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X ~ 4+ b . (t. d ~ % e | eaaNi9NaziviLNaniant1s0 [)' ivilnanianitasow s yinvHisny - -/ j a »"! P ils. al SHL. < te: Whys - 1Vd@IN39 NOILIG3 JOA gg on 'g unr £102 s0'z$ gig "py eel mmad Adelaiq A 2108 Ovg| Australia f a j - n z | ' : v Join o ur buildings team Mott M acDonald is a global management, engineering and development consultancy with 15,000 staff working on projects in 140 countries. Our award-winning work is founded on a culture of excellence, quality and innovation, contributing to cost-effective, functional and sustainable solutions. We're industry leaders in the use of building information modelling (BIM) for planning, design, project delivery and operation. Everywhere we work, our local offices are supported by the skills and resources of the global Group, ark, N ew 4 providing our clients with local service and world class solutions. Carlaw P In t he buildings sector, our work spans civic, commercial, education, health, leisure, retail, sports and transport projects. Across them all, we produce imaginative and distinctive solutions that invite corporate and civic pride. Our m ultidisciplinary services Engineering - civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and public health, fire protection, and fagades Project, programme and design management ESD and building energy consulting Vertical transportation Hydraulic design Modelling and analysis We're s eeking skilled, motivated engineers and project managers to join fast-expanding buildings teams in our offices across Australia. To f ind out more about career opportunities at Mott MacDonald visit www.careers.mottmac.com.au \fista, S ingal pore "f FROMHE T PRESIDENT a ENGINEERS A USTRALIA The d iversity advantage Marlene K anga [email protected] a u stralia's rich multicultural society has a significant competitive a dvantage, providing opportunities to foster diverse perspectives and ideas. Diversity is an advantage and an opportunity especially for innovation nremain i the profession and build successful careers, in engineering. Diverse teams produce solutions that balancing work and family life. are robust, innovative and sustainable. Yet Australias The engineering profession as a whole has also been leadership in engineering has been slow to take full slow to support indigenous young people to consider advantage of this opportunity. As a young overseas born engineering as a career. As traditional owners of female engineer, I arrived in this country with less than Australia, indigenous engineers have a deep and innate $100 in my pocket, knowing no one in Sydney and understanding of key issues relating to the use of water without anywhere to spend the first night. I overcame and other natural resources, environmental management great odds to land my first job, which did not involve and sustainable practices in engineering. It is a significant much engineering, and establish my home and family. comparative advantage that we cannot ignore. Many others have arrived in this country with mixed results. Over the past 10 years, the gap of some 16,000 engineers per year has been filled by overseas “ D iversity is an advantage born engineers entering the country permanently or on temporary (457) visas, a windfall in education value and an opportunity which I estimate at $250 million per year. Many are especially f or innovation. experienced engineers who have held leadership positions. Importantly, the initiative required to move countries ensures a level of ambition and drive that results in high Diversity r esults in improved business performance. levels of performance - if given the chance. Yet the value An organisation that values diversity makes efficient use of this intellectual capital has not been fully utilised. Many of resources and has equitable career opportunities based have achieved their aspirations for a new and productive on merit. It is essential that leaders of the engineering life, others have not been so fortunate. There are many profession take pro-active and meaningful steps to ensure qualified, experienced engineers who are not working in an inclusive engineering profession that provides everyone the engineering profession, it's economically wasteful and with the opportunity to have a fair go, irrespective of disappointing for the individuals. gender, race or any other perceived barrier. Unsustainable work practices have also led to the This month, I am delighted to introduce an article by underutilisation and loss of women engineers. While 20% Professor Aleksandar Subic, dean of engineering at RMIT of engineering students are women, less than 10% remain University, on their Advanced Manufacturing Precinct and in the engineering profession. Less than 150 women are Engineering Learning Factory (p. 34). It is a great example fellows of Engineers Australia, demonstrating the low of the new manufacturing paradigm that Australia needs numbers achieving senior positions. Unsupportive work to maintain jobs growth in this sector. I am also proud to place cultures still result in half of women engineers introduce an article by Todd Rowling (p. 32), a graduate leaving the profession by age 30 and the number of the summer school, who has completed an engineering remaining continues to fall in every decade thereafter, degree and works for Ausgrid. These articles demonstrate especially if women have children. While there is a focus the promise and the possibilities of what can be achieved to get girls interested in engineering, there is also a need if the engineering profession makes the best use of our for effective programs to genuinely support women to diversity advantage. M Engineers A ustralia | June 2013 3 ENGINEERS A USTRALIA NATIONAL O FFICE 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600 O phone 02 6270 6555 CONTENTS www.engineersaustralia.org.au Emil-PREESS [email protected] 1 300 653 113 NATIONAL PRESIDENT : Dr Marlene Kanga, FIEAust CPEng NATIONAL DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Prof Alex Baitch, FIEAust CPEng NATIONAL IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Adjunct Prof David Hood, FIEAust CPEng COVER S TORY COUNCILLORS: Carla Cher GradIEAust; Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd, FIEAust EngExec; Madeleine McManus, FIEAust; Simon Orton, RPEQ MIEAust EngExec JP(Qual); Barry Tonkin, JP FIEAust CPEng; Greg Walters (National Vice President - Finance), FIEAust CPEng EngExec. 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