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FROMHE T PRESIDENT | a @ ENGINEERS A USTRALIA oLimits t growth revisited

report j ust released by the World struct h ow we value our livelihoods. For Economic Forum (WEF)' has instance GDP is totally inappropriate for strengthened my already strong our future. It does not value life itself. The conviction that we need to seriously failings of GDP were eloquently put by rethink our current reliance on economic Robert Kennedy: growth (GDP) as the indicator of national "(The G DP) counts air pollution and wellbeing. This report shows that econo- cigarette advertising, and ambulances to mists, for the first time, have recognised clear our highways of carnage. It counts that global systems are in decline, and special locks for our doors and the jails they are calling for change. for the people who break them. It counts This is not new information. The no- the destruction of the redwood and the loss tion that we simply cannot continue to of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl. grow under our current economic con- It counts napalm and counts nuclear struct on an obviously finite planet was warheads and armored cars for the police first introduced in 1972 with the Club to fight the riots in our cities. It counts David H ood of Rome's publication Limits to Growth. Whitman's rifle and Speck's knife, and the [email protected] That warning was, of course, ignored by economists of the time who won the day by television programs that glorify violence in arguing that our ingenuity (engineers and order to sell toys to our children. Yet the (GDP) does not allow for the health of our We h ave surpassed technology) would always find solutions children, the quality of their education or (eg: new materials, new energy sources, the joy of their play. It does not include earth's natural etc.). While that has been partly true, it the beauty of our poetry or the strength is becoming clear that there are limits, ability to provide and that a major rethink is now needed. of our marriages, the intelligence of our Significant recent studies (CSIRO) public debate or the integrity of our public restorative services. have confirmed that the Limits to Growth officials. It measures neither our wit nor forecasts are "on track". We can expect our courage, neither our wisdom nor our to hit the wall very soon, unless there learning, neither our compassion nor our is a major turnaround in the way we do devotion to our country, it measures eve- things and make stuff. Paul Gilding, in his rything in short, except that which makes book The Great Disruption, illustrates how life worthwhile." climate change and the loss of ecosystems oHow d we value these intangible quali- services will bring on "the end of shop- ties? Interestingly, Australia was men- ping". With our self-imposed desire to tioned at COP 15 in Copenhagen as having consume ever more material goods, we completed some groundbreaking work on have surpassed the earth's natural abil- the valuing of natural and social capital. ity to provide sufficient life support and On returning home I discovered it was restorative services. Dr Ken Henry, then Treasury Secretary, So, how are we to pull through this who had prepared a report on alternatives impending mess? Engineers can take a to GDP for measuring national wellness lead from nature. One place to commence back in 2001. Unfortunately, our current this rethinking is with Natural Capitalism®* accounting rules and standards prohibit (Amory Lovins and Paul Hawken), then innovative measurement of ecosystem ' G lobal Risks 2012 - Seventh Edition, swing across to Janine Benyus and Bio- services and social wellness. World Economic Forum, 2012, Geneva. 2 A Comparison of the Limits to Growth mimicry: Innovation inspired by nature'. What's all this got to do with engineer- With Thirty Years of Reality, Graham Turner, We are changing for the better. It was ing? Well it is our planet too, and we have CSIRO, 2008, Canberra. a great pleasure for me to present the the wherewithal to repair it, but we can't do ° The Great Disruption, Paul Gilding, Newcastle Engineering Excellence Award it alone. We must be agents of change and Bloomsbury, 2011, New York. * Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next to Elemental Energy Technologies Limited mobilise the community through aware- Industrial Revolution, Amory Lovins, Paul for their biomimicry inspired SeaUrchin ness building, rewarding and showcasing Hawken & L Hunter Lovins, Little Brown and tidal turbine power generator on 11 May sustainability, and changing the rules that Company, 1999, London. this year. perpetuate negative outcomes. And, we ° Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, Janine Benyus, HarperCollins, 1997 But we will need more than a change must do this in concert with all other (reissued 2004), New York. in how we design and build to triumph professions and callings at all levels. ° Remarks of Robert F. Kennedy at the over this mess. We will have to recon- University of Kansas, March 18, 1968.

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3 F ROM THE PRESIDENT 67 L EADERSHIP

Limits to growth revisited Engineers Australia sponsored a tour by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak 6 F ROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Building professionalism of engineering teams 68 AUSTRALIAN CONSTRUCTION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 8 L ETTERS A look at the winner and finalists 12 N EWS 73 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Construction company signs agreement

74 DISPUTE PREVENTION

Sydney hosts international conference on dispute resolution boards

75 COURSES, CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

76 TERENCE JEYARETNAM

Disruptive innovation creates opportunities

77 MARGOT CAIRNES

Transformation means changing how you think 22 E NGINEERING LEADERSHIP 80 POLICY Reports f rom the Engineering Leadership Conference in Adelaide Growth in engineering student numbers has not lowered standards 26 P EOPLE 82 RECRUITMENT/CAREERS - Feature 27 COVER STORY 90 PRODUCTS & PROCESSES 66 S NAPSHOT 91 CLASSIFIEDS Marita Cheng - Young Australian of the Year 2012

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Building t he professionalism

of our engineering teams

Stephen D urkin [email protected]

key f ocus of Engineers Aus- tralia is to support and build on the professional reputation of engineering teams in Australia. This MORE S PECIAL" __ ‘ is the last of the key themes that I have in- "RING MORE POWEF troduced in this column over the past few INNOV; months and is the pinnacle of what we are Td striving to achieve at Engineers Australia. We are approaching this objective from two perspectives. The first part of our strategy is to improve the services we deliver that help build the high standards of our profession. We are going to do this by enhancing the technical products and services that we provide to members through our Colleges and Technical Societies. I look forward to sharing further details of this in a future column. Engineers A ustralia CEO Stephen Durkin welcoming the 100,000th member, Sawali Rai, The second part is to build our profile a r ecent migrant now working for AECOM. and educate the public on the importance of engineering in terms of our broader com- security a nd national well-being. This more An e xample of this new approach is munity contribution. We need to ensure our targeted approach has already led to an Engineers Australia recently co-sponsoring society has a better appreciation of the critical increased profile, evidenced by an increase Steve Wozniak, one of the co-founders of role that engineering teams play in the high in the number of national media stories. Apple and a much admired engineer the quality of life that we enjoy. Another objective is our credibility with world over, in a series of public presentations A part of this goal is for Engineers Aus- key decision-makers. National president in Australia (see page 67 ed.). tralia to be more visible as an organisation. David Hood and I have met with a number These sessions were aimed at highlighting We need to have a more targeted and con- of political and industry leaders around the innovative role of engineers in developing sistent public presence and be recognised as the country over the past few months. technology that has become an integral part an active contributor We advocated the of our daily lives. The event was attended by to key public policies. critical work of hundreds of people from outside the engi- The t ime has arrived for Having recently wel- engineering teams neering profession who now have a more and promoted the comed our 100,000th us to flex a bit of muscle. progressive view of engineers. need to have more member (see p12 We are a proud profession that has engineers involved ed.), the time is right achieved so much in this country. We for us to find our voice. We need to get in the political decision-making process. have great engineering leaders making an appropriately involved in national debates. I am also of the view that we need to better incredible contribution. This was on show For that reason, we have recently en- connect with the general public, ensuring that recently at the Engineering Leadership hanced the structure of our Policy and Media we present a more contemporary view of the and Management Conference 2012 held in Directorate. This function is led by Brent modern engineer beyond that of a technical Adelaide, with many passionate and highly Jackson, who has recently joined Engineers specialist. As engineers we tend to focus on engaged future leaders in attendance, and at Australia with strong credentials in public the features and details of our work. We need policy development and is a great asset for to tell our story in a way that focuses on the the Australian Construction Achievement our organisation. benefits and services that we deliver. Award in Perth. It is also clearly evidenced We have engaged a leading communi- We will therefore be promoting a more with the engineering leaders profiled in this cations advisory firm to work with us in holistic picture of what engineering means month's magazine (see p27 ed.). developing a more strategic approach to and the social contribution of our role. We The time has arrived for us to flex a bit public policy and the media. This will help need to explain that successful engineers of muscle, to have a stronger public voice us develop clear messages and present our demonstrate attributes such as innovation, and to tell our story in a way that helps us position in a consistent and focused way. One creativity, teamwork and leadership. This is better connect with the communities that of these messages is the critical contribution the essence of being a successful engineer we are a part of and to whom we deliver so that engineers provide to our economic in today's world. many wonderful benefits.

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attended D avid Hood's well i nto retirement. I don't committee m ember I invite can h ave on sustainability and "Climate Change and Sus- believe it is a lack of care on EA to send a representative, climate change. tainability" presentation at our behalf; rather of urgency perhaps David himself, to re- Matt K ean, MIEAust Curtin University, Perth. I and perceived responsibility. engage our graduate group on was impressed by the genuine I am also concerned about the influence each individual passion David has for these the lack of engagement be- critical issues. He also briefly tween EA and professionals Engineering i s an art form outlined his vision for EA; working on the "shop floor'. to paraphrase - reinvigora- Engineers embedded in min- was i nterested to read Barry the a ddition of a few bats tion and rejuvenation of the ing, oil and gas, energy com- Wilson's letter to the Editor wings and frogs legs to the organisation is key. panies seem to misunderstand stating that engineering used grout mix will overcome all David proffered several the criticality of supporting a to be described as an art. problems. But grouting is an examples of people and organ- central professional body, EA I have been giving a lecture art because, although we can isations already demonstrating or otherwise. for a few years now titled "The put some numerical applica- the idea of an "eco-economy. The long-term transition art of Grouting". This title was tions to our treatment of the Such an upheaval of social away from a carbon depen- based on Karoly Szechy's book ground, how the ground actu- norm will fail without engage- dency will require buy-in from first printed in Budapest in ally reacts to our treatment will ment from all generations of engineers in these fields. It is 1966 - "The Art of Tunnel- vary and requires experienced professionals. Unfortunately imperative that EA focuses ling". I have always believed personnel at the face to ensure graduates and students were on reengaging engineers liv- that tunnelling is an art, and the intended outcomes are notably absent in the audience, ing these industries; whose grouting and ground treatment achieved. which had a strong bias of insight and leverage will help in particular is an art form. So are all forms of engineer- senior and principal engineers. enact adequate change, hope- In my earlier years in design ing an art? I'm not sure, but I Graduates like myself will be fully faster. for London Underground, can certainly say any ground fundamental in perpetuat- I for one am only too willing I was often mocked by the engineering is an art form. ing the social movement, to advocate within Rio Tinto structural engineers who did David L ees, MIEAust particularly when others are for both causes. As a graduate not understand ground treatment and would often suggest

THE U NIVERSITY OF HONG KONG aes Opposition t o Elizabeth's Quay

ast y ear (2011) Queen ewill b called Elizabeth's Quay. Elizabeth visited Perth and Please be aware that there is a Founded i n 1911, The University of Hon%Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence i n teaching and research, an d has been at the international forefront of academic scholarshiﬁ met hundreds of people at lot of opposition to this project. for many years. The University has a comprehensive range of study programmes and researc the world's biggest barbe- It and the chosen name are disciplines spread across 10 faculties and about 100 sub-divisions of studies and learning. There are over 23,400 undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from 50 countries, and more than 1,200 cue on Perth Esplanade. This is very unpopular. The precinct members of academic and academic-related staff, many of whom are internationally renowned. a beautiful place between the will probably collect stale water Associate P rofessor/Assistant Professor Swan River and the shade of and weed, the attractive River- in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Ref.: 201200403) the tall buildings of the city. side Drive will become a traffic Amlications a re invited for appointment as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Department Said tall buildings are designed holdup, and what a waste of of Mechanical Engineeringi in autonomous robotics, includin? robotic dynamics, navigation technology, with inspiration from cereal money! Perth does not need multi-sensor i nformation usion, robot control design or related areas, from as soon as possible, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with consideration for tenure after satisfactory completion of a second boxes, so unlike the buildings more offices and new offices three-year f ixed-term contract. in the proposed "Perth water- can easily be built in satellite The D epartment offers B.Eng., M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree proFrammes. The Department also contributes to the Medical Engineering proEramme, which is jointly offered by the Faculties of front P recinct" featured in May cities s uch as Joondalup. Engineering and Medicine. The Department employs about 30 full-time faculty and has well-equipped teaching and research facilities and support. The Department has a vibrant research environment issue of Engineers Australia. Jack Moore, Perth and promotes cutting-edge research in strategic areas. Information about the Department can be Now we hear the precinct viewed at http:/Amww.hku.hk/mech/. Applicants s hould possess a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field with an excellent research record. The appointee is expected to conduct frontier research in the above area(s). Usef o specialist jargon He/She will also be responsible for quality teaching in relevant subjects at both under?raduate and postgraduate levels, and other fundamental engineering courses at the undergraduate level. A g lobally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the appointee's qualifications and any a rticles in this if t hat means the final carriage- experience will be offered. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. The apﬁointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits magazine frequently way or a temporary/permanent scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary, as well as leave and medical benefits. Housing benefits contain jargon pecu- road employed in construction will be provided as applicable. liar to a specialisation. and perhaps ongoing mainte- Applicants s hould send a completed application form and an up-to-date C.V. to [email protected]. Application forms (341/1111) can be obtained at http:/www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further Greater explanation of special- nance. I understand the term Famculars can be obtained at http:/jobs.hku.hk/. Please indicate clearly in the form the post applied or, as well as the field and level (if applicable}, and the reference number. Review of applications ist terms would be appreciated. in mining but this example is will start from August 2012 and continue until January 31, 2013. An example of this is found confusing. The U niversity thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only shortlisted applicants will be on p16 of May issue, about an notified of the application result. Dennis Clarke, MIEAust The U niversity is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a No-Smoking Policy erosion control award refering Little R iver, Vic to the "haul road" - I wonder

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ustralia a nd New Zealand are to decided i s to put different technologies in tend b eyond radio astronomy. The SKA become a co-hosts with South Af- different places, playing to the strengths Organisation said the design, construc- rica of the Square Kilometre Array of each site." tion and operation of the SKA have the (SKA) radio telescope project after Member countries including Austra- potential to impact skills development, the majority of member countries of the lia, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, employment and economic growth in SKA Organisation agreed on a dual site Italy, China, Canada and the Netherlands science, engineering and associated solution for the telescope, a crucial step said both sites were excellent for radio industries. towards building the world's largest and astronomy. "Building major scientific infrastruc- most sensitive radio telescope. The majority of the members were ture will help attract to Australia scientists The SKA is a $1.9 billion radio tele- in favour of a dual-site implementation from around the world, and give Austra- scope which, when complete, will allow model and noted the report from the lian scientists the opportunity to extend astronomers to survey tens of millions of SKA Site Advisory Committee that both their reach and experience beyond our distant galaxies and collect vast quantities sites were well suited to hosting the SKA. shores," Australian Academy of Science of new data about the universe. They said the partnerships will capitalise president Professor Suzanne Cory said. University of Sydney director of the on the scientific and financial input each The announcement is a significant Centre for All-sky Astrophysics and location has already received. advancement for engineering and science former international project scientist for "Going forward, what this all means is in Australia, Engineers Australia said. the SKA, Professor Bryan Gaensler said: that the money committed to construction "The SKA will confirm Australias "What this does not mean is that half the by all the SKA's international partners can position as a world leader in engineering telescope will be built in each continent. now begin to flow. The hard-working and scientific research," said Engineers Each site gets a full square kilometre of engineers and scientists in Australia, New Australia chief executive Stephen Durkin. collecting area. Zealand and South Africa can go back "Australia's standing in this field has been "However, the SKA's science goals to collaborating rather than competing," strengthened by this announcement. En- require a facility that can tune into ra- Gaensler said. gineers Australia applauds the efforts of dio waves ranging from 70MHz up to Scientists and engineers from around CSIRO and the Department of Industry, above 10,000 MHz - it is impossible for the world, together with industry part- Innovation, Science, Research and Ter- any single technology to cover this vast ners, are participating in the SKA project tiary Education to bring this important range, so the plan has always been to which is driving technology development project to Australia." build two or even three different types of in antennas, data transport, software and A significant amount of funding has antennas, which together can span the full computing, and power. It is expected that already been invested in developing first range needed. What the SKA project has the influence of the SKA project will ex- class research facilities like the CSIRO

Engineers A ustralia welcomes 100,000th member

["*" n gineers Australia has welcomed Rais i a skilled water engineer with agreement i n place with the Australian _.. Nepalese-born Sawali Rai as its over a decade's experience working government to facilitate this mobility. Rai 100,000th member following a on water infrastructure projects, flood more than met all our requirements for -- period of sustained growth in its modelling and management, and civil membership. She now works with Aecom membership, Engineers Australia chief design projects in her home country of in Melbourne;" Durkin said. executive Stephen Durkin announced Nepal and here in Australia. She arrived "Engineers Australia has also been last month. in Australia in 2010 and was accredited working to increase the diversity of "To support Australia's ambitious na- under the Migration Skills Assessment the engineering workforce and we are tion-building efforts, we need to create a program administered by Engineers Aus- particularly pleased that our 100,000th strong engineering profession. Engineers tralia for the Department of Immigration member is female. With skills shortages Australia is committed to maintaining and Citizenship (DIAC). affecting many sectors of engineering, we the high standards and integrity of the "One of the many roles of Engineers believe that improving the participation engineering profession, and we work hard Australia is to assess the qualifications of women in engineering will be a central to ensure that the best minds are attracted and experience of engineers wishing to factor in alleviating the skills crisis." to a career in engineering," Durkin said. migrate to Australia, and we have a formal

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An a rtist's impression of the dishes to be built as part of the Square Kilometre Array in outback Western Australia.

