digitise-to-decarbonise-registration

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WSP provided a low-carbon solution for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre using modern methods of construction. The most distinctive feature is the use of “Bubbledeck” floor slabs, reducing the amount of concrete in the building structure by 30%.

Read more: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/projects/albury-wodonga-regional-cancer-centre

With the clock ticking down to the Paris Olympics, here's a peek at Ballymore National Rugby Training Centre, the first dedicated home for women’s rugby in Australia and home of women’s rectangular sport. The facility will play a significant role in sport and in the community – including the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/projects/ballymore-national-rugby-training-centre

Congratulations to our , Emma Gjers and Olivia Koren, for their acceptance into the Property Council's 500 Women in Property program.

The program identifies and champions women for leadership opportunities through sponsorship from industry leaders. Sponsors advocate in the workplace, help build networks and support skill development and success. Since its launch in 2016, over 3,000 women have participated in the program.

WSP is committed to championing inclusion and diversity at all levels, and this initiative is one of many we’re undertaking to achieve our strategic goal of 30 percent of women in leadership roles at a national and international level.

Congratulations Emma and Olivia!

Our Sydney office at World Square has had a face-lift. Prioritising sustainability, we embedded a circular economy approach in the design to prioritise reuse, refurbishing, donation and recycling of construction and fitout materials.

Local artist Shane Youngberry, a Dharawal man from La Perouse, designed bespoke artwork for the office, representing our industry and Indigenous connections to Country.

With our Sydney-based teams settling into the refreshed workplace, we're looking forward to more opportunities to inspire and connect with clients and colleagues.

Find out more: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/news/2024/sydney-office-at-world-square

Join us in our upcoming Net Zero webinar, 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦, on 31 July 2024 to find out how industry is grappling with the challenge of how to reach Net Zero across critical infrastructure and the built environment.

WSP’s UK Digital Services Lead, Johnathan Munkley, will share global best practice examples and learnings on applying digital tools for decarbonisation on infrastructure projects; followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:

- Neil Ganju, Digital Engineering Director - Bridges, Aviation & Roads, WSP in Australia
- Johnathan Munkley, Technical Director – Digital Services Lead, WSP in the UK
- Hollie Hynes, General Manager - Sustainability and Environment, Laing O'Rourke
- Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer - Green Building Council of Australia (facilitator)

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://au.wsp.com/en-au/wsp-webinar-series-digitise-to-decarbonise-registration

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How can digital tools help project stakeholders—from engineers and designers to contractors and clients—reduce lifecycle carbon emissions? Carb0nise is one of the digital tools developed by WSP that enables the identification and selection of the most environmentally friendly design solutions, including materials, and the results can be made visible to all relevant project stakeholders.

Read more: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/insights/carb0nise-carbon-analysis-in-design

Henry Okraglik, WSP’s Global Director of Digital, describes his favourite part of his job and industry as being able to look at problems from different angles and come up with solutions that wouldn’t have been possible even a few years ago.

Henry says, “𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘔𝘔𝘊), 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘦-𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 – 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.

“𝘐𝘵’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴.”

Outside of work, Henry enjoys spending quality time with the family, travelling and is an avid motorcycle rider.

“𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘒𝘰𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭 - 85𝘬𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘐 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵!”

Learn more about our Digital Opportunities Changemaker: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/news/2024/the-digital-opportunities-changemaker

WSP is overseeing over 90 projects to reduce the health and accommodation disadvantages experienced by rural and remote First Nations communities around Australia. Co-designed and co-delivered with First Nations communities, the projects involve construction and refurbishment of health care hubs, clinics, health staff accommodation and aged care facilities, to provide culturally appropriate spaces for patients and families.

A key consideration is cultural safety. Gary Po***ck, Program Leader NIPF, says “𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦-𝘰𝘧-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.”

Appointed by the ARC as the National Infrastructure Project Facilitator (NIPF) under the Federal Government’s Closing the Gap Infrastructure Project, we are project managing the delivery of services on these projects in collaboration with the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.

Learn more about how NIPF is facilitating the successful delivery of people-centred facilities for living and healing on Country: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/projects/national-infrastructure-project-facilitator

NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, Official: Troppo Architects, Maari Ma Health

Engineers and professionals will come together at Engineers Australia’s Climate Smart Engineering Conference to tackle one of the most critical challenges in the how to Net Zero: the clean energy transition.

Russell Reid will join the Plenary panel: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. Russell and fellow panellists; Simon Corbell from SEC Victoria, Gillian Cagney from Worley and Gerard Coggan from QLD Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, and moderator David Shankey from QLD Department of Energy and Public Work, will unpack the challenges and ways forward in navigating project approvals and delivery.

Russell is a Gamillaraay (Kamilaroi) man and member of our Indigenous Specialist Services team. He brings strong and valuable experience building partnerships between Aboriginal organisations, businesses, people and projects. Russell will share project examples and experiences in meaningful community and stakeholder engagement and discuss the value of authentic engagement - not just for gaining approval but for delivering positive social outcomes for communities impacted by renewable energy projects.

Find out more / register: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/learning-and-events/conferences-and-major-events/climate-smart-engineering -316526

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) helped enable the project team on the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific highway upgrade to deliver the equivalent of a major project every month.

Read more about the productivity, efficiency and quality of major projects can be significantly improved by MMC: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/projects/woolgoolga-to-ballina-pacific-highway-upgrade

Our WSP l Calibre team is settling into our second Perth office at QV1 tower, Level 8, 250 St Georges Terrace. Designed with collaboration, innovation and sustainability at the forefront, QV1 has a 6 Star NABERS Indoor Environment rating, 6 Star NABERS Energy rating with Green Power, 4.5 Star NABERS Water rating and 3.5 Star NABERS Waste rating.

Find out more about our new Perth office: https://www.wsp.com/en-au/news/2024/calibres-new-perth-office

In honour of Pride Month in June, our VIBE network hosted and attended events across Australia, reminding us to embrace our individuality, support community and foster inclusion for all. Thank you to our VIBE members and wider WSP team for making Pride Month memorable! Let’s continue to create a world where everyone feels seen, heard and valued.

From the 63rd Annual Queens Ball in Brisbane to Drag Queen Bingo in Adelaide, here’s a peek at our celebrations recognising our Rainbow Engineers and Scientists.

Thanks to Gavin Clark, Samantha Morton, Mrunal Patil and Ivana Dawe for the photos!

Built for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the heritage listed AIA Centre is the only major stadium left standing from the Games and state's only post-tensioned steel building. Having received upgrades through the decades to maintain and preserve its original unique design, the AIA Centre is now home to the Collingwood Football Club and Netball Club.

As we head towards the Paris Games, learn more about this part of Australia's Olympic legacy: https://hubs.li/Q02FbChw0

Image: During construction in 1956