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he f uture of our profession rests very When I r eflect on my own experience, I Tmuch with our young engineers. was fortunate to have secured a cadetship Young members (aged 35 years on entering university. This gave me work and under) represent 58% of our total experience throughout my undergraduate membership. Excluding students, program (and so I missed out on the 30% are aged 35 years and under. extended breaks that most university Young engineers are, naturally, students had) and then on graduation, I primarily responsible for their own was required through the nature of the career development. However, in my bond to work for the organisation for five opinion, industry and members of years. This was no hardship as I was given the profession have a responsibility the opportunity to be rotated through in ensuring that young engineers all the major groups of the organisation have opportunities to ensure that they for periods of 6-12 months and had great become valuable members of the mentoring support. profession. Industry needs This was an ideal training/ to step up to the mark and development program while still embrace these responsibilities. doing useful work. Regrettably, Decades ago, government such opportunities are now organisations were the major rarely available. Bonds are no employers of students via longer allowed and employees cadetships, and of young readily move jobs in order to graduates. These organisations improve their positions. Often were the training ground Alex B aitch this results in a very narrow field for graduates and had active [email protected] of experience and promotion to development programs to ensure leadership positions in either technical well rounded and balanced development of these or management fields without the sort of development young engineers. that would be ideal. The employment environment has now changed Engineers Australia is now putting great effort into substantially and it is very much in the hands of private the development of programs that will assist both industry to provide employment opportunities. During young graduates and employers to provide structured the transformation process over these years, industry training and experiential opportunities. The Professional has largely not taken up its responsibilities in providing Development Program, for example, is aimed at giving training opportunities and development of graduates. employers the opportunity to assist graduates and young The cry from industry tends to be that universities members to identify the need for building engineering need to produce 'industry ready' graduates. In reality, competencies and becoming Chartered. the role of university training is to produce engineering EA Connect is a new service available to engineering graduates who have a sound theoretical background, employers to promote work placement opportunities analytical skills, with some in-depth knowledge in an to EA student and graduate members. Our strength area of practice in their discipline and an understanding campaign is a member engagement initiative which, of their future roles as engineers. A graduate of an among other things, encourages members to be EA Accredited engineering degree achieves Stage 1 Chartered. Mentoring programs are also being introduced Competency. The development of the young graduate to by various units. Another new service that is available be industry ready is then dependent on the opportunities through Engineering Education Australia is the online that the graduate gets or creates for him or herself. learning portal, EOL. This is of value for all members It is when Stage 2 Competency is achieved that the to assist with development and maintenance of member can become a Chartered Professional Engineer competencies. It is a subscription service and, depending and be on the National Professional Engineers Register on the category of subscription, provides access to an (NPER). Realistically, it is only then that the member is array of learning programs, courses and videos. industry ready and has standing in terms of our various So the challenge is for all parts of industry (be it international accords with respect to mobility. government, government owned entities or private The experience needs to combine a range of activities. industry) to recognise the importance of the development Post-graduate education, opportunities for job rotation of our young members for the future of their own to have exposure to a range of experiences, and training organisations, the profession and for the benefit of courses are all elements of development programs. the community. MW
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ENGINEERS A USTRALIA NATIONAL O FFICE 0 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600 phone 02 6270 6555 ENGINEERS www.engineersaustralia.org.au AUSTRALIA CONTENTS [email protected] 1 300 653 113 NATIONAL PRESIDENT: Prof Alex Baitch, FIEAust CPEng NATIONAL D EPUTY PRESIDENT: Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd, FIEAust EngExec NATIONAL I MMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Dr Marlene Kanga, FIEAust CPEng COUNCILLORS: C arla Cher, FIEAust; Barry Finlay, FIEAust CPEng; John Mcintosh, FIEAust CPEng, EngExec; Alexandra Meldrum, FIEAust CPEng; Simon Orton, MIEAust EngExec; Greg Walters (National Vice President - Finance), FIEAust CPEng EngExec. CHIEF E XECUTIVE : Stephen Durkin, FIEAust COLLEGE C HAIRS: Prof Karen Reynolds, FIEAust (biomedical); Robert Barker, FIEAust, CPEng (civil); Prof Robert Burford, FIEAust CPEng (chemical); Alan Coote, CPEng (electrical); Erik Maranik, FIEAust CPEng (environmental); Jennifer Murray FIEAust CPEng (ITEE); Paula West, CPEng (mechanical); Dr Rob Heywood, FIEAust CPEng (structural). DIVISION O FFICES CANBERRA 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600, phone 02 6270 6519 NEWCASTLE 122 Parry St, Newcastle West 2302, phone 02 4926 4440 NORTHERN GPO Box 417, Darwin 0801, phone 08 8981 4137 QUEENSLAND 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane 4000, phone 07 3832 3749 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Level 11, 108 King William St, Adelaide 5000, phone 08 8202 7100 SYDNEY Encineers A ustRALIA Level 3, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood 2067, phone 02 9410 5600 TASMANIA Level 8, 188 Collins St, Hobart 7000, phone 03 6234 2228 3 President's column VICTORIA 13-21 Bedford St, North Melbourne 3051, phone 03 9329 8188 6 CEO's column WESTERN AUSTRALIA 712 Murray St, West Perth 6005, phone 08 9321 3340 8 Letters HONG KONG CHAPTER, Paul Freeman, President, [email protected] 12 EA establishes new college MALAYSIA CHAPTER Dennis Ong, Chairman, [email protected] 15 Astronaut engineers at Convention 2014 SINGAPORE CHAPTER Percy Jeyapal, President, [email protected] UK C HAPTER 22 Preview of Chemeca 2014 Peter Walsh, Chairman, [email protected] 80 Heritage marker for Qld woolscour ENGINEERS M EDIA Engineers A ustralia magazine, published by Engineers Media (registered name Engineers Australia Pty Limited, ACN 001311511), a wholly owned subsidiary 83 Call for nominations of Engineers Australia, is a magazine reporting impartially the latest news of interest to engineers. The statements made or opinions expressed in the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institution. News Engineers M edia retains copyright for this publication. Written permission is required for the reprinting of any of its content. FBOARD O DIRECTORS: Mervyn Lindsay, FIEAust CPEng (chair); Gunilla 14 Proposed changes to Old engineering Act Burrowes, FIEAust; Stephen Durkin, FIEAust; Terence Jeyaretnam, FIEAust CPEng; David Lees, MIEAust CPEng; Bruce Roff, FIPA ACIS. 14 Engineers honoured in Queen's Birthday list HEAD O FFICE: 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest, NSW 2065 (PO Box 588, Crows Nest 1585), phone 02 9438 1533 www.engineersmedia.com.au 16 Major concerns for engineering graduates in EDITORIAL EMAIL: [email protected] federal budget ADVERTISING EMAIL: [email protected] GENERAL MANAGER: Bruce Roff 18 News in brief MANAGING EDITOR : Dr Tim Kannegieter DEPUTY EDITOR : Desi Corbett EDITORIAL: Conrad Bem, Alexander Maxwell, Chelsea Wallis, Patrick Durrant ACCOUNTANT: Tissa Mohotti NATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER: Justine Romanis ADVERTISING SALES: NSW/ACT: Dee Grant, [email protected] 0435 758 081 QId: Maree Fraser, [email protected] 07 5580 9000 Vic, Tas, SA, WA: David Sutcliffe, Find us Youll) flickr [email protected] 0497 211 122 International: [email protected] ADVERTISING CO-ORDINATOR: Esme Johnstone h. elsewhere PRODUCTION MANAGER: Chris Gerelli AUSTRALIA PRODUCTION: Stefan Novak, Michelle Watts twitter EA BOOKS: Dean Clarke
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27 New coal research projects 38 Manual for assessing condition of wharf for Latrobe Valley structures on the way
29 Redeveloping Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter 39 Regional council goes paperless with asset management technology
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80 Obituary -Brian Lloyd Cover S tory - Tor 100 81 Terence Jeyaretnam on sustainability
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I n vesting in infrastructure is a clear priority for this federal government. P rime minister Tony Abbott has very publicly announced that he wants to be remembered as "an infrastructure prime minister'. Part of this vision has seen treasurer Joe Hockey earmark an ambitious $11.6 billion for infrastructure spending. Stephen D urkin The ultimate goal of creating world class infrastructure to [email protected] improve our quality of life and support population growth is strongly welcomed by Engineers Australia. This is in our interest as a nation and necessary to support the future The d ecision now made for Badgerys Creek to be the growth of our great country. site of Sydney's second airport is an example of this. The However, we consider that there are many aspects of government acted swiftly and decisively to address a long these plans that need to be carefully thought through. In standing and significant community concern in Australias particular, we are encouraging the government to set a largest and busiest city. broader agenda towards its infrastructure led recovery. However, it is also obvious that such a major facility will fundamentally transform the very nature of Sydney and its surroundings. Therefore, such a milestone decision Transformation o f our presents a better opportunity than ever before to not just fix a problem, but for that city to be long term and visionary in € major cities requires its outlook. This is the approach that has been successfully applied considered and long over the past few decades in countries such as China, Hong Kong and Singapore where master planning is carried term planning. out as an integral part of the development of these cities. These plans include significant input from the engineering For t oo long, governments in Australia have approached profession and in turn are widely communicated to the infrastructure investment in a piecemeal manner. Projects general public. A long term planning approach is often well are often driven by political motivations rather than a long removed from political systems and cycles and therefore term, bigger picture view of how infrastructure can support responds to the long term needs of their communities and population growth, drive productivity and improve our the cities in which these communities live. national wellbeing. Engineering infrastructure is not simply about projects, Australia's population growth is a particular challenge. planning and a construction labour force. Our nation will Current ABS projections are that our population will require skilled and experienced professionals to properly increase to 40 million people by the year 2060 and more plan and deliver the vision that has now been set. This is no than 50 million by 2100. different to a government having a vision to create a better The latest ABS figures project that millions more people national medical system, which would require an investment will crowd into Australias capital cities over the next 50 in doctors and skilled medical professionals and not just years, largely as a result of migration. By 2060, Sydney focused on building new hospitals. is expected to have over 8 million residents. Melbourne The engineering profession is optimistic about the will overtake Sydney, with its population increasing to 8.5 government's infrastructure plans. Engineers Australia is million. Brisbane will increase to 4.8 million and Perth will supportive of this ambitious public infrastructure agenda more than double to 5.5 million people: both will have more and the profession stands ready to work with government to residents than Sydney has today. make its vision a reality. Such a fundamental transformation of our major cities However, as Engineers Australia has said consistently, the requires considered and long term planning with significant government will struggle to build the infrastructure it has input from the engineering profession. While the proposed promised unless it is properly planned and resourced. federal infrastructure spend is measured in billions of Investing in infrastructure makes a lot of sense for dollars, government needs to ensure that in the rush to Australia. However, this investment needs to begin with deliver these projects it doesn't compromise on the need proper planning, a long term, bigger picture view and for high quality project planning and that community most importantly, an investment in a skilled professional transparency is maintained. engineering workforce. M
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Rebuilding g overnment's engineering capacity
The f ollowing edited letters all refer to the cover story on government engineering in the May edition.
Learn f rom past experience Send y our letter either I t w as distressing to read in s ome cases they exploit contractor. I q uestion in the body of the email the M ay cover story. the apparent ignorance or whether this can be or as an attachment in The problems of de- laziness of the principal achieved by the process Microsoft Word. engineering of the public and prepare tenders with as of so called public private service were recognised many loopholes as they can partnerships when they SENDO T The Editor, years ago when Albert dream up, knowing that, are so bogged down in Engineers Media, Tognolini convened a study if their tender is accepted, voluminous jargon and PO Box 588, group to report to the then they will enjoy substantial overseen by finance officers. Crows Nest NSW 1585 Institution president. rewards. If a Centre for The importance of The ongoing process Procurement Excellence EMAILO T scoping was stressed. of project implementation gets off the ground I hope letters@ Shoddy scoping is not only after contract award is an it is based upon sound engineersmedia.com.au reflected in cost blow-outs art, directed at maintaining experience which has Letters s hould not exceed but also in sheer frustration a balance between the been available and well 200 words. Include IEAust on the part of contractors aspirations of the client understood for years. post-nominals, suburb, asked to prepare tenders and the reasonable profit Derek F ern, FIEAust state and phone number. blindfold. Little wonder that expectations of the Box Hill, Victoria Not all letters can be published. By submitting your letter PPIR s ets out a strategy for publication you agree that Engineers Australia e-skilling o f the r esults of which were (NSW). T he report sets out magazine may edit the public sector captured in the report, a strategy to address the letter for legal, length or engineering has had Professional Performance, issues. The subsequent PPIR other reasons. serious i mplications Innovation and Risk in projects are in pilot phase. Unpublished letters for procurement, risk Australian Engineering See
Home i nsulation example Don't c reate more bureaucracy
he r elevance of the position, I d on't believe hen c onsidering expensive ( sometimes less Tcover story would have engineers would have made concepts like experienced) consultant, been enhanced if it so many fundamental errors a Centre for if they are not an integral had examined the Home in the procurement process Procurement E xcellence component of the executive Insulation Program. The that led to the installers for government, I caution business function, or Royal Commission explored safety and fire risks not against establishing another if their career path is what happened in the being appreciated. segment of the bureaucracy one dimensional with program, but didn't examine EA missed an that has assisted in creating uncompetive salaries. the lack of engineering opportunity to assist the the current situation. I skills of those involved. Royal Commission to lived through the Navy's Jason D ownie, MIEAust CPEng, CMDR, RAN Retired Engineers should have been explore those failures and Engineering 2024 and recent Beeliar, WA involved in the program's link them with the lack Rizzo Review. Words do development. Having of engineer skills within not fix problems. Action is spent my career in the WA government. key. People will continue government, culminating leaving government in a senior building John G artner, MIEAust (Retired) engineering if their advice Mt Lawley, WA maintenance management is shelved for that of an
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ebuilding g overnment The l ist goes on. In J uly there will be a profile on the Gold Coast Light Rengineering capacity I advocate a back-to-the- Rail Project, a feature on safety, and the cover story will is long overdue with future approach; creating be focused on the divide between academia and industry. agencies acting as an a government engineering uninformed buyer. department similar to Unfortunately the the Commonwealth Support g overnment problems go beyond Department of Works. This procurement; take for would be a technical agency engineering career paths example the area of operating across all relevant airports, where the federal specialist agencies. I h ave worked in To a chieve this government is acting as an Add to this mix the government e ngineering governments should re- uninformed policy maker, concept of cadetships for 49 years. Back then, introduce and control at least regulator, and protector of where individuals are the public sectort typically 25% of in-house engineering public interest. paid while attending had five or six levels in work and stop engineers Their is wastage on a university, in exchange for engineering, usually with doing administrative duties. grand scale, and safety continuing working for sections covering design, This will ensure long term regulation based on a 'she'll the department, over a trials, production, quality stability for career paths. be right' principle. For bond period, which would and planning. We were Without in-house factories example, high rise buildings help overcome the skills rotated through each section, the experienced retiring penetrating the Obstacle shortage. and again on promotion to engineers cannot adequately Limitation Surface at major each level, until in charge of pass on their knowledge to Graham B ailey, FIEAust CPEng airports and the ludicrous substantial work. their juniors. (Retired) concessions for the A380 Queanbeyan, NSW It is essential for engineers Euring Hugh Hyland, aircraft to operate on non- to get sound experience in FIEAust CPEng Perth, WA standard narrow runways. all such aspects.
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New c ollege approved
he C ouncil of Engineers Australia working g roup is being established to Thas approved the establishment oversee the establishment of the new of a college covering engineering college. leadership, management and practice, to The working group is to recommend be launched in 2015. the criteria for ongoing composition of, With the encouragement of Engineers and appointments to, the college board; Australia (EA) national president Prof Alex make recommendations for the inaugural Baitch and the Centre for Engineering board; recommend a name for the college; Leadership and Management (CELM) define appropriate links with the relevant board, a proposal was put forward by technical societies; determine the ongo- CELM chair Dr Bronwyn Evans. Evans ing role (if any) of CELM as a special initiated the proposal in 2012 with a paper interest group; and prepare any necessary at Congress, and shepherded it through regulations and/or resolutions for Council a number of reviews. to formally establish the college. "There was a compelling case for Evans said there were a number of a leadership and management college concerns raised during the consultation because there is a growing number of process, including the idea that the new professional engineers with engineering Bronwyn E vans college may be somewhat "elitist" or, degrees that do not easily fit the existing conversely, a "dumbed down" version of technical based colleges, and who practice "We w ant all engineers to feel they have engineering. She said these concerns were in areas that are broader than or different a home and this announcement will make not valid as the subject matter of the new from the existing colleges," Evans said. Engineers Australia a more attractive host college would be valuable to all members. "Also, there is an increasing trend for for engineers in every field of endeavour. Baitch also said there was concern that more recent graduates to specialise in We have a goal to have 90% of members on there would be so called 'non-engineers' pan-disciplinary skills (that cross every the Chartered path by 2020 and now this becoming Chartered. industry and discipline) from an early will be more easily realised," Baitch said. "Anyone who goes through stage stage in their career. In addition, many Under the current approach to become one competency requirements with a engineers are working in industries and Chartered, engineers establish stage one degree accredited under the Washington Accord and demonstrates the required competencies as defined by the stage two competency standards is rightfully There i s a growing number of an engineer. It is just that many no € professional engineers that longer identify with a specific technical discipline," he said. do n ot easily fit the existing A key benefit of the proposed new college is that it will encourage many technical based colleges. existing members to become Chartered. "Normally members do their continu- ing professional development (CPD) by roles t hat do not align themselves to a competency a t university in a particular attending external courses, but members single discipline, such as manufacturing engineering discipline and are then with a focus on engineering management engineers, quality engineers and regula- required to develop their stage two compe- and pan-disciplinary topics also learn tory professionals." tencies under the auspices of the relevant through a variety of on-the-job mecha- Many experienced engineers argue related college. However, many engineers nisms such as attending board meetings that they do not join EA or renew their feel they cannot easily become Chartered and meetings with clients," Evans said. membership because they believe EA in the discipline of their original degree. Evans explained that learnings from does not cater to their professional needs, To address this issue, the proposed such meetings are hard to detail in CPD according to Evans. Because of factors like college will be focused on major pan- records that are aligned with technical dis- these, the current membership attrition disciplinary practice areas including: ciplines. This would be much easier with rate is 4.5% which is "arguably too high general management; engineering man- a College of Engineering Management for a professional membership body". agement; project management; enterprise and Practice. The new college is an important means leadership; corporate governance; opera- Evans acknowledged the support of reducing this, she said. tions management; risk management; of national deputy president David Baitch thanked Evans for championing quality management; workplace health Cruikshanks-Boyd, CELM board member the proposal. and safety management. A transition Mark Toner and EA staff.