Australian S quare Kilometre Array modes, t aking a broad view of the sky pinnedy b digital fibre communication Pathfinder (ASKAP) in Murchison shire, to discover transient events for example. systems linked to the Pawsey Centre's 350km northeast of Geraldton, Western Then, Southern Africa will follow-up on supercomputing facility in Kensington, Australia. The federal and Western Aus- these targets of opportunity by special- Western Australia. This is already facing tralian governments have jointly invested ising in narrow-view deep-field high- a "data deluge" from ASKAP and will more than $400 million in research infra- definition work," Cole said. be expanded for SKA. The computing structure for ASKAP and the Murchison With the Murchison Radio Observa- load in the filter-banks, beam-formers radio astronomy observatory, which will tory (MRO) supported by several other and correlator will be some 2 petaflops, be fully operational in 2013. sites in Australia and New Zealand, Cole managing a real-time data stream that In phase one of the SKA project, Aus- said Australasia is well-placed to fulfil totals 70Tb/s. tralia will build 60 dishes equipped with its role. "The new SKA Phase 1 project will Australian phased array feed technology "ASKAP is close to completion, with expand these capabilities significantly," and these will work in conjunction with 36 steerable 12m diameter parabolic Cole said. ASKAP. The majority of SKA dishes in dishes, feeding phased-array receivers. Subject to the success of Phase 1, a Phase 1 (190) will be built in South Africa Existing dish designs use a single-pixel decade from now the SKA Phase 2 will and combined with that country's Meer- receiver, whereas the innovative CSIRO commence, with the entire low frequency KAT - an "expedition" telescope working design will provide an array of 10x10 array in Australia and potentially, a mid- at the high frequencies. dual-polarisation receivers operating frequency dense aperture array in South Dr Martin Cole, former national in the 700MHz to 1.8GHz range," Cole Africa. president of Engineers Australia, former explained. "These arrays can form 30 Cole said arising from the latest deci- chair of Astronomy Australia and past separate and simultaneous beams on the sion, opportunities exist for Australasian deputy chair of the Australian SKA sky, which are independently steerable firms and institutions. The decision Consortium, said: "From the outset, the to different targets, or combine to form provides certainty around the scope, af- SKA was always going to be a global a broad continuous view. As the subject fecting local infrastructure. CSIRO will project, providing global opportunities. of ongoing research, phased-array feeds soon build the MRO Support Facility at Requiring the world's foremost experts in have the potential to operate in excess Geraldton University Centre, and the ex- electronics engineering and radio science, of 10GHz. pansion of ASKAP will require other sig- no one country could meet the technical "The Murchison Wide-field Array nificant new infrastructure. This includes challenge." (within the MRO) operates in the 80- power generation and reticulation with Cole explained that the opportunity 300MHz range and is entirely electronic, emphasis on green energy sources, plus for simultaneous operation from the with no moving parts. This system com- very extensive fibre-optic data transport two locations is limited because of the bines 128 tiles fixed flat to the ground, systems and civil works. minimal "common sky", necessary for with each tile comprising a 4x4 array of The Australasian SKA Industry Con- very-long-baseline operation. dipole antennae, the signals from which sortium (ASKAIC) exists as a clearing- "Instead, the solution is to operate the are phased to form a beam that is steer- house both to inform CSIRO of local two sites in different, important modes. able in any direction." capabilities and to advise firms of Australasia will specialise in 'survey' The Australasian capability is under- upcoming opportunities.

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he f ederal budget for 2012/13 with t he specific purpose allocations. original 2 008 priority list," Albanese said. was delivered last month with However, the pace of investment has Of the 217 current major roads continued support for current slowed dramatically. The prospects for projects scheduled to be delivered infrastructure programs, but the improvements to the conclusions of the under the existing National Building future did not look bright according to most recent Infrastructure Report Cards Program (2008/09 to 2013/14), 103 Engineers Australia The Department have dimmed," the policy note stated. have been completed and a further 81 of Infrastructure and Transport was However, federal minister for in- are under way. allocated resources of $2.545 billion for frastructure and transport Anthony Of the 47 major upgrades scheduled the year 2012/13. Albanese said the programs were strong to be delivered across the Interstate Rail Engineers Australias Policy Team, statements of commitment. Network under the existing National led by policy analyst Andre Kaspura, The budget committed funds to an Building Program (2008/09 to 2013/14), analysed the budget and in a policy additional two projects in the mod- 22 are completed and a further 17 are note concluded Engineers Australia ernisation of the Interstate Rail Freight under way. "continues to be dismayed by the lack of Network. The first is the commissioning Albanese said the government is now transparency concerning funds allocated of the private sector to design, build and also working on the next phase of major to the infrastructure pipeline". operate the Moorebank Intermodal, in works in the Nation Building Program "There is no escaping the fact that Sydney's southwest. The second will be which is due to start in 2014/15. 2012/13 will not be a good year for the Torrens and Goodwood Junctions "Over the next 12 months, a full infrastructure investment. The overview upgrade in Adelaide. schedule of major road, rail and public is that infrastructure investment is a "As a result of this budget, we've now transport projects will be finalised in victim of austerity policies. Some existing committed funding to every nationally- consultation with Infrastructure Austra- projects will continue to work their way significant, 'ready-to-proceed' project lia, industry as well as state and territory through implementation stages in line listed on Infrastructure Australia's governments," he said.

Infrastructure p ipeline mapped out on website

ore t han 60 federal infrastructure governments a nd local government, and launchf o the schedule saying NICS will projects currently in the pipeline aims to provide industry with information be of great benefit to the engineering are now featured on a govern- on major infrastructure projects commit- profession and is a step toward easing the ment website launched last ted by governments across the country. engineering skills shortage by highlighting month by federal infrastructure minister The schedule contains information the planning and delivery of Australia's Anthony Albanese. on all infrastructure projects over $50 major infrastructure projects. The National Infrastructure Construc- million procured by the general govern- "This is a long-term approach that tion Schedule (NICS) is a collaborative ef- ment sector. will provide clarity to workforce plan- fort between the federal, state and territory At the launch of the website Infrastruc- ning efforts that are essential to keeping ture Partnerships Australia chief executive engineers employed and providing clearer Brendan Lyon said: "The NICS means that career pathways," Engineers Australia Australian and foreign investors can get chief executive Stephen Durkin said. much greater certainty about what, where "Engineers Australia emphasised the YOUNG and when major projects will come to need for better infrastructure pipeline the market, allowing the private sector planning in our recent submission to ehing W D to better plan for the skills and finance the Senate Inquiry into the Shortage of needed to get these projects done." Engineering and Related Employment Lyon said a clearer pipeline will "help Skills. This will help to improve the em- increase competition in the infrastructure ployment outlook for engineers working market, unlock new sources of capital from project to project and hopefully keep and give taxpayers the visibility they need qualified engineers in the profession. Aus- about what projects are being delivered". tralias ambitious nation-building program He argued that the ongoing develop- will be best served if the skills shortage ment and refinement of a national pipeline is addressed. We encourage industry and i h ow of actual projects will also create a much professional engineers to utilise this valu- 'once ;, stronger incentive for superannuation able tool," Durkin said. Federal infrastructure and transport funds to play their role in financing the To view the website go to www.nics. minister Anthony Albanese launching the next generation of major projects. gov.au. NICS at an industry luncheon last month. Proto: I nfrastructure PanthersHies AustRAtia Engineers Australia welcomed the

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anufacturers a nd lighting de- of a s eries of fabric socks, cut to various Vivid a gain also featured Sparc Design signers displayed more than 50 lengths, in which light was controlled - a conference for lighting held at the immersive light installations and using a dynamic theatre lighting system. Museum of Contemporary Art, organised projections in Sydney last month Aurecon specialist lighting designer by The Lighting Society and the Lighting as part of the Vivid Festival of Light. Destiny Paris led a team of electrical, au- Council of Australia. Vivid Ideas director Jess Scully said dio visual, structural fagade and acoustic Northrop Engineers specialist lighting over 500,000 visitors were expected to visit specialists to produce "Water Droplet". designer Vessi Ivanova and her team de- the lighting displays. As well as sculptural The design team used 3S Lighting to signed the "Chase the Colour" installation installations, projections on buildings fabricate the sculpture, Tridonic to provide that featured at Sparc. such as Customs House and the sails of the LED lighting, NHP to provide the Ivanova said: "Sparc is a timely example the Opera House impressed the crowds. electrical equipment, electricians from of the industry's operation in non-tradi- Two Arup lighting installations fea- Adviance Energy, and MKF to assemble tional spaces. Our industry is beginning tured in the festival. The first, "Up and the structure onsite. to be driven by the innovation exhibited away!" consisted of five sets of "psyche- Paris said: "This opportunity enabled at festivals such as Sparc and Vivid." delic wings" on recycled bicycles. The our team to collaborate and stretch our Lighting Council Australia chief execu- second installation was a joint production creativity to create a mood and colour tive Bryan Douglas said SPARC Design between Arup and Mustard Design. It pattern to stimulate and impress the was "a celebration of the beauty, art and was called "Light breezes" and consisted general public." science of lighting design'.

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Western S ydney council explores light rail option

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ill Professor S tuart Crozier Dr G ideon Chitombo Sir W illiam Tyree

Australia's b est innovators recognised

ustralia's l eading innovators re- to m ining engineer Dr Gideon Chitombo The t hird was presented to electrical ceived Clunies Ross Awards from from the University of Queensland who engineer Sir William Tyree who founded the Australian Academy of Techno- specialises in rock breakage by blasting, Tyree Industries in 1956 and about 13 logical Sciences and Engineering in and underground mass and deep mining years later sold his interest to Westing- Sydney on 14 June. using caving methods that maximise re- house Electric in the US. The prizes recognise scientists and source potential and safety, and minimise In the early 1980s, he re-entered the technologists who have bridged the gap environmental impacts. transformer industry and formed Tyree between research and the marketplace by Biomedical engineer Professor Stu- Group, one of Australia's leading manu- persisting with their ideas, often against art Crozier received the second award. facturers of power transmission products. the odds, to the point that their innova- Crozier is responsible for research and Physicist Professor Peter Blamey tions have made broad economic, social commercialisation of magnetic resonance was also recognised as one of the most or environmental benefits. imaging (MRI). Around 70% of all MRI respected hearing innovators. He is the The Clunies Ross Awards were pre- systems in the world since 1997 contain co-inventor of more than 20 patent fami- sented at a gala dinner attended by 400 technology that he co-invented. lies, mostly used in Cochlear implants, eminent entrepreneurs, decision mak- More recently, he has been working headset products and hearing aids. He is ers, government officials, researchers, on image-guided cancer therapy, and currently helping develop and commer- academics and business leaders. Telstra more accurate diagnostics for musculo- cialise a bionic eye, devices for deep brain chair Catherine Livingstone delivered the skeletal diseases and injuries. He is stimulation, and other bionic devices for keynote address. director of biomedical engineering at chronic medical conditions. The first of four awards was presented University of Queensland.

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Partnership w ins Pumps - V alves - Systems

Reconciliation award

partnership b etween the Centre for Appropriate Tech- «se. b nology (CAT), Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB), Bana Yarralji Bubu Inc and Aurecon has won a Queensland government Reconciliation Award in the Partnership category for working together to plan, design and build a ranger base on Shipton's Flat, a small remote Indigenous Kuku Nyungkal community, near Cooktown. The Bana Yarralji Ranger Base was officially opened last September, with the team assisting the Kuku Nyungkal people to "realise their vision of transforming the land into a community healing and an eco-tourism site featuring local indigenous Near y ou, everywhere. rangers and a conservation program". CAT board member and executive officer Jenny Kroker said: Customers f ind KSB wherever they need us. "This building project showcases and leads practical corporate We have offices and sites in over 100 countries - social responsibility, where the vision of a remote Indigenous including 7 sales offices and 5 service centres in community has been translated into action with the help of Australia. KSB Australia Pty Ltd started operations so many, but particularly our corporate and NGO partners." in 1939. Since then, we have been providing custo- CAT group manager Bill Palmer said the project was spear- mers in the water, waste water, mining, building ser- headed by CAT as overall onground project managers, particu- vices, industry, energy and service with high quality, larly through Andre Grant. The Nyungkal people, Bana Yarralji innovative pumps, valves, systems and after sales Bubu Inc, Engineers Without Borders Australia, Aurecon, Bryant service. Our 130 employees in 7 sales offices and 5 Construction, Arup, SKM, and Indigenous Community Volun- service centres are right where you need them. teers were all involved. The project was funded by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management and KSB A ustralia Pty Ltd + Tottenham, VIC - www.ksb.com.au the federal government, with significant inkind support from partners. The construction project included power and water supply, an environmentally appropriate wastewater treatment system, office facilities, communications systems, and an ablu- tions block containing composting toilets, showers, storage and laundry on a site that previously had basic shelter and limited facilities. The project also included structural strengthening of an existing shelter on the site to meet current standards. EAST T IMOR Palmer said a key outcome from the project was the impact Darw” of involving the Aboriginal community in the hands-on building of their own infrastructure and the capacity building and community development that occurred as a result. Bana Yarralji Bubu Inc chief executive Marilyn Wallace said: "This has reshaped the lives of our rangers and other Nyungkal People." Alice S prings QUEE| i AU’STRA ral at Victoria Ayers Rock \ Desert SOUTH u O @- Brisbane S AUSTRAtTA Newcastle Kalgoorlie A delaide Melbourne ,I I Auckland

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Twitter c onnects communities

ast m onth, the first map of the Aus- tralian "T'wittersphere" was revealed Mark S ullivan, ACTEW ¥» F ollow by researchers at the ARC Centre of W «== Excellence for Creative Industries and The w ater is creeping up and could go over Innovation (CCI) - describing a world of the new #Cotter Dam. #Canberra pic.twitter.com/2XD6ESqG interconnections and exchanges of ideas. <4 R eply 4 Retweot W Favorite There are now some 2 million Austra- lians, and some 200 million around the world, using Twitter as a way to share information, news and views. Queensland University of Technology associate professor Axel Bruns and Dr Jean Burgess of CCI led the research. The team analysed Twitter follower/followee connections to build a "network map" showing the connections between different issues and areas. The researchers based their map on data from 950,000 Australian Twitter SESi O ml _ a _

accounts. Don't m iss any updates from Mark Sullivan, ACTEW "The map gives us a strong sense of who is using Twitter, why and how. When

a big issue comes along you can see parts or all of the network lighting up, much as The t weet from ACTEW chief executive Mark Sullivan during February's heavy rain. in the brain scans used by neuroscientists," Bruns said. In the thick of the network map, clus- in t he engineering realm has been the ntool i crisis situations and has played ters of interest were noted on engineer- tweets of ACTEW managing director an active part in disseminating critical ing themes such as technology, utilities, Mark Sullivan with a Twitter identity of emergency information in such cases as services, IT, ICT and business. @Sullivan_ACTEW In particular, Sullivan the Queensland floods and the Christ- "There have been many claims made has been updating followers with news church earthquake. that online media fragments society and about the construction of the new Cotter "In a crisis like the Queensland floods reduces links between people. Our maps Dam. In the past month he has promoted we saw a lot of people spontaneously demonstrate categorically this is not the open days to the site and given construc- sharing information to help one another;," case. They provide clear evidence of both tion updates such as: "Cold morning @ Bruns said. the strength and complexity of connec- Cotter Dam but great to see concrete During the week of the crisis CCI tions among those who use Twitter," being placed. Over 2000 cubic metres found some 15,000 users participated in Bruns said. "It reveals vibrant networks since Saturday. Has a good vibe about it." the #qldfloods hashtag on Twitter, shar- around issues of interest and concern to Most dramatic though was when ing news, advice, photos and videos of Australians that interweave across the Canberra received heavy rainfall in late- the inundation. whole physical continent." February. Sullivan provided updates, It is certainly an area of communica- As well as individuals using Twitter links and photos in real time as the old tion Engineers Australia magazine is keen to communicate with people who share Cotter Dam was first overtopped in the to explore. similar interests, it is also becoming a tool flood and then as the water rose to spill- Just as the magazine encourages read- for companies to promote themselves, ing point over the new dam still under ers to contribute with articles, photos and spread news about their latest develop- construction: "The water is creeping up letters, it would also like to become more ments, and even as a tool for looking for and could go over the new #Cotter Dam. active on social media and use this as new employees. #Canberra pic.twitter.com/2XD6ESqG." another means of staying in touch with One of the best examples seen recently Twitter is also proving a valuable its readers.

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Tweets i a 140 character message, identityf o @QPSMedia delivered each particular h ashtag. For example, Water succinctly stating a Twitter iden- message adding the #qldfloods Twitter Engineering Australia magazine identity tity's (person, company or organ- hashtag to the end of each statement. @Wateraus recently retweeted @Dis- isation) point of view, or sharing If you read a Tweet with a hashtag coverDesal's "$2.7 million for Australian a photo, piece of information or website. it also acts like a hyperlink, so if you #desalination research announced today When you first sign in to Twitter, click on a hashtagged group of letters by fed gov http://bit.ly/IXu0CI" and added all may seem very quiet until you start and/or numbers within a Tweet, you #water #engineering to the tweet to send "following" Twitter identities you might will then be directed to a stream of all the tweet into those looking at the Twitter be interested in, but it doesn't need to other Tweets using that same hashtag. stream #engineering or #water. be that silent. You can tap into any You can place your hashtag anywhere Engineers Australia magazine suggests conversation going on around the world in your statement - at the beginning, that Tweets discussing content seen in by carrying out a key word search such middle or end. Last month's Engineering this magazine use the hashtag #eamag as "engineering" or "water" or both and Leadership Conference used the hashtag and include a page number and edition reading what the "Twittersphere" is say- #ELC12 for all Twitter users that were (civ/gen) if related to a certain article. ing about those topics. attending the conference and wishing For example, a tweet could read: "Wel- The symbol # is described as a Twitter to discuss their thoughts. come to the conversation #eamag 21gen. hashtag and can also be used to search A tweet of interest can easily be Follow us, we tweet about #engineering for and focus on a particular group of retweeted to share the information with developments in the Pilbara." people or topic of interest. For example, a wider community. By retweeting some Identities of the Engineers Media analysing the Twitter activity during the snippet of information, you pass it onto stable are on the page opposite. The Queensland floods, the ARC Centre of your followers. Institution of Engineers Australia also Excellence for Creative Industries and You can also add a hashtag to a retweet has a Twitter identity @EngAustralia and Innovation noted that the Queensland if you think the tweet should be seen has some 1791 followers, many of whom Police Service Media Unit with a Twitter by those in a conversation that uses a would be members of the institution.

Innovation a ward The b est people don't

come prepackaged. We ngineers A ustralia magazine is seeking believe in enterprising men and women who want to input for an article asking: "What is challenge a nd change the the greatest ever engineering inno- world around them. vation in Australia?" The article is aimed at encouraging Australian entries tl A Australia's largest privately into the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engi- owned construction and neering, a new global engineering prize engineering c ompany, we of £1 million. recognise that people are different. That's w hat makes us interesting. The prize will celebrate an individual If you h ave interesting people, you (or up to three individuals) responsible for do i nteresting things. innovation in engineering that has been of global benefit to humanity. And w ith $4 billion in work on Entries are encouraged for projects hand delivering some of the most that help meet global challenges and exci ting i nfrastructure projects in

underpin every aspect of day-to-day life. remote a nd regional Australia, Laing O'Rourke is currently seeking Nominations for the prize will close on Project Leaders and Managers, 14 September. Engineers, Safety and Quality Managers, The judging criteria can be read at Quantity Surveyors, Supervisors and http://qeprize.org/. other experienced professionals. Engineers Australia magazine's article seeks to expand and explore the profound snap o ut of it impact of engineering on society and encourage people to think about Australian innovations that might win the prize. Snap o ut of whatever's holding you After reviewing the QE prize website, LAING O 'ROURKE tback a laingorourke.career.com.au/eag please email any contributions for this article to [email protected].

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alia for the Engineering The 2 012 Engineering Leadership Conference held in Adelaide attracted 500 delegates with its theme ers of Today and of Passing the baton and Engineering Australia's Future. Dietrich Georg attended and reported on rrow the event.

ngineers a re "in pole position" to lead Australia in planning for and meeting the country's transport Tim Fischer AC 4onorable and urban development needs, according to Tim Fischer, former deputy prime minister and recently returned ambassador to the Holy See in Rome. In his plenary speech at the Engineering Leader- ship Conference he proposed three principles for the development of policies for transport and urban infrastructure, stressing that engineers must play a major role in all of them. His first principle is that any approach to infrastructure planning must be holistic "with maximum connectivity and cohesion. "Leading engineers, this is your role, this is something you can and must drive forward," he told the delegates. His second principle is that the community must be fully informed about true costings of all options and all future demand pressures. His third principle is about community spaces, where people gather to socialise. Having lived in Rome for the past three years, where much of the social life Hon T im Fischer Proto: P eter Noare takes place outdoors in communal areas, he lamented

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hen p eople come together, they promotion, o bsession with process, lack positions, i nclude high focus on safety, work together, have feelings of caring for staff safety, bullying of staff, service rather than control of the team and about each other, and deal with throwing tantrums, making unilateral consistency of message. Employees know the dynamics of their relation- decisions, combative and deliberately what they stand for and what their values ships and the environment. Good leaders withholding information. Few staff knew are. They have a strong self-awareness and relate well to these dynamics. With these where they stood with them, Dalmau said. are reflective of their own behaviour. They words Tim Dalmau set the scene for his At the same time they were often socially care about their staff and thus generate a plenary presentation titled "Enduring charming and made some very successful high level of motivation. and effective leadership of a modern decisions for their organisations. Dalmau also found that the good lead- organisation." However, what they were lacking was ers had suffered at some point in their lives Dalmau is a psychologist and inter- the ability to form and maintain function- and have come through difficult times. national management consultant based ing human relationships, and this inability In short, he said good leaders are ca- in Brisbane. ultimately led to their downfall. pable of forming trusting and functioning In his presentation he outlined the "There is more to leadership than in- relationships with their coworkers. characteristics of three of the worst and tellectual competence and no leader can Also, generally good leaders have a life three of the best leaders he has come exist without functional relationships;" outside work, while bad leaders tend to be across. Dalmau said. totally consumed by their job, with their He said the worst leaders were char- The characteristics of the good lead- work defining their identity. acterised by "political thuggery', self- ers, who are all still in their respective

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capacity a nd efficiency of those roads. Pointing to the speed limit of 130km/h position" on many European motorways, he said it would be unlikely the speed increase would the d earth of such places in urban areas result in a greater number of accidents. around Australia. Another project would be a high-speed As an example of the lack of cohesion railway along Australias east coast from that often plagues the country's infra- Brisbane, via Newcastle, Sydney and Can- structure planning he mentioned what berra, to Melbourne. he called "the crazy urban development He also advocated a new east-west light creep" around some of Australias major rail line in Adelaide, a new north-south international airports. "Allowing new rail line for Perth and a new north-south housing projects under flight paths is light rail for Hobart. A idiotic," he said. Other recommendations included the David C ulpin Proto: D ietrick Geore This creep "has knocked out full use of national standardisation of vehicle weight, several airports and threatens Brisbane, speed and rest breaks for the trucking in- Canberra, Perth and Melbourne Tullama- dustry, a review of curfews at airports to rine operations, all because of the lack of take account of the lower noise levels of Howo t build systematic strategic approaches". modern aircraft, and congestion charges To prevent people from buying prop- on vehicles in all major city CBD zones. a leadership erties in newly opened estates around He suggested that Australia with its low airports he suggested, somewhat tongue national debt and low debt-to-GDP ratio in cheek, that the government might ar- has various funding options, including team range for some aircraft flying low over "putting a reasonable share of the burden those proposed estates on Saturdays when on the future generations who will benefit. fick o constant "fire-fighting" and people look at these properties. As for the role of engineers, he pointed reactive management, David Culpin Fischer outlined 12 transport related out that engineers generally have high cred- set out 18 months ago to build an ef- projects that in his view should be con- ibility among members of parliament and fective leadership team around him. sidered with some urgency. suggested that Engineers Australia should Culpin is the engineering manager for For example, he advocated the lifting of consider assigning engineering mentors the Collins Class Combat System Support the 110km/h speed limit for cars on dual to all new MPs. "This could help break Program at Raytheon, based in Perth. carriageway roads to 120km/h, starting down barriers." MM In his paper, he outlined the process of with a trial period. This would improve finding the right people for leadership. He decided to grow his leadership team from within the company. "You can't assess leadership qualities in an interview; you need to grow them on the job." It was important to put the right people into the right environments, he said. "Technical experts are more suitable for management roles while all-rounders are more suited to leadership roles." Culpin identified four steps in the process of developing the desired leadership capabilities - understand the environment needing a leader; identify potential candidates; develop their capabilities; and sustain those capabilities. He looked for staff who worked autono- mously, acted ethically, were motivated and courageous, showed initiative and communicated authentically. He gave his candidates increasingly greater responsibilities and offered mentoring along the way. He found that the "deep end" model of challenging candidates was quite successful. Also good was the "sick at work" model, where the boss was at work but the candidate ran the task. These challenges have to be accompa- Tim D almau Proto: P erer Noare nied by regular assessments, he said.

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ining, t he defence industry and advanced manufacturing are the e _. three pillars of the South Austral-

ian economy the current state government is focusing on, according to premier Jay Weatherill. The skills of engineers are required for all three, he told a business breakfast, which was part of Engineers Australias biennial Engineering Leadership Con- Inspire ference held in Adelaide from 31 May to 1 June. Mining in the state has grown dramatically in recent years. There are now 20 operating mines and, with exploration activities growing rapidly, 30 new mines have already been identified, he said. South Australia experienced a 40% THE SEBEL PLAYFORD increase in mining production in the latest financial year and $65 billion in APY-- - investments have been earmarked in the ADELAIDE states mineral sector, he said. Iron ore production alone is expected to double in the next five years and $1.2 billion has Jay W etherill Proto: P eter Hoare already been flowing to the local industry from Olympic Dam, with an additional $27 billion expected once BHP Billiton South A ustralia has managed to capture worthf o projects in the pipeline. makes its final decision on its planned about 25% of defence contracts and the The government's resolve to pursue mine expansion. government intends to build on this them was shown in its budget, which Weatherill said in addition to mining, success. He expressed confidence that was announced on the same day as his the government is looking at facilitating the next generation submarines will be breakfast speech. By increasing its bor- the establishment of a thriving mining built in South Australia by the Australian rowing to fund some of the projects the support sector, which would provide Submarine Corporation. government was prepared to lose the advanced mining equipment not only to Weatherill acknowledged that the local state's AAA credit rating. the state's mining sector but also to clients manufacturing sector is under pressure in other states and overseas. but expressed hope that the sector will "We want to ensure that as many manage a stable transition to advanced people as possible benefit from the min- manufacturing. He said some breathing New f ormat for ing boom," he said. space was provided when General Motors As an example of such industries he agreed to invest $1 billion in its manu- ngineers A ustralia is planning mentioned Osmoflo, a company that facturing facilities over the next 10 years. to introduce a new concept for manufactures portable kits for water treat- The site of the Mitsubishi plant, which a major engineering convention. ment and wastewater recycling for mining was closed in 2009, was bought by the Announced by Engineers Aus- sites and other industrial complexes. government with the aim of turning it tralia president Adjunct Professor David Apart from minerals, the state has into an advanced manufacturing hub, Hood during the Engineering Leader- extensive reserves of gas, with about 20 which will include tertiary institutions ship Conference, the new concept will companies currently exploring for shale and trade training facilities. Siemens has highlight leadership in engineering by gas and other "unconventional" gases in already signed up as a strategic partner, combining several successful discipline- the Cooper Basin, Weatherill said. Weatherill said. When reminded of the specific conferences with the annual In the energy sector, he pointed to the ill-fated Multifunction Polis, which was national engineering excellence awards significant wind energy installations in the pursued with great fanfare more than presentations, creating a multistream state as well as the work done on tapping 20 years ago and is now no more than a event that is expected to attract at least geothermal energy. "There are currently housing estate with a small technology 2000 delegates. three geothermal test plants operating in park, he said this new development would This event will also be the forum the state," he said. be different. for the Annual General Meeting and As for defence, he pointed out that Overall, he said there are $109 billion

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ngineers A ustralia's new streamlined supervision, h e told the delegates. highlighting t hat the 2012 Standards are system for members to become Engineers Australia's director of educa- leading international thinking in engi- chartered, known as eChartered, was tion and assessment Dr David Robinson neering competency and that they group presented at the Engineering Leader- and associate director for registration the 16 competency elements into four ship Conference by EA chief executive Michael Bevan provided more detail on distinct areas of Personal Commitment, Stephen Durkin. eChartered and the Stage 2 Competency Obligation to the Community, Value in The main features of the system are Review respectively. the Workplace, and Technical Proficiency. that it provides a simple and flexible web- In outlining the coming changes to the The eChartered system will be available based process and that it is being built assessment process, Robinson said that late September, revised from its original around the 2012 Australian Engineering eChartered clarifies the three stages of the July launch date. The 2012 Stage 2 com- Competency Standards Stage 2. assessment - Enrolment, Submission and petencies will be available from 1 July. In outlining the characteristics of Professional Interview. eChartered will be For further information on eChartered eChartered, Durkin stressed the impor- much easier to use with all activities prior and the Stage 2 Competency Review go tance of being chartered. Chartered mem- to the professional interview online, in- to www.engineersaustralia.org.au/echar- bership is internationally recognised and cluding the verification of claims, he said. tered or email echartered@engineers a career milestone showing an engineer Bevan took the delegates through the australia.org.au. is competent to practise without close rationale and detail of the 2012 Standards,

New t echnology for

younger audience

he t op three grand engineering sourced f rom the US National Academy challenges deemed by conference of Engineering. delegates as most relevant to Aus- The app was part of a new conference tralia are restoring and improving approach, designed to cater for a younger urban infrastructure, making solar energy audience, used to get most of their infor- economical and providing energy from mation via their mobile devices, according fusion. to conference chairman John Olson. Delegates were invited to select their "This technology allowed us to interact top three using a special conference with the delegates throughout the confer- app designed for mobile communica- ence," he said. Making best use of the tion devices. The list of challenges was technology, two other surveys were also John O lson Proto: D ietrick Geore

conducted - o ne for the most popular presenter and the other for the most national c onvention popular poster presentation - and the results announced at the closing ceremony. the c hange-over of the national president, The r esponse from various Engineers The most popular presenters were which in the past have taken place in front Australia sections, which currently run Trent Stapleton and Ellen Coates whose of a small audience in Canberra. their own discipline-specific technical presentation was titled "Focus on the In addition, it will also be used to conferences, has been positive, said EA's Process: How our Leaders Planned their launch Engineers Australias public po- deputy chief executive Rupert Grayston, Careers". sition statements and policies, and is adding that several overseas engineer- Ken Thomson won the award for the expected to attract more politicians. ing associations have been organising most popular poster. His topic was "A Apart from the national prestige such similar successful multistream events for Transition into Green Leadership. a convention would generate, Engineers some time. In addition to the surveys, the app will Australia expects to achieve significant A business case has been approved be used to make all conference papers efficiency gains by running several events by Engineers Australias Council and available. "We did not print hard copies concurrently. "We believe this will make the first such convention is planned for of abstracts or proceedings," Olson said. our professional events program more November 2014, with the location yet to Olson is the managing director of profitable, thus overcoming the current be determined. MM consultants hds Australia. He is also the cross-subsidisation most EA conferences deputy president of Engineers Australia's require." Hood said. South Australia Division.

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Hr D Nick Cerneaz is the new execu- leaders w orking to promote ocean con- the S chneider Electric tive director of the Warren Centre for servation. Kelleher was the first chairman business in 2012. Advanced Engineering at the University of and chief executive of the Great Barrier RH Nalin De Silva has Sydney. He was previously chief executive Reef Marine Park Authority. joinedLR S Consulting >< of Seeing Machines, a computer vision H BHP Billiton has appointed Danny Australia as a principal fs«4 & technology company offering automated Malchuk president minerals explora- consultant. H e holds real-time tracking of human heads, facial tion. He holds an industrial engineering an environmental en- t a eNalin D Silva features and eye gaze direction. degree from University of Chile and an gineering degree, ma- H Mechanical engineer Professor MBA from the University of California, joring in geotechnical Andy D ong has been Los Angeles. engineering. appointed t o the Warren BH Perth company Hodges Resources has HN Commercialisation Australia has Chair in Engineering ‘ y al appointed mining engineer Ralph Ros- added electronics engineer Chris Burnett Innovation at the Uni- souw technical and operations manager. to its case manager network that aims to versity of Sydney. The y He will be responsible for the company's help Australian companies, entrepreneurs, new position is designed \" 4 Botswana coal projects. He was previously researchers and inventors. Burnett has to lead research and -N'=N chief executive of Canadian company been the CEO or chairman of eleven high- teaching in engineering Andy Dong Maple Minerals and advisor to the chair- tech businesses over the past 17 years. innovation. man of Philex Mining Corporation, a gold H RMIT University presented Miro BH Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla and copper producer in the Philippines. Miletic with an honorary doctorate in from the University of NSW School of Ma- He previously worked at Coffey Environ- engineering for his achievements in terials Science and Engineering has been ments and URS Australia. Australian and international aerospace appointed to the federal government's BR Schneider Electric has appointed civil industries. Miletic is currently the manag- Climate Commission. The six-member engineer Simon Zander general manager ing director and founder of Memko, and body provides information and advice to of water and wastewater. Zander has over initiated a strategic relationship between the government and the Australian public. 20 years' experience in the water industry RMIT and Boeing Aerostructures Aus- N Civil engineer Graeme Kelleher has and, as general manager of Serck Controls, tralia which benefits students through joined Ocean Elders, a group of global led the company in its integration into scholarship and placement programs.

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I ntroduction 28 Consulting 38

Advisory panel 29 Industry 42

Name index 30 Innovation/Expertise 58

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by T im Kannegieter, Managing Editor

nine y ears since Engineers Australia first published the Top 100 most influential engineers in Australia, we have built up a good landscape of the areas in which engineers exert their influence. We naturally have a major role to play in large industrial and infrastructure projects and this is evidenced by the inclusion of the heads of several consulting and construction companies. We also naturally exert influence through our expertise, evidenced by the inclusion of several researchers and academics, some of which have risen to run entire universities. However, the skills of engineers are transferrable across multiple industries. We see engineers running large government departments, holding high political office and running large corporations unrelated to engineering, such as Medibank Private. A key question that arises, is what are these transferable skills? This year we have extended our profile of the Top 100 engineers to include their views of what makes an engineer influential. The response has revealed a diversity of views and very different ways of addressing the question. It seems there is no single factor but some common themes emerged. Some of these themes were predictable, including analytical skills; a logical problem solving capability; a methodological approach; an ability to understand complex . 2 2 areas and find improvements; and a general approach of (I-r) Tim Kannegieter talks to Guy Templeton (President and testing ideas against reality. COO of Parsons Brinckerhoff) and Santo Rizzuto (CEO and Influential e ngineers also have good management and Managing Director of SKM) prior to a photo shoot for the Consulting c ategory. people s kills - the ability to build strong relationships; to

work through people and bring them along with a strong vision; they empower staff; are in tune with client needs; have good team working and collaborative capacity; and have good understanding of how industries and markets work. Another i mportant theme related to communication, Where you see this Image Of a video including the ability to empathically understand the true camera ©||D you can |og on to our needsf o a community; to see the big picture; to account for . . E I multiple p oints of view; and the ability to convey complex online version of this magazine, topicsn i a manner that anyone can understand. navigate to the appropriate person Some of the factors that seemed to set the Top 100 . § apart f rom other engineers is self-awareness - including and click on the link to see them talk an understanding of their own weaknesses and how to about the topic_ compensate for them; not being afraid to voice and opinion or take risks; a capacity to anticipate looming problems; and To v iew the online version, log on at sheer passion for what they do. This summary of the nature of an influential engineer contains just some of the insights found in the profiles of then go to this year's Top 100. You will have to read them all to discover . then a fuller range of factors involved. You can also watch some of them speak about this topic online (see box). This year's list is an indication of the breadth of leadership Navigate to the June issue. talent in the engineering profession in this country. As such, it is appropriate that the Top 100 this year is sponsored by the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management.

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eo b eligible for selection, candidates must have an that f or instance leaders of huge construction companies could engineering degree and must either be based in Aus- be side by side with those of smaller manufacturers of high-tech tralia, independent of their nationality, or Australians products. working and living overseas. The candidates do not In the consulting category we used revenue and staff numbers necessarily have to be in an engineering role or directly as well as other qualitative distinctions such as the individual's affect engineers - the prime criterion is that they are reputation in the industry. influential. Only current positions are considered In the Public Service category we looked at the seniority of which ensures that the list remains a dynamic representation of each candidate, the size of their departments, the operational influential engineers in each year. and capital budgets under their control, and the range of their In the selection process we were assisted by an advisory panel responsibilities. consisting of four retired engineers who all had distinguished careers In Academia/Research we looked at universities and other in various fields of engineering and are still sought-after for their research organisations, and considered seniority within the entire knowledge and experience (see below). institution, rather than just the faculties of engineering. We did not rank the Top 100 in accordance with the per- The Politics category covers engineers in senior political posi- ceived level of their influence, as the task of making comparative tions and again examines the size of their portfolio. judgments about engineers operating in different industries or In Innovation we captured engineers who are not necessarily sectors would have been very difficult and subjective. in managerial leadership positions but are drivers of innovation Rather, we have grouped candidates into broad categories, through their expertise and entrepreneurship. Awards were taken identified over the years, and each of these categories we have into consideration in this category. developed that assisted us in the selection process. The crite- Under Associations we considered those ones with the larg- ria are as objective as possible but inevitably are a mixture of est memberships as well as their international coverage. Many qualitative and quantitative data. of the associations are related to engineering but some are not. In the Industry category we first considered the size of the Generally, we selected only the most senior engineer from each organisation the candidate is responsible for, measured by rev- organisation. If engineers occupied board positions as well as enue and staff numbers. We then looked at the significance of senior operational roles we have tended to select the operational that organisation in the context of its industry sector. That way role - so a CEO would be selected over a Chair of the board. we were able to incorporate organisations of different sizes, so

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Maurice A llen Paul Dougas Prof M ichael Dureau Mike Sargent Chemical E ngineer Dr Paul D ougas joined Sinclair A c hemical and Dr M ike Sargent, an Maurice Allen retired from Knight Merz in 1978 and environmental engineer, electrical engineer, is a the position of Engineers was CEO from 1996 to 2011. Mike D ureau is Deputy Chair Member of the Clean Energy Australia's director for He currently holds non- and past Executive Director Regulator, Director of the education and assessment executive Director Board of the Warren Centre for Australian Energy Market two years ago. Prior to that roles with ConnectEast, Advanced Engineering. He Operator and a Director he had a career in Academia. Mount Gibson Iron, Beacon is the Chair of EA's National of the Australian Solar Foundation, and Epworth Fuels a nd Energy Committee. Institute L td. Previously Healthcare. He is also Previously he held CEO roles he was Chief Executive of Professorial Fellow in the in w ater and power industry. Transfield Energy Group, Engineering School of the He also a Member of the and before that was Chlef University of Melbourne. Order of Australia (AM). Executive Officer of ACTEW Corporation.