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Old engineering act under spotlight
If a mendments in the Professional website i f a person other than a practising powero t reject a complaint has been Engineers and Other Legislation professional engineer is found guilty of an extended if it reasonably considers it to Amendment Bill 2014 are passed, offence against the Act, whether or not a be unfounded or lacking in substance engineers will have less regulatory red conviction is recorded. in addition to the current reasons of tape to deal with in the sunshine state Another new section, 75A, in the Act frivolous, vexatious or trivial complaints. but will be more answerable to the Board says that if the board makes a decision Mander said the bill expands the of Professional Engineers of Queensland about a person and that person later board's options on decisions about which administers the Professional becomes a registered professional engi- unregistered engineers for cautions or Engineers Act 2002. neer, then the particulars of the board's reprimands or to enter into undertak- Engineers Australia Queensland decision and other relevant information ings. He said this is so lengthy, expensive Division general manager Ian McEwan to the person's registration will be noted prosecution processes may potentially said while the amendments would in the register. For complaints, the board's be avoided. streamline the administration of the Act for the board, the changes should have gone much further. He said EA had advocated for major changes to the Act fOrder o Australia for and will revisit these again in the future. Tim Mander, minister for housing and public works, told state parliament in the past Presidents introduction of the bill on 22 May that it would "clarify critical definitions" in the he Q ueen's Birthday honours Act and will make it clear that a person Tlist this year has recognised 18 undertaking professional engineering Australian engineers for their services outside Queensland, for projects service to the nation, with Engineers based within the state, must be a registered Australia's immediate past National professional engineer or working under President Dr Marlene Kanga among them. the direct supervision of a registered Kanga has been appointed as a professional engineer. Member (AM) in the General Division of New clauses and sub-sections in the the Order of Australia, which recognises Act provide for registration, renewal of her significant contributions to engineer- registration or restoration of registration ing over the course of her career. of a non-practising professional engineer "Dr Kanga, who is listed among as long as Board of Professional Engineers Australia's Top 100 most influential pI 'A of Queensland is satisfied the person will engineers for 2014, is co-founder and EA president for 2010, Prof Doug not carry out or be responsible for any director of iOmniscient which has devel- Hargreaves AM has been recognised for his work being carried out. This is to cater for oped award winning, patented software service to engineering in Australia. engineers who are retired or on maternity for automated video analytic systems leave or other career breaks, Mander said. based on Australian research," Engineers n(AO) i the General Division for Consequently, the certificate of registra- Australia CEO Stephen Durkin said. distinguished service to science and tion will include the details of whether Another engineer, EA's 2010 National engineering, and Gregory Martin, who the registered engineer is a practising or President Prof Doug Hargreaves has has been appointed as Member (AM) in non-practising engineer. also been appointed as an AM in the the General Division for his significant Under new provisions, the bill extends General Division as an engineering and service to transport. the time from six months to one year in community leader. Six engineers were awarded a Medal which proceedings for offences against the "His presidential period was pivotal for (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the Act can commence. This is so the board the organisation with the development of General Division, two received a Public has more time to investigate offences and a new five year Strategic Plan, a refreshed Service Medal, and seven military engi- make decisions. These also allow for the Code of Ethics, a rewrite of the Royal neers were also recognised. tribunal to make an order that requires Charter and By-Laws, Infrastructure For for full list of award recipients, a professional engineer to pay reasonable Report Cards for each state and territory go to
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shere i significant concern among said t he proposed reform would present Tmany in the engineering commu- We s ee real both challenges and opportunities for the nity that engineering students will engineering profession;" he said. be hit hard by the federal government's dangers for the "On the one hand, in the deregulated proposed higher education reforms. With competitive environment the quality country, and graduate numbers already dwindling, of teaching and learning outcomes for these fears have prompted suggestions urge [Pyne] students will have to be enhanced, whereas of a "perfect storm" which will have a the rising debt and fee burdens could detrimental effect on the number of to reconsider potentially put more pressure on the graduate engineers. system where there is already a shortage Stephen Durkin, Engineers Australia the balance of engineers." CEO, said around 15,500 students are A letter sent on 11 June by the president of measures enrolling in engineering degrees each year of the Australian Council of Engineering but far less are graduating - only about proposed. Deans (ACED), Prof Daryoush Habibi, to 9500 per year. the education minister, Christopher Pyne, "With this 'perfect storm' of rising stated that "it was hard for ACED to see student contributions, deregulation and Engineering a nd Associates said that the Budget measures as contributing to rising loan interest rates, we are concerned although the government's proposal to the nation's need for more engineers - the situation will worsen and we'll see change the way it funded universities indeed the council foresees a decline in graduate numbers diminish;" he said. would signify a 24% funding cut for engi- the pipeline of students from school into The government proposal in the 2014 neering, it was difficult to determine how the "engineering careers that Australia federal Budget to cut its contributions much universities would have to charge needs to ensure [its] long term economic to Commonwealth supported places at engineering students under deregulation. prosperity and health". universities by more than 20% has been "Presently, as part of the cost of "We see real dangers for the country, the source of much anxiety. engineering courses, we get money per and urge [Pyne] to reconsider the balance Engineering students could potentially cluster, per person, but that's not the of measures proposed," Habibi wrote. face fees of $117,650, with the govern- way it is actually distributed afterwards. Durkin said in a time when Abbot ment only providing $48,180 of the total The university uses its own model to is trying to prove himself as the "infra- four year cost of $165,830, according to distribute the money which reflects the structure prime minister", he may just an internal email circulated by the vice- infrastructure that you need for that be "raining on his own parade before chancellor of Melbourne University, Prof student;" Davies said. it's begun". Glyn Davis. Engineer and academic leader, Max The views of Graham Davies as chair However Prof Graham Davies, chair Lu, who is the provost and senior vice of the Go8 Deans of Engineering and of the Group of Eight (Go8) Deans of president of The University of Queensland, Associates are further outlined on p.32.
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he $ 2.25 billion M80 Ring Road Upgrade in The f irst of the four completed sections, from Calder Melbourne is already half completed, with the fourth Freeway to Sydney Road, was finished by the Tulla of eight sections finished in April - two months Sydney Alliance (Parsons Brinckerhoff, VicRoads, Thiess ahead of schedule. and Hyder Consulting) in May 2013. The alliance was With the implementation of intelligent transport recently recognised as a finalist for the 2014 Australian systems (ITS) representing a significant part of the Construction Achievement Award for this. modifications, the 38km upgrade is having a major BMD Constructions and Leighton Contractors then positive impact on traffic flows, with substantial economic completed two sections between the Western Highway and benefits to the state economy already being realised. Sunshine Avenue in October of last year. The Edgars Road Trevor Boyd, civil engineer and M80 project director, to Plenty Road section was completed in early April by told Engineers Australia magazine that tests conducted Fulton Hogan. The sections currently under planning are on the completed 10.7km-long Calder Freeway to Sydney Princes Freeway to Western Highway, Sunshine Avenue to Road section had examined the impact of the upgrade on Calder Freeway, Sydney Road to Edgars Road and Plenty traffic flows. Road to Greensborough Highway. "The economic benefits to the state for the From the outset, one of the most interesting aspects of Greensborough or outbound direction is $66 million this project, according to Boyd, has been the integration of per annum. Altona-bound it's $27 million per annum intelligent transport systems (ITS) during the construction so we've already been able to gain some evidence that process. the community is getting some terrific benefits from the "Of course we've been building roads for 100 years completed sections," Boyd said. (VicRoads celebrated their centenary last year) but we've
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only b uilt managed motorways theTS I equipment. "The systems for t he permanent LUMS will also with this level of world class ITS engineering team is really important be carried out remotely. sophistication for probably the last because it deals with one of the areas "We can actually update software 10 years," Boyd said. in which there are huge innovations. and adjust configurations remotely The M80 upgrade will utilise Years ago, traffic signals sites would rather than going out to the roadside ITS for traffic management along be triggered by loops in the ground cabinets with a laptop and having its 38km length, with Lane Use or wires that would detect the to plug in. We have an ITS gantry Management Signs (LUMS) and vehicles above - well we've gone well every 500m across the 38km ring freeway ramp signals contributing beyond that now," Coghlan said. road and when you multiply this by towards improving the traffic flow, "We're talking wireless studs two for both directions there are a safety and driver experience. that go in the pavement to measure lot of roadside cabinets that need Boyd described the ITS a whole range of details about to be updated - a big job if we had integration into the project as a vehicles, speed, classifications and to update them manually," Coghlan constantly evolving process, as new occupancy." said. technologies and innovations are He added that even this new Both Coghlan and Boyd agreed introduced into the mix when the technology is starting to be that incorporating innovative ITS plans for the next section upgrade superseded by infrared versions that from the very early stages of the are considered. are less intrusive and cheaper to run project, for instance via the use "We have an innovations and and maintain. of the portable electronic speed initiatives committee and there One of the other great initiatives limit signs, had contributed to are more than 40 innovations that of the project, according to achieving a good result, not just have been developed with the four Boyd, was to have a 'mint' traffic post-construction but also during sections we have done," Boyd said. management centre (TMC) set up construction. "Probably half of those relate to inside the project office. "So instead of it being a safety and the rest to efficiencies, "For the first time we were able to bit like icing on the cake (like methodologies and economics. monitor the performance of traffic landscaping) at the end of the job, Each section has advanced the in a construction zone. We were it's being implemented at the earliest organisation in terms of the able to determine average speeds of opportunity, in temporary and standards that are being set for traffic, lane by lane; alarms would permanent form, to help manage industry and the upgrading of indicate when the average freeway traffic during the construction which motorways." speeds were dropping so that we is a bit unique as well," Boyd said. Chris Coghlan, VicRoads' M80 could then investigate and respond Visionstream was the lead ITS ITS manager, also spoke with pretty quickly," Boyd said. contractor across all four completed Engineers Australia magazine In addition, portable speed limit stages. Transmax was contracted about the challenges faced by the signs were linked into the system to deploy an intelligent motorway ITS contractors. According to which meant that they could be ITS platform incorporating ramp Coghlan, the systems engineering adjusted remotely. Coghlan said this metering, environmental monitoring, team was uniquely devoted to the had a positive impact on safety for variable speed limits and video design, testing and integration of road users and that future updates integration. MW
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wo n ew advanced coal T research projects will be built in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, with a total value of $227.3 million. Coal Energy Australia and Ignite Energy Resources will source $177.3 million of the funding, with a further $50 million provided by the 50:50 State Commonwealth Advanced Lignite Demonstration Program (ALDP). The program is jointly funded by the federal and Victorian governments, and supports the development of precommercial, demonstration scale and upgrading processes for raw lignite. Victoria's deputy premier Peter Ryan said the joint investment would enable the development of new "smarter, cleaner and sustainable uses" for the brown coal reserves in the state. However, the federal government has warned that the funding agreements are based on the Ignite E nergy Resources has already been testing its catalytic hydrothermal reactor at a achievement of stringent milestones large pilot plant at its facility on the Central Coast in NSW. Proto: Inite Eneray Resources that indicate positive progress of the overall project outcomes. Ignite E nergy Resources has upgraded coal products for local Coal Energy Australia has been granted $20 million for the or export markets and synthetic been granted $30 million for the development of an $84.3 million oil which can be refined into fuel development of a $143 million precommercial plant producing sources such as diesel and petrol. demonstration plant producing fertiliser, oil and high value coal used in steelmaking. This project will entail: + building a precommercial lignite sWhat i your board upgrading plant to process high value metallurgical grade carbon and business doing and other hydrocarbon products + integrating technologies for the tomorrow? pyrolysis of coal, based on coking, semi coking and advanced heating 1 b ring the strategic business case: technology *- R EVENUE GROWTH strategies & +_ applying coal pyrolysis technology e production of three products: * The IMPLEMENTATION Program - low volatile solid fuel or char - and much more. a substitute for pulverised coal injection (PCI) in steel Why n ot have the dialogue with me? manufacture - pyrolysis oil, which can be Anuja R ao (FIEAust, GAICD) distilled into various oils, B.E., M.B.A. (Exec), CDC, Dipl. P.M. including diesel oil for Mobile + 61 438 063 101 industrial heating ABN 43852469625 - ammonium sulphate for use as a fertiliser or soil conditioner.
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7.3 b illion tonnes of low grade coal ‘ T he joint investment would enable the into syncrude and upgraded coal at development of new "smarter, cleaner its existing Cat-HTR pilot facilities. The company said the process offers and sustainable uses" for brown coal a viable solution to both countries' increasing dependency on crude oil reserves in Victoria. and petroleum imports. Victorias minister for energy and resources Russell Northe said the state and federal governments had This p roject will entail: Indonesian c ompany PT Bukit committed to this project two years e building and operating a Asam (Persero) on 30 April that ago and the funding announcement precommercial lignite upgrading focuses on the use of Cat-HTR was a significant step towards the and processing plant technology for integrated resource construction and operation of + using the company's unique development projects in Indonesia demonstration plants using coal catalytic hydrothermal reactor and Australia. Ignite has successfully sourced from existing licence holders (Cat-HTR) technology, which converted samples of Bukit Asam's in the Latrobe Valley. MW rapidly converts lignite in a water slurry into an oily coal that can be separated into high energy products e production of three products: - oily coal, which can be separated into high energy products - synthetic crude (syncrude) and micronised upgraded coal - upgraded coal for use in blast furnaces as PCI for steel manufacturing and synthetic crude oil. The syncrude and metallurgical grade coal will be tested by potential customers in order to gain commercial offtake agreements. Ignite said this would provide funding that would allow the commercial scale reactors to be expanded to commercial scale plants. The project aligns with a memorandum of understanding Ignite E nergy Resources Cat-HTR technology produces oily coal, synthetic crude and entered into by Ignite and upgraded c oal. Proto: Ianite Eneray Resources
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Smelter r edevelopment YOU, YOUR PLANT AND unding h as now been troy o unces of gold. Nyrstar said F formally confirmed for the the redevelopment would reduce OUR PLANET. redevelopment of Nyrstar's Port the environmental footprint of the Pirie smelter in South Australia, existing smelter, providing a step transforming the facility into an change reduction in airborne metal advanced metals recovery and and dust emissions. ARI ' FABA!' Bellow Sealed refining facility for a total cost of In 2013, Nyrstar received major Globe Valves for Oil & Gas $514 million. Construction work will development approval from the and Industrial applications. begin early next year, and the facility South Australian government, Double wall bellow sealed is expected to be operational by the allowing it to proceed with stem ensures ZERO leakage. end of 2016. construction of the project. The Ideal for steam, hot water, While the estimated total capital company said it remains on track chemicals, air, gases and cost of the redevelopment had with its work on site for the thermal oil. Available as dual increased from $351 million, Nyrstar remainder of 2014. This includes function check & stop valve. said the underlying investment mobilising the project's construction In cast iron, SG iron & cast, case remained robust. The case for management team to site, as well forged or stainless steel. investment is driven by a forecast as foundation piling and concrete substantial increase in all free works for the oxygen enriched bath metals once the facility is fully smelting furnace, acid plant and operational in 2016, and the benefits oxygen plant. of restructuring the zinc production Nyrstar will cease zinc metal currently conducted at the site. production at Port Pirie by the end The new facility is expected of July and will process zinc oxide to have the capacity to produce a at its other smelter assets. The zinc range of metals each year including plant is expected to close by the end 250,000t of refined lead, 40,000t of of 2015. The company will look to zinc in fume, 7000t of copper in reuse certain zinc plant assets in matte, and 25 million troy ounces other production areas onsite and of silver dore, containing 100,000 across its smelting business. M
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onstruction
More n eeds to be done
by the engineering
profession to close the
construction engineering
knowledge gap, argues
JOSHUA BAKER.
he c ivil infrastructure industry exhibits an increasing lack of understanding of the project delivery or construction phase of a project's lifecycle. How often have project outcomes been significantly compromised due to systemic ignorance of construction engineering? This is a fundamental knowledge gap afflicting our industry. An extraordinary amount of engineering resources are expended throughout the lifecycle of a typical civil infrastructure project. Engineers are involved in the initial planning, scoping, project development, procurement, project delivery, operation, maintenance and, in some cases, demolition. The professional decisions of one engineer in an early phase of a project's life can have a significant impact on fellow engineers in subsequent phases. The result can either be positive or negative, but there is no denying that we engineers are inextricably linked.
THEEPROBLEM A typical civil engineering course (BE[Civil]) provided by Australia's universities is four to five years long and there is an obvious lack of core subjects and electives available in construction engineering. For example, -the BE (Civil{Construction Management]) provided by the University of Sydney, offers only three core construction engineering subjects out of 27. My purpose is not to seek a change in how our universities teach civil engineering, but merely to highlight the disparity between university and industry. One must not forget a university's primary purpose is not to serve the industry but to foster education, learning and research. The majority of graduating civil engineers take one
VIEWPOINT
engineering
a nd the knowledge gap
of t wo very different career paths within by a ll stakeholders in the civil infrastructure the civil infrastructure industry: they industry including universities, industry either move into the design consultancy groups, design consultancy firms and field or the construction contractor field. contractors to develop an informed, The career of a design consultant The l ack of targeted and focused set of actions to requires a highly technical skillset which close the gap. Action without proper due focuses on the initial phases of project sufficient diligence and engagement will limit its development. Career progression and success. understanding promotion relies on an individual's ability Closing the knowledge gap in to advance their technical skills in a of construction construction engineering requires taking specific field. This is a characteristic of the into account a number of elements: design consultancy market where clients engineering is *- providing engineers in both streams demand the 'best' designers to work on with a t ailored accessible source of an impediment specific projects. It does not encourage knowledge/experience the development of a civil engineer's to the efficiency * providing knowledge/experience in a knowledge in construction engineering, as cost e ffective way given the current their exposure is limited. and success of fiscal environment In contrast, the path of a construction e- making knowledge/experience our industry and contract civil engineer has transformed convenient to access and accessible by into a commercially driven, project profession. remote locations (eg regional areas). management style career. A contractor's There is no doubt a wealth of knowledge/ primary skillset is his/her own experience that exists. Distinctly lacking is communication skills and ability to manage many an effective delivery model. stakeholders, a program and a budget to construct a In NSW, the EA Construction Engineering Panel Sydney physical 'thing'. Theory takes a back seat; practicality has embarked on developing part of the solution to reigns supreme. the gap. Initiatives currently underway include EOL's Many of the initial tasks thrust on our young civil construction engineering specific online courses in engineers by their employers are legislative and system conjunction with Engineering Education Australia (EEA) based requirements like safety, environmental and quality and crowd sourced construction engineering knowledge control. This bombardment is necessary to prepare the banks. young engineer for life in the contracting game, treating Other committees have also been working to close the them as glorified administrative clerks for the first 12 gap. These include Young Engineers Australia's successful months of their career. Yet at the same time, they are Business Skills Workshop Series and the inclusion of the exposed to the practical realities of construction at the Mastering Complex Projects Conference as part of the 'coal face'. No longer is steel reinforcement only seen 2014 Engineers Australia Convention in Melbourne. on paper in two dimensions, but in real life, delivered 1 believe the lack of sufficient understanding of on site, paid for by the budget, tied together by a construction engineering is an impediment to the subcontractor and inspected prior to the pour. efficiency and success of our industry and profession. This exposure to the construction site proves to be If you want to share your opinions, or want to get the best way for the young civil engineer to gain the involved, please do not hesitate to contact sydney@ necessary construction engineering knowledge. However, engineersaustralia.org.au and ask for the Construction industry dynamics of supply and demand can lead to Engineering Panel. promotions of onsite engineers faster than is ideal, Your involvement is encouraged, and will be greatly culminating inexperience, and therefore, knowledge gaps. appreciated. WW
THE S OLUTION Joshua B aker MIEAust CPEng is the deputy chair of the Engineers There are a number of ways to solve this problem, yet Australia Construction Engineering Panel Sydney. You can there is no silver bullet. A national discussion is needed connect with him directly at http://linkd.in/RaloRn.
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Consider t he impact
of budget on
STEM education
As p art of the Abbott government's first federal Budget in May, the papers on higher education circulated by education minister Christopher Pyne set out a framework of conditions to promote micro-economic reform of the higher education sector. Here Prof Graham Davies, chair of the Group of Eight Deans of Engineering and A ssociates, discusses the potential impact of these conditions Minister f or Education, Christopher Pyne. Proto:C C Fuckr Poucy ExcHanat
he r ecent federal Budget The G roup of Eight Deans of disciplines, u niversities already Trepresents the most Engineering and Associates' constant find it very difficult to recruit comprehensive and far- efforts have just achieved a significant local research students. Raising reaching development in Australian increase in female participation in a fee for their research activities higher education in at least 30 years. engineering studies, a development will just add to the difficulty and One of the objectives of the that needs to be maintained. see an increase in the ratio of Abbott government is to increase The Commonwealth Grant international versus Australian Australia's global competitiveness Scheme funding clusters also need research students. and the Pyne agenda addresses the to be modified. The government I view the cuts as a downgrading significance of Australias higher has effectively removed support for of STEM in national priorities. education industry in this respect, science, technology, engineering and These are the drivers for Australia's in particular the role of engineering mathematics (STEM) subjects. future growth and prosperity, so one disciplines to provide the human The envisaged cuts to the has to question why they are being capital and research outputs engineering disciplines are singled out for special treatment in necessary for achieving this target. substantial: the Commonwealth the proposed Budget. This also holds true domestically today supports engineering courses Considering further the cuts for developing new infrastructures, with $68,000 - in 2016 the proposed proposed to Australian Research a major commitment of the budget foresees only $48,000 support Council (ARC) funding, ARENA, government. for the same course. NICTA, CSIRO, ANSTO and DSTO, I support the core elements of As the vice-chancellor of the the future for STEM research and the government's proposed reforms University of Melbourne wrote, development looks dire. to higher education policy and "initial analysis shows the gap To maintain the momentum financing, in particular: expanding [caused by reduced public funding] in fostering STEM education the demand-driven system to non- is momentous indeed - fees would in Australia, I on behalf of the university providers, with adequate need to rise by 45% to make up lost Go8 Deans of Engineering and quality controls; extending funding funding in social science disciplines, Associates, encourage Minister Pyne to sub-bachelor degree programs; by 54% in science, and by 61% in to form working groups considering and deregulating tuition fees. engineering". the specific long term impact the But there are some aspects of the The Research Training Scheme budget might have on STEM package about which I have great (RTS) presently provides block matters alongside the consultation reservations. grants to universities to support process being undertaken by his To avoid unintended adverse research training for students department. M consequences, further consideration undertaking research doctorate needs to be given to how the HELP and research masters degrees. The Graham D avies is chair of the Go8 Deans (higher education loan program) reduction in funding for RTS is of Engineering and Associates and the interest rates might, in the present accompanied by institutions being dean of the faculty of engineering at form, discourage women and people allowed to charge a student fee for the University of New South Wales. The Go8 is a coalition of the eight largest of lower socio-economic status from RTS enrolments. universities in Australia. taking up engineering studies. In engineering and related
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FEATURE | A sset Management
International s tandard to guide
efficient management by A lexander Maxwell
shere i a growing impetus at t he Energy Networks conference; Tfor Australian companies why engineers should care about
to take up the recently an international asset management published international standard standard, and how companies can on asset management, ISO use it to structure how they think 55000. Bentley Systems' global about managing physical assets. practice lead, Brian Flett, recently Flett believes that take up of the presented Bentley Systems standard will be encouraged mainly and PricewaterhouseCoopers' by regulators such as is the case in collaboration that is helping the electricity sector. The effects of companies to adopt ISO 55000 implementing the standard could at the Energy Networks 2014 - involve ensuring utilities are not The Future is Now conference in buying more infrastructure than Melbourne. they need or guarding against being
Flett spoke to Engineers Australia careless with operating costs. magazine on how the standard is "As a regulator it's hard to able to be implemented across all measure whether companies disciplines of engineering where are managing assets efficiently, physical assets and maintenance so ISO 55000 provides a way are involved, such as in the Bentley S ystems' Brian Flett is one of those for regulators to assess whether leading the charge for organisations to adopt electricity sector. He said that the these organisations are following the new international standard for asset development of ISO 55000 shows good practice, and making sure management. P roto: Benmiey Systems that asset management is starting ratepayers are getting good value to mature as a recognised discipline for their money;" he said. in its own right, and is reaching the stage that project The standard can also be applied in safety regulated management and accounting have been at for years. industries. Ultimately safety regulators want to make sure The movement toward an international standard began that organisations are properly assessing and balancing with the introduction of the British Standards Institution's the cost of safe maintenance practices against short term PAS 55 (Publicly Available Specification) in 2004, and benefits of skipping on good asset management and updated in 2008. maintenance. PAS 55 was the initial standard for asset management. "Another area ISO 55000 could impact is in the It provided a structure for asset management, and best insurance industry. They are the ones that end up paying practice primarily focused on physical assets and looking money out when an asset gets in trouble and has an across the entire lifecycle of a project. unscheduled breakdown, and that can even cause further "PAS 55 examined the planning stage, through to design, damages, be it environmental, health, or in lost production," construction, and ultimately operations and maintenance - Flett said. "Often insurance covers these losses, so they and this stage is where the majority of costs are present, but are encouraging companies to prove that they are being also w here the benefits of the project are realised," Flett said. responsible with the stewardship with their assets. One "By t aking a look across the entire lifecycle, what the example of this is when Scottish Power became PAS 55 standard is trying to accomplish is to maximise the business certified; their insurance companies dropped insurance rates value (the value delivered by these physical assets), at the by 10%." lowest cost (operating costs, initial capital expenditure etc), A further area that ISO 55000 can influence is in the all within the constraints of acting in an environmentally management of organisations themselves. With most responsible manner and with regards to the health and forward-looking organisations that have a lot of money tied safety of employees and the community." up with capital assets, management also wants some way In January, the International Organization for of assessing if they are doing a good job in managing those Standardization (ISO) took PAS 55 and developed it, along assets. with a committee represented by 31 different nations, to "A company executive doesn't want to end up on the make sure there was a holistic view as to what good asset front page of a newspaper having to admit that something management looks like. The effects of this were discussed bad happened on their watch, and ISO 55000 provides the
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meanso t help ensure that doesn't happen," Flett said. organisational c hange in management, and determining Flett remarked that Australia currently sits in a good how companies are aligning asset management with their space as asset management practice is quite advanced business objectives. through the Asset Management Council. Over time, "There is a management consulting piece that he expects the concepts behind the standard will be needs to be done. When it comes to the more general incorporated into the engineering education curriculum business management type tasks, companies such at universities, and hopefully become part of the body of as PricewaterhouseCoopers bring those skills to the knowledge that engineers are required to know. collaborative partnered approach," Flett said. "From Blindly 'rubberstamping' the standard will not achieve Bentley's background as an engineering software company, the best result for companies though, according to Flett. our approach is we see it as part of the overall asset "The British culture seems to be very supportive of the management lifecycle. This involves pushing some of those new standard with its regulatory processes, but the US has key maintenance decisions to earlier in the lifecycle of an differing opinions, and some organisations put less stock in asset. For example, thinking 'how am I going to maintain a certified approach," he said. this equipment during the design process is a key issue "For example with ISO 9000 - Quality Management, lots from our perspective." of organisations became certified, and those that just went Flett concluded that holistic asset management solutions through with the process to get a piece of paper didn't get can also be impeded by economic decisions, rather than much out of it, but the ones that were interested in using engineering ones. If a company's procurement department the standard as a way to push best practices throughout the is focused on the lowest cost bidder, the engineering organisation got a lot out of the exercise, and I think ISO procurement and construction contracts are forced into a 55000 will be the same thing" model where they have to cut out some perceived "frivolous How companies choose to implement ISO 55000 is one consulting. of the other key issues. Although the standard is based "Companies need to realise that by spending a bit of around an asset management system, combining the system extra money in design to consider asset management best into information technology systems and being able to practice, they will have costs lower over the full years- manage lots of data and make sense of that it is one half long lifecycle of their assets, even if the initial costs in of the puzzle. The other half will come about through procurement are slightly higher," Flett said. M
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An e arly version of the asset condition rating system was trialled a on a wharf structure at Geraldton ud Port. Proto: SMEC ®
Assessing w harf structures
ondition a ssessment is an important step in the condition o f wharf structures. In developing the manual, life cycle management process of ports and marine it was recognised that different ports in Australia have assets. In the past, various approaches have been varying performance and maintenance requirements for used by different port authorities in Australia for condition their assets. Input was therefore sought from a wide range assessment of their assets due to the lack of a common of port authorities across the country to ensure these standard or approach for assessing these structures. needs are addressed in the manual. Feedback was also In 2012, the Asset Management Forum within the obtained from a diverse group of asset consultant peers for Engineering Working Group of Ports Australia initiated the purpose of obtaining industry support. the development of a Wharf Structures Condition The manual will be published later this year and Assessment Manual (WSCAM). The first step in the represents a strong initiative by Ports Australia to process involved a study to determine ports requirements improve current condition assessment practices within for such a manual and the development of a draft the Australian ports industry. It will also include a user framework for the manual. friendly platform and a spreadsheet tool to facilitate the Following this study, the participating port members analysis and recording of asset condition data. endorsed the process of engaging consultants to develop It is intended the manual will be used as part of an the manual. A consortium of SMEC Australia, CTI asset owner's overall asset management strategy to enhance Consultants, Building & Construction Research & decision making. Other potential benefits include a more Consultancy, and Engineered Material Solutions (EMS) strategic approach to collecting and analysing condition was commissioned by Ports Australia in April 2013 to assessments and improved efficiency of data collection undertake this development. through standardisation. It would also facilitate the The primary objective of the project was to obtain exchange of condition data between ports to allow an industry best practice for assessing and determining the increased collaborative knowledge base. M
38 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 Asset M anagement | FEATURE
Mobile s olution manages
regional a ssets
oreton B ay Regional Council (MBRC) has M recently completed a project to transform its field ‘ A round 200 hours have work crews by going paperless and using mobile been saved in three asset management technology. Since implementation, the council has improved the accuracy of its database months by automating and is now saving nearly 2.5 working days per week in administrative work. asset service requests. The third largest local government in Australia, MBRC has an estimated operating budget of $391 million and a population of 390,000, covering more than 2037km. The council sought a mobile solution to replace its former asset management system, which did not the s cope of work spatially and will group nearby jobs offer native mobile capabilities. The new system was together, saving further time in the field. implemented in six weeks, and included migration from "We want to get to the point where we've loaded all the the old system. schedules into the system so they can be automatically By using mobile technology such as TechnologyOne's allocated to the appropriate team," Pattinson said. Asset Management and Mobile Work Management The system's mobile capability is also planned to application, MBRC has been able to automate more than improve the quality of asset information in MBRC's half of the 5800 service requests it received in the last database. The council currently has 525,000 assets in the quarter for roads, drains, parks and buildings. system and expects that number to rise significantly. M "Previously requests were workflowed via administration officers," Keith Pattinson, MBRC manager of financial and project services, said. "Around 200 hours have been saved in three months by automating that process. MBRC eventually expects ENERGY M ANAGEMENT to achieve about 75-80% automation. Field staff are embracing the application due to its ease, transparency and OPTIMISE S YSTEMS speed." UPGRADE EQUIPMENT The council also now uses built-in GIS/mapping technology to map nearby jobs. This will enable viewing
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Through t he use of a mobile, paperless asset management The b ottom line on energy efficiency system, Moreton Bay Regional Council hopes to automate up to A joint initiative of Australian, State and Territory Governments 80% of asset service requests. Proto: MBRC Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 39 GAS. P OWER. WATER. TELCO. zinfragroup.com.au AUSTRAUIA'S T OP 100 MOST INnFUUENTIRL ENGINEERS 2014 SELECTING T HE TOP 100 by T im Kannegieter, Managing Editor Advisory p anel 42 Statistics 4 4 This i s the 11th publication of the Top 100 list of Australias m ost influential engineers. The criteria for Alphabetical listing 45 selection remain the same. Candidates must be eligible for membership of Engineers Australia They are either Academia / Research 46 Australian citizens or foreign nationals working in Australia. Associations 49 Australians working overseas also qualify for the list. However, the prime criterion is that the engineer must be influential. Community 51 This influence may be exercised in any field of endeavour, not just in engineering. For example, this year we have included Contractors / Services 53 playwright David Williamson. However, the influence must Consulting 56 have been exercised significantly in the past year - this list does not recognise cumulative lifetime achievements. Industry 58 Finally, in order to be objective as possible, comparing apples Innovation / Expertise 61 with apples so to speak, we try to compare engineers within the categories we have selected. Consequently we aim to have Manufacturing 64 an equitable distribution across the broad range of industry sectors. Where the influence stems from holding a role in Politics 68 the organisation we generally only select one engineer per Public Service 69 organisation. Utilities 72 n T roy y- - TR 6 Members o f the Top 100 gathered in Sydney (L-R) Jay Guo, The C entre for Engineering Leadership ENGINEERS John Douglas, Graham Davies, Simon Poole, Bronwyn Evans, A USTRALIA and Management is the proud sponsor of Peter Mcintyre, Kevin Galvin, Alex Baitch, Ralph Waters, Peter Centre f or Engineering Engineers Australia magazine's 2014 list of Bailey, Guy Templeton, Stephen Durkin and Richard Tamba. Leadership and Management Australia's Top 100 most influential engineers. Proto: l an Barnes Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 TOP 1 00 Threé c onsultants who got together with others in Sydney were: (L-R) G uy Templeton, J ohn Douglas and Peter Bailey. Proto: lan Barnes (L-R) G eorge Savvides, Lizzie Brown and David Robinson in Melbourne. Proto: Frank Antuso Gatheringn o the banks of the Brisbane River at Kangaroo Point: (L-R) Peter Dennis, Max Lu, Neil Scales and Barry Brog. Proto: Davio Sproute ADVISORY P ANEL Michael D ureau Julie H ammer David Paul D ougas Robin K ing AM HonFIEAust, AM CSC HonFIEAust HonFIEAust EngExec FIEAust CPEng Cruickshanks-Boyd CPEng EngExec F IEAust EngExec rof P aul Dougas is obin K ing is a ichael D ureau ir V ice-Marshal P the former CEO communications ngineers A ustralia's Julie Hammer, of Sinclair Knight engineer, is an adjunct E current national professor of former RAAF Merz and is currently emeritus p rofessor deputy president engineering a t the electronics e ngineer, is a on the boards of at the University David Cruickshanks- University of Sydney director of .au Domain several organisations, of Adelaide and Boyd is also the SA and a deputy chair of Administration, including Global CCSI, adjunct professor regional director for the Warren Centre for Australias domain Mount Gibson Iron, at the University of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Advanced Engineering. name regulator, and a Epworth Health and Technology, Sydney. and is responsible He is a former CEO of member of the Security the Beacon Foundation. Since 2007, King for developing and a number of companies and Stability Advisory He is the inaugural has managed and maintaining strategic in the water/power chairman of CELM led several national Committee of the client relationships industries and is Internet Corporation and also chairman projects for the for the company. also current chair of for Assigned Names and of the Engineering Australian Council of Cruickshanks-Boyd several organisations, Numbers (ICANN). Leadership Conference Engineering Deans is a member of the including EA's National She was an inaugural 2014 steering (ACED), including a national board of the Committee on Fuels board member and committee. He is a review of engineering Centre for Engineering and Energy. Dureau former chair of CELM professorial fellow in education, and a Leadership and (Centre for Engineering the Engineering School revision of competency has received several Management and prestigious awards Leadership and of the University of standards. From 2007- the National Council including the Centenary Melbourne, covering 2013 he was chair of Management) and of EA. He will serve Medal, the PNR National President of industry engagement Engineers Australia's as president of the Memorial Medal and Engineers Australia in and leadership. Accreditation Board. Institution in 2015. the CHEMECA Medal. 2008. 42 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 \,* \ _- _~ Engineers Australia's Centre for ‘3y\ ngineering Leadership and " "%,. Management "tg \\ | P©"R 220 *%, it CELM's a ims are: o* t enhance professional opportunities for members by developing, recognising and promoting their ability to participate in and lead business, innovation and change o* t provide a professional home for those engineers whose careers encompass cross disciplinary responsibilities *o t recognise members with advanced capabilities in leadership, business and management through its Stage 3 competency framework, Engineering Executive. Members who are successful in meeting this level of competency which is done through a peer reviewed assessment are awarded the EngExec post nominal. } / The C ELM Board actively advocated for the establishment of a new College to support I the engineering leaders and engineers working in support services and cross-disciplinary [// roles. This new College strengthens Engineers Australia and is a key strategic action to support the "home for life" ethos of EA. At t he May 2014 Council meeting Engineers Australia's Council gave its approval for the establishment of this new College and requested the Chair of CELM, Dr Bronwyn Evans, Chair a Transition Working Group and consult with the College Advisory Committee, to develop and resolve all the requirements for the successful creation of the College. ALIMTA aaazmy'. spent \\ - M embership Lig of CELM is open Lig to'afi'mémrs of Engineers l Australia who are -__ i nterested in supporting and promoting the objectives of the Centre. east « f E , s — , . C A -* Mian ENGINEERS - pppn, CBSA M Centre for Engineering Leadership a nd Management For a ny enquiries regarding CELM please contact: Desarae Wilmshurst-Fraser, Board Administrator Phone (02) 6270 6121 Email [email protected] www.engineersaustralia.org.au/centre-engineering-leadership-and-management TOP 1 00 TOP 1 00 STATS his y ear has seen the gender balance remain static although we have seen new women joining the list. UNSW saw a re- duction in those calling it their alma mater, but it still retained the majority of the Top 100. The University of Wollongong (Uo W) also joined the other big players this year with a 6% slice of the winnings. The encouraging news is that the trend to- wards a greater EA membership has continued, suggestive of a strong correlation between success and membership. Note that membership statistics were obtained after the selection process was complete. GENDER o 89% MmemBeRSHIP ENGINEERS A USTRALIA UNIVERSITY & Gg ikl & uns ons: nIveRSITIES m AUSTRUIAN U 18% ~ % LOCATION OVERSEAS 12% 11% co bas DISCIPLINE X % T L MECHANICAL E LECTRICAL cHemicAL 18% 18% 11% 44 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 TOP 1 00 ALPHABETICAL U STING Allott, D avid - BAE Systems Grill, J ohn - John Grill Centre for < O 'Kane, Mary - NSW Government, Australia, p. 64 Project Leadership, p. 51 p. 70 Amal, Rose - University of NSW, p. 62 Guo, Jay - CSIRO, p. 62* « O'Rourke, Cathal - Laing O'Rourke, Bailey, Peter - Arup Group, p. 56* Hallion, Jim - South Australian p. 54* Baitch, Alex - Engineers Australia, Government, p. 71* & Paterson, Adi- ANSTO, p. 47 p. 49* Harding, Andrew - Rio Tinto Iron & Poole, Simon - Finisar Australia, Bansal, Vik - Valmont Industries, Ore, p. 58* p. 63 p. 67* Higgins, David - HS2, p. 74 < Power, Nev - Fortescue Metals, p. 58 Barrie, Matt - Freelancer.com, p. 63 Heiser, Gernot - University of NSW, «__ Raper, Judy - University of Beynon, John - Global Engineering p. 61* Wollongong, p. 47 Deans Council, p. 46 Hitt, Ross - SMEC, p. 57 <_ Ringham, John - SA Water, p. 72* Broe, Barry - Queensland Hunt, Graeme - Transfield Services, e__ Rizzuto, Santo - Jacobs, p. 57 Government, p. 70 p. 53* e__ Roberts, Chris- Cochlear, p. 65 Brown, Geoff - RAAF, p. 71 Jackson, Bill - Professionals Australia, «__ Robinson, David - McConnell Brown, Lizzie - Engineers Without p. 50 Dowell, p. 53 Borders Australia, p. 51 Jenkins, Chris - Thales Australia & + Savvides, George - Medibank Private, Burela, Marin - Changan Ford NZ, p. 64 p. 59 Automobile, p. 67 Jensen, Colin - Brisbane City Council, e Saxelby, David - Lend Lease, p. 55* Coleman, Peter - Woodside, p. 59 p. 71 e Scales, Neil - Queensland Cransberg, Alan - Alcoa of Australia, Jordan, Colin - RACV, p. 50* Government, p. 70 p. 66 Kanga, Marlene - R&D Incentives « Shepherd, Ian - GHD, p. 57 Cutifani, Mark - Anglo American, Committee, p. 51 + Sindel, Rob - CSR, p. 66 p. 58 Kendall, Mark - The University of < Smith, Ian - Orica, p. 66 Davies, Graham - Group of Eight Queensland, p. 61* Deans of Engineering and Assoc., p. 48 e Stewart, David - NSW Government, King, Grant - Origin Energy, p. 75 p. 69° Deeks, Andrew - University College King, Warren - DMO, p. 71 Dublin, p. 48* + Tamba, Richard - BRT Corporation, Knox, David - Santos, p. 59 p. 62 Dennis, Peter - Seqwater, p. 72* Laslett, Craig - Leighton Contractors, < Taylor, Elizabeth - RedR Dougherty, Maureen - Boeing p. 54* International, p. 52 Australia and South Pacific, p. 65* Lee, Peter - Southern Cross Douglas, John - Coffey International, + Templeton, Guy - Parsons University, p. 46 p. 56 Brinckerhoff, p. 56 Lee, Stuart - Telstra Wholesale, p. 75* Durkin, Stephen - Engineers <_ Troughton, Stephen - Western Leupen, Richard - UGL, p. 53 Australia, p. 49 Australian Government, p. 69* Durrant-Whyte, Hugh - NICTA, Liddle, Gary - Victorian Government, & Vann, Andrew - Charles Sturt p. 47 p. 69 University, p. 48 Evans, Bronwyn - Standards Lilliss, Geoff - Ampcontrol, p. 65 « Velletri, Rob - Monadelphous, p. 55 Australia, p. 49* Liveris, Andrew - The Dow Chemical « Waters, Ralph - Woolworths and Every, Bob - Wesfarmers, p. 60 Company, p. 66 Fletcher Building, p. 60 Fagg, Kathryn - Reserve Bank of Lu, Max - The University of & Wenham, Stuart - University of NSW, Australia, p. 60 Queensland, p. 46 p. 61 Farrell, Michael - ResMed, p. 64 Ludlam, Stephen - ASC, p. 65 «__ Williamson, David - Playwright, Ficca, Nino - SP AusNet, p. 73 MacKenzie, Ken - Amcor, p. 67* p. 52* Finkel, Alan - ATSE, p. 50 Marmion, Bill - Western Australian «__ Wilson, Jimmy - BHP Billiton Iron Flecker, John - Brookfield Multiplex, Government, p. 68 Ore, p. 58 p. 54 Mcintyre, Peter - TransGrid, p. 73 & Wood, Andrew - WorleyParsons, Fullerton, John - ARTC, p. 74 Meka, Zimi - Ausenco, p. 57 p. 56 Galvin, Kevin - University of Munro, Bruce - Thiess, p. 55* & York, Merryn - Powerlink Newcastle, p. 63* Murphy, Sue - Water Corporation of Queensland, p. 75 Graham, James - Gresham Partners, Western Australia, p. 72 & Young, Bill - APFEPM, p. 50* p. 59 Myers, Michael - Re-Engineering & Young, Ian - Australian National Graham, Vince - Networks NSW, Australia, p. 52 University, p. 46 p. 73* Newman, Campbell - Queensland «__ Young, Kevin - Sydney Water, p. 72 Grant, Rob - Pacific Hydro, p. 74* Government, p. 68 e__ Zelinsky, Alex - DSTO, p. 47 Denotes n ewcomers to the Top 100 Australia's Most Influential Engineers list since 2013. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 45 1CADEMIIA/RESEARCH Peter L e8 CPEng Vice-Chancellor, S outhern Cross University, Lismore Chemical engineer, Monash University s v ice-chancellor and president of the b est from himself, Lee said the old Southern Cross University (SCU), Prof adage of understanding yourself before Peter Lee oversees about 900 staff and an you try to understand others is certainly annual turnover of around $200 million. true. He is also chair of the Regional Universities "Being clear of your purpose, Network, a group of six universities located expectations and approach, taking away in regional Australia. In the past year, SCU ambiguity when appropriate are all started construction of a new $25 million important. We have two eyes, two ears, learning centre at its Lismore Campus, which and one mouth and we should use these will include formal and informal technology senses in that proportion. And finally, trust enabled spaces as well as house a new library. yourself, and always ask for evidence!" he Asked about what the secret is to getting said. MaxU L rigaust John B eynON rigaust Provost a nd Senior Vice President, Chair, G lobal Engineering Deans The University of Queensland, Brisbane Council, Adelaide Chemical engineer, Northeastern University, China Metallurgist, University of Sheffield, UK P r of Max Lu is the standing deputy to the he G lobal 1 vice-chancellor, providing leadership for The Engineering Deans f University of Queensland's (UQ) overall strategy, Council (GEDCT) has academic quality, budget and infrastructure members in over 30 planning. He provides line management of UQ's countries and major faculties and institutes, which involve more than corporate partners. As 7000 employees and a $1.6 billion annual budget. chair, Dr John Beynon In the last year, Lu was elected a fellow of the (executive dean at the Australian Academy of Science and was promoted University of Adelaide's to provost at UQ. Faculty of Engineering, For Lu, there is no secret to getting the best out Computer and of people and organisations, except to have a vision for both to aim for. He Mathematical Sciences) said you need the enthusiasm and drive to work towards a common goal if leads the GEDC works it is worth pursuing for the organisation and society's benefit. on improved pedagogies, research collaborations, and workforce issues for the developed and lan Y oung AO HonFIEAust CPEng developing worlds. Vice-Chancellor, A ustralian National University, Canberra Earlier this year, the Coastal and ocean engineer, James Cook University GEDC began to engage Prof T an Young oversees the strategic direction and with intergovernmental bodies, which value operation of the Australian National University engineering education for its impact on (ANU) which has about 4000 staff, 18,000 students the economic and social development of and an annual budget of $1 billion. He is also Chair countries. of the Group of Eight universities. Beynon outlined three steps to get the In the last year, ANU has won over $100 million best from your organisation. in research grants from the Australian Research "First, focus: a clear focus on why we Council, the highest figure in its history. ANU was exist as an organisation. Second, priorities: also the first Australian university to become a there is always too much that needs doing, partner in the online enterprise edX and offered its so be selective to achieve meaningful results first Massively Open Online Courses in which more and not spread effort too thinly. Third, than 30,000 students enrolled. trust: trust your colleagues to do their job: Young says the key to success is having clear goals for what you want to delegate, hold to account, and let them take achieve and clear methods of measuring success. the credit," he said. 46 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 ACADEMIA/RESEARCH | T OP 100 Adi P aterson rieaust CEO, A ustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Alex Z eIinSKy rieaust (ANSTO), Sydney Chief D efence Scientist, Defence Chemical engineer, University of Cape Town, South Africa Science and Technology AsEO C of ANSTO, Dr Adi Paterson oversees 1200 staff at Organisation (DSTO), Canberra the organisation's Lucas Heights, Camperdown (Sydney) Electrical engineer, University of and Clayton (Melbourne) sites. In 2013 he oversaw an Wollongong operating budget of $236 million, a capital works portfolio of $459 million and assets of $1.028 billion. ANSTO operates a portfolio of nuclear businesses, key landmark infrastructure and user services for industry and academia. ANSTO has achieved a great deal in the past year, including the design and construction of a global scale processing facility for the production of molybdenum-99 for nuclear medicine. Also, this year Paterson became an Australian citizen at an Australia Day citizenship ceremony. Judy R aper Deputy V ice-Chancellor (Research), University he D efence Science and of Wollongong, Wollongong Technology Organisation's Chemical engineer, University of NSW (DSTO) chief defence scientist Prof J udy Raper encourages those at the University oversees around 2300 staff and has of Wollongong (UOW) across all disciplines to an annual budget of $415 million. do their best. Her portfolio includes higher degree In that role, Dr Alex Zelinsky has research students, grants and commercial research. been busy in the last year, with the She said 2013 saw record success in competitive $12.4 billion acquisition of 58 more grants and commercial research, and launching the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning Global Challenges program and starting work on the II Joint Strike Fighters. He's also i- Accelerate Centre were major milestones for UOW. been leading the implementation Raper said there is no substitute for enthusiasm, of the DSTO Strategic Plan and integrity, openness and trust for getting the best an organisational restructure out of people: "Being open, honest and consistent allows others to get on with to focus DSTO as a more client their jobs. Appointing and developing people to do the best work they can, and facing research enterprise. Last trusting them to do that, enables the organisation to thrive." year Zelinsky was awarded the Pearcey Medal for lifetime career achievements in the information and communications technology sector. Hugh D urrant-Whyte rieaust Zelinsky strives for organisational CEO, N ICTA, Sydney excellence in a number of ways. He Nuclear engineer, University of London, UK advised it was important to "create a ational I nformation and Communications big vision that has impact, focus and Technology Australia, or NICTA, is a federal is achievable". government research centre of excellence "Be resourced and organised focusing on the broad field of ICT. Headed by for success; make sure the vision Prof Hugh Durrant-Whyte, the organisation is feasible, desirable and viable. has over 700 staff working at five sites Have an unwavering commitment across Australia. NICTA has created 11 new to talent; treasure teamwork and companies and worked with industry to develop collaboration; and live and breathe technology and intellectual property. high performance," Zelinsky said. Late last year Durrant- Whyte was appointed "Capture the imagination of your Chair of the NSW Innovation and Productivity people, and their hearts and minds will follow." Council. He has been a member of the group since 2011. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 47 ACADEMIA/RESEARCH | T OP 100 Graham D avies rieaust Chair, G roup of Eight Deans of Engineering Committee, Sydney Andrew V ann rieaust Chemical physicist, University of Wales, UK Vice-Chancellor a nd President, Charles Sturt s c hair of the University, Bathurst Group of Eight Civil engineer, Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Deans of Engineering Trent University), UK Committee, Prof Prof A ndrew Vann is vice- Graham Davies chancellor and president is leading the of Charles Sturt University development of a (CSU), a role which sees resource for Australia him responsible for 39,000 by collaborating students, the equivalent of with deans, associate 2200 full time staff and an deans in education annual turnover of $440 and research as well million. This year Vann has as faculty managers. been appointed to the NSW They will work on TAFE Commission Board. joint programs this He explained that during year, including topics the last year he has been busy like climate change refining CSU's strategy and adaptation and top 10 performance measurement technologies. in an "increasingly competitive, turbulent and uncertain The group has also instigated awards for early career higher education sector". researchers in conjunction with the Australian Academy "However, we have also released the plans for our new of Science, the Booker Medal and the Australian Academy Port Macquarie campus buildings which we expect to be a of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). The significant growth region for the university," Vann said. awards will be announced later this year. He expressed great pride in CSU's introduction of a Davies is also dean of the University of NSW's Faculty Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and of Engineering, which has 750 staff, 11,000 students and Heritage, a one and a half year distance education program an annual turnover of $220 million. Over the last year, he consisting of four subjects. has supervised a new building complex for mechanical Vann said there is no secret to getting the best out of and manufacturing engineering, to be completed in 2015. people and organisations. He also launched three new programs: space systems, "First, make sure you're in the right line of business - if transport and nuclear engineering. you don't care deeply about what you're doing it's pretty Recently elected as a fellow of ATSE, Davies said the difficult to really succeed," he said. "Second, gumption, a way he gets the best from himself and his organisation term we have in our mission statement at CSU - be willing is having a clear plan of what needs to be achieved after to meet the world as it is, not as you wish it were. Third, consultation. He said it is important to choose a good perspective - remember your concerns are not necessarily team and trust them to perform and realise their potential. the most important thing for other people." Lastly, he said, "keep communicating". Andrew D eeKS rieaust President, U niversity College Dublin, Ireland Civil engineer, University of Western Australia s p resident of University College himself i s about understanding his own Dublin (UCD), Prof Andrew Deeks is strengths, weaknesses and motivations, and both CEO and chief academic officer of to then work accordingly. Ireland's largest university, the equivalent "I have seen a number of leaders fail over of an Australian vice-chancellor. UCD has time through a failure to recognise their over 30,000 students and more than 3000 weaknesses. In a similar way, the key to academic and support staff. getting the best from others is to use their In the last year, Deeks has restructured strengths and motivations, and to have the senior management team of the processes and people in place to compensate university, initiated a strategic planning for their weaknesses," he said. process and undertaken review and Deeks said the key to getting the best from consultation visits to UCD's 37 schools and his organisation is to identify and develop a six research institutes. strategy that uses the organisation's strengths. For Deeks, getting the most from 48 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 ASSOCIATIONS Bronwyn E VaNS rigaust EngExec Chair, C entre for Engineering Leadership and Management, Canberra Electrical engineer, University of Wollongong s c hair of the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management (CELM), Dr Bronwyn Evans oversaw the creation of the first new Engineers Australia college since 2001; the College for Engineering Management and Practice. CELM develops and promotes business leadership and management for engineers in commercial and public enterprises. Evans has also been chosen by Engineers Australia's Sydney Division as its Professional Engineer of the Year. As the current CEO of Standards Australia, she is at the helm of Australia's peak non-government standards organisation that promotes unbiased standards development. She said to get the best from herself, she needed a purpose that was exciting and a chance to work with skilled people willing to collaborate. To get the best from others, she advised inspiring them. To get the best from an (L-R) S tephen Durkin, Prof Alex Baitch and Dr Bronwyn Evans. organisation, she said she needed people who value what the organisation does, who can see the benefits their work brings to others and who can link their work with the long term direction of the organisation. Stephen D urkin rieaust Chief E xecutive, Engineers Australia, Canberra Civil engineer, Monash University s t he chief executive of Engineers Australia (EA), Alex B itch Honrigaust CPEng Stephen Durkin is committed to seeing the peak body National P resident, Engineers Australia, Sydney of the profession play a stronger role in raising the profile Electrical engineer, University of Sydney of engineering in Australia. He said this is a key driver in s n ational president of Engineers Australia, Prof the successful transformation he has seen implemented Alex Baitch is the public face of the organisation. He since taking office in early 2012. EA employs over 200 represents the profession and the organisation nationally staff, with a senior office bearer network of more than 3000 and internationally interacting with government, media, dedicated volunteers. The total revenue for next year is heads of industry and members. Having graduated as an budgeted at around $50 million. electrical engineer in 1970, he has worked in a number of Now into his third year at the helm, Durkin sees the roles since, culminating in his own consulting practice opportunities ahead as all about leveraging the foundations in 1993. put in place over the past two years. He said the change As national president, Baitch has brought back a strong program underway will see EA regarded as a more focus on reaffirming the high standard of the profession, contemporary organisation that uses technology to deliver the importance of engineering and the need for members more personalised member services. to be Chartered. Baitch said that a major achievement "We will have a stronger focus on policy, marketing for him had been nurturing the work on developing the and media to more publicly support the critical role of the case for the establishment of the College of Engineering engineering profession. I believe engineers will be vital in Management and Practice. Australia's transition from a resource dependent economy He said there is no particular magic or secret to getting to a high tech, high value economy that can compete the most out of himself, others or organisations. effectively on the world stage," he said. "I believe that it is important that one has a clear vision For Durkin, the hallmark of any great organisation is of objectives, clear strategic directions and then the ability the ability to continuously improve. His view is that for an to translate, in a pragmatic way, the steps required to organisation to operate effectively, it needs outstanding achieve the goals. The real issue is to ensure that this is people who are motivated to achieve their best, are clear on translated by all into a consistent and determined effort," expectations and are aligned to the vision and strategies of Baitch said. the business. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 49 ASSOCIATIONS | T OP 100 Bill Y oung FIEAust Alan F inkel President, A sia Pacific Federation of Project Management, Melbourne FIEAustO A Mechanical engineer, Swinburne Institute of Technology (now Swinburne President, A ustralian University of Technology) Academy of s p resident of the Asia Pacific Federation of Project Technological Sciences Management, Dr Bill Young specialises in engineering and Engineering, project management in the process chemical, manufacturing, Melbourne and mining industries. He was president of the Australian Electrical engineer, Institute of Project Management for two terms (2007- Monash University 2011) and vice chairman of the Global Mining Association of China in 2013. Young is an industry consultant and professor lecturing in international business at Beijing Jiaotong University. His experience over three decades covers engineering activities in Australia, Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. Bill J ackson National P resident, Professionals Australia, Adelaide & Electrical and electronics engineer, University of Adelaide s n ational president of Professionals D r A lan Finkel's role Australia (PA), Bill Jackson provides as president of the strategic leadership and works with the CEO Australian Academy of to realise the objectives of the body's board Technological Sciences and national assembly. PA has over 25,000 and Engineering (ATSE) members and represents engineers across sees him give strategic the private and public sector. In the last year and public direction to Professionals Australia has transformed in the organisation's 830 name and governance structure. Jackson said fellows and staff. He is the changes have enhanced PA's connection to also chancellor of Monash the professions it represents, ensuring it can University, executive meet new challenges. He said the response publisher of Cosmos from engineers "bodes well for the future". magazine and chairman Jackson said to get the best out of people, you need to give them the opportunity of Stile Education, an to surprise you. "That involves giving up a degree of control so that people have the education software opportunity to shine. As engineers we can struggle with this a bit," he said. developer. In the last year Finkel has led ATSE's strategy and implementation Colin J ordan rizaust plan, launched Cosmos Managing D irector and CEO, Royal Automotive Club of Victoria, Melbourne magazine's 'digital first, Civil engineer, University of Melbourne digital everywhere plan, and he R oyal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV) has an introduced Stile Education's annual turnover of $500 million and 3000 employees, for curriculum development which Colin Jordan is directly responsible. In the last year platform for schools. RACV opened resorts in Torquay, Victoria and in Hobart, and For Finkel, getting the hosted the annual Commission for Global Road Safety forum. most out an organisation Jordan is president of the Honour World Road Association, requires an agreement on Chair of Intelematics Australia and Australian Motoring a stretch vision of where it Services, and director of Insurance Manufacturers of Australia wants to be. and the Australian Automobile Association among other roles. "After that, but not For Jordan, the secret to getting the most from himself before, work out the road is establishing and sharing a clear view of what he wants to it will travel to get there. achieve and strategies to make it happen. He added that you Then allocate the resources, need to surround yourself with good people for empowerment ceaselessly beat the customer and accountability to achieve goals, and monitor progress drum and make a relentless against targets, acting decisively if adjustment is needed. commitment to quality." 50 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 Marlene K anga CoOmmnmmuUnITY AM F IEAust CPEng Chair,&D R Incentives Committee, Sydney Chemical engineer, Indian Institute Lizzie B rOWN rigaust of Technology CEO, E ngineers Without Borders Australia, Melbourne Environmental engineer, The University of Queensland izzie B rown has been involved with Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) since 2004, first as a volunteer, then as the education co-ordinator, and then in 2010 she became the CEO. A global leader in humanitarian engineering, she drives a community of 15,000 supporters - including 2000 volunteers who recognise the role that engineering, technology and infrastructure play in creating sustained change for communities. ollowing a y ear at the helm of Qfifi The organisation works internationally Engineers Australia as its 2013 across six countries, with a sector in national president, Dr Marlene Kanga Australia working with Aboriginal has gone on to chair the R&D Incentives communities. EW B has recently launched Committee, which administers the two new reconciliation initiatives to create largest innovation support program for long term systemic change within the industry in Australia. More than 9000 engineering industry, providing technical companies registered for the program career pathways and guidance to improve in 2011-2012, with R&D expenditure in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait excess of $14 billion. Islander communities across the country. Kanga is also a member of the board of Innovation Australia, an independent statutory body established to assist with the administration of the Australian government's innovation programs, and JOhn G rill ao HonFigaust CP Eng EngExec of the Sydney Water Corporation, the Chair, J ohn Grill Centre for Project Leadership, Sydney largest water utility in Australia. Civil engineer, University of Sydney She was named the 2014 Federation ohn Grill is the chairman of the of Engineering Institutions of Asia board of WorleyParsons and SYDNEY Pacific Engineer of the Year for her former CEO, as well as the chair of the contributions to the engineering University of Sydney's John Grill Centre profession, only the second time an for Project Leadership. In 2012, Grill Australian has won the award. This made a $20 million donation to the month, she also received a Member in university to establish the centre which the General Division of the Order of would enhance leadership capability Australia. and enable organisations to deliver Her company, iOmniscient, major projects successfully. continues to develop patented software In January, he was named an Officer technology for automated intelligent of the Order of Australia for his video analytic systems. distinguished service to engineering, BYDNEY "Every leader needs to understand business, the minerals, energy and him or herself and his or her own goals;" power supply industries, and as a Kanga said. supporter of advanced education and With a vision for their organisation, training. achievable goals and the right working Grill was named EA Professional culture, she said a leader can ensure Engineer of the Year in 2006. He also everyone feels they are part of the chairs the National Precincts Board and team and this ensures individuals are serves on the board of Neuroscience supported and valued. Research Australia. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 51 COMMUNITY | T OP 100 David W illiamson ao Elizabeth T aylOF ao Honrigaust Playwright, S unshine Coast Chair, R edR Australia and RedR International, Mechanical engineer, Monash University Sydney nef o Australia's best Civil engineer, University of NSW known playwrights, rof Elizabeth David Williamson Taylor is inspired began his career as by those who work on a design engineer at important issues for the General Motors Holden planet's humanity and and was a lecturer in sustainability. thermodynamics and "RedR Australia social psychology at staff and deployees, Swinburne Technical EA accreditation staff College. After early and volunteers, and successes in acting innovative academics 1 & and playwriting in who care deeply about | f Melbourne, he moved quality outcomes for | to Sydney in 1970, our graduates - these r writing a play every year are people who thirst 1 until announcing his for knowledge, are not retirement from main afraid to question, and stage productions in think about others and 2005. He has continued to produce plays, with his latest, our profession in amazing ways from which I endlessly Cruise Control, in Sydney theatres in June. learn," she said. His works, focusing on themes of politics, loyalty and As the chair of RedR International since 2012, Taylor family in contemporary urban Australia, have been so has led the collaboration with RedR India and RedR UK to successful in bringing in audiences that Australian theatre build Philippine response capacity in the wake of Typhoon circles have credited him with the "Williamson economy. Haiyan in 2013. The organisation this year has had 95 His plays The Removalists and Don's Party established deployments to seven United Nations (UN) agencies in 23 his reputation on the stages of Europe and America. countries. It continues to be a respected standby partner Williamson received an Order of Australia in 1983. of six UN agencies, with two additional memorandum of His 1975 play, The Department, which was later turned understanding agreements pending. into a TV movie, is about politics and bureaucracy Taylor also serves as chair of the Accreditation Board of demonstrated in the staff meeting of a university Engineers Australia and is the appointed representative to engineering department. the International Engineering Alliance. Michael M yers OAM FIEAust CPEng EngExec Founder a nd Chair, Re-Engineering Australia Foundation, Sydney Mechanical e ngineer, University of Technology Sydney n 1 998, when Dr Michael Myers "With a ' no one said we couldn't asked a 14 year old student how he attitude there are no limits to what you came to design a vehicle capable of or your organisation can achieve." 3200MPG, the student replied, "No Since its inception, REA has one said we couldn't." Myers said mentored over 500,000 students across it was the best advice he has ever Australia. received. Later that year, he would go In 2014, in collaboration with the on to establish the Re-Engineering Defence Materiel Organisation, REA Australia REA Foundation to inspire launched a new career intervention young Australians to take up careers in program focused on engaging school science, technology, engineering and students with the Future Submarine maths. Project. The program is designed to "The response of that student was offer students a complex real world a reflection of the passion to take on a project which is integrated into the task and to be the best in the world," curriculum. Myers explained. 52 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 CONITRAC T ORS/SERVICES David R ODINSON riEaust, cPEng CEO, M cConnell Dowell Corporation, Melbourne Civil engineer, University of Western Australia Graeme H unt nder D avid Robinson's Managing D irector leadership, McConnell and CEO, Transfield Dowell has successfully Services, Sydney completed or is nearing Metallurgical engineer, the completion of major University of Wollongong projects such as the As t he managing director Gold Coast Light Rail, and CEO of Transfield the liquefied natural gas Services, Graeme Hunt pipelines infrastructure in Queensland, the oversees more than 24,000 Waterview Road project employees across 18 industries and 11 countries. The in New Zealand and company, which provides operations, maintenance mass rapid transit and construction services, posted a profit of $4.6 projects in Singapore. million in the first half of the fiscal year ending in Robinson heads the December 2013. corporation and its Hunt has more than 37 years of experience in subsidiary companies the metals, mining and bulk transport sectors. He with more than 7500 was previously managing director and CEO of Lihir employees and group Gold, and had a 34 year career with BHP Billiton. annual revenues in excess of US$5.5 billion. He also serves Hunt has also held positions as president of the as director of McConnell Dowell's South African parent Australian Uranium Association, the Australian company, Aveng. Mining and Metals Association and the International He believes you will always get the best from yourself if Manganese Institute. you can find your passion and get a job doing it. In the past, Hunt has run his own consultancy, "The same goes for getting the best out of others;" Robinson said. and has served as deputy chair of the Minerals "The best employees are always those who love their job Council of Australia, director of the International because they are doing something they are passionate about. Aluminum Institute, director of the World Energy When you find those people, hold onto them, because they Council Australia and interim chair of the Australian are worth their weight in gold." Centre for Renewable energy. Richard L eupen FIEAust, CPEng Managing D irector and CEO, UGL, Sydney Mechanical engineer, University of NSW GI's m anaging director and CEO, Richard Leupen, has been with the company for more than 13 years. In the first half of the 2014 fiscal year, UGT's operating revenue was up 7% over the same period last year, to $2.2 billion. The company is looking ahead to major infrastructure opportunities emerging in rail, transportation and power systems, along with 79% of its order book c onsisting of recurring revenues. During h is time at the helm, Leupen has diversified and globalised the services company over two main businesses: DTZ in the property services sector, and engineering. He has more than 40 years of experience in engineering and senior management roles in Australia and abroad, and has worked f or companies such as GHD and Kaiser Engineers. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 53 CONTRACTORS/SERVICES | T OP 100 Craig Laslett rieaust Cathal O'ROuUrKe creng Managing Director, Leighton Contractors, Sydney Managing Director, Laing O'Rourke Australia Civil engineer, University of South Australia Sydnegy 9 ' 9 ' raig L aslett has led Leighton Contractors through a Civil engineer, University of Birmingham, UK key period in its development, with the company now n t he past year, Cathal O'Rourke has overseen Laing having t he biggest and most diverse project portfolio in O'Rourke's geographic expansion through new projects its history. Current projects include Western Australia's in the ACT and director-led operations in Victoria for $1 billion Gateway road project, the New Royal Adelaide the first time. O'Rourke is responsible for more than Hospital, major oil and gas projects across Queensland, 5000 employees and revenues of more than $3 billion. Northern Territory and WA, and a key role in the delivery The construction and engineering company is one of the of the National Broadband Network. largest privately owned firms in the world, also operating Laslett leads more than 14,000 employees in a company in Europe, the Middle East and North America. with a turnover of $7.5 billion across many industries, For O'Rourke, getting the best results are about having having begun his career with Leighton as a site engineer. clarity of vision and purpose, and communicating in a "While strong technical skills are obviously the basic meaningful way so the entire team is with you on the requirement, engagement, partnerships and values are at journey. the heart of real success," Laslett said. "I'm focused on accelerating our unique journey - Respecting the needs and opinions of clients, working on our approach to the market, our culture and communities and employees not only is the right thing to our delivery - developing a business that is sustainable in do, he explained, but it also makes good business sense. every sense," he said. John F I&ecker rieaust CEO, B rookfield Multiplex Australasia, Perth Civil engineer, University of Western Australia John F lecker leads Brookfield Multiplex's executive team by ensuring his staff has all the appropriate levels of support, responsibility and autonomy to: know what their jobs are, know how their roles fit in the vision of the organisation, and ultimately get the job done. "The secret to getting the best from yourself is to be engaged with, seek counsel from and be challenged by your staff;" Flecker said. Brookfield Multiplex's international contracting operations include almost 4000 staff and nearly US$60 billion in works across seven countries. It completed the $1.7 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital project late in 2013, one of the largest social infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the Western Australia government. Flecker's community contributions include serving as a director of the Green Building Council of Australia and as vice president of the Australian Constructors Association. This year, Brookfield Multiplex facilitated the incorporation of the not-for-profit Literacy for Life Foundation which runs adult literacy programs in indigenous communities. Flecker is a founding director. 54 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 CONTRACTORS/SERVICES | T OP 100 Rob V ellefri mieaust Managing D irector, Monadelphous, Perth Mechanical engineer, University of Western Australia ob V elletri has been a key member of the executive management team for Monadelphous for 24 years, overseeing the company's strategic development, sustained business and earnings growth during this period. The diversified engineering services business employs more than 7000 people and has revenue in excess of $2 billion per year. Notably, the company secured its largest ever contract early in 2014 with the award of a $680 million construction deal for mechanical works at the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, Northern Territory. Velletri believes it is important to lead by example to get his team aligned and engaged in the organisation's purpose, goals and way of working. "Whatever you decide to do, do it well," he said. "Ensure that you recruit, retain and develop the right people - those who are driven by achievement and being the best they can be. Then give them the freedom to a ct." David S axelby CEO, L end Lease Construction and Infrastructure Australasia, Sydney Civil engineer, University of Sydney Bruce M unro rieaust avid Saxelby was appointed CEO of Lend Lease in Managing d irector, Thiess, Brisbane February 2013, heading up the construction and Civil engineer, University of NSW infrastructure business in Australia. Part of the company's ince S eptember 2011, Bruce Munro has been managing international property and infrastructure group, his director at Leighton Holdings' Thiess operations. He divisions contributed to Lend Lease's $12.2 billion in has more than 36 years of experience in the construction revenue in 2013 and estimated $13.4 billion in the global and mining industries in Australia, South East Asia development pipeline. and India, having worked with both Leighton Asia and In charge of the company's project management and Leighton Contractors. His work has covered a range of construction arms, Saxelby also leads the Abigroup, infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, marine Baulderstone, infrastructure services, infrastructure facilities and heavy civil construction and industrial development and resources infrastructure businesses. buildings internationally. He is also vice president of the board of the Australian Munro also serves as an associate director of Leighton Constructors Association. Holdings and is a board member at the Australian Saxelby has been responsible for overseeing many Constructors Association and Roads Australia. In addition, of Australia's iconic engineering and building projects he holds a non-executive director position on the board including the Anzac Bridge, Darling Harbour Convention of Sedgman, a minerals processing and infrastructure Centre, Mount Owen Coal Mine, Lane Cove Tunnel, company. Epping to Chatswood Underground Rail Link. He was At the end of 2013, Thiess had almost $6.9 billion in previously managing director of Thiess Services and served revenue and close to 16,000 employees, operating across in various project and executive positions with Hornibrook Australia, India, Indonesia and New Zealand. and subsequently Baulderstone Hornibrook. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 55 CONSULIING John D ouglas CEO a nd Managing Director, Coffey International, Sydney Civil engineer, University of Adelaide Peter B ailey rieaust creng Director, A rup Group, Sydney Civil engineer, University of Sydney eter Bailey is director of Arup Group and the regional leader of Arup's Australasia Region division. As director, he is responsible for global revenue of $2 billion and 12,000 staff worldwide. Within Australia, he oversees 1300 staff and is accountable for revenue of $240 million. Bailey said he was proud to be one of Consult Australia's 'Champions of Change' to actively advance gender equality in industry. He added that Arup had been ranked among the top Australian organisations for corporate social responsibility and was named an employer of choice for women by the Equal Opportunity for Women Agency. ohn D ouglas has been managing Arup has also been recognised for innovation and engineering excellence in director and CEO of Coffey the Business Review Weekly Client Choice Awards. International for three years, in which Bailey explained that the core of inspiration is human emotion, saying that time he said he had refocused the "you have to uncork the energy and passion inside yourself and others". company on its core businesses of geoservices, project management and international development. Coffey employs about 4000 people working Andrew W ood rieaust in 80 countries. Douglas said he had CEO, W orleyParsons, Melbourne guided the company through the recent Civil engineer, University of Adelaide economic downturn. He added that he is now dedicated to building a stronger ast y ear, with CEO Andrew Wood at the helm, client focus and sales culture in a WorleyParsons announced annual aggregated company with a strong technical legacy. revenue of $7.63 billion, an increase of 3.6% In February, Coffey was named Best over 2012. The company employs around 39,800 Consulting Engineering Firm (with people in 265 offices in 43 countries. revenue greater than $200 million) and A major change transpired in April when Best Provider to the Primary Industry Wood announced that WorleyParsons would Sector at the Business Review Weekly undergo a business reorganisation. It split into Client Choice Awards. three lines; services, major projects and improve. Douglas said an organisation like his Services handles offerings such as consulting, sees "a lot of bright, and sometimes very providing 70% of the company's aggregated revenue. Major projects will different, people working together to handle securing and leading the execution of large or complex projects, while solve common problems". 'improve'is responsible for the leadership and execution of nominated long "It's not easy - it requires persistence, term operational and asset management contracts. sensitivity and a sense of humour." Guy T empleton rieaust President a nd COO, Asia Pacific, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Sydney Electrical engineer, University of NSW uy T empleton is responsible for around 5000 staff in the Asia Pacific working on rail, road, mining, power and water infrastructure projects. In addition, he is responsible for Balfour Beatty's (Parsons Brinckerhoff's parent company) construction business in Australia/New Zealand. In the last year, Parsons Brinckerhoff received industry recognition through the Large Firm of the Year award and received a gold rating for its diversity agenda, both from Consult Australia. Project awards included the Sir William Hudson Award (Engineers Australia, Australian Engineering Excellence Award) for the Airport Link Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) and Airport Roundabout Upgrade projects. 4 56 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 CONSULTING | T OP 100 Zimi M eK@ rieaust lan Shepherd rieaust creng CEO a nd Managing Director, CEO, GHD, Sydney Ausenco, Brisbane Civil engineer, Western Australian Institute of Technology Mechanical engineer, Queensland (now Curtin University) Institutef o Technology (now an S hepherd has been CEO of GHD Queensland University of since November 2008, and in the past Technology) five years the company has progressed its focused global growth strategy, with a particular emphasis on North America. To further reinforce this strategy, GHD and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates entered into a merger agreement, which creates a global team of more than 8500 people and business revenue of $1.6 billion. He is also director of the Princess Margaret Children's Hospital Foundation in Western Australia. sEO C and managing director of In the 2013 financial year, the Lost Ausenco, Z imi Meka is responsible Time Injury Frequency Rate at GHD has for leading 2550 people located in 29 decreased by 67% and Shepherd's goal is to continue safety improvements offices across 19 countries. Meka is across the business. vital in developing and managing the implementation of Ausenco's corporate strategy and modelling and mentoring F the company's leaders to deliver their ROSS H I“: business plans, while developing their Managing Director and CEO, SMEC, Melbourne people and client relationships. Civil engineer, Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Meka revealed that in 2013 he steered (now Monash University) Ausenco through challenging market R oss Hitt has responsibility for SMEC's revenue conditions by ensuring the business of $500 million (as of the last financial year) and stayed focused on diversification, people around 5400 staff across a network of more than 70 and the development of good client offices in over 35 countries. In the last year, SMEC's relationships through delivery of value projects have won several prestigious awards around added solutions. Last year he was named the world. In Australia these include recognition from Queensland Professional Engineer of the United Nations Association of Australia, Planning the Year by Engineers Australia and Institute of Australia, Engineers Australia and Consult became one of the founding members Australia. In South Africa, SMEC won awards from of the Queensland Male Champions Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and the of Change, an organisation focused on South African Institution of Civil Engineers. Globally, improving workplace gender diversity. the company was lauded at the Global Water Awards, For Meka, clarity on goals, and Construction World Global Awards. expectations and accountabilities are For Hitt, getting optimal output from his people and organisation comes essential for getting good performance down to treating them well and meeting their need to understand why they from people and organisations. do what they do. Santo R IZZUtO rieaust CPEng Executive V ice President, Operations, Jacobs, California Electrical engineer, University of Sydney s e xecutive vice president, operations, Santo Rizzuto oversees about 15,000 people across major regions including the UK, India, Australia and North America serving clients in transport infrastructure, telecommunications, industrial and hydrocarbon sectors. He also serves as an Officer of the Jacobs Engineering Group. As CEO of SKM until December 2013, he played a key role in its merger with Jacobs Engineering. During the past year SKM also achieved certification to BS10500, the British Standard on Anti-Bribery Management Systems. Rizzuto said that consistently pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is a great way to get your personal best. It leads to better self-knowledge, which results in greater authenticity; he said people always respond positively to the trust and transparency that authenticity engenders. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 57 INDUSTRY Andrew H arding Chief E xecutive - Iron Ore, Rio Tinto, Perth Mining engineer, University of NSW Andrew H arding was appointed chief executive of Rio Tinto's extensive iron ore product group in February 2013, accountable for operations and projects in Australia, Canada and India and for Rio Tinto Marine. He also has executive committee responsibility for China, Japan and Korea. In 2013, the iron ore group had net earnings of almost $11 billion. Its 2014, global production guidance is 295Mt. In the Pilbara a 290Mt/a project will be in full system production by June. Infrastructure capable of handling 360Mt/a is also now being built and a low cost mine pathway has been agreed. Harding previously spent three years as chief executive of the Rio Tinto Copper product group, responsible for a range of operations and projects around the world, including the development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia. Nev P ower FIEAust CPEng EngExec Jimmy W ilson CEO, F ortescue Metals Group, Perth President, BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Perth Mechanical engineer, University of Southern Mechanical engineer, University of Natal, Queensland South Africa ev P ower leads the world's ince being appointed in fourth largest producer of iron March 2012, Wilson has ore - Fortescue employs over 10,000 faced dificulties with weaker people across its operations and in iron ore prices. Despite this the 2013 financial year generated he has overseen a restructure revenue in excess of $8 billion. of the business and a rollout Core values mean everything to of a new business plan that Fortescue, according to Power, and involves removing bottlenecks the company supports its people to in existing infrastructure. make decisions and bring innovation A major achievement in to everything they do. the past year was the official "We embrace a strong family opening in April of BHP culture to generate a can-do attitude and support each Billiton's Jimblebar iron ore other to achieve the stretch goals we set," he said. mine in the Pilbara. The mine produced its first ore in the Power presided over Fortescue's US$9.2 billion September quarter, and is expected to deliver its phase 1 expansion to triple iron ore production capacity to capacity of 35Mt/a by the end of 2015, increasing BHP's 155Mt/a which was achieved in March 2014. Pilbara capacity to 220Mt/a. Mark C utifani Chief E xecutive, Anglo American, London Mining engineer, University of Wollongong Responsible f or a major diversified mining company with operations across 25 countries and 140,000 employees and contractors, Cutifani is also the president of the I nternational Council for Mining and Metals. In t he past year, Cutifani has steered Anglo American through a major restructure resulting in marked improvements in safety, as well as an increase in production. He believes the secret to getting the best from himself and others at Anglo American is taking the time to understand the nature of the role and the critical issues that s upport delivery of his vision. "The u nrelenting pursuit of the vision and its associated tasks provides the drive and coherence within the organisation to ensure success," Cutifani said. 58 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 INDUSTRY | T OP 100 James G raNhaM am rizaust Peter C oleman Group C hief Executive, Gresham Partners, Sydney MIEAust C PEng Chemical engineer, University of Sydney Managing Director and CEO, ames G raham has been a major participant in Woodside, Perth facilitating the growth and re-positioning of many Civil engineer, Monash large Australian corporations and in developing new University investment opportunities for institutional investors. During this last year Gresham Partners successfully raised funds for a bond issue in the US capital markets for Australian mining company, Barminco. Critical to organisational and personal success is the need, according to Graham, to recognise the constancy of change and to be outward looking. "We need to look beyond comfortable boundaries to assess what new opportunities, practices, skills, markets and technologies are available and to realistically assess what areas there may be for specific competitive advantage," Graham said. C o leman oversees 4000 David K NOX rieaust staff at Woodside, and in Managing D irector and CEO, Santos, Adelaide 2013, the company's operating Mechanical engineer, University of Edinburgh, UK revenue was around $6 billion. he l eading Australian oil and gas producer Santos has The company operates six over 3000 employees and recorded $3.6 billion in sales of Australia's seven liquefied revenue in 2013, a 12% increase on the previous year. natural gas processing trains and Seeing the growth potential of the Asian market, has a market capitalisation of Knox said Santos has embarked on a three pronged about $35 billion. strategy - to build its domestic base business, to deliver In the past year, Woodside a transformational liquified natural gas (LNG) portfolio demonstrated its ability to and to build a portfolio of assets in Asia. execute complex engineering "Santos has now increased its exposure to global projects, integrating a new prices; whereas only a few years ago 30% of the 65,000t, $5 billion facility next company's portfolio was linked to the oil price, today to the existing North Rankin it is 40% and by 2015 it will have three LNG projects offshore platform on the delivering cargoes at oil linked prices to Asia," he said. North West Shelf, off Western Australia. "Importantly, this will extend the life of the world class North West Shelf asset," Coleman said. George S aWides rieaust To derive the best out of Managing D irector, Medibank Private, Melbourne himself and the organisation, Industrial engineer, University of NSW Coleman believes in following eorge S avvides is the longest serving managing a clear set of values and director in Medibank's 39 year history with his behaviours. leadership since 2002 covering one third of the "At Woodside we are focused organisation's existence and over 90% of its profit on demonstrating the qualities generation. we associate with leadership: Utilising his engineering skills, Savvides has applied vision and long term planning; re-engineering to Medibank, the health system and values and integrity; and customer needs, contributing to growth in the customer commitment to excellence in base (3.8 million) and in revenue to $5.9 billion. everything we do," he said. Savvides offered this advice to get the best from "Our values-led approach, yourself and your people: "Be clear about your purpose. combined with our recognised Engage staff, ask them to be your consultants and invite technical capabilities, ensures them to propose the solutions to product, service and that Woodside remains a partner operating efficiencies. Empower, validate and approve of choice in a crowded industry." staff to be an organisation's agents of change." Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 59 INDUSTRY | T OP 100 BOD E VEery ao riEaust creng Ralph W aters Chair, W esfarmers, Boral, Perth HonFIEAust C PEng Metallurgist, University of NSW Chairman, Woolworths, {£ t h as been an honour and a joy to be Fletcher Building in the role of Chairman of Wesfarmers Mechanical engineer, RMIT as we celebrate our centenary," Every said. "Wesfarmers was registered in 1914 as a farmers' co-operative with a paid up capital of £2000 and is now Australia's eighth largest company with a market capitalisation of approximately $50 billion and some 210,000 employees." Every said Boral had this year established a joint venture with USG from the US to create an Australasian organisation with a strong market position and world leading technology in gypsum products. "This offers the exciting prospect of introducing lightweight plasterboard building products throughout Asia and Australia," he said. According to Every, the key to getting the best from yourself is to recognise that you never stop learning. "To do that you need to make sure you select talented people in the W o olworths has over $60 billion organisation at all levels who are all aligned, and who understand and can in revenue, 200,000 employees contribute to the culture of the company." and 400,000 shareholders, while Fletcher Building is New Zealand's largest listed company, with $9 billion in revenue and 19,000 employees. Kathryn F agg Waters' most important role is Member, R eserve Bank of Australia Board, Melbourne to give support to the CEOs and Chemical engineer, The University of Queensland other executives overseeing the organisations while providing s a m ember of the board of the "constructive scepticism" as and Reserve Bank, Kathryn Fagg when required. participates in monthly decisions "When one is achieving the right on monetary policy for Australia. balance between encouragement With a further four years of her and restraint, then the board process term remaining, Fagg and the can be very effective. Chairing these other board members have a highly functional boards has been mission to maintain currency my corporate highpoint for the year," stability and employment while Waters said. contributing to the nation's Listening to others is a very economic prosperity and welfare. important talent to have, according Fagg thinks that change is to Waters. inevitable in a world where "Also, encourage all to speak up continual improvement and and contribute and have a high level innovation is required for ongoing of self-discipline to get things done success. on time and thoroughly - live and be "In such a world, organisations seen to live the high standards you benefit from having a strong expect of the organisation;" he said. mission and a clear sense of purpose. A strong mission provides a foundation Waters also said weighty decisions for better engagement with people and customers and a solid basis for financial must be handled with patience: "Big performance," she said. decisions should have ample time for Fagg is also chair of the Melbourne Recital Centre. She previously held senior due debate and consideration." roles at Linfox Logistics, Bluescope Steel and ANZ. In the past year she was awarded one of the 2013 University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Excellence Awards. 60 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 INnNOVATIONIEXPERTISE Stuart W enham Director,RC A Centre of Excellence for Advanced Gernot H eiser Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics, UNSW, Sydney John L ions Chair of Operating Systems, UNSW School of Computer Photovoltaic engineer, Science and Engineering, Sydney University of NSW Computer engineer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland hile S cientia Prof Gernot Heiser is the John Lions Chair of operating systems at the UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering, he also leads National Information and Communication Technology Australia's (NICTA) Software Systems Research Group. Heiser's research interests are "truly dependable" operating systems, microkernels (and microkernel- based systems virtualisation), energy management and real-time systems. In a computer, a kernel is software that translates the input and output of the hardware so that user applications can run; they can be large with millions of lines of code, or small with as little as 10,000 (microkernels). For Heiser, his first major achievement in microkernel research was to show that microkernels could be used in low overhead environments like embedded systems; S c ientia Prof Stuart Wenham his startup company Open Kernel Labs commercialised the technology which has oversees UNSW s ARC been deployed in over a billion mobile devices. His second major achievement was Centre of Excellence for showing that a specific microkernel could be proven to be free of bugs. He published Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics a paper on this work that focused on the seL4 microkernel. and Photonics, heading a management structure that includes four deputy directors, Mark K endall approximately 15 research staff, eight technical staff and 60 PhD Group L eader, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at students. The annual budget is The University of Queensland, Brisbane about $4 million. Mechanical engineer, The University of Queensland Wenham is also director of rof M ark Kendall is group leader at the Australian academic studies at UNSW"s Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology School of Photovoltaic and at The University of Queensland (UQ), where he leads Renewable Energy Engineering an interdisciplinary research group of 20 scientists. as well as chief technology He is also chief technology officer and director of officer of solar cell manufacturer biomedical company Vaxxas, driving the direction of Suntech Power. its nanopatch technology, an array of vaccine coated A major achievement for 'microprojections' that deliver the pharmaceuticals by Wenham and the centre was piercing the upper layers of skin. The company has $15 being awarded the 2013 A F million in funding and has 24 research staff. Harvey Engineering Research For Kendall, his most significant technical Prize by the Institution of innovation was advancing the scaling of the nanopatch Engineering and Technology. applicator combination from the mouse model to Worth $560,000, the prize the large animal model. He said he is on the cusp recognised the work of Wenham of "device lockdown for clinical use". In June 2013 Kendall discussed his work at and his team in discovering a TEDGlobal and was the only presenter from Australia. Last year, UQ presented him mechanism that allows for the with the Top Innovator Award for 2013. control of a hydrogen atom's Kendall considers it important to "try to find something that you feel you are built charge state. This allows for the to do, and throw yourself into it. correction of deficiencies in "Of course technical competency is key - it always is on challenging R&D silicon, a costly component in projects. However, you also need to show leadership, passion, vision and solar cell manufacture. Wenham commitment," Kendall said. "And these projects cannot be done by one person, so delivered a lecture in London you need to build an outstanding team and work with the team in getting to on 21 May to commemorate the your goals." award. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 61 INNOVATION/EXPERTISE | T OP 100 Jay G uo Research D irector, Smart Secure Infrastructure, Digital Productivity and Services Flagship, CSIRO, Sydney Electrical and electronics engineer, Xidian University, China P r of Jay Guo leads around 80 scientists, and is responsible for CSIRO's strategic planning and the delivery of programs in the fields of broadband communications systems and networks, broadband services, cyber security and sensor informatics. Under Guo's leadership, CSIRO's Ngara backhaul project (which won the innovation award at Engineers Australia's 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards) made new technology breakthroughs in wireless, and commercialised two cutting edge systems to Australian industry for international markets. He was elected as a Fellow of Australian Technological Sciences and Engineering and of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Guo said that recognising what the biggest contributions you can potentially make to your organisation are and what inspires your colleagues most are important for success. He further said that you needed to set up an audacious plan and execute it relentlessly. Rose A mal rieaust Richard T amba rieaust Interim H ead of School, UNSW School of Chemical CEO,RT B Corporation, Sydney Engineering, Sydney Mechanical engineer, University Chemical engineer, University of NSW of Technology, Sydney Prof Rose Amal is the current AsEO C of BRT Corporation, Richard Tamba oversees interim head of school at a company with strategic alliances in the US, China the UNSW School of Chemical and India. He is also a director on the board of AutoCRC Engineering and the deputy and heads AVI's business development in the Asia region convenor for the University for passenger car transmissions. In the last year Tamba Grants Committee of Hong doubled the turnover of the passenger car transmission Kong's engineering panel of business for AVL in Asia, assisted the University of Sydney research assessment exercise to get in touch with industry and helped the AutoCRC find for 2013/14. The committee alternate future opportunities for Australian automotive evaluates research excellence of suppliers. engineering disciplines for all For Tamba, the secret to getting the best out of himself universities in Hong Kong. is "to ask the questions and not be afraid to ask them". She is a newly elected fellow of "Take the time to also step out of your own shoes and the Australian Academy of Science for 2013 and is one of question yourself. Just because something has always been the very few engineers honoured with fellowship of both done a certain way does not mean that it always needs to the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian be done that way," he said. Academy of Technological Science and Engineering. He added that you need to set yourself targets at the Amal said that to get the best from herself, she needs start of every project and frequently review them. Respect to be passionate and committed to a given task. To get is also important. the best from others, she wants to inspire them and lead "Respect others and their ideas in the same way that by example. On a higher level, getting the best means you expect to be respected and make sure you mentor the convincing the organisation that her decisions are for its younger generation along the way, they are our future." own good. 62 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 INNOVATION/EXPERTISE | T OP 100 Kevin G alvin rieaust CPEng Director, C entre for Advanced Particle Processing and Transport at the University of Newcastle Chemical engineer, University of Newcastle rof K evin Galvin is the director of the Centre for Advanced Particle Processing and Transport at the University of Newcastle, which consists of 14 academics and research fellows, 14 post-doctoral researchers, and 43 higher degree research students. Galvin has just won a 2014 Clunies Ross Award from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in recognition of his advanced research in chemical engineering together with his contribution to the mining and minerals industries. He also received the Mineral Industry Technique Award from the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for his development of innovative and effective mineral industry technology. Galvin believes it is essential to "focus on achieving step change solutions to problems of significance and, where possible, to facilitate the necessary development and commercialisation for achieving economic impact. "This achievement, which requires the contributions of many, must be driven with persistence, motivated by the knowledge and belief that the work represents, at least fundamentally, a major advance on what already exists." Simon P OOlG rizaust Matt B arrie rieaust Directorf o New Business Ventures, CEO, F reelancer.com, Sydney Finisar Australia, Sydney Electrical engineer, University of Sydney Electrical and electronics engineer, sEO C of Freelancer.com, an online University of Nottingham, UK freelancing and outsourcing website Dr S imon Poole has both local and global for small businesses, Associate Prof roles within Finisar. Locally, he works to Matt Barrie has seen his company develop new markets and products for Finisar increase in value by 260% following Australia (which he co-founded and has its public listing in the last year on the delivered nearly $500m in exports over the ASX at a market capitalisation of $1.1 past seven years). Globally, he works across billion. His company's marketplace multiple groups in Finisar to assist in product recently surpassed 12 million users and market development as well as being part from 234 countries, regions and of the global mergers and acquisitions team. territories, who have posted six million Poole said a significant local achievement projects to date. for him in the past year had been the Barrie considers organisational release of the first products based on a new success is in hiring the best people technology platform developed by Finisar available, "people smarter, and more Australias Sydney team in conjunction with capable than yourself, and to delegate other Finisar groups in Shanghai and Sweden. to them. He said you should not be He explained that the platform would form afraid to take calculated risks, adding that initiative was important. the basis of a range of products in multiple "Engineers create the future, and the world around you. Analytical overseas markets. thinking is incredibly important, as is measuring the impact of He added that he was privileged to be everything you do - with statistical confidence. Creative problem named as an IEEE distinguished lecturer on solving skills are a necessity, as is the ability to motivate and educate the subject of entrepreneurship, a lecture he others," he said. has given in more than 12 countries. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 63 MANUFACTURING David A llott CEO,AE B Systems Australia, Adelaide Chris J enkins Mechanical engineer, CEO, T hales Australia & NZ, Sydney Nottingham University, UK Mechanical engineer, University of NSW hris J enkins said Thales has enjoyed many successes in the past year. These include the go-live of one of the world's most advanced air traffic control systems in Singapore; the new HOP public transport ticketing system in Auckland; delivery of the Next Generation Desktop IT system for the Australian Defence Department's Secret Environment; Bushmaster vehicle exports to Japan, Indonesia and Jamaica; and the development of Thales new Hawkei protected mobility vehicle. Jenkins believes that engineers can only deliver the very best of their capability if they are passionate about the objective. With a nnual sales of "The level of engagement and commitment, approximately $1.4 billion the ability to use all of your capacities only and 4500 employees, BAE comes when you're truly excited by what you're doing. This applies to leaders and Systems is one of Australia's everyone across an organisation," he said. leading defence and security Thales Australia & NZ has more than 3200 staff and revenue of over $1 billion. companies. Its CEO, David Allott, said the best leadership skill an engineer can have is to Michael F arrell be prepared to embrace new CEO, R esMed, San Diego, US challenges and take yourself Chemical engineer, University of NSW out of your comfort zone. ichael F arrell has served as CEO of He strongly backs the ResMed and on its board of directors creation of new advanced since March 2013. Prior to this role, Farrell manufacturing capabilities served as the company's president - Americas in Australia. A good example from May 2011 to March 2013, heading the of this is BAE Systems' commercial business in the US and Latin development of a new purpose- America. He was previously senior vice built titanium machining president, strategic business unit - sleep facility at Edinburgh Parks, from July 2007 to May 2011, leading a global South Australia. business unit for sleep apnoea therapeutic During the past 12 months, and diagnostic medical devices. Before BAE Systems Australia has joining ResMed in 2000, Farrell worked in carried out sea trials on the first management consulting and biotechnology;, as of two of the Royal Australian well as in chemicals and steel manufacturing Navy's largest ever warships, at Arthur D. Little, Genzyme Corporation, the Landing Helicopter Docks The Dow Chemical Company, and BHP (LHD), prior to delivery. The Billiton. company also opened a new Farrell also serves on the board of directors of the Medical Device Manufacturers simulation and training facility Association (MDMA), the California Healthcare Institute (CHI), the La Jolla in Sydney for training future Playhouse, and the New Children's Museum in San Diego, California. He holds a LHD crew, and has secured bachelor of engineering with first class honours from UNSW, a master of science in a new five year contract to chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA continue supporting the Royal from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Australian Force's Hawk Lead- In Fighter aircraft fleet. 64 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 MANUFACTURING | T OP 100 Chris R oberts Stephen L udIaM rieaust crPEng FIEAust Managing D irector and CEO, ASC, Adelaide CEO a nd President, Mechanical engineer, Royal Naval College, UK Cochlear, Sydney Stephen L udlam's experience is that a company's best is Chemical and achieved through a clear vision, a well communicated biomedical engineer, mission and goals, delivered by a set of values that drive University of NSW required business outcomes: focus, hard work, openness and t C oclear, Dr Chris honesty in all conversations. Roberts oversees 2700 Ludlam leads one of Australia's largest specialised defence staff and a company that shipbuilding organisations, employing over 2580 people has been a global leader in across three facilities in South Australia and Western implantable devices for the Australia, including more than 480 engineering and hearing impaired for over technical specialists. three decades. Roberts ASC is responsible for maintaining the Royal Australian said Cochlear's leadership Navy's six Collins Class submarines and is building three position is through Air Warfare Destroyers at its shipyard in Osborne, South technological innovation Australia. closely connected to Over the last year, hull integration was completed on the clinical need. first ship in the $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer project. Geoff L illISS rigaust CPEng CEO a nd Managing Director, Ampcontrol, Newcastle Electrical engineer, University of Newcastle A c cording to Geoff Lilliss, in order for a company to achieve success, it starts with driving individuals, which requires a combination of many leadership traits. "Most significantly, it is about ensuring the roadmap is clearly articulated and understood by everyone. Once you have engaged your people, the remainder of the journey is about nurturing positive behaviour, insisting on accountability and clearly communicating milestones so that everyone is a part of the process." In t he last year, the Lilliss said despite a difficult market environment, Ampcontrol company released its continued to innovate and provide the mining industry with next generation cochlear technology that addresses critical safety and productivity issues. The company's VSD Guard implant sound processor, won Engineers Australia's national 2013 Engineering Innovation Award. Nucleus 6, with a range of Ampcontrol is one of Australia's largest privately owned electrical engineering suppliers. industry-first technologies that Roberts said truly enhance cochlear implant recipient hearing Maureen D ougherty performance. President, B oeing Australia, Sydney Roberts considers a Mechanical engineer, Pennsylvania State University, US passion for a shared vision aureen D ougherty was appointed president of Boeing to be important in getting Australia and South Pacific in February 2014, a division of optimal performance from Boeing that employs 3400 people. people, but he clarified As vice president and program manager, Dougherty worked that the vision has to be on the US Air Force KC-46A Tanker program where she meaningful to other people led multiple teams to design, develop and manufacture the as well. 'The focus needs tanker. She also worked as vice president on the Airborne to be on the why (not the Early Warning & Control system, which provides airborne how or the what). It is why surveillance, communications and battle management and is something is important now in service with the RAAF She also worked on the F-22 that creates the passion advanced tactical fighter program jointly built by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. and deep commitment for Dougherty has a technical background in structures, avionics, systems and test an individual or group," he engineering and has managed programs through development, production and said. sustainment. She also holds a master's degree in engineering from the University of Washington, where she studied as a Boeing Company Systems Engineering Fellow. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 65 MANUFACTURING | T OP 100 lan S MiIth riEaust Managing D irector and CEO, Orica, Melbourne Mining engineer, University of NSW n t he last half year, chemical company. I n March an agreement was reached with Strike manufacturing company Orica has Energy that would see Orica secure a further 100P] of made a net profit of $242 million with prospective gas supply from Strike Energy's gas reserves. This overall sales revenue of $3.36 billion. is an expansion of an agreement for 150P] of prospective gas Managing director and CEO Ian supply that was announced in July 2013. Overall Orica can Smith is responsible for that monetary now access 250P] of gas until the end of 2036. flow as well as 14,500 staff in more Orica also won the Will Spensley Memorial Award than 50 countries. for Innovation at the Australian Association of Graduate It has been a busy year for the Employers in November 2013. Alan C ransberg Rob S indel Chairman a nd Managing Director, Managing D irector, CSR, Sydney Alcoa of Australia, Perth Mechanical engineer, The University of Queensland Civil engineer, University of Western Australia SR m anaging director Rob lan C ransberg has been Sindel oversees a company with chairman and managing revenue of $1.7 billion and 3500 director at Alcoa of Australia employees. since 2008, and manages the He said his first responsibility in company's assets, which include the role was to ensure their safety two smelters with associated and to protect the environment. coal mine and power station, In the last year Sindel has been three refineries with associated putting in place a restructuring power stations and ports, and program to adapt CSR to the two bauxite mines. He is also changes in construction markets accountable for the Alcoa global and align production with market refinery centre of excellence. demand. This involves investing in His advice for leaders is to innovation and product development as well as lowering be curious and a good listener. manufacturing and overhead costs to improve profitability "If you do not understand and ensure a greater benefit from any turnaround in something, find those in the organisation that like sharing construction demand. their knowledge, and grow your own skillset. Secondly, Sindel said developing and communicating clear people need leaders and managers. Understand the strategic goals was the way to get the most out of an difference and observe how others do it well (or not so organisation. well) as you develop your own style. Finally, understand "Finally, unlocking the discretionary effort of individual you will be judged by results - so deliver," Cransberg said. employees is achieved by driving a culture of openness, Cransberg is a councillor for Creative Partnerships ownership and responsibility. Good employee engagement Australia and on the board of the US Alcoa Foundation. creates dedicated people who will deliver great results." Andrew L iveris Chair a nd CEO, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, US Chemical engineer, The University of Queensland Andrew L iveris leads global chairf o US President Obama's Advanced Manufacturing technology firm The Dow Partnership steering committee. He has also led Dow to Chemical Company which creates assist in creating advanced manufacturing plans in Australia, innovative solutions in the physical, Kenya and throughout Europe. materials, polymer and biological Born in Darwin, Liveris' career has spanned roles in sciences. The company has manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, and business announced 2013 annual sales of more and general management around the world. He sits on than US$57 billion. the board of directors of IBM and the Special Olympics, Liveris is a staunch campaigner is chairman of the US Business Council, vice chair of the for the advantages of advanced Business Roundtable, and is a member of the US President's manufacturing, and serves as co- Export Council. 66 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 MANUFACTURING | T OP 100 Ken M acKenzie CEO a nd Managing Director, Amcor, Melbourne Mechanical engineer, McGill University, Canada nder K en MacKenzie's the b usiness goals necessary to get you there, and then stay leadership, Amcor has absolutely focused on the task at hand," MacKenzie said. undertaken a significant "Once you achieve this clarity, it's then about aligning the turnaround program to business and inspiring everyone to be part of the journey. All deliver improved customer co-workers need to be clear on how they contribute to the value propositions and bigger picture." shareholder returns. This He also believes a clear set of values, and the inclusion has included the divestment of fun should be part of every company's culture, in order of non-core businesses and to celebrate successes and balance work and life, which industry acquisitions. MacKenzie said can be a great energy boost. "It's important to create Amcor is a global packaging company with 27,000 a clear vision of what you workers across 180 sites in 43 countries and annual sales of want to achieve, prioritise approximately $10 billion. Vik B ansal riEaust Marin B urela President a nd COO, Valmont Industries, US Vice P resident, Ford Motor Company and President, Electrical engineer, NIT, India Changan Ford Automobile, China sf o 1 July, Vik Electrical engineer, Deakin University Bansal will take M a rin Burela has been up the newly created a vice president at position of president Ford since May 2012, and and COO of Valmont CEO and president of Industries, a US$4 Changan Ford Automobile billion NYSE listed since November 2010, corporation that where he manages the creates engineering overall business of the products and services Changan/Ford joint for infrastructure venture in China. A major and water conserving accomplishment under his irrigation equipment. tenure at Changan Ford Valmont has included the construction 11,000 employees of the automaker's third in more than 100 vehicle factory and second locations spread across the globe. engine production base in Bansal believes in creating a clear vision and a 2012, located in southwest strategic road map to align everyone with what is China's Chongqing important, to create positive outcomes delivered in municipality. the best possible way. Burela previously served as president and CEO of Ford "A leader should spend a tremendous amount Australia. During this time, he was responsible for leading of time and energy in communicating with all the success of Ford Australia operations, while continuing the stakeholders on what is important, why it is integration and execution of the One Ford strategic growth important and what success looks like once we plan. In addition to his roles at Ford, Burela has held senior achieve the vision," he said. management positions at Jaguar and Land Rover. Bansal also said that in educating engineers, Burela began his career with Ford in 1984 after completing 'hard' skills such as intelligence and analysis the company's engineering graduate program. need to be paired with 'soft' skills of empathy and communication. "Learning is an amazing, lifelong journey. The humility to always be learning, combined with a good balance of ambition and interpersonal skills, is a must for anyone, especially engineers, to become successful leaders;" he explained. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 67 POLITICS Bill M armion rieaust CPEng WA M inister for Mines and Petroleum; Housing, Perth Civil engineer, University of Western Australia f f a t ill M armion is the member for Nedlands in Western Australia, and holds ministerial portfolios in mines and petroleum, as well as housing. Prior to entering state parliament in 2008, Marmion worked for the Department of Main Roads, during which time he undertook an MBA. He also co-founded a strategic planning and financial analysis consultancy for the government and private sector, Syme-Marmion. He has been an active member of Engineers Australia, serving as president of the Western Australia Division in 1999, judging and chairing the division's Engineering Excellence Awards from 2001-2009, and chairing the division chapter of the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management in 2010. WA's mineral and petroleum sector reached a new record value of $113.8 billion in 2013, breaking the previous record of $108 billion set in 2011. Iron ore continues to be WA's most valuable export with sales of $68 billion, 76% of the mineral sector's total sales. WA's resources sector has been identified by the Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies 2013 as the world's top rated jurisdiction for investment attractiveness. Campbell N ewnan rigaust CPEng (Ret) fPremier o Queensland, Brisbane Civil engineer, University of NSW s m ember for Ashgrove in Brisbane, Campbell Newman was elected Premier of Queensland in 2012. Newman had a 13 year career as an Australian army engineer, retiring at the end of 1993 with the rank of Major. He then moved into management consulting, followed by an executive job with agribusiness Grainco Australia. Newman served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 2004 to 2011 when he resigned to run for state parliament. His prime vision for the state is to maintain economic momentum. Queensland's economic growth is forecast at 3% in the 2014-15 fiscal period, following growth of 4% in the state economy in 2012-13. This is expected to be the strongest in the nation, underpinned by household consumption growth, a recovery in dwelling investment and a significant contribution from exports. He has been most recently in the headlines for $25 billion in asset sales as part of the 2014-15 Queensland Budget to reduce the state's debt to $55 billion. Assets at the centre of the plan are CS Energy, Stanwell and the SunWater industrial pipelines. 68 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 ?UBUIC S ERVICE Gary L iddle rieaust Stephen Deputy S ecretary - Transport, Victorian Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure, Melbourne T roughton Civil engineer, University of Melbourne MIEAust C PEng ary L iddle was selected in Managing D irector, Main January 2014 as deputy Roads Western Australia, secretary for transport to Perth help manage the merged Civil engineer, University of state portfolios of the Plymouth, UK Victorian Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. "To get the best from yourself and others, I am firmly of the view that you need first to understand yourself: your strengths and weaknesses, what you enjoy and what is your preferred way of operating," Liddle said. "When you understand yourself, you can build a team around you that complements each other and that can achieve great things." Liddle is on the boards of the Linking Melbourne Authority, ARRB Group, and Roads Australia, and chairs Austroads and the Australian Chapter of the Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia. A s m anaging director David S tewart riEaust of Main Roads WA, Secretary, T ransport for NSW, Sydney Troughton oversees the Civil engineer, Queensland University of Technology management, operation and David S tewart leads 25,000 delivery of service for the employees as the secretary organisation. It has a total of Transport for NSW, shaping budget for the 2013/14 financial the policy and delivery of public year of $2.2 billion, a total transport, roads and freight across asset base of $41 billion and NSW. The capital program was approximately 1040 employees. worth over $7 billion in 2013/14 of "Being successful is about the $14.6 billion total department having a clear vision for budget. yourself and your organisation Stewart said the scope of work on what you want to achieve," underway in NSW is extraordinary Troughton said. "Aim high and and that seeing this bring customer set stretch targets and drive to and economic benefits to the state "is achieve them - then re-assess a real privilege". and start the process again." "The way to bring out the best The last 12 months have seen in an organisation is by being an Troughton and Main Roads authentic and connected leader. This WA develop a congestion involves working with teams that are focused of delivering outcomes for customers; strategy for Perth as well as whether they be in the policy or regulatory sphere, planning for now and the future, commence a significant review delivering new infrastructure and services or optimising exiting assets and services," of the Main Roads Regional he said. Operating Model. "I really focus on organisational collaboration and strong connections to our stakeholders and customers." Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 69 PUBLIC S ERVICE | TOP 100 Neil S cales OBE F IEAust CPEng Director-General, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane Control engineer, Sunderland Polytechnic (now University of Sunderland), UK As t he director-general of Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Neil Scales is responsible for more than 7000 staff across the state. This year, the organisation will undertake $5.5 billion of works. The department is currently undertaking multiple large projects such as Brisbane's Underground Bus and Train tunnel project, and helping to deliver the Moreton Bay Rail Link. TMR has also undertaken major reconstruction across the network due to cyclones Oswald and Ita, restoring road, rail, port and regional airport connections. Scales' secret to success as an engineering leader is to work in a collegiate way and being inclusive at all levels. "You must have a clear vision and mine is to create a single integrated transport network which is accessible to everyone. I've always been practical and pragmatic. You also need to have an authentic leadership style and be able to take people with you on the journey," he said. (L-R) B arry Broe and Neil Scales. Barry B roe Mary O 'Kane Coordinator-General, Q ueensland HonFIEAust C PEng Department of State Development, NSW C hief Scientist and Engineer, NSW Government, Sydney Infrastructure and Engineering physics PhD, Australian National University Planning, Brisbane Civil engineer, University College Dublin, M a ry O'Kane in her Ireland role as NSW chief scientist a nd engineer Barry B roe's position as coordinator-general has overseen various is an independent statutory authority with wide ranging powers for facilitating and reports over the last regulating Queensland's major infrastructure year on controversial projects. issues with major Since his appointment in April 2012, Broe engineering aspects, has made 291 statutory decisions, a rate 2.5 such as the review of times greater than the historical rate. His coal seam gas activities success has been achieved by fundamentally in the state. reforming all processes to fast track major O'Kane has since project assessment. released a follow up Broe said one of the most important ways report on the cumulative impact of mining activities on the Sydney to get the best out of yourself is to be self water catchment area, recommending the government institute a motivated and to be committed to making whole-of-catchment data repository for more accurate modelling. a difference. In an organisation, while She has also hosted multiple technical workshops and regional experience and knowledge are important, he meetings to discuss the potential and perceived impacts of the coal said having a shared vision among your team seam gas industry in regional NSW. by setting clear goals and giving people all the When it comes to getting the best out of herself, O'Kane said "it tools they need to succeed, is key to successful requires drawing on the expertise and wisdom of experts from a delivery. wide range of relevant disciplines". In the last year, Broe and his team were O'Kane originally studied a bachelor of science in physics and awarded the prestigious Premier's Award for mathematics at The University of Queensland, before obtaining her Excellence for streamlining environmental PhD at ANU, building special purpose programming languages for impact assessments for major projects. automatic speech recognition. 70 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 PUBLIC S ERVICE | TOP 100 Geoff B rOWN ao Jim H allIiOn rieaust CPEng fChief o Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Canberra CEO, S outh Australian Department Mechanical engineer, Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education of the Premier and Cabinet, (now University of Southern Queensland) Adelaide L6 h ile not wishing to diminish the importance Civil engineer, University of of strategy and planning in leadership, an Adelaide organisation will only be as successful as those at the bottom are willing to make it; their focus, spirit, enthusiasm and motivation are more important than anything else;" Air Marshal Geoff Brown said. Brown oversees almost 19,000 permanent, reserve and civilian employees, and the RAAF receives about $3.6 billion per year to fund workforce costs, minor capital and operating expenses. "Our air force has between 500 and 700 people on operations each day - contributing to operations, peacekeeping and humanitarian and disaster relief," Brown said. "Maintaining this high tempo has been EOs C of the Department of the a significant achievement by the entire air force team." Premier and Cabinet (DPC), Jim Hallion provides leadership and direction for Cabinet's decision making, community wellbeing and Warren K ing economic prosperity throughout the CEO, D efence Materiel Organisation, Canberra public sector. DPC has 2318 employees Electrical engineer, University of NSW and a 2013/14 budget of $478 million. arren K ing is responsible for the DMO's "The most critical element to getting whole portfolio of projects and commercial the best from myself and others is to programs that procure and maintain everything build the capability of the workforce," for the Australian Defence Force. The DMO Hallion said. "Successful leadership employs just over 6500 people in more than 70 requires elements of risk taking, locations across Australia and overseas, has an innovation and creativity. That includes operating budget of $9.7 billion and supports finding ways of streamlining processes, $46 billion worth of assets. strengthening academic partnerships, Under King, the DMO has accomplished the embedding a stronger evaluation and rollout of 100 Mercedes-Benz G-wagon vehicles, review culture and implementing and delivery of an additional 101 Bushmaster technology where it is known it can vehicles. It has also accepted the delivery of make a positive impact," he said. the first two Seahawk Romeo helicopters, and The past 12 months saw Hallion the arrival of the hull of a 27,000t Landing provide leadership and oversight of Helicopter Dock ship. The DMO also worked on the Growing Advanced Manufacturing the successful launch of the world's sixth Wideband Global Satellite. Task Force sub-committee, and support King has a strong international Defence business background with over 35 development of the Building South years' experience, including 20 years with the Royal Australian Navy. Australia policy agenda. Colin J ensen rizaust CEO, B risbane City Council, Brisbane Civil engineer, Queensland University of Technology olin J ensen is the CEO of the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, the largest council in Australia, with over 8400 employees, $20.9 billion in assets and $2.9 billion expenditure in the 2012/13 financial year. Throughout the past year, key achievements for the council included the delivery of a major infrastructure program, comprising the Robinson Road and Telegraph Road open level crossing projects. Jensen and the council have also had a replacement Brisbane City Plan approved by the state government w hich will take effect from 30 June. Jensen w as awarded Queensland's 2010-11 National Emergency Medal for sustained service during the J anuary 2011 floods by the Governor-General of Australia. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 71 John R Ingham rieaust JTUTIES CEO,A S Water, Adelaide Civil engineer, City University, London M anaging an organisation of around 1500 staff, John Ringham Peter D ennis is responsible for the provision of sustainable water and FIEAust wastewater services to more than 1.5 million South Australians. CEO, S eqwater, Brisbane It is important to communicate a clear direction and outcome Chemical engineer, for your organisation and always lead by example, according to University of Newcastle Ringham. "Make sure that you are prepared to make the difficult decisions r and when those decisions impact people, ensure those people are treated fairly and with respect," he said. "Enjoy new challenges and make sure you have the drive and determination to ensure that results are achieved." SA Water received the 2013 Project Management Institute Project of the Year Award for the completed $1.8 billion Adelaide Desalination Plant. The $403 million North South Interconnection System Project was also completed in late 2013. Sue M urphy rieaust cPEng CEO, W ater Corporation of Western Australia, Perth n a ddition to ensuring Civil engineer, University of Western Australia the bulk water drinking ~~ W i th an asset base valued at nearly $30 billion and a workforce supply for more than T of more than 3000, the Water Corporation is the principal three million people in provider of water and wastewater services in Western Australia. southeast Queensland, Peter Earlier this year, a major success for Murphy was the completion Dennis leads a 600-strong of the first public private partnership in WA's water industry - a workforce to manage more privately funded water treatment plant in Perth. than $10 billion of water Murphy believes her challenge - and that of every senior supply assets. Seqwater engineer in the profession - is to pass on to younger colleagues the also provides essential lessons learned from both good and bad experiences. flood mitigation services, "We can do this in a way that shows we have faith in them, so supplies water for irrigation that they can grow and learn without having to make every mistake to around 1200 rural themselves;" she said. "Mentoring is a great way to do this, and I customers, and manages often find that the learning is a two-way street, with younger engineers helping me to see a recreational areas visited better way to do many things myself." by more than two million people every year. In the last year, Dennis worked with Seqwater's Kevin Y oung FIEAust CPEng Flood Operations Centre Managing D irector, Sydney Water, Sydney team to prepare for the Civil engineer, University of Newcastle 2013-14 wet season. He evin Young is the managing director of Sydney Water, Australia's considers himself fortunate largest water utility, with 2400 employees. The utility services to be working in an industry more than 4.6 million customers, generating a total income for that has always been very 2012-13 of $2.5 billion. open in terms of sharing Young advises engineers to seek out diversity - in people, teams knowledge and ideas. and work experience. "In this context, the "You'll be a better engineer for it," he said. "Also, if you ever have importance of connecting the opportunity to work overseas, take it, as it will provide you with people and ideas through a broad range of fantastic experiences you will be able to draw on collaboration and mentoring for the rest of your career." is really important in Young also believes that to do your job well, you need to be able to achieve through others. meeting some of our future "Understanding people and their motivations can be just as important - sometimes more so, challenges. Empowering than the technical aspects of your work," he said. people to make a difference Sydney Water won the 2013 Customer Service Institute of Australia award for excellence in is a key part of leadership," customer service. Dennis said. 72 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 UTILITIES | T OP 100 Peter M cintyre rieaust Nino F ICCA rieaust Managing D irector, TransGrid, Managing D irector, SP AusNet, Sydney Melbourne Electrical engineer, University of Electrical engineer, Deakin University NSW N i no Ficca has overall regulatory, operational, commercial and financial responsibility for SP AusNet's $11 billion gas and electricity network, which provides energy to more than 1.3 million homes and businesses across Victoria, serviced by 2100 employees. Ficca put the utility's improving safety record as the biggest achievement in the past year. transparency. F icca also believes that "As safety is the number one priority challenges are really opportunities. at SP AusNet, I'm proud to say that in "They set the tone for how I lead the last 12 months we have continued and advise others - personally and to reduce our recordable injury free professionally," Ficca said. rate to 6.72, down from 7.07 and 10.23 Believing in the power of diverse Peter M cIntyre is responsible for in the last two years. Despite this teams, he has taken care to surround the management and performance achievement, SP AusNet will strive himself with talented people. of the NSW electricity transmission to continue to reach our goal of zero "They are people who complement network, serving the needs of over injuries," Ficca said. the areas outside my expertise, who seven million electricity consumers He bases his leadership foundation are courageous and have passion for in NSW and the ACT. With 1080 on an unwavering belief in his the growth of people and the business;" staff and a replacement cost of over values, especially accountability and Ficca said. $15 billion, TransGrid has typical annual expenditure of $500 million and annual revenues of over $900 million. Vince G raham The network has maintained a CEO, N etworks NSW near perfect rate of energy delivery (Ausgrid, E ssential Energy, Endeavour Energy), Sydney to customers in the past 12 months, Civil e ngineer, University of Sydney despite also completing around AsEO C of three utilities, Vince Graham is $500 million of major capital responsible for delivering electricity to 3.3 works. TransGrid has also deferred million customers in NSW and the safety of 13,000 around $600 million of previously employees. He also exercises control of annual forecast capital works in response revenue of around $4.5 billion and an annual capital to a softening in peak demand, program of approximately $2.5 billion. minimising costs to consumers. The In July 2012, the NSW government initiated an company has transformed how it Electricity Reform Program designed to contain interacts with customers and end the double digit electricity price increases of the consumers in determining the value previous three years. The first two years of this propositions for its regulated service program have seen the reduction of $2.5 billion delivery. in capital and operating costs. Increases in annual The key to performance, network electricity charges have been kept within according to Mcintyre, is being CPI for July 2013 and July 2014 and this will consistent with your values and continue for the next four years. consistent in word and action. For G raham, there are three key inputs which "Personally, I place great weight drive the success of any organisation: a clear resourced strategy for the business, on integrity, dependability, being with objectives simply stated and with measurable performance targets; collaborative, doing everything I do leadership that is committed to the objectives and is capable of delivery; and with great passion and accepting an organisation culture (values and symbols) that is informed, engaged and accountability for my actions and committed t o organisational objectives. decisions. I pay particular focus to "A s hared understanding of the organisation's true north and an alignment demonstrating this and in building of each employee's personal compass delivers a marching army focused on these attributes in our key people," delivering the organisation's noble purpose for the community they serve," McIntyre said. Graham s aid. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 73 David H iggins Rob G rant Executive Chairman, HS2, London CEO, P acific Hydro (Australia, Civil engineer, University of Sydney Chile, Brazil), Melbourne Sir David Higgins was appointed executive Civil engineer, University of chairman of the United Kingdom's $90 billion Melbourne High Speed Two (HS2) project on 1 March 2014. As a national high speed rail network linking Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds with London, HS2 is a project unique in size and scale which aims to revitalise Britain's aged railway N network, releasing space on crowded main lines A before they become too congested to operate properly. « AI At present, a Bill is before parliament - its primary purpose is to secure the power required to construct and operate Phase One (London to West Midlands) of HS2. Formal consultation on the route will continue throughout 2014, with a decision expected later in the year. It is hoped that construction will commence in 2017. Prior to his work with HS2, Higgins was the CEO of Network Rail, a British utility responsible for the UK's rail infrastructure (comprising 10 routes), with revenue in 2013 of around $11 billion. He was also the CEO of the London 2012 Summer Olympics Delivery Authority until 2010. John F ullertON rieaust ob G rant oversees more than 300 staff, around $200 million Managing D irector and CEO, Australian Rail in annual revenue and 18 operating Track Corporation (ARTC), Adelaide assets globally. Electrical engineer, University of South Australia Throughout the last year, Grant John F ullerton leads a growing rail infrastructure business that provides directly oversaw a major engineering access for its rail customers across one of Australia's largest rail networks, rectification project at one of Pacific spanning more than 8500km. With a team of nearly 1100 staff across a Hydro's joint venture projects business with annual revenue of around $700 million and an asset base in Chile, achieving satisfactory estimated at more than $5.4 billion in value, Fullerton is also a member of the resolution on an operational and Inland Rail Implementation Group, tasked with building a new rail corridor commercial level in early 2014. He between Melbourne and Brisbane to support Australia's growing freight task. has also successfully devised and The key achievement over the past year, according to Fullerton has been executed a strategy to consolidate the to substantially complete an eight company's businesses into its three year, $4 billion program to repair and core markets of Australia, Chile upgrade the interstate track to allow and Brazil, exiting operations in the ARTC to offer more capacity and a Philippines, Fiji and the USA. much better service to its customers. "We are now the largest and "We have embarked upon a most successful Australian energy significant transformation program to company in Latin America," Grant position the company as a customer said. focused organisation that strives to He believes an appropriate make rail a more dominant member of balance between work, life and self is the national supply chain," he said. necessary to give his best. Fullerton believes in good customer "To get the most from others, service - "focusing on what the I believe you need to give people customer needs and having empathy the space and autonomy to create toward them is quite fundamental for their own success and failures. If the success of any business". you manage for success and ensure "It also provides great motivation for that mistakes are used as learning individuals and organisations. There opportunities, then success is usually is nothing better than providing good beyond expectation," Grant said. service and at ARTC we are very fixated on doing just that;" Fullerton said. 74 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 UTILITIES | T OP 100 Stuart L e8 rieaust Grant K ing Group E xecutive, Telstra Wholesale, Melbourne Managing D irector, Origin Energy, Electrical engineer, University of Melbourne Sydney tuart Lee leads Telstra's Wholesale Civil engineer, University of NSW division of about 550 people, which serves around 200 domestic telecommunications carriers and internet service providers, with revenue for 2013 of around $2 billion. This division also buys from NBN Co on behalf of Telstra. Lee's philosophy is to expect no more from others than he expects of himself. "To be clear about objectives, and less clear about how to achieve them," Lee said. "To expect and leverage contributions from the whole team.This is how you get the best from yourself, from others and from your organisation." In the past year, Telstra Wholesale has returned to growth, with nearly a 10% increase expected for the first half of the 2014 fiscal year. The division launched a new wholesale mobile platform and services in addition to a new ethernet platform and services. he o nly Australian to make Harvard Business Review's best performing CEOs list last year, Grant King, has headed Origin Energy since 2000, delivering a market Merryn Y OTK rigaust CPEng capitalisation change in excess of $8 Chief E xecutive, Powerlink Queensland, Brisbane billion. Electrical engineer, The University of Queensland Under his leadership, Origin has s c hief executive of Powerlink, grown to become Australia's foremost Merryn York is accountable integrated energy company. The for the delivery of electricity company has the country's largest transmission services to the energy customer base and portfolio of consumers of Queensland through power generation assets, is a leading its $6.4 billion transmission grid. producer of gas on the east coast York has led the organisation, and is one of the largest investors that has just over 1000 employees, in Australian renewable energy. through the most significant Through its shareholding in Australia period of change it has ever Pacific LNG, Origin is also investing undergone, driven by changing to build a business positioned consumer expectations, regulatory to capitalise on growth in global reform and increased economic demand for energy, and in particular, pressure. demand for cleaner, transportable "The challenge has been to Australian natural gas. align the business to a mission King is chairman of Contact of responsibly delivering Energy, a councillor of the Australian electricity transmission services Petroleum Production and that are valued by shareholders, Exploration Association, a director consumers, customers and the of the Business Council of Australia market," York said. and chairman of the Business Good teamwork is crucial to success, York added. Council of Australia Infrastructure & "People working together is always the way to get the best results. Give Sustainability Growth committee. He a group of people - especially engineers - a challenge, with some clear is also a former director of Envestra boundaries and guidelines, and they will always come up with a better solution and former chairman of the Energy than any one individual would have developed," she said. Supply Association of Australia. "Open, honest and frank discussion with a recognition of the different styles people operate in is also key." 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Gen J une 14 SOLAR Vivid s ays #HiRay fter t wo weeks on display at Sydney's light festival AViVid 2014, 'Ray' took to social media using Twitter to happily announce: "OMG I can't deal #rightnow, it's too much." Ray, an interactive light sculpture was the most visited installation, with more than 353,000 visitors, at the free public exhibition of outdoor lighting installations. Vivid 2014 tied together a range of events in the CBD across this year's theme of light, music and ideas. The sculpture began to take shape last year when the Pollinate Energy team was preparing for its 2013 gala to support its work providing affordable clean energy to improve the lives of those living in India's urban slums. "We recognised it was a great festival for us to tag onto with the whole city celebrating the brilliance of light, which is well aligned with what we do with solar lighting solutions in India," Pollinate Energy's national manager - business, Alexie Seller said. "We approached colleagues that had completed a Vivid installation in 2013, and they were interested in working with us for a Pollinate Energy inspired version for Vivid 2014. It really just snowballed from there." Collaboration The idea of a solar powered interactive light sculpture evolved with design team Amigo & Amigo and interactivity crew S1T2, along with varying degrees of pro bono work from Wildwon, AECOM, PwC, Southern Cross University, Auto-Bake Serpentine and OnLED. Ray didn't get his name until about halfway through the project. It was an idea, Seller said; an opportunity to put a giant solar sculpture in. The creative collaboration on Ray's personality meant the Pollinate team was able to An e arly render of Ray. Image: Poinate Enero. communicate its message much further than the Sydney Insets: The solar panelled Sunflower charged the sculpture during the day (top), enabling light displays Harbour foreshore. to shoot up from the charging pods to the top of the Ray came complete with his own online personality, sculpture. social media channels and website, reacting to individuals Protos: C hetsea Watus and events at his installation site at Circular Quay's First Fleet Park. He delivered information about what it was like to be solar powered, communicating about energy consumption in Australia compared with some of the of a l ight globe - his power source. By activating that, communities Pollinate works with in India. it triggered light sequences into the centre of his body, "The diversity on the team was a new challenge, and if visitors did that in synchronisation through the getting thrown into a project so heavily focused on three different pods, they triggered a surge of power that communication and the people visiting Ray," Seller said. spiralled up and back out to them," Seller said. "We really wanted to understand our audience and The lightshow triggered by those interactions were design something that would engage them in a fun meant to demonstrate what is possible visually and and positive way to try and communicate that positive metaphorically when people work together. message around solar." To power the sculpture, Seller said the team realised it Lighting the night needed to do something innovative. Up close, the steel sculpture towers impressively at seven "Putting panels on a roof somewhere just wasn't going metres, spiralling up into the night sky. Lighted cables to cut it," he explained. wrapped around the base, up around the open tornado at Ray ran on a solar powered audio visual production the top of the structure, to three manned stations below. system from the Southern Cross University, nicknamed "People interacted directly with Ray, pulling on ropes the Sunflower. Comprising a portable solar generator hanging in charging pods that represent the filament style with a state of the art lithium ion battery storage system, 78 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 it t ook 10 minutes to set up. Its six fold-out panels - t hrough initiatives such as its Young Professionals pivoted on its frame for optimum solar energy harvesting Program s ending young engineers to assist Pollinate orientation. workers in India - the company hopes to empower local "The Sunflower connects the audience with the fact communities by giving them access to life changing that Ray is solar powered, using that visual proximity to technologies, like modern energy. talk to people about how solar power can be used," Seller "There's been a lot of excitement in putting this project said. together, but the message behind all this is the work of "It helps us demystify some of the challenges that come Pollinate Energy, a group of young founders, many of to mind when people consider solar - perceptions such as whom come from an engineering background, who saw it's not reliable or not achievable on a large scale." this problem in India as one that we could collaborate Energy goals on to solve," Seller said. "The opportunity for young Pollinate Energy's not-for-profit was formed around a engineers to go beyond the traditional training and apply group of Australians with a dream to create sustainable their skills to different settings to have an impact is solutions to social problems. By raising awareness about massive. We've had so many engineers join our programs the communities it works with, and supporting the and who have had the opportunity to see how valuable next generation of engineers and social entrepreneurs their skills are in different areas of the world." Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 79 HERITAGE Woolscour h eritage marker by B rian McGrath S o me 60 guests were at the Western Queensland town of B lackall on 19 May to witness the unveiling of the Engineering Heritage National Marker for the Blackall Woolscour. The woolscour [wool washing technology] opened in 1908 and operated commercially until 1978. In 1989, with the strong support of the local council, the Blackall Historical Woolscour Association was formed to manage P ‘ ‘ n “\. h ° # the site and restore the machinery. Today the association operates the woolscour during the mid-year tourist season. Part of the machinery of the Blackall Woolscour. Imace: Bacau Of 12 woolscours which operated in Western Queensland Historicat Wootscour Association in the early 20th century, Blackall is the only one left and the only known steam powered woolscour still in equipment i s still onsite and can be viewed in working Australia. The 45hp fully restored stationary steam engine condition at this important engineering heritage site. M drives the 72 pulleys and 1km of belts to operate the two scour lines. Most of the original woolscour plant and Brian M cGrath is a member of Engineering Heritage Queensland. OBITUARY Brian L loyd 1929-2014 r B rian Edmund Lloyd, Engineers Lloyd c ompleted a Master of Arts then D Australia's past national president a PhD at Melbourne University focusing 1993-1994 was a fierce advocate for on the social history of the engineering the social recognition of the engineering profession in Australia with an emphasis profession and the education of Australia's on the role of the APEA and the Institution engineers. of Engineers, Australia. With his company In 1959, with colleague Bill Wilkin, he Histec Publications, he went on to author a prepared vital evidence for the landmark number of books on the social development Professional Engineers Case which delivered and management of engineering and on significant salary increases of more than biographical, social and economic history of 40% for engineers and established the first Victorian goldfields. national industrial award for professional Lloyd was first elected to EA (then engineers. In 1962, the work was published the Institution of Engineers Australia) as The Education of Professional Engineers Brian L loyd Council in 1973, and was chairman of the in Australia as the first definitive analysis of Victoria Division in 1981. He was active engineering as a profession and of the related occupations in Professionals Australia (formerly the Association of in the engineering workforce Professional Engineers and the Association of Professional Lloyd was born in Hawthorn and spent his childhood Engineers, Scientists and Managers), and recognised as a in the 1930s at Ten Mile, a small town in Victoria. He was distinguished member. a descendant of goldfield pioneers and the oldest of two An honorary member of the Society of Engineering sons to mine manager Ben Lloyd and his wife Rose. Associates, he was also awarded the Silver Medal of the While working for the local Ford plant, Lloyd earned Australian Association for Engineering Education. In his electrical engineering degree from the Gordon Institute 1984, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for of Technology, Geelong. He went on to work for the services to engineering and education. Tasmanian Hydro Electric Commission followed by the Lloyd was married to his teenage sweetheart, Elizabeth Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works where he Ince, for 48 years until her passing in 2000. He is survived retired as manager, scientific and technical services by their children Brendan, Christopher, Martin and in 1984. Rosemary and their 10 grandchildren. M 80 E ngineers Australia | June 2014 SUSTAINABILITY Lessons f rom Bhopal ecember 2 t his year will mark the 30th anniversary +_ c ontinued change to the range of some infectious of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India, the world's disease vectors (high confidence) worst industrial disaster, the scale of which was + mixed effects on malaria; in some places the unprecedented. Around 4000 people perished, with a geographical range will contract, elsewhere the further 4000 severely or permanently disabled and over geographical range will expand and the transmission half a million were injured. The rate of stillbirth increased season may be changed (very high confidence). by up to 300%, and neonatal mortality by about 200%. History suggests that governments are either unprepared The Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), held liable for or unable to absorb losses from environmental impacts the incident, ultimately settled out of court. In 1991, the of such scale. Corporations are usually easier targets - on authorities in Bhopal charged Warren Anderson, the CEO climate change, the UCCs and Warren Andersons are of UCC at the time of the disaster (retired 1986) with likely to be the biggest of fossil fuel and manslaughter, a crime that carries a maximum of 10 years carbon companies. Corporate execu- in prison. The 1984 tragedy was not planned for and the tives could face personal liability impacted community was unprepared as a consequence. for funding climate denialism and Yet, 30 years on, communities around the world are opposing policies to fight climate faced with unprecedented levels of death and destruction change, according to Greenpeace as a consequence of climate change - a global scale International, WWF and the Cen- environmental tragedy. The WHO estimates that climatic ter for International Environmen- changes already cause over 150,000 deaths annually, and tal Law. the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate These organisations have written Change (IPCC) suggests that emerging evidence of climate to the executives of large insurance change effects on human health shows that it has: corporations as well as fossil fuel e_ altered distribution of some infectious disease vectors and other carbon companies, (medium confidence) seeking clarity on +- altered seasonal distribution of some allergenic pollen who will pay the bill species (high confidence) if such a lawsuit is + increased heatwave related deaths (medium confidence). brought against their IPCC also suggests that projected trends in climate change directors or officers. related exposures of importance to human health include: The responses will < increased malnutrition and consequent disorders, be published on the including those relating to child growth and Greenpeace website. development (high confidence) Corporations have e increased number of people suffering from death, a fiduciary duty to Terence J eyaretnam is a Director disease and injury from heatwaves, floods, storms, fires shareholders to review of Net Balance (terence@netbalancecom) and droughts (high confidence) and manage this risk. M in Melbourne. ENGINEERS A USTRALIA TECHNICAL J OURNALS PAPERS I NVITED Engineers A ustralia invites papers from authors for its learned Technical Journals (formerly called Transactions). The Journals are: M A ustralasian Journal of Engineering Education M A ustralian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering M Australian Journal of Civil Engineering M Australian Journal of Structural Engineering M Australian Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering M Australian Journal of Water Resources M Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering ® Transport Engineering in Australia. For a uthors to submit a paper, all they need to do is register themselves on Engineers Australia's online submission and tracking system Eu . The system will then walk them through the necessary steps to complete their submission. Papers cane b submitted in any electronic format, as automatically c onverts them into a PDF for easy viewing by editors and reviewers. Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 81 Talking a bout failure arcus Z usak, wrote The Book Thief when he was 28 years old. It has now been translated into 40 languages, made into a blockbuster movie and has sold over eight million copies. When I read the book I was awed that, after all the millions of books that have been written, someone could write a b ook so totally unique and inventive. Here was a su§picion of positive psychology which has us all learning new and inspiring voice. Zusak, who opened the speaking skills and behaviours to be happy. at this year's TEDx held at Sydney Zusak suggested that if authors did this there would be Opera house, is a winner - an no great literature. He shared with us two failures in his Australian g lobal success. life and what they had given him. eBut h chose to talk to His failure as an eight year old discus thrower had given us about failure. I shouldn't him determination to win next time, as well as a great day have been surprised - The in the rain with his dad while he practised and practised. Book Thief is a book about Zusak also failed the first time he wrote The Book Thief, failure - pretty much which gave him the impetus to go back and speak from everybody dies. In fact, the his heart and soul. narrator of the book is If we embrace our failures, if we ride with the tide of Death himself. Zusak told life, we too can build our character and embrace our own us that authors generally souls. We can be stronger, wiser and kinder. are a sombre lot. He The pace of change and the growing pressures to shared with us survive in an increasingly hostile and competitive his dislike and economic environment mean that from time to time we will f ail. Bad things happen to all of us. We all occasionally make poor choices, lose our jobs or just plain goof, When we do, we can congratulate ourselves for the development of our character and soul. We also know that it is through the fire that the steel is forged. And we can know that, like great writers, we are plumbing the depths of our humanity. Margot C airnes is a leadership strategist. 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