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Alphabetical L ist

Shi, Z hengrong - Chairman and CEO, Suntech Queensland G overnment* Bansal, V ik - Group President Asia Pacific, Sindel, Rob - Managing Director, CSR Eddington, Rod - Chair, Infrastructure Valmont Industries* Smith, Ian - CEO and Managing Director, Australia* Buchanan, Bruce - CEO, Jetstar Orica Garrett, Geoff - Chief Scientist, Queensland Burela, Marin - President, Changan Ford Tyrwhitt, Hamish - CEO and Managing Government Mazda Automobile Co Director, Leighton Holdings* Hallion, Jim - CEO, Department of Premier Caspari, David - Managing Director, HP Velletri, Rob - Managing Director, and Cabinet, SA Government Enterprise South Pacific Monadelphous Henneveld, Menno - Managing Director, Clifford, Leigh - Chairman, Qantas Williamson, Les - Vice-President, Cisco Asia Main Roads WA, WA Government Coleman, Peter - Managing Director and Pacific* Hook, Rod - CEO, Department of Planning, CEO, Woodside* York, Merryn - CEO, Powerlink* Transport and Infrastructure, SA Government* Cransberg, Allan - Managing Director, Alcoa Young, Kevin - CEO and Managing Director, Jensen, Colin - Chief Executive, Brisbane of Australia Sydney Water City Council Cox, Shaun - Managing Director, Melbourne Consulting King, Warren - CEO, DMO* Water Buckley, A ndrew - Managing Director, Liddle, Gary - CEO, VicRoads, Victorian Devereux, Mike - Managing Director, GM Cardno Government Holden Australia Bailey, Peter - Chair and Chief Executive O'Kane, Mary - Chief Scientist and Scientific Every, Bob - Chairman, Wesfarmers Officer, Arup Australasia* Engineer, NSW Government Farrell, Peter - Chair and CEO, ResMed Douglas, John - Managing Director and CEO, Uzzell, Michael - Head of Navy Engineering, Ficca, Nino - Managing Director and CEO, Coffey International RAN®* SP AusNet Elliott, Colin - Global President, Infrastructure, Wielinga, Les - Director-General, Transport Fullerton, John - Managing Director and CEO, KBR for NSW, NSW Government Australian Rail Track Corporation Grill, John - CEO and Managing Director, Innovation/Expertise Gallagher, Kevin - CEO and Managing WorleyParsons* Amal, R ose - Director of ARC Centre of Director, Clough* Hardy, Paul - CEO, Aurecon Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, Goode, Peter - Managing Director and CEO, Hitt, Ross - CEO and Managing Director, University of NSW, Sydney* Transfield Services SMEC Barrie, Matt - Founder, Chief Executive Graham, James - Group CEO, Gresham Lowe, Greg - CEO, Beca Group* Officer, Freelancer.com, Sydney* Partners Meka, Zimi - CEO and Managing Director, Kendall, Mark - Group Leader, Australian Higgins, David - CEO, Network Rail Ausenco Institute for Bioengineering and Jenkins, Chris - CEO and Country Director, Rizzuto, Santo - CEO & Managing Director, Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Thales Australia SKM* Brisbane* King, Grant - Managing Director, Origin Robinson, Nigel - President, Global Poole, Simon - Founder and Director of New Energy Geographies, AECOM Business Ventures, Finisar Australia, Sydney* Kloppers, Marius - CEO, BHP Billiton Shepherd, Ian - CEO, GHD Reynolds, Karen - Professor of Biomedical Knox, David - CEO and Managing Director, Templeton, Guy - President and COO - Asia, Engineering and Deputy Dean, Computer Santos Australia-Pacific, Southern Africa*, Parsons Science, Engineering & Mathematics, Flinders Krzywosinski, Roy - Managing Director, Brinckerhoff University, Adelaide* Chevron Australia Tamba, Richard - Senior Vice President, Lee, Stuart - Group Managing Director, Academia/Research Passenger Car Transmissions, AVL, Sydney* Telstra Wholesale Beynon, J ohn - President of Australian Leupen, Richard - Managing Director and Council of Engineering Deans CEO, UGL Limited Durrant- Whyte, Hugh - CEO, National ICT Combet, G reg - Minister for Climate Australia Ling, Jonathan - CEO and Managing Director, Change and Energy Efficiency, Minister for Lee, Peter - Vice-Chancellor, University of Fletcher Building Industry and Innovation, Federal government, Southern Cross Liveris, Andrew - Chairman and CEO, Dow Canberra Lu, Max - Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Chemical Company Marmion, Bill - Minister for Environment and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), MacKenzie, Ken - CEO and Managing and Water, Western Australia government University of Queensland, Brisbane* Director, Amcor Newman, Campbell - Premier of Queensland, Paterson, Adrian - CEO, ANSTO Maltabarow, George - Managing Director, Brisbane* Ausgrid Vann, Andew - Vice-Chancellor and President, Associations Menhinnitt, Mark - CEO for Australia, Lend Charles Sturt University, Bathurst* Barrett, R oss - President, Civil Contractors Lease* Wenham, Stuart - Director, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence, University of NSW, Federation of Australia Murphy, Susan - CEO, Water Corporation Batterham, Robin - President, ATSE Power, Nev - CEO Fortescue Metals* Sydney* Young, Ian - Vice-Chancellor, Australian Brecht, Peter - President, Australian Quigley, Mike - CEO, NBN Co National University Constructors Association* Quinn, Tom - Group Vice-President Asia Zelinsky, Alex - Chief Defence Scientist and Champion, Chris - CEO, IPWEA Pacific, Jacobs Chief Executive Officer, Defence Science and Durkin, Stephen - CEO, Engineers Australia* Raine, Chris - CEO, Alstom Australia and NZ Technology Organisation, Canberra Hood, David - National President, Engineers Rathbone, Douglas - CEO and Managing Australia* Director, Nufarm Public S ervice Jackson, Bill - National President, APESMA* Roberts, Chris - CEO and President, Cochlear Broe, B arry - Coordinator-General, Scott, Russell - President, IChemE* Savvides, George - Managing Director, Queensland Government* Shelton, Jamie - National President, Consult Medibank Private* Brown, Geoff - Chief, RAAF Segal, Julian - Managing Director and CEO, Caltabiano, Michael - Director-General, Australia Caltex Department of Transport and Main Roads, *Denotes n ewcomers to the list since 2011. 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IN 2 008 Professor Max Lu moved into the senior executive ITAS H been a year of challenges and change for Dr Alex Zelin- leadership team of the University of Queensland (UQ) to help sky. At CSIRO, he had executive responsibility for a $256 million enhance the overall research performance and reputation of project, building the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder the university. He is proud of his achievements as deputy vice- - a radio telescope in the WA desert powered by a peta-flop super chancellor (research) and senior deputy vice-chancellor in lifting computer facility. The project is expected to be completed next UQ's international ranking into the top 100 in the world. March. In March this year however, Zelinsky left CSIRO to join "Through my leadership and strategic oversight [over the the Department of Defence as chief defence scientist and head of past year] UQ has established several major partnerships with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. He said the new industry, including the $25 million BaoSteel Joint R&D Centre workplace is an outstanding world-class research and development and the $10 million Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering organisation with a budget of $460 million and 2600 staff. Innovation. I am also instrumental in the development of a set "I have always sought to work with the best people on the most of principles for prioritisation and three-year planning for major challenging projects I could find. I have changed my job every capital projects at UQ." six to nine years and I have worked in a wide range of situations: He said process engineering and systems thinking skills de- small and large teams, academia and industry, multinationals and veloped in his chemical engineering discipline have been critical start-up companies, in Australia and abroad. to his research and management success. A major milestone in "Working on frontier technologies applied to challenging large- his career was in 2003, when he was awarded his first Australian scale projects has kept me at the forefront of my profession and Research Council (ARC) Federation Fellowship, propelling his allowed me to 'make a difference. As a result I have never been research "into the stratosphere of excellence and impact". He bored with my work and have always enjoyed using engineering has since gone on to establish the ARC Centre of Excellence to push at the frontiers of science." for Functional Nanomaterials. However, he said interpersonal relationships on projects are the Another highlight from the past year was "a wonderful holiday most rewarding: "Working with people you admire and respect is hiking in Nepal with my family". an enriching experience. I have had great mentors and coaches [and] make a point of being available to give up-and-coming individuals a helping hand." ENGINEERS A USTRALIA | JUNE 2012 TOP 1 00 - COVER STORY

Peter L ee, 57 Hugh D urrant-Whyte, 51 Vice-Chancellor, S outhern Cross University, Lismore, NSW CEO, N ational ICT Australia (NICTA), Sydney Chemical engineer, Monash University, Melbourne Nuclear engineer, University of London, UK

PROFESSOR P ETER Lee has served as the vice-chancellor of OVERHE T past year Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte has con- Southern Cross University (SCU) since 2009. Over the past year tinued in his role as chief executive officer of the Australian he has overseen the biggest capital development program in its information and communications technology research institute history. NICTA in Sydney. "The new campus at the southern end of the Gold Coast is "Engineering is innovation; developing a great idea into a real an exciting development that will provide many opportunities." outcome. This is at the heart of what we are trying to achieve in He said his engineering background has helped nurture his NICTA, bringing together research excellence in ICT to generate sense of proportion of "what is important to do and or pay at- real wealth creation outcomes for Australia." tention to, while not being distracted by peripheral issues". He noted the very best engineers and scientists are passionate He was exposed to the real practice of engineering when first about working on challenging projects which offer the real pos- employed at ICI Engineering after completing a PhD program that sibility of delivering an outcome that could change society and gave him the opportunity to "really examine in depth a particular the way we live and work. problem and to hone my investigative skills". His first academic job "In the past year, I am most proud of projects like these; our was at the University of Queensland where he received "fabulous work in health and medical implants, in using ICT to assist in mentoring" by Professors Don Nicklin and Ming Leung. energy exploitation and infrastructure management, and the use Before joining SCU, Lee was deputy vice-chancellor at the of big data analytics in broadband and service applications." University of South Australia, and has also held positions at Murdoch University and the Curtin University of Technology.

Adrian P aterson, 56 Chief E xecutive Officer, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), S ydney Materials engineer, University of Cape Town, South Africa

UNDERHE T leadership of Dr Adrian Paterson the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has this year committed to a five-year program for capital works, as well as s ome emerging opportunities. It w as a major turning point in his career when Paterson joined ANSTO in 2009 and he said he was proud a number of ANSTO technologies had transferred into innovative companies and CRCs in the past year, and that even though financial times are tough he has been able to maintain t he organisation's financial program. For P aterson, engineering is "about pragmatism and solutions" and has provided sets of principles t hat are crucial to modern management. "The f irst is to use data and evidence to make decisions and the second is to never fully trust the data and the evidence when making decisions. The third is that human factors are absolutely crucial in modern engineering and it is essential to understand how people interact with their environment and how new innovations can transform both people and the environment itself."

John B eynon, 59 President, A ustralian Council of Engineering Deans Dean, F aculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, M elbourne Metallurgist, University of Sheffield, UK

PRESIDENT O F the Australian Council of Engineering Deans, Professor John Beynon is about to take up the executive dean role at the University of Adelaide's Faculty of Engineering, Com- puter and Mathematical Sciences at the end of July. He is also on the executive of the Global Engineering D eans Council. "As l eaders in the education of engineers, [the councils of Deans] have an important contribution to make on many issues. Most recently this has included engineering workforce shortages and the ongoing drive to improve the quality of the education that our universities provide." An appetite to understand how the constructed world works originally drove Beynon into engineering and this has evolved into finding the nobility of helping society through engineering education and increasing the growth of the engineering workforce. Over the past year he has helped raise the profile of engineering in federal government circles, and believes we will hear much more about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in the next few years. At Swinburne University he is proud to see the new Advanced Technologies Centre come into operation and raise engineering facilities at the university to a new level, while construction starts on an Advanced Manufacturing Centre next door. Beynon said these two $100 million buildings a re a major boost to STEM in Victoria.

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Vice-Chancellor, A ustralian National Vice-Chancellor a nd President, Charles Director,RC A Photovoltaics Centre of University, Canberra Sturt University, Bathurst Excellence, University of NSW, Sydney Coastal a nd ocean engineer, James Civil e ngineer, Nottingham Trent Photovoltaic e ngineer, UNSW Cook University University (formerly Trent Polytechnic) WORKING W ITH the Pluto technology THIS P AST year, Australian National THE M AJOR highlight of the past year he jointly developed, solar cell technology University (ANU) vice-chancellor Profes- for Professor Andrew Vann was moving pioneer Professor Stuart Wenham said the sor Ian Young delivered his new strategic from senior deputy vice-chancellor at new cell derivative is more economically plan for the university. The ANU by 2020 James Cook University in Queensland to viable to produce on a large scale and in strategic plan will guide the development his new vice chancellor role at Charles the past year they have upscaled capacity of the university over the next decade and Sturt University (CSU) in central NSW in to the level where it can produce $1 billion was "a major undertaking". January this year. of product each year. Young said the plan is focused on "boost- With many years working in regional Wenham said a partnership with Sun- ing excellence in three key areas: research, higher education, Vann is committed to tech has been vital in allowing the cell to education and our role as a public policy growing opportunities for rural and re- move beyond a lab-scale device and become resource for the nation and the region". gional students and is looking forward to a commercial reality. In continued develop- He said his engineering background the challenges ahead. ment the cell also recently surpassed the has provided him with a great platform The Australian higher education system 20% efficiency barrier for converting the for managing the complexity of a large has provided Vann with opportunities to sun's radiation into electricity, setting a new organisation, using attributes such as stra- explore education in ways he believes would benchmark for low-cost, mass produced tegic planning and risk evaluation, along not have been available if he had stayed silicon solar cells. with a resolution to remain focussed on in the UK, such as the development of "Much of our success in the develop- achieving the desired outcomes. distance and online education. ment and commercialisation of new high The most critical turning point in In one of the tasks ahead in his new performance photovoltaic (PV) technol- his career was the decision to take on a role, Vann is looking to see if CSU can ogy has been through engineering and its greater management role: "Despite this, I introduce engineering as a discipline. exploitation of scientific breakthroughs. have always believed that I need to remain The son of two aeronautical engineers, Such engineering has had a major impact connected to my discipline. As a result, I Vann enjoys the sense that in engineering in determining the direction of my career." try to remain research active and, where you are always working towards a greater, Last year Wenham received the IEEE possible, engaged with industry." and reasonably permanent, end. International Electron Device Society's JJ Young conducts research focused on "One of the nice things about engineer- Ebers Award for "outstanding technical coastal and ocean engineering and par- ing projects is that you have to deliver. No contributions to electron devices" as well as ticularly wind generated ocean waves. He matter how well you plan, there are always the NSW Science and Engineering Award is a member of the Advisory Council of the unexpected adversities, so you have to for Climate Change and the Environment. Australian Research Council, and sits on learn to accept responsibility for, and be Last month, he and Professor Martin the board of the Group of Eight - a coalition philosophical about, success and failure." Green were awarded the 2012 Australian of Australian university vice-chancellors. Collaborative Innovation Award from the Cooperative Research Centre Association.

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National P resident, Engineers President, A ustralian Constructors Chief E xecutive, Engineers Australia, Brisbane Association (ACA), Sydney Australia, Melbourne Civil e ngineer, University of Civil e ngineer, University of Civil e ngineer, Monash University Queensland Newcastle STEPHEN D URKIN commenced his role DAVID H OOD was officially installed as PETER B RECHT is president of the as chief executive of Engineers Australia national president of Engineers Australia organisation that represents Australia's in January. The organisation numbers in November 2011. He has identified biggest construction contractors. Col- 100,000 members from many engineering sustainability as a priority for the engi- lectively ACA member companies have disciplines. neering profession and believes that "we combined annual revenue in excess of $50 "As engineers, we are trained to analyse may at last be realising the importance billion and employ over 100,000 people data, make fact-based decisions and deliver of doing something substantial about in Australia and overseas. outcomes in complex situations," he said. implementing sustainability and taking Brecht is also managing director of "I believe that successful engineers in the action to both mitigate the causes of, and Lend Lease's Australian construction busi- modern world demonstrate a broad range adapt to, climate change." ness. He also recently became a member of attributes such as innovation, creativity, "I have been blessed with a remark- of NSW Council for Women's Economic teamwork and leadership. Effective com- able career, transitioning from large Opportunity. munication is another critical skill for infrastructure projects in my early career, "Good communication skills are engineers. The most influential engineers through facility management, into driving important in order to be an influential in my mind are those who are providing the uptake of sustainability in the built engineer. You need to be able to effectively leadership not only in the organisations environment. My engineering studies communicate with a range of internal and where they work, but across the profession and experience have enabled me to see external stakeholders including your own as a whole. These influential leaders are sustainability holistically from a systems team, clients, suppliers and the general often helping us to connect the role of the point of view, and to apply logic and an public;' he said. engineer through to the communities that outcomes perspective to its implementa- "I entered the construction industry we are a part of. tion," he said. through my engineering degree. As I "The international recognition of the "To be influential you must have pas- progressed into more general manage- Australian engineering teams and the sion, and a very clear vision of where you ment roles, the discipline I developed as global expansion of many Australian see the future. Of course, good communi- an engineer has helped me to identify and engineering companies is something that cation skills, enthusiasm, energy, and the work through a range of business issues." all Australian engineers should be very ability to instil hope and excitement for a proud of." changed future are also crucial." ENGINEERS A USTRALIA | JUNE 2012 35 I

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National P resident, Association of President o f the Australian Academy National P resident, Consult Australia, Professional Scientists, Engineers of Technological Sciences and Sydney

and Managers Australia (APESMA), Engineering (ATSE), Melbourne Civil engineer, University of NSW Adelaide Chemical e ngineer, University of JAMIE S HELTON is the president of Electrical e ngineer, University of Melbourne Consult Australia (formerly the Associa- Adelaide DR R OBIN BATTERHAM is president tion of Consulting Engineers Australia), APESMA I S an organisation that repre- of ATSE and Kernot Professor in the which represents over 260 companies sents 25,000 members. Department of Chemical and Biomo- collectively employing over 50,000 staff. Bill Jackson works as pricing manager lecular Engineering at the University of As a representative of Consult Australia at ElectraNet, an electricity transmission Melbourne. on the National Engineering Registration company. "I have always been interested in Board, Shelton is involved in advocating "An engineering education gives you a understanding how things work, the for unified registration system for the unique way to look at the world. One that fundamentals behind processes. If this engineering profession. helps you understand and solve problems. interest was just for the sake of science He has been working as a structural It is an excellent foundation for a career," and the sharing of knowledge, I would engineer for Northrop Engineers since he Jackson said. "As engineers we all have not have studied engineering. My interest, graduated from university in 1988 and is the ability to understand issues and see however, is driven by a passion to improve now a principal in the firm's Sydney office. solutions. To be truly influential we need the performance of the processes and "I'm still involved in designing structures to understand our audience and tell our products that are part of everyday life. and servicing clients on a daily basis," story in a way that is compelling to others. Chemical engineering was exactly the he said. "Being active as an APESMA member right choice that set me up for a lifetime "Becoming a proficient engineer has has given me enormous opportunities of achieving process improvement and enabled me to build a career, based to develop management and leader- new process development in the mining around my strengths and passion, that ship skills. From negotiating enterprise and processing industries," he said. has led to a much broader involvement agreements through to leading a truly "Having a deep understanding of in business and professional associations. member-owned organisation has pro- processes is key to influencing others. Importantly, the first step was being able vided a wealth of insight into leadership Without this, one's credibility in leader- to contribute as an engineer, something and management. ship and decision-making is severely I still love doing." "Sadly the opportunities to see the compromised. Equally, personal aspects According to Shelton, engineers need devastating consequences of poor man- matter when it comes to influence. I have to contribute more to the public debate agement on people's lives still abound." long recognised that influencing others because they understand "the big picture". He said APESMA has enjoyed some re- involves the heart as well as the mind. "Engineers have an unparalleled under- cent successes, including saving engineering Visceral argument is just as important as standing of the application of technology, jobs at Holden, helping establish a Senate cerebral. Engineers like me can be great and through this have an obligation to inquiry into skills shortages and working storytellers. We can captivate people by society, to inform the public on matters with the WA government to ensure Aus- relating stories and the occasional relevant in which we have an informed view. The tralian engineers benefit from high-value factoid that lift people from where they real value of engineers comes when they jobs in the resource sector. are to where they might be." influence, as opposed to follow," he said.

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President, C ivil Contractors Federation of Australia, Canberra Civil engineer, University of NSW

ROSS B ARRETT is the national president of the Melbourne-based Civil Contractors Federation of Australia, representing over 2000 corporate members in an industry of some 350,000 people. "My career is engineering," he said. "Like many others, I began as a 'hands on' engineer then progressed to management, which I consider as just engineering involving situations and engineering involving people. The skills required to assess and cope with engineering challenges are no different to those required for solving most other types of problems. That is why so many civil engineers are successful in a variety of fields; they tend to be problem solvers and not problem creators. They are adaptable which allows them to handle the unexpected. They know that there is a logical sequence required to deal with any issue. "Successful civil engineers have a level of commonsense that is not always evident in other professions. With success comes the opportunity to be a positive role model and therefore more influential. When commonsense is combined with reputation, integrity and the ability to connect with stakeholders then the ability to influence is inevitable." He is also involved in a number of other organisations. "I was very satisfied to see Community Housing Canberra transformed from a challenged community housing provider to an efficient, disciplined and more productive organisation over my four years as chairman." On Australia Day this year Barrett received a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to construction. suonelsossy Another recent highlight was taking his wife, four children and their partners, and 10 grandchildren on a holiday to Hawaii.

President o f the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Melbourne Chemical engineer, Monash University

RUSSELL S COTT took up the mantle of president of IChemE in May. The organisation is head- quartered in the UK and has some 34,500 members in 120 countries. He said the institution needs to attract more engineering students and develop stronger links with industry. Scott is also chief executive of ThyssenKrupp Uhde's global oil and gas business line. "My father was also a chemical engineer so my choice of profession was virtually pre- ordained. I started my career in a petrochemicals company and after six years moved into the services industry, and progressed through process engineering, business development and project management to general management," he said. "Engineers can exert influence through both technical excellence and leadership, and both are equally important to showcase our profession. Every engineer will have a natural tendency to one or the other and should develop that tendency into a strength with the assistance and advice of his or her peers and mentors."

Chief E xecutive, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia, Sydney Civil engineer, University of Technology, Sydney

IPWEA i ncludes over 2000 members and a wider network of over 10,000 public works professionals. Chris Champion said that his engineering training has provided a sound basis for managing the association. "It allows me to positively contribute in a professional sense, not just as an administrator," he said. To be influential, an engineer must be a good communicator but this was not an innate strength. Rather, it is a skill that Champion had to develop, particularly in giving presentations. "This has opened opportunities to present our message to a broader and often international audience," he said. "It is important to be able to distil more complex messages down into succinct key issues, also to have a capacity to think strategically but able to keep an eye on the detail. "My appointment by the US Federal Highways to their Asset Management Expert Task Group is allowing me to have an ongoing input into shaping their policies and approaches for all state departments of transportation. Our international work in Canada is rapidly developing. At home, the launch of our new IPWEA online communities of practice has been particularly successful and well received. It is using professional / social media to connect our members and the sector professionally. Also, publication of our infrastructure financial management guidelines is con- necting infrastructure managers, financial managers and auditors and paying real dividends." Proto: Austratian Centre or Excetcence ror Locat GovernmeNt ENGINEERS A USTRALIA | JUNE 2012 37

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Andrew B uckley, 55 Colin E lliott, 54 Managing Director, Cardno Limited, Brisbane Global President, Infrastructure, KBR Mechanical Engineer, University of Queensland Electronics engineer, Bendigo Institute of Technology

HEIN T past year, Cardno has grown under Andrew Buckley's COLIN E LLIOTT leads KBR's global Infrastructure business unit leadership, primarily through the acquisition of ATC Associ- from Australia. The unit, which serves the transport, water and ates, a 1600 person environmental services business in the US. facilities markets, also has offices in the United States, United This takes the total to 6500 staff working in 250 offices across Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Indonesia. 85 countries. Half year financial results last December showed Colin controls projects employing more than 2000 people and revenue from operations at $445 million, with $900 million has under design or project management more than $40 billion expected annually. of capital expenditure. Key current projects include the program Buckley said influential engineers have a "strong self-esteem management of the Expressway Programme in Qatar, a $25 bil- which helps a person understand their own strength and (perhaps lion construction program of 30 expressways. In Australia, they more importantly) their weaknesses". If people understand their include concept design development for the Regional Rail Link weaknesses actions can be taken to build a team that make up in Melbourne and engineering for the Australia Pacific LNG and for those weaknesses. He also said the ability to see a vision for Queensland Curtis LNG coal seam gas pipelines in Queensland. the organisation is key, including the ability to communicate it Last year Elliot successfully integrated international materials to your team, and convince them to follow you towards that handling specialist Roberts & Schaefer, acquired in 2010. The vision. Listening listen to people, consulting, considering their Infrastructure business unit's backlog of work under contract views, and ultimately making decisions which, while not always more than doubled last year. being what everyone agrees with, are sensible enough for all to follow. Lastly, Buckley believes, leaders need to know how to relax and stay away from work so that you can retain perspective on your job and its challenges.

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Paul H ardy, 57 Chief E xecutive Officer of Aurecon, Melbourne Civil E ngineer, Monash University

INHE T past year Aurecon has focused on three elements of what it calls a "high performing organisation" - strategy, business model, and cultural platform. Hardy said the culture of the company's staff of 7400 is one of "empowerment and constructive support to enable the execution of our strategy. We are also extremely happy with our progress in developing our overarching safety culture throughout Aurecon'". Delivery of strategic initiatives and pursuit of a global business model, has delivered growth so that the company now has revenue of over U S$1 billion. On b eing influential, Hardy said: "As engineers, we all have clients, whether they are external to our organisations or internal. Our ability to work with our clients starts with being able to clearly understand our client's needs. It is only once we have this understanding and this relationship of our clients' drivers that we can truly influence their outcomes together."

Nige! R obinson, 59 Greg L owe, 52 President, G lobal Geographies, AECOM, Dubai CEO, Beca Group, Melbourne Civil Engineer, University of Leeds, UK Mechanical engineer, University of Auckland

WITH A PPROXIMATELY 20,000 staff under his command GREG L OWE moved into the CEO and revenues of $2.6 billion, Nigel Robinson can claim to role at Beca in April, after eight be influential. Robinson leads AECOM's geographic groups, years with the consultancy. The focusing on the overall growth and performance of AECOM's employee-owned company now has regional operations outside of the Americas including Europe, 2500 staff across Australasia, with the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. He is annual revenues of $250-300 million. also a member of AECOM's Enterprise Management Team. A highlight from the last year was Previously, Robinson was the group chief executive of the establishment of a joint venture AECOM's Australia, New Zealand, Asia Group and the between Clough, AMEC and Beca to

Middle East Group. Since joining AECOM with the Maunsell provide asset support services to the merger in 2000, he directed the growth and diversification hydrocarbons industry. The great- of the company's operations into the power, minerals, and est challenge was responding to building sectors. He also led six acquisitions. He holds the needs of staff, clients and the Australian, British and French nationality, and is currently community in the wake of the a resident in Dubai. Christchurch earthquake. Lowe said that engineers' influence stems from two strong characteristics - collaboration and analysis. lan S hepherd, 56 He said: "Engineers learn from the outset to work collaboratively on Chief E xecutive Officer, GHD, Perth projects, and they have a natural predisposition for method and analy- Civil E ngineer, Western Australian Institute of gm sis. To collaborate successfully, one must learn to take account of and Technology (Curtin University) resolve multiple points of view and this approach combined with a GHDAS H continued to grow in the face of an unset- clear, logical approach gets engineers inside a lot of tents. And inside tling global market, bringing more than 700 people into the tent is where influence happens, through effective problem solving." the company through mergers in the Americas, UK and Australia, along with organic growth. Total staff is now more than 6700 and revenue last financial year was $1.1 CEO a nd Managing Director of Ausenco, Brisbane billion. A key achievement in the past year was expand- Mechanical Engineer, Queensland University of Technology ing its EPCM offering in Australia and building scale into AS2011 W Ausenco's twentieth year and under Zimi Meka's leadership its North American operations, as well as improving the the company has grown by 20% in the past year, engagement level of its people. g with a strong global diversification strategy. Shepherd feels that engineers are influential because "they The revenue of the business now stands at have an acute understanding of the end result or the value more than $550 million with approximately being created, and overall, the environment in which they 3300 staff. are working". He said the ability to apply independent think- Meka believes that the key to being ing, passion and energy in this context enables engineers influential is innovation. He said: "Being to influence people, places and communities. innovative creates opportunities. It creates

He said: "It is vital for engineers and technically trained opportunities by facilitating develop- people to understand and appreciate the difference we make ment that, in some instances, were to people and communities across the world. By reaching previously uneconomic. Innovation that point, our confidence soars, and we can begin to allows technology to progress, both connect with each of the stakeholders we work with and of which influences (and sometimes facilitate results with meaning." changes) the lives of many.

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Santo R izzuto Chief E xecutive Officer & Managing Director, SKM, Brisbane Electrical E ngineer, University of Sydney

SANTO R IZZUTO was appointed chief executive and manag- ness s kills, which vary in importance over a career. He said: ing director of strategic consulting, engineering and project "As engineers we are predisposed to the technical, and as our delivery firm Sinclair Knight Merz in October 2011. Rizzuto education systems reinforce that predisposition, we tend to pay was promoted from within the ranks, having joined in 1997 and less attention to the development of the 'non-technical' skills led SKM's entry into the South American market, culminating that are vital to an influencing role." in the acquisition of Minmetal in Chile. In 2006, he became Rizzuto argues that people skills are more important than SKM's global client manager for BHP Billiton and was later the others. These are the hardest to "learn" because human appointed general manager of SKM's Mining & Metals busi- interactions are by their nature varied and complex - there is ness. SKM's total revenues for 2010/11 were more than A$1.2 no manual or set formula that can deal with all possibilities. billion. SKM recently completed several important strategic However, he said: "There is no way you are going to be able mergers: with transport planning consultancy Colin Buchanan to influence others without first having a good hard look at & Partners; architectural and engineering firm S2F; water en- yourself. Self-awareness is the key to being influential. Under- gineering consultancy IRH; and acquisition of rail engineering standing how your own strengths and weaknesses impact on assets from Mouchel. a particular situation and then being prepared to adapt your Rizzuto said influential engineers need a combination of approach accordingly is a good start." three broad skill sets - technical skills, people skills and busi-

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John G rill, 66 CEO a nd Managing Director of WorleyParsons, Sydney Civil Engineer, University of Sydney

INHE T past year WorleyParsons has enjoyed good growth, increasing geographical footprint and adding 5000 personnel. Total staff now stands at nearly 38,000 operating in 148 offices across 44 countries with revenues of approximately $7 billion. This performance is being fuelled by strong growth in the hydrocarbon, minerals, metals, chemicals and nuclear sectors. Grill said that it is pleasing to see increasing diversity in the business with more women and an increasing number of local personnel, particularly in developing countries. This is in line with the introduction of new local/global organisational model. Grill believes that the key factors behind influential engineers are integrity plus abilities to listen, clearly communicate and select people.

Guy T empleton, 49 President a nd COO, Asia, Australia-Pacific and Southern Africa .||| Parsons Brinckerhoff, Sydney --- Electrical Engineer, University of NSW

WHENUY G Templeton joined Parsons Brinckerhoff early in 2012, he was particularly impressed with the work carried out by the company's 5000 staff, which ranges from transport and mining-related work in Australia; from power stations in southern Africa to geothermal innovation in New Zealand; from master planning new cities in China to super high-rise buildings in Korea. "In Australia, the completion of the Ipswich Motorway upgrade in Queensland is a specific example of a great achievement in the past year. This was a particularly challenging project due to ground instability caused by old mine shafts, the 2011 flood and a very constrained corridor, yet we delivered the project almost six months ahead of schedule." Templeton said influential engineers "are good at delivering practical solutions to intractable problems. They take responsibility for making things happen - for turning vision into reality - and they get the best out of their people. In my experience, it does not matter how good your t echnical solution is if you can't convince others to adopt it. That takes people skills".

Peter B ailey, 51 Chair a nd Chief Executive Officer, Arup Australasia John D ouglas, 50 Arup Group Director Managing D irector and CEO of Coffey International Structural Engineer, University of Sydney Limited, Sydney Civil Engineer, University of Adelaide EOAS C of Arup Australasia Peter Bailey directs some 1700 staff with a revenue of approximately $330 million. As a director INHE T past few years, John Douglas has lead Coffey through globally he also has responsibilities for over 10,000 staff and significant organisational and managerial change including a more than $1.6 billion in revenue. Arup recently won the BRW major portfolio review and a significant recapitalisation. Cof- Client Choice Award for Best Engineering Firm with revenue fey's Geosciences revenues have continued to grow at double over $200 million were named an Employer of Choice for digit rates and last financial year had revenue of $681 million Women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace with 3600 staff. Last year, Coffey received two gold awards Agency. Growth was maintained through premium commercial at the Consult Australia Awards for its work on the Gateway property projects (such as 1 Bligh St, Sydney) and other ma- Upgrade Project and for its work on a Basic Education Devel- jor projects such as the Olympic Dam environmental impact opment Program (BEDP) funded by AusAID. Douglas said statement and the Pacific Highway duplication in NSW. There staff turnover is dropping and employee morale is improving. was also significant overseas growth, particularly in Singapore. Douglas believes engineers are a disproportionally influential Bailey believes that the influence of engineers arises from group in management circles. He said this is because engineers their practical and creative intellect. Engineers need to have a have all been trained to tackle large and complex problems in a strong vision and not be afraid of voicing an opinion - "speak disciplined way. Many engineers, particularly civil engineers get up, inspire and take risks". He said influential engineers draw a very early introduction to management. He said: "To stand on the collective wisdom of those around them but are strong out as influential in a group who are themselves influential is enough to make a call. They are well grounded in real world difficult. It is not a simply matter of intellect. Being influential challenges and understand that problems don't come in dis- means working through people and it means taking a large ciplines. Bailey believes strongly in servant-based leadership, number of people on a journey with you. This requires real helping others succeed and harness personal commitment communication skills; understanding and sharing the challenges through relationships. Lastly, influential engineers are humble in front of the organisation." - true to their values, self-aware and have good listening skills.

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Managing Director and CEO of SMEC, Melbourne Civil engineer, Monash University (Gordon Institute of T echnology) / OVER THE past year, Ross Hitt has been driving the organisation's strategic plan (2010-2013), with two significant milestones being the acquisition of GMC Global (January 2012) and the acquisition of Vela VKE (next month). GMC Global is a provider of maintenance, training and supply chain services and will enable SMEC to ye Stk Faes diversify into the resources industry as well as the North and South American markets. Vela VKE is a professional consulting engineering company with over 1,000 employees in over 15 offices throughout South Africa, *% " Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia, enabling SMEC to expand its presence in the South African market. With these acquisition, SMEC now has 5,000 employees and a revenue of $500M Hitt believes that the characteristics of an influential engineer are: Integrity - following through and delivering; Enterprising - willing to take manageable risks; Passionate - having genuine drive and enthusiasm for the profession; Charisma - having the ability to draw people in; Social conscience - having genuine concern for communities.

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Hamish T yrwhitt

Mike D evereux

Mark M enhinnitt

Group P resident Asia Pacific, Managing D irector, CSR, Sydney Chairman a nd Managing Director, GM Valmont Industries, Sydney Mechanical e ngineer, University of Holden Australia, Melbourne Electrical e ngineer, Swinburne Queensland Industrial e ngineer, GMI Engineering University and Management Institute, US ROB S INDEL has served as CSR's man- THE P AST year has marked a very busy aging director for less than 18 months, WHILEIS H title as GM Holden Australia's period for electrical engineer Vik Bansal. during which time he has bolstered the chairman and managing director has re- Having left his role as general manager company's technical and financial per- mained unchanged, Mike Devereux's role for OneSteel at the end of 2010, Bansal formance. Despite a precarious economic has evolved considerably over the past 12 commenced 2011 by taking up the reins climate, CSR reported a net profit from months to address the challenges of a shift- of the Asia Pacific division of US-listed the year ending 31 March 2012 of $90.7 ing economic climate. manufacturing company Valmont In- million - an improvement on the $90.2 "The challenges over the last year have dustries. Valmont's Asia Pacific division million reaped in 2011. certainly been different to those of the pre- has 35 manufacturing plants and a total However, Sindel considers the reten- vious year," he said. workforce of more than 3000 associates, tion of CSR's 4000 Australian and New "I've spent a great deal of time working with a portfolio covering manufacturing Zealand manufacturing staff to be the on developing long-term strategy for Hold- and service businesses in Australia such highlight of the past year. en and working with the Australian gov- as Industrial Galvanisers, Webforge, Hi "Ultimately it is the people who make ernment on securing the company's future." Light, Donhad, Ingal EPS, Ingal Civil and the difference in an organisation;" he said. Devereux acknowledged the Australian Valley Irrigation. "My first job in underground coal min- car industry was facing difficult times, but Bansal, whose career has been under- ing taught me that you can have the best that GM Holden Australia had enjoyed a pinned by multiple postgraduate awards, engineering solution, but unless you take number of coups in recent months. believes education is an essential founda- the people with you success will be un- "The biggest highlight of the past 12 tion for successful leadership. likely." months was standing beside prime min- "Engineering education and sub- Sindel said his engineering experience ister Julia Gillard, industry minister Greg sequent experience provide an ideal has given him a practical perspective. Combet, South Australian premier Jay grounding for an individual serving in a "Engineering has given me great in- Weatherill and Australian Manufactur- leadership position;" he said. sight into how things work and operate;" ing Workers Union Vehicle Division na- Bansal is a Fellow of the Australian In- he said. tional secretary Ian Jones and announcing stitute of Company Directors, and holds "Running a manufacturing company a $1 billion investment in Holden's future a non-executive board position with not- means that I can quickly understand fac- together with combined government co- for-profit organisation Disability Servic- tory challenges and how to improve pro- investment of $275 million;" he said. es Australia. ductivity and competitiveness."

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Hamish T yrwhitt, 48 Mark M enhinnitt, 47

CEO a nd Managing Director, Leighton Holdings, Sydney CEO f or Australia, Lend Lease, Sydney

Civil engineer, University of Western Australia Civil engineer, Queensland University of Technology

THIS T IME last year, Hamish Tyrwhitt was working in Hong MARK M ENHINNITT was named CEO for Australia of Lend Kong as Leighton Asia's managing director. Last August, after Lease in April 2011 after working with the company for 23 years. a year of rocky leadership following the departure of long-time In his current role, Menhinnitt is responsible for Lend Lease's CEO Wal King, Leighton Holdings announced that Tyrwhitt Australia business, comprising of development, construction, would be returning to Australias shores to serve as the com- retirement living, investment management and infrastructure pany's new CEO and managing director. Having now been in development. the position for 10 months, Tyrwhitt leads the group which Two months into his tenure as CEO, Lend Lease Australia serves as parent company to nine engineering firms. reported an annual revenue of over $5 billion, and an after-tax Tyrwhitt, who is eager to affect change within Leighton's profit of $281.4 million - a substantial increase on its 2010 culture and firmly establish the company's values, said the profit of $246.9 million. For the same period, the Australian creation of a positive, collaborative work environment is vital branch of the company developed 73,580 residential units, for success in engineering. 6131.7 commercial properties and 1257 retirement village units. "My engineering background has taught me to always sur- In 2010 Menhinnitt was recognised as the Queensland round myself with the best possible people, make sure that University of Technology Outstanding Alumni for the Faculty they're empowered and motivated, and don't overly control of Built Environment and Engineering. He said his skills as them;" he said. an engineer have imbued him with a keen sense of curiosity. "For me, it's all about teamwork and understanding that "A key personal characteristic that my engineering back- you're not just leading a team of people, you're also creating an ground gives me is one of inquiry," he said. environment that enables your team to be effective." "Irrespective of whether I am dealing with a commercial or Tyrwhitt has accrued 26 years' experience in the construc- technical issue, I need to know how it comes together from first tion industry. He commenced his career with John Holland in principles. This enables me to challenge conventional thinking 1986, and has spent 20 years working in Asia. and drive for better outcomes."

David C aspari, 38 Managing Director, HP South Pacific Electrical e ngineer, University of NSW

2012AS H been a successful year for David Caspari. Having led information technology company HP's Enterprise Services division in Asia Pacific and Japan during 2011, Caspari has overseen the successful implementation of growth strategies in the emerging markets of China and India, while also branching into new technology areas such as cloud computing, business intelligence and analytics. His efforts were recently rewarded when he was named managing director of HP South Pacific (Australia and New Zealand) and general manager of HP's Enterprise Group. "This is an incredible opportunity for me to lead HP in my home market," said Caspari. "I'm passionate about this market; about playing an active role in the technology industry here. I'm excited to be at the helm of a mature, sophis- ticated business that has performed exceptionally well." While Caspari's new responsibilities involve a largely business-related skills set, such as the development of senior level relationships with government and industry leaders, he is quick to credit the role his engineering background plays in his career. "Every role I have taken on in the last 15 years has had engineering at the heart of it;" he said. "Business decisions are based on applying discipline and rigour to a problem - inspection, analysis and a desire to understand the foundation of something - and then making sound, definitive judgements. As such, the tenants that are at the heart of engineering culture, which were instilled in me through my background in the field, I have applied directly to my career in the business world." In addition to holding a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of NSW, Caspari is also an alumnus of the US-based Harvard Business School.

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Bruce B uchanan, 40 Group C hief Executive Officer, Jetstar, Melbourne Civil engineer, University of NSW

BRUCE B UCHANAN'S recent decision to leave Jetstar marks the end of a relationship which spans back to the airline's inception. Buchanan, who last month announced he will step down as Jetstar group CEO in six months to work with Sydney-based skin cream company Vanessa Megan, was involved in the establishment of Jetstar in 2003 and its launch in 2004. Having been considered focal in the design of Jetstar's growth strategy in the Asia Pacific region, Buchanan said he is excited to be able to help Vanessa Megan realise its potential throughout Asia. "If we can export airlines, a business where we have no natural advantages, there are no limits to where we can leverage our Australian ingenuity," he said, in regards to Vanessa Megan's cucumber-based skin cream. Prior to the announcement of Buchanan's plan to leave, Jetstar launched the first aircraft for its Japanese subsidiary Jetstar Japan, while also winning the "Partner of the Year" award at the 2012 Changi Airlines Awards in Singapore. Buchanan is expected to remain with Jetstar as a consultant until mid-2014.

Alan C ransberg, 53 Managing D irector, Alcoa of Australia, Perth Civil engineer, University of Western Australia

HEIN T bittersweet face of the rising Australian dollar and the continued resource boom, Alan Cransberg has led mining company Alcoa of Australia through a series of hurdles over the past 12 months. The largest operator of bauxite mines, alumina refineries and aluminium smelters in Australia, Alcoa of Australia was recently named "Employer of Choice for Women" for the 11th year running by the federal government's Equal Op- portunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. Cransberg said his experience as an engineer has meant he has worked with very diverse groups of people, which has helped him to create a more inclusive workplace culture and a work environment in which his people feel at home. "My engineering background has given me a broad exposure to people, and as a result has taught me about the importance of inclusion," he said. "Ironically, I've now become more of a business leader than a technical engineer, and I especially love the people aspects of my job." Cransberg is the chairman of the West Coast Eagles football club, the president of the Australian Aluminium Council, and sits on the boards of the Black Swan State Theatre Company a nd Alcoa Foundation. He is also a councillor for the Australia Business Arts Foundation.

Leigh C lifford, 64 Chairman, Q antas, Melbourne Mining engineer, University of Melbourne

LEIGH C LIFFORD has been the chairman of Qantas Airways since 2007, while also serving as a director of international engineering group Bechtel. Under Clifford's watch as chairman, Qantas recently announced its plans to increase capacity on east coast routes by up to 25,800 seats per week during 2012/13, while also announcing its intention to increase overall domestic capacity during the same period. Prior to his time at Qantas, Clifford accrued a 37-year career in the service of mining company Rio Tinto, where he eventually reached the position of CEO. With such a vested interest in both the transport and the engineering sectors, Clifford has expressed concern over Australias declining productivity. "A number of factors play into Australia's decline in productivity," he said. "Chief among them are education, flexible working arrangements, skills training and a lack of investment in infrastructure."

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Chairman a nd Chief Executive Officer, ResMed, San Diego, US Chemical engineer, University of Sydney

DR P ETER Farrell's career at the forefront of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) di- agnosis and treatment has earned him considerable peer recognition over the past year. Farrell, who founded ResMed in 1989 and has been a director of the company since its inception, was most recently chosen to be a member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) - an independent engineering think tank comprised of around 2000 peer-elected members. The NAE is a member of the National Acad- emies, which spawned from a congressional act of incorporation signed in 1863 by US president Abraham Lincoln. Prior to his admission to the NAE this year, Farrell was named a Gordon Fellow by the University of California San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering in 2011, and in July 2010 he was named Chairman of the Executive Council of the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine. ResMed, which is listed on both the NYSE and the ASX, is expected to have revenues of more than $1.3 billion in 2012 and currently employs around 3500 staff globally. The market capitalisation of the company is around $4.6 billion. Since its original stock market listing in 1995, ResMed has had 69 consecutive quarters of top-line g rowth.

Chairman, W esfarmers, Perth Group C hief Executive, Gresham Partners, Sydney Metallurgist, University of NSW Chemical engineer, University of Sydney

HEAS T non-executive chairman of Wesfarmers - a conglomer- NREFLECTING O the economic uncertainty of the past 12 ate with some 500,000 shareholders and $50 billion revenue to months, Gresham Partners co-founder and group chief execu- its name in 2011 - Dr Bob Every appreciates the value of the tive James Graham took an optimistic stance. problem solving skills provided by an engineering background. "During the last year we have seen more stress on the "My formal university training at both the bachelor and economy and its many participants," he said. "The rewarding postgraduate level honed my skills and confidence in problem experience in this environment is to be part of a culture which solving," he said. "It particularly improved my ability to look at can adapt to and positively respond to some of those changes." complex issues, identify the key issue and address it." Indeed, Graham's Australian-owned investment and advisory Every also serves as chairman of Boral, which is considered house Gresham Partners has managed to flourish despite the to be Australias largest building and construction materials precarious economic climate, recently acting as adviser to the supplier, and is involved in numerous charities. In 2011, Every Foster's Group during the $11 billion recommended takeover was named an Officer of the Order of Australia, an honour bid from SABMiller. Graham said his role within the company which he said made him feel privileged to be an Australian. has also evolved over the past several months, now allowing him to provide more strategic input to clients and directors of businesses across the full spectrum of Australian industries. While corporate financial advice may seem a far cry from his chemical engineering background, Graham credited his early engineering experience with his success in the finance realm. "My early working years with plant operations gave me invaluable experience in understanding the drivers of industry and the wider aspects of risk, both of which are crucial in assessing and managing major capital commit- ments at a corporate level," he said.

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Peter G oode, 54 Managing D irector and Chief Executive Officer, Transfield Services, Sydney Petroleum engineer, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

NFOCUSED O streamlining business development and pursuing profitable organic growth, Peter Goode said the past year has been a time of long-term change for global services company Transfield. The company has sold facilities maintenance business USM while, consolidating its December 2010 acquisition of Australian mining services provider Easternwall, which reaped a revenue of $110 million for Transfield over a six-month period. Goode said that Easternwell will factor significantly in Transfield's strategies for the 2013 financial year. "While extreme weather events across Australia affected some work volumes, Easternwell is delivering to expectations and secured key opportunities during the period, necessary to meet our growth ambitions through FY 12 and into FY 13," he said. At a logistical level, the Australia and New Zealand wing of Transfield was restructured into two key divisions of Resources and Energy, and Infrastructure. Both divisions have CEOs which report directly to Goode. Total group revenue for Transfield in 2011 declined slightly by 1.9% to $4 billion, however normalised after-tax net profit grew by 4.3% to $100.1 million.

Marius K loppers, 49 Chief E xecutive Officer, BHP Billiton, Melbourne Chemical engineer, University of Pretoria

ASHE T head of NHP Billiton, Dr Marius Kloppers oversees 38,450 employees in 25 different countries. In the 2011 financial year, BHP Billiton accrued a revenue of nearly $42 billion from its diversified natural resource operations. In April, the company announced an investment of nearly $717.5 million for the Mad Dog Phase 2 oil project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, which is estimated to reach first production in 2018. It also announced approval in February for a pre-commitment funding investment of nearly $1 billion for the construction of a 100Mt/a outer harbour facility with its Western Australian iron ore operations at Port Hedland. Kloppers has served as BHP Billiton's CEO since October 2007, prior to which he was the company's chief commercial officer and executive director, as well as group president for Non-Ferrous Materials. In October 2011, he was named chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals, an organisation which aims to improve sustainable development performance in the mining and metals industry. The council combines 22 mining and metals companies as well as 34 national and regional mining associations and global commodity associations.

George M altabarow, 62 # Managing D irector, Ausgrid, Sydney Electrical e ngineer, University of Sydney

GEORGE M ALTABAROWS reign at Ausgrid has spanned since 2004, and encompasses the state-owned corporations's change of name from EnergyAustralia in 2010. Under Malt- abarow's tenure, Ausgrid (then Energy Australia) developed a I successful gas and electricity business in Victoria and South Australia in a joint venture with International Power. It also developed one of Australia's largest infrastructure programs aimed at renewal of the Sydney Central Coast and Hunter electricity networks. As of 2012, Ausgrid still operates the largest electricity network in Australia. Maltabarow also said that in 2011 Ausgrid supported more than 130 grassroots community groups through its community program in the Hunter region, and supported more than 420 local schools through its new Bright Futures program, which rewards students who excel in maths, science and environmental studies. Maltabarow is a former chairman and current board member of the Energy Networks Association of Australia. As the result of a merger, Maltabarow's position at Ausgrid will cease to exist at the end of this month.

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Chief E xecutive Officer and Managing Director, Santos, Adelaide Mechanical e ngineer, University of Edinburgh, UK

HEAS T leader of the largest producer of natural gas to the Australian domestic market, David Knox presides over 2200 employees and a 2011 revenue of $2.2 billion. With the delivery of further projects in Asia and Australia and steady annual revenue, Knox said Santos' safety performance over 2011 had been a particular highlight for the company. "Our rate of 3.3 recordable injuries per million hours worked was the equal best performance in Santos' history and means we have improved our safety performance by 40% over the past three years," he said. il Last month Knox announced the $16 billion GLNG project, David K nox of which Santos is a partner, will purchase 365P) of gas from Origin Energy to supply to the GLNG plant in Queensland at a rate of 100TJ/day over a period of 10 years commencing in 2015.

Chief E xecutive Officer, Network Rail, London, UK Civil engineer, University of Sydney

NETWORK R AIL CEO David Higgins is currently facing the challenges of growth. As the head of the company responsible for owning and operating the United Kingdom's rail infrastructure, he has spent the past year working to meet surging increases in passenger demand while working within budget and resource constraints. Higgins last month oversaw Network Rail's commitment to the multi-billion pound Crossrail project, which will involve the redevelopment of 27 stations, the upgrade of over 67km of track, the renewal of 10 bridges across London. Crossrail services are due to start through central London in 2018, and is expected to increase London's rail-based transport network Ken M acKenzie capacity by 10%. In recognition of his contributions to the delivery of the 2012 Olympics project, Higgins received a knighthood as part of the Queen's 2011 Birthday Honours in June 2011. In Janu- David H iggins ary 2012 he was similarly made a Knight Bachelor by Prince Charles for services to regeneration.

CEO a nd Managing Director, Amcor, Melbourne Mechanical engineer, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

NBUILDING O his triumphs in 2010, Ken MacKenzie has continued to foster the growth of multinational packaging company Amcor. Last month, MacKenzie orchestrated the final stages of Amcor's $238 million takeover of flexible packaging rival Aperio, a coup which followed its $19.8 million acquisition of India-based Uniglobe in March. Despite increased expenses, 2011 also proved to be a successful year for the company. "Against a backdrop of rapidly rising raw material costs and at best, muted economic conditions, a 39% improvement in profit was a strong result," MacKenzie said. "With higher earnings and the completion of the integration programs, free cash flow is anticipated to improve substantially from fiscal year 2013." 2012 marks MacKenzie's seventh year as CEO and managing director of Amcor.

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Jonathan L ing, 58 CEO a nd Managing Director, Fletcher Building, Auckland, New Zealand Mechanical e ngineer, University of Melbourne

WITHN A extensive career in the manufacturing realm, mechanical engineer Jonathan Ling serves as the CEO of New Zealand building materials manufacturer Fletcher Building. In 2011 the company recorded after-tax net earnings of $144 million, compared to its $166 million in 2010. Most recently, Fletcher opened a $5 million 4000m> aluminium joinery operation in New Zealand's Wigram, which will support the company's aluminium mill in Auckland. Ling is a member of the Business Council of Australia Sustainable Growth Taskforce, and a director of ASB Bank and Fletcher Building Industries. Throughout 2008 and 2009 he sat on the New Zealand government-appointed Capital Markets Development Taskforce.

Stuart L ee, 58 Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale Electrical e ngineer, University of Melbourne

STUARTEE L was named Telstra Wholesales group managing director in July 2011. Having previously overseen the team which prepared Telstra for the National Broadband Network transition, Lee is now responsible for the section of Telstra which sells access to Telstra's networks into the wholesale market. In March, Tesltra Wholesale signed up its first post-paid mobile customer for 3G, iTelecom Wholesale, and in April service provider Southern Phone signed up for Telstra Wholesale 3G. Since a ssuming the role of GMD in July, Lee has worked to ensure Telstra is ready f or the transition to the NBN. "We a re developing a suite of products to be delivered over NBN Co fibre including voice and broadband solutions in addition to a range of backhaul products," he said. "We understand that different customers will require different services in the NBN world, and it is our intention to offer a comprehensive range of wholesale services." Lee has over 40 years' experience with Telstra and its predecessor organisations, and h as held executive roles within the company since 1987.

Chris J enkins, 53 Roy K rzywosinski, 52 Chief E xecutive Officer and Country Director, Thales Managing Director, Chevron Australia, Perth Australia, Sydney Electrical engineer, Michigan Technological University Mechanical e ngineer, University of NSW CHEVRON A USTRALIA man- UNDER C HRIS Jenkins' leadership, defence contractor Thales aging director Roy Krzywosinski Australia has progressed from strength to strength. Within the has had his hands full in recent last 12 months, the company's new Hawkei vehicle was chosen times. With the $43 billion Gor- as the preferred candidate for a large army vehicle replacement gon liquefied natural gas (LNG) program, while it was also given the green light to develop the project still under development, next assault rifle for the Australian Defence Force. Similarly, Chevron Australia last Decem- it won a contract to provide secure desktop IT systems for the ber commenced construction Department of Defence, and last month it was awarded a con- of the Wheatsone LNG plant, tract to supply three ship sets of Advanced Acoustic Generator which is being built near On- minesweeping equipment to the Republic of Korea Navy. slow in Western Australia. The Despite its many contract acquisitions, Jenkins said one of project, which is expected to his highlights of the past year had been visiting Thales sites cost $29 billion, is set to have around Australia and meeting the people who work on the an annual capacity of 8.9Mt of ground level. LNG. It is also forecast to cre- "It's one of the things I enjoy most every year," he said. "When ate more than 6500 direct and I talk to our young engineers, I emphasise the many factors indirect jobs at peak construction. As a result of the Wheatstone that have to be considered beyond just technical ones in any project, Chevron last month committed to deliver up to 1Mt/a complex environment. To succeed, you need that perspective, to Japanese electric power company Tohoku for up to 20 years. as well as tenacity and, most importantly, the flexibility to adapt Krzywosinski is also the head of Chevron's Strategic Business to changing circumstances. Unit, which is responsible for Chevron's upstream interests and activities in Australia.

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Susan M urphy, 54 CEO, W ater Corporation, Western Australia, Perth Civil engineer, University of Western Australia

SUSAN M URPHY has steered the Water Corporation through a challenging several months. With a decline in rainfall and a resource sector-led growth in water demand, the Water Corporation has begun to move away from reliance on traditional water sources, dams and shallow groundwater aquifers to focus on more climate-resilient sources. Among the new tools in its arsenal are seawater desalination, increased abstraction from deep aquifers and superficial coastal groundwater schemes. As part of this effort, two major desalination plants have been constructed in WA, with the capacity of the second plant to be doubled by the end of 2012. A program to cost almost $500 million has also been launched to drill new deep bores in Perth's northern suburbs. A deep groundwater replenishment trial, co-funded by the Federal Government, is also being conducted in the same area, which is being developed with a 2015 completion date in mind. The Water Corporation is the principal provider of water and wastewater services in Western Australia, managing assets valued at about $16 billion with a workforce of more than 3000. About 85% of its $3.5 billion four-year capital program is delivered through the private sector.

Marin B urela, 51 John F ullerton, 58 President, C hangan Ford Mazda Automobile Co, Chief E xecutive Officer and Managing Director, Shanghai, China Australian Rail Track Corporation Electrical e ngineer, Deakin University Electrical e ngineer, University of SA

SINCEIS H ap- JOHN F ULLERTON has pointment to the been CEO and managing di- & \ \ role of president rector of the Australian Rail of Changan Ford Track Corporation (ARTC) Mazda Automobile since February 2011, during my (CFMA) in Octo- which time he has made J» ber 2010, Marin significant progress towards Burela has imple- developing the company's . A mented a series freight services and capac- A of developments ity through major upgrade / within the com- works to busy freight lines pany. In addition such as the Hunter Valley to progressing with coal rail network. the construction of For the coming years, its second engine Fullerton has turned his plant, the company sights to the $172 million announced in April Port Botany Rail Upgrade, its plans to invest a project which aims to over $616 million in increase Port Botany Rail the expansion of its Line's capacity by 30% and manufacturing fa- take up to 300,000 trucks a cilities in Chongq- year off the city's road net- ing, thereby increasing its total unit capacity to 950,000 vehicles. work. The upgrade, which is In the same month, the company declared its intentions to being delivered by Downer invest over $780 million in the establishment of a new vehicle Australia, is due for comple- assembly plant in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Aimed to be tion in 2014. operational by 2015, the plant is expected to boast an initial With over 8500km of rail line and $5 billion worth of assets capacity of 250,000 units. to manage through ARTC, Fullerton said he has applied the Burela held the position of Ford Australia president and skills acquired from his engineering career to lead the company. CEO before taking the wheel at CFMA. "My experience as an engineer has given me the skills to think logically, to problem solve and analyse complex issues that require solutions - regardless if they happen to be of a technical nature or a general management issue;" he said. "It has also been helpful to understand the operating aspects of my business and the associated risks that need to be managed."

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Nev P ower, 53 Chief E xecutive Officer, Fortescue Metals Group Mechanical engineer, University of Southern Queensland

NEV P OWER was appointed CEO of iron ore company Fortescue Metals in July 2011 and became an executive director in September after joining the company in February. As the head of a business with over 3000 employees, a revenue of over $5.5 billion and a $20 billion market capital, Power is leading Australias third largest iron ore miner. Last month Power announced his plans for Fortescue to reassess its expansion strategy for Western Australian iron ore at the end of the next financial year, with the aim of focusing on reduced gearing as well as boosted dividends. He also expressed his intention to lead Fortescue in iron ore production at a rate of 155Mt/a by the middle of 2013, after which the company will reassess its plans to add another 100Mt by the middle of 2015. The company is expected to triple in size over the next two years, increasing iron ore exports by 180%. Prioro t Fortescue, Power had held the position of chief executive Australian operations at Thiess' construction business,

where he had been responsible for a turnover of $4 billion/a and 3500 staff. He is an avid aviator, holding both helicopter Amenpu and f ixed wing licences.

Chris R aine, 60 CEO, A lstom Australia and New Zealand, Sydney Mechanical engineer, University of NSW

AN I NFRASTRUCTURE engineer for the entirety of his career, Chris Raine com- mands the Australia and New Zealand arm of global transport infrastructure, power generation and transmission company Alstom. The company, which claims that one in four of the world's light bulbs are powered by Alstom technologies, employs 92,000 staff - 1000 of whom fall under Raine's leadership in Australia and New Zealand's power, transport and transmission sections. For the fiscal year ending 31 March 2012, Alstom earned global revenue of €$22 billion (about $26 billion), while maintaining a presence in about 100 countries. Within the past 12 months, Raine has led Alstom in the expansion of its Australian operations, with the company last year signing $130 million worth of contracts to deliver three new high-voltage electrical substations for Transgrid. To be installed in Sydney and central west New South Wales, the substations are due for completion in 2013. Raine is national vice-president of the Australian Industry Group and a member on the Industry Advisory Network of the University of Technology Sydney's engineering faculty. He is also a governor of the Electrical and Information Engineering Foundation at the University of Sydney.

Richard L eupen, 58 CEO a nd Managing Director, UGL Limited, Sydney Mechanical engineer, University of NSW

RICHARD L EUPEN is the managing director and CEO of infrastructure, rail, resources and services group UGL Limited. While its recent annual revenue of close to $4 billion marked a decline from its 2009/10 earnings of $4.4 billion, the company has nonetheless undergone a period of growth. In December 2011 it completed its acquisition of global real estate services company DTZ, which bolstered UGL Limited's property services business UGL Services into one of the largest in the world with a forecasted annual revenue of $1.9 billion. Last month, the company announced it had secured $190 million to deliver 38 locomotives to support iron ore operations in the Pilbara, coal shipments from the Hunter Valley, and general freight by PN Rail in Victoria and QR National.

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George S avvides, 55 Managing D irector, Medibank Private, Melbourne Industrial e ngineer, University of NSW

GEORGE S AVVIDES was appointed managing director of health insurer Medibank Private in early 2002. At the time of his appointment, Medibank was operating at a loss of $175 million, however once Savvides settled into the role the company re-established itself as a profitable business within four years, attracting record membership growth and expanding beyond health insurance to also offer health services. Now boasting a customer base of 3.7 million, Medibank's revenue has now sweltered to $5 billion/a. Savvides, whose previous term as Medibank managing director expired in March, was reappointed for another five years within the same month. Beyond Medibank, Savvides represents Australia as vice-president on the Council of Management for International Federation of Health Plans, is a member of the Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research and is chairman of Christian leadership group Arrow Leadership Australia. He has recently been reappointed as a director of World Vi- sion Australia and previously served for 12 years on both the World Vision Australia and World Vision International Boards.

Mike Q uigley, 59 CEO,BN N Co, Sydney Electrical e ngineer, University of NSW

INIS H capacity as the CEO of one of the largest engineering projects in Australian history, Mike Quigley has become as much a spokesperson as a leader for the federal government's $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN). Under Quigley's leadership, NBN Co is entrusted with delivering high-speed broadband to every home, school and business in Australia by 2021. Over the 2011 financial year the company saw a total capital expenditure of $463 million, while the federal government contributed a little over $1 billion in equity to the company over the same period. An electrical engineer by education, Quigley said his background in engineering has provided him with experience which is helping him lead the rollout of the NBN. "Having a background in science and engineering stimulates a healthy respect for the need to constantly test one's beliefs and views against reality," he said. "After many years of designing and building products that need to operate in the physical world, one learns to be somewhat cautious of placing too much faith in untested conjectures. So in moving from the engineering to the management discipline it pays to bring along that healthy scepticism."

Julian S egal, 57 CEO a nd Managing Director, Caltex, Sydney Chemical e ngineer, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

JULIAN S EGALS time at Caltex over the past year has yielded its difficulties and its triumphs. The only oil refining and marketing company listed on the Australian stock exchange, Caltex nonetheless recorded an after tax loss of $714 million for the 2011 full year, marking a 325% decline on its 2010 profit of $317 million. However, its final dividend remained almost unaffected, only dropping 2¢ from the previous year to reach 28¢. The company attributed its affected performance to the ongoing strength of the Australian dollar, lower refinery margins and increasing costs. While the refinery element of the business posed its complications, Segal said the success of its integrated transportation fuels business, which has recorded double-digit growth, is a cause for optimism. As a chemical engineer, Segal he values the analytical perspective granted to him by his engineering experience. "There is no doubt that a background in engineering builds the ability to think analytically and logically," he said.

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CEO a nd Managing Director, Nufarm, Melbourne Chemical engineer, RMIT University

AFTER A t rying couple of years, Nufarm chief executive Douglas Rathbone has been able to breathe a sigh of relief in 2012. The agricultural chemical company enjoyed a change of fortunes this year, with its after-tax net profit for the year ending 31 January reaching $18 million - a near 400% increase on net profit from the corresponding period of the previous year. Rathbone attributed the success to to a disciplined approach to executing the company's strategic growth plans, and improved performance ofNufarm's operations in Australia and Brazil, where favourable seasonal conditions have d riven demand for crop protection products. While the company reported a 5% drop in share price in March Nufarm investors received a 3¢ dividend in April - the first since 2009. Rathbone h as indicated that Nufarm's operating profit in the year to 31 July will exceed last year's $98.2 million.

Managing D irector and CEO, Clough, Perth Chairman a nd CEO, Dow Chemical Company, Michigan, US Mechanical engineer, University of Glasgow, Scotland Chemical engineer, University of Queensland

KEVIN G ALLAGHER'S first year as CEO and managing director WITH A NDREW Liveris at the helm, Dow posted record rev- of engineering firm Clough has been a challenging but successful enues of nearly US$60 billion in 2011, an increase on its 2010 one. While 2011 profits were affected by previously announced performance of US$53.7 billion. Delivering double-digit gains in losses, the company reported a February 2012 half-yearly revenue revenue and earnings per share, it earned a 67% increase in its of $540 million - a 9% increase on the previous quarter. Galla- divident in the few few months of the year. In the first quarter of gher also said a number of lucrative contracts had already been 2011 alone, Liveris led Dow in a series of debt reduction activi- obtained for the remainder of 2012 and 2013. ties which retired US$2.5 billion of company debt. In the third "More than $700 million worth of new contract awards were quarter the company opened manufacturing plants in Germany announced early in 2012, notably the largely reimbursable Hook- and Thailand, and in the final quarter it announced its plan to up and Commissioning contract and Jetty contract for Chevron's invest US$25 million a year for 10 years to strengthen traditional Wheatstone project, and the Marine Offloading Facility notice of scientific studies in US universities. award for INPEX's Ichthys project," he said. Liveris, who has worked with Dow for 36 years, was named "As a result Clough's order book has increased to a record the 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards CEO of the Year. $2.4 billion, with approximately $850 million in revenue already secured for FY13." In April, the company announced it had commenced work on a $30 million project associated with the offshore facilities for Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project.

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Kevin Y oung, 55 CEO a nd Managing Director, Sydney Water, Sydney Civil engineer, University of Newcastle

KEVIN Y OUNG came to lead Sydney Water last year after spending seven years as the managing director of Hunter Water. As the managing director and CEO of Sydney Water, Young is entrusted with the leadership of over 3000 people in the service of 12700 km. Young was previously chairman of the Water Services As- sociation of Australia (WSAA), whose members serve over 17 million Australians on a daily basis with water and wastewater services. He currently serves as chairman of WSAA's National Safety and Wellbeing Committee. Young said his engineering skills have given him the ability to operate in both the private and public sectors, and have afforded him the opportunity to work all over the world.

Nino F icca, 52 Rob V elletri, 54 Managing D irector and Chief Executive Officer, SP Managing D irector, Monadelphous Group, Perth AusNet, Melbourne Mechanical engineer, University of Western Australia Electrical e ngineer, Deakin University NOWN I his ninth year as managing director of engineering ASHE T managing director and CEO of Victoria's largest energy group Monadelphous, Rob Velletri has once again overseen his delivery company, Nino Ficca is responsible for some 12800 high company through a period of prosperity. voltage towers and approximately 6500km of transmission lines. "For me, the highlights of the past year have been the con- SP AusNet's electricity distribution network delivers power to tinued growth of Monadelphous through strong development around 640,000 customers across eastern Victoria, while its gas in the oil and gas sector and in new diversified markets in distribution network transports gas to about 602,000 customers infrastructure, along with seeing our shares included in the across central and western Victoria. S&P/ASX100 index," Velletri said. Ficca, who has nearly 30 years' experience in the energy Having sat on Monadelphous' board as a director since industry, also serves as a director of SPI Management Services 1992, Velletri credits his engineering foundations with his and Enterprise Business Services. He is a director of Energy distinguished career at the firm. Networks Association Limited, and was formerly deputy chair- "From where I am now, I can see engineering offers tremen- man and director of the Energy Supply Association of Australia. dous disciplines which, developed over time, can help in everyday In 2008, Ficca graduated from Harvard Business School. decision making and dealing with complex issues;" he said. "If I hadn't chosen to be an engineer, I almost certainly wouldn't have joined Monadelphous and had the opportunity to play a part its sustained growth over many years."

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Tom Q uinn, 51 Group Vice President Asia Pacific, Jacobs, Melbourne Mechanical engineer, Monash University

2012 M ARKS mechanical engineer Tom Quinn's second year with global professional, technical and construction services company Jacobs. Having previously served as the senior vice president of the Asia Pacific wing of Aker Solutions, Quinn made the move to Jacobs when it acquired Aker's process and construction business last year. Now group president to the company's Asia Pacific operations, Quinn is responsible for Jacobs' en- deavours in Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Pacific region. In Australia alone, Jacobs services aerospace and defence, energy and environment, infrastructure, mining and metals, technology, and oil, gas and process. Its Asia Pacific business employs some 2000 people.

CEO a nd Managing Director, Orica Mining engineer, University of NSW

AFTER F IVE years as CEO and managing director of gold mining corporation Newcrest, Tan Smith commenced a new chapter of his professional life in February of this year. Smith now holds the position of managing director and CEO at Orica, which employs over 14,000 staff worldwide, runs offices in more than 50 countries and pursues interests in mining services, manufacturing, explosives and chemicals. Since starting at Orica, Smith has created a series of senior executive roles as part of a corporate restructure designed to f oster growth in the company's manufacturing sector. Last m onth the company announced its plan to build an $812 million ammo- nium nitrate plant in Western Australia, which will support iron ore operations in the area. "We have a clear vision for servicing the fast-growing Pilbara iron ore market, which is being strongly embraced by our customers in the region," Smith said in regards to the plant. Smith is a director with Transurban Group and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is president of the Australian Mines and Metals Association.

Les W illiamson, 46 Vice-President, C isco Asia Pacific, Melbourne Electronics e ngineer, Monash University meres AFTER L EADING the Australia and New Zealand branch of networking and information technology company Cisco though a period of sustained growth, Les Williamson was last June promoted to lead the global group's operations in the entire Asia Afioln Pacific region. In his new capacity, Williamson is responsible for Cisco's businesses in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. C ISC O Williamson said a challenge and highlight of his new role is promoting Cisco's networking and cloud computing technologies into burgeoning markets. "The mix of hyper growth economies along with developed economies and the diversity of social and political influences is a great challenge and opportunity for Cisco's value to customers and partners," he said. In fiscal 2011 Cisco made a global revenue of US$43 billion - an 8% improvement on its revenue from the previous year. The company's progress has been fuelled by its focus.

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CEO a nd President, Cochlear Limited, Sydney Chemical engineer, University of NSW

AFTER P RESIDING over Cochlear for a prosperous financial year in 2010/11, Dr Chris Roberts has needed to overcome a series of obstacles over the past several months in his guise as CEO and president of the hearing loss solutions company. A voluntary product recall in September 2011 cost Cochlear $138.8 million, which resulted in a loss of $20.4 million for the first half of the 2012 financial year - a sharp contrast to the $87.2 million profit posted in the corresponding half of the previous financial year. Despite this setback, Roberts remains optimistic. "It has been a challenging year, however, the Cochlear team dealt with the challenges very effectively, managing the entire supply chain and extensively supporting recipients and healthcare professionals;" he said. In February Cochlear reported weekly implant production schedules had surpassed pre-recall levels.

Managing D irector and CEO, Woodside, Perth Civil engineer, Monash University

EWHILE H has only held the position since May 2011, Peter Coleman hit the ground running after his appointment as Woodside's managing director and CEO. As Coleman said in his presentation at the Woodside 2012 annual general meeting, the company has extensively redeveloped its North West Shelf Project in Western Australia, which produced 64.6 million barrels of oil equivalent and generated a record revenue of $3 billion in 2011. During the same period, the company achieved the best safety performance on record for its Karratha Gas Plant. Overall, high commodity prices facilitated a 14.5% increase in sales revenue last year, and an underlying net profit increase of 16.7% to $1.66 billion. In May of this year, Woodside's Pluto LNG project, which is expected to generate a long-term average production of 37 million barrels of oil equivalent per year, produced its first liquefied natural gas. Coleman migrated to Woodside from ExxonMobil, where he served as the vice president of its development company, with responsibility for oil and gas developments around the world.

Managing D irector, Origin Energy, Sydney Civil engineer, University of NSW

A V ETERAN leader of ASX top 20 company Origin Energy, Grant King has continued to find new ways to propel his company to excellence. For the year ending 31 December 2011, Origin reported a half-yearly revenue of nearly $6.5 billion and underlying profit of $489 million - a marked improvement on the previous half year's results of $4.59 billion and $304 million, respectively. The company's most recent six months have been similarly on track, with Origin last month announcing its Australia Pacific LNG project had secured $8.75 billion in project financing. Within the same month, the company entered into an agreement to sell its Tariki, Ahuroa, Waihapa and Ngaere fields in New Zealand's Taranaki region, along with the Waihapa Production Station and associated infrastructure assets, to New Zealand Energy Corp for $32.5 million.

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Merryn Y ork, 47 Chief E xecutive, Powerlink Queensland Electrical engineer, University of Queensland

IN J ULY 2011 Merryn York was appointed chief executive of Powerlink Queensland, an organisation in which she has held positions since its inception in 1995. York started her career with the then Queensland Electricity Commission in 1987 in technical analytical roles, modelling the power system to understand its thermal and stability limits and considering harmonics. York said her engineering background has been an invaluable asset in her professional environment, which she stated is now as much about economics and legal matters as technical knowledge. Powerlink owns, operates, develops and maintains Queensland's $6 billion high-voltage electricity transmission network, which in turn services two million customers. Last month the company commenced work on a transmission line and substation project to provide additional electricity to southwest Queensland, which is scheduled to be commissioned in 2013. Amenpu

Shaun C ox, 50 Managing D irector, Melbourne Water, Melbourne Civil engineer, University of Queensland

INIS H near 18 months as managing director of Melbourne Water, Shaun Cox has overseen a series of significant developments. In the 2011 financial year in which Cox took the reins of the company, Melbourne Water delivered $753.1 million of capital works and produced a net profit after tax of $157.8 million. In November 2011, Melbourne Water completed construction of its $515 million Northern Sewerage Project, delivering the 12.5km sewer $135 million under budget. Its ongoing $220 million Melbourne Main Sewer Re- placement, which is expected to be finished this year, will triple Melbourne city's sewerage capacity. Earlier in the year, the company increased electricity generation at its Western Treatment Plant to a 100% self-sufficiency level via biogas produced on-site - an achievement which Cox said will have a notably positive impact on the state's energy consumption rates. "As the plant is one of Victoria's biggest energy users, this is a tremen- dous milestone and a prototype of the approach we need to meet future

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Zhengrong Shi, 49 Founder, c hairman and CEO, Suntech, China Electrical engineer, University of NSW

AN E NGINEERING technician who paved his road to prominence with solar panels, Dr Zhengrong Shi is a man whose success is entwined with his engineering knowledge. Solar panel producer Suntech, which Shi founded after establishing an academic and research career in solar technology, has distributed over 20 million solar panels in over 80 countries, with offices in 23 countries. Suntech is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is the world's largest producer of solar panels. Shi said his engineering background was integral to the foundation of his company. "The knowledge and experience I gained in my engineering studies helped me to see the whole business from the cell straight through to the power it generates," he said. In December 2011, Suntech was awarded the Gigaton Prize for Exem- plary Carbon Emissions Reduction. Shi said the company aims to provide 20 million people with basic electricity by 2020.

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Rose A mal, 47 Richard T amba, 48 Simon P oole, 54 fDirector o ARC Centre of Excellence Senior V ice President, Passenger Car Founder a nd Director of New Business for Functional Nanomaterials, Transmissions, AVL, Sydney Ventures, Finisar Australia, Sydney University of NSW, Sydney Mechanical e ngineer, University of Electrical a nd electronics engineer, Chemical e ngineer, University of NSW Technology Sydney University of Nottingham, UK

PROFESSOR R OSE Amal was appointed LAST Y EAR, Richard Tamba was named a FOR S IMON Poole, engineering provides the as chair of the Excellence in Research Warren Centre Innovation Hero. He is the ability "to take a broad, dispassionate look at Australia (ERA) 2012 Research Evalua- author of over 50 patents of which 21 are a problem and then work through it to try tion Committee (engineering and envi- currently in production in vehicles, boats and find the 'best' solution'. ronmental sciences cluster) and is tasked and mining equipment. Poole was one of the inventors of the with evaluating the quality of engineering "Engineering has given me the chance Erbium-Doped Optical Fibre Amplifier in research within all of Australias higher to see how products materialise from a 1986, a technology underpinning today's education institutions. clean sheet of paper to a working product high-bandwidth optical communications Amal's own research has spanned [as well as] the ability to look at problems networks. He started running a new research varying fields in chemical engineering, in a broader sense in the beginning and centre at the University of Sydney in 1988 from particle aggregation through to not discount anything until it can be before spinning out commercial successes photocatalysis and functional nanoma- proven to not have a detrimental effect." with companies including Engana (now terials. Her research has produced over Having started NTC Powertrain with Finisar Australia). In the past year, Finisar 280 refereed publications in international a partner in 1995, it was acquired by AVL Australia won the National Export Award journals and conferences to date. in February 2011. In addition to now for a Large Manufacturer as well as an Aus- As a measure of the innovation of her being in charge of business development tralian Engineering Excellence Award from research, Amal received the 2011 NSW for AVL in passenger car transmissions Engineers Australia. Science and Engineering Award for worldwide, Tamba's company Nautitech His company has exported over $250 mil- Emerging Research. assists technology businesses in Australia lion worth of Wavelength Selective Switches She said the integrated engineering and the US develop technology from a from its Waterloo factory over the past three training - from thinking critically to clean sheet of paper to production. He years. It is now the largest global manufac- communicating effectively - forms the also acts as an advisor to several start-ups turer of such devices, which sit at the heart of basis of her academic leadership career. and continues to promote engineering at optical communications systems. Poole said schools and universities. this has been a huge effort from a great team. BJ ENGINEERS A USTRALIA | JUNE 2012 TOP 1 00 - COVER STORY

Mark K endall, 40 Group L eader, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane Biomedical Engineer, University of Queensland

PROFESSOR M ARK Kendall has more than 14 years of experience researching and developing in the field of needle-free gene and drug delivery to skin, authoring over 120 refereed journal and conference papers. He joined the University of Queensland for a Professorial position in 2006 after eight years at the University of Oxford, where he was associate director of the PowderJect Centre for Gene and Drug Delivery Research. Kendall has developed more than 32 patents. His Biolistics technology has been commercialised with PowderMed and was pur- chased by Pfizer for $400 million in 2006. Recently, he cofounded Vaxxas to develop his Nanopatch vaccine delivery technology as a product. He has secured $15 million of investment for Vaxxas, which is considered one of Australia's largest ever investments in a start-up biotechnology company. Last year Kendall was recognised for the Nanopatch, winning the Australian Innovation Challenge Award that was presented by The Australian newspaper. The Innovation Challenge aimed to unearth the nation's best ideas and put the spotlight on inspiring innovators who work for the greater good of others. Kendall said as many of the toughest problems we are trying to tackle do not come neatly packaged within a particular field, engineering had taught him how to build, drive and work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve goals. He finds it very energising to t each, learn from and work with outstanding people.

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Professor o f Biomedical Engineering and Deputy Dean, Founder, C hief Executive Officer, Freelancer.com, -||| Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics, Flinders Sydney anl University, Adelaide Electrical engineer, University of Sydney Biomedical e ngineer, University of Oxford ASN A entrepreneur and CEO Matt Barrie regards his engineer- PROFESSOR K AREN Reynolds expressed a deep appreciation ing degree as "the most fundamental building block discipline in of the impact and significance that engineering can have on problem solving and, for me, the most important degree to have". human health. "It's been invaluable in providing a deep grasp of technology, Moving to Australia 15 years ago to take up a lecturing posi- a passion to innovate, a 'can do' attitude, and an analytical mind. tion in biomedical engineering at Flinders University in the early I couldn't recommend a degree at university more strongly to stages of the undergraduate biomedical engineering program has someone. With an engineering background, you can excel in any meant Reynolds has been involved in the education ofevery single role put in front of you - whether it's in technology, management, biomedical engineering graduate from the university. finance or even sales and marketing. Engineering provides you She said the program has been going from strength to strength, with a foundation to understand the world and think about ways and the teaching team was awarded an Australian Learning & to improve it. The business part is easy to learn on the job." Teaching Council Citation "for teaching, supporting, and inspiring Barrie has had quite a year; he was named the inaugural BRW students to learn, innovate and succeed as professional biomedical Entrepreneur of the Year, and was then awarded the Ernst & Young engineers". The research profile of the university has also been Technology Entrepreneur of the Year. Most recently freelancer. growing steadily, and is now represented by a dedicated Medical com was awarded its third Webby Award, which is touted as "the Device Research Institute. Internet's highest honour" by the International Academy of Digital As director of the institute and its Medical Device Partnering Arts and Sciences. Program she said a major highlight from the past year has been The biggest highlight for Barrie though has been seeing the business the growing reputation of the program as it seeks to connect and online economy grow on Freelancer. He said key to the success unique product ideas with world-class research, manufacturing was "moving faster than the competitors and out innovating them'. and business expertise. In 2011, the program was recognised Barrie has also been speaking at a number of industry events, nationally through the Business/Higher Education Round Table presenting keynotes at the Summit Series and The Next Web, (BHERT) Award for outstanding achievement in collaboration and was one of 19 featured speakers at SXSW in Austin, Texas. in research and development. ENGINEERS A USTRALIA | JUNE 2012 59 I

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Minister f or Environment and Water, Premierf o Queensland, Member for Minister f or Climate Change and Western Australia government, Perth Ashgrove, Brisbane Energy Efficiency, Minister for Industry Member for Nedlands and Innovation, Member for Charlton, Civil e ngineer, University of NSW Federal government, Canberra Civil e ngineer, University of Western IN M ARCH, Campbell Newman led Australia Mining e ngineer, University of NSW Queensland's Liberal National Party AS A y oung civil engineer with Main Roads (LNP) to the biggest landslide victory in GREG C OMBET, the former trade union WA Bill Marmion gained considerable Queensland's history. The LNP won 78 leader and mining engineer, was elevated to skills and knowledge that have helped seats against only eight for Labor, taking Cabinet following the 2010 federal election, "enormously" in his role as state minister 44 seats on a swing of 14.5%. serving as the minister for climate change for environment and water. A civil engineer by profession, Newman and energy efficiency. Last December, "Apart from my regional postings that had a 13-year career as an Australian Army the Prime Minister added the additional gave me geographic knowledge of our engineer, retiring at the end of 1993 with portfolio of industry and innovation to his expansive state, project management skills the rank of Major. ministerial responsibilities, which Combet translate to almost all government activities. "Engineering instilled in me an ana- said highlights the connectivity between For example, needs analysis, options analy- lytical approach to problem solving and embracing new opportunities while boost- sis, conceptual development, procurement a logical way of dealing with issues; skills ing productivity and competitiveness. options, design development, construction, I continue to use daily. "From the mining industry to my role commissioning and post project review are "My engineering background has given as a cabinet minister in the federal parlia- relevant to many of my considerations." me a great feel for numbers. When people ment, engineering skills have informed my However, Marmion believes the inter- say it will cost a certain amount or take a decision-making. An engineer must test all personal and communication skills are set time, I get a gut feeling about whether assumptions and take nothing for granted, probably the most important personal at- they're right or whether I should be asking [and] look for practical outcomes based tributes he developed as a young engineer. tough questions." on evidence, experience and adherence These have been notable in negotiating land Newman said he was excited to have to principles. When approaching complex resumptions off owners, and later through the ability to bring about real change in problems and policy issues, engineering being president of the WA Division of his new role as Premier of Queensland. encourages a methodical and disciplined Engineers Australia. He has previously worked as a manage- approach, and the need to keep a level head." In the past year as WA minister for water, ment consultant and as an executive in the As an advocate for carbon pricing, Com- Marmion is proud that he approved Stage grain industry dealing with bulk commod- bet said the government's incoming Clean 2 of the Southern Sea Water Desalination ity infrastructure. Prior to entering state Energy policy is an essential economic Plant at a cost of $450 million, which will politics Newman served as Lord Mayor of reform in the long-term interest of Australia. secure Perth's water supply for many years Brisbane for seven years. "It is a major economic, as well as envi- regardless of climate. ronmental, reform."

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Gary L iddle 59 Chief S cientist and Scientific Engineer, NSW Government, Chief E xecutive of VicRoads, Victorian Government, Sydney Melbourne Computer engineer, Australian National University Civil e ngineer, University of Melbourne

"THE B EST engineers are able to see the big picture and take GARY L IDDLE heads VicRoads, a statutory authority respon- on projects which have a high impact on the community, the sible for 22,000km ofroads and 3133 bridges. It employs around economy and society at large. Often these jobs are high risk and 3000 staff at more than 50 offices around the state. need strong strategic leadership;" said Professor Mary O'Kane. According to Liddle, engineering has given him an abil- "As a young academic I was passionate about my research field ity to identify issues and find solutions. "The things that of automatic speech recognition. It was then a new, leading-edge make an engineer influential are no different to those that field and because it was a very expensive area, I had to raise make others influential. The ability to work with people, significant funding for my group from a variety of public and to understand their needs as well as your own and to have private sources. Because I could see how the research could them acknowledge, respect and ultimately move in the direc- have great applications, I also built strong connections between tion you are heading. A recognition that if you start with my research group and groups around the world, particularly a strong view of where you are going, you can make some based in industry. All of this led to many more opportuni- compromises along the way without affecting the desired ties including appointments to boards and committees where outcome is also important. However, as engineers, we do leadership is exercised by influence. need to get better at developing a story around what we are "Raising awareness and making critical connections among trying to achieve," he said. people are among the key aspects of my role. Sometimes the "The past year has seen the completion of the upgrade of message can resonate in unexpected ways among the wider the M1 freeway, including the very complex strengthening of community and in the media, such as in a recent speech I gave the West Gate Bridge, with its world-class 'managed motorway on innovation in education. I pointed out the kids we need to technology. We have also continued to look at new ways of value as future entrepreneurs and economy-boosters are quite providing information to users of our system through smart often troublemakers at school. Lots of successful people con- phones, whether it be on the road, or completing a registration tacted my office to say they'd been troublemakers and could and licensing transaction. identify with the point I was making!" "The Children of Cambodia Foundation that we have set She is also chair of the Australian Centre of Renewable up with family and friends has continued to develop, with Energy, which aims to support renewable energy technology us now providing support to three primary schools and over and projects in an uncertain financial and policy environment. 1000 children in the Siem Reap province of Cambodia."

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Warren K ing, 62 Michael U zzell, 48 Chief E xecutive, Defence Materiel Organisation, Canberra Headf o Navy Engineering, Royal Australian Navy, Electrical engineer, University of NSW Canberra Electrical e ngineer, University of NSW WARREN K ING was appointed Chief Executive of DMO in February 2012. The organisation is responsible for acquiring REAR A DMIRAL Michael Uzzell was appointed to this new and supporting equipment for the Australian Defence Force. position in July 2011 after the Rizzo Review recommended In 2012/13 DMO is expected to have funding of $9.5 bil- the Navy rebuild its skills in engineering and asset manage- lion and employ 7385 military personnel, public servants and ment. "Each day or progress towards that regeneration is a contractors. highlight," he said. "Engineering has been absolutely central to shaping my According to Uzzell, engineers in the Navy need some career and remains so today. In my early years I served on a unique qualities. "Foremost, an inquiring mind that seeks to number of Navy ships and shore establishments as a practising understand the application of engineering in the maritime engineer. Later in my career I exercised engineering management warfighting domain. There must also be an eagerness to not roles in Australia, the UK, and the USA; both within the Navy only achieve that understanding, but to pass on what you have and later in industry. As the CEO of DMO responsible for the come to understand to those who will replace you. The system acquisition and maintenance of Australian Defence equipment of postings and job rotations necessitates that you learn from I draw on my engineering knowledge and experience every those who went before you, increase your own understanding day," Warren King said. by observing and recognising changes in the environment and/ "I was always fascinated with technology and electrical or context, and then pass on what you have understood. Your things, even when I was young, so when I left school early success can only be measured by the success of your succes- I started as an engineering apprentice in the Navy. During sors - that is, organisational success has primacy (and is the that apprenticeship I undertook both practical and academic metric of personal success). subjects and I discovered that whilst I was quite good with my "I was in the very fortunate situation of being posted to hands, I was also quite strong at the academic subjects. The organisations that were deeply involved in engineering and Navy then selected me to attend an intensive one-year course engineering management activities and to positions that were where I completed my year 11 and 12 subjects. On successful subordinate to knowledgeable, professional, and nurturing senior completion of these I was selected for the Royal Australian engineers. Almost four years in the ANZAC ship project followed Naval College and went on to study at the University of NSW. by three years as the deputy project manager of a multinational "Engineering is a pragmatic profession which is based on self-defence missile development program provided the most data and analysis, but which ultimately delivers real and tan- significant development opportunities in my career." gible solutions to people's practical needs. One thing we don't do very well as engineers is engage at a practical level with non-engineers. We need to be better at this if we want to be as influential as we need to be."

Menno Henneveld, 66 Managing Director, Main Roads, Western Australian Government, Perth Civil e ngineer, University of Western Australia

MAIN R OADS delivers a road services program costed at around $1.5 billion per year. Menno Henneveld said there are significant major projects under way, including the Perth Gateway Project, one of the largest ever undertaken in the state. "Engineers help create order in an otherwise unstructured world. In providing infrastructure programs and service delivery in the water and road transport industries, management decisions are made based on public policy, and the capability and processes that can deliver on that policy. Engineers are particularly influential in helping shape policy, developing and managing capability, and delivering on the processes," Henneveld said. "In the early stages of my career engineering provided the opportunity to develop an interest and understanding in a particularly wide range of engineering-related activities. This combined with the leadership and independence demanded of young engineers helped set the foundations for my career." Henneveld is particularly proud of the successful implementation of Integrated Service Arrangements, a suite of contractual arrangements that are jointly managed to provide network and asset management services for WA roads.

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Geoff B rown, 54 Barry B roe, 53 Geoff G arrett, 64 Chief, R oyal Australian Air Force, Coordinator-General, Q ueensland Chief Scientist, Queensland Canberra Government, Brisbane Government, Brisbane m Mechanical e ngineer, Darling Downs Civil engineer, University College Metallurgist, C ambridge University, UK Institute of Advanced Education (now Dublin, Ireland DR G EOFF Garrett has a particular in- University of Southern Queensland) BARRY B ROE was appointed coordi- terest in leadership and management in AIR M ARSHAL Geoff Brown became nator-general in March. In his first 28 public service and research organisations. chief of the Royal Australian Air Force in business days in office he made 25 statu- In 2010 he coauthored a book Herding SOIM® July 2011. It is made up of about 13,500 tory decisions. Cats, where "cats" are academics and full-time personnel, supported by 2800 As of at 10 May 2012, the coordinator- researchers. According to him, the trick reservists and 900 civilian public servants general had 29 projects under active is "to know that it is a lot harder to push at 11 major bases across Australia. environmental impact assessment, worth them to a destination than it is to tempt According to Brown, engineers in the $84.1 billion. them to an outcome. That is, of course, RAAF need to be able to identify and "The coordinator-general's role is what makes managing them so challeng- solve problems, and be good communica- unique in Australia and probably the ing and so rewarding. tors. "With a large organisation such as world in being an independent statutory "There is usually no culture of unifor- Defence, the results are only ever a team role responsible for such major decision- mity. 'Command and control' approaches effort. I have found that being able to making," Barry Broe said. do not prosper. Time scales, to get things communicate across moving themes and He said that engineering has given him done, may be lengthy, if not sometimes issues is critical to keeping the people "a fantastic base degree and discipline glacial. Disagreement is ubiquitous. across the organisation motivated and that has allowed me to work on some of "This means that the staff of academic their drive is critical to achieving our the more interesting infrastructure and institutions and the staff of research insti- mission," he said. engineering projects around the world". tutions can indeed require a set of leader- "After graduating from a pilot's course Engineers are influential because of ship and management skills somewhat in 1981, my first posting was to Amber- their technical skills, the esteem and different from - but of course with many ley to fly Chinooks. It was at Amberley credibility in which they are held, and parallels to - those often considered more where I achieved Captaincy within eight the difference they make to people's characteristic of the world of commerce, months. I was given the opportunity to lives, he said. industry and finance. The 'carrot will lead a small group of RAAF personnel Before his appointment, Broe was certainly predominate over the 'stick, and flying Chinooks on exercises for two to manager of infrastructure at Brisbane the carrots will vary. There is a place for three weeks. I feel very fortunate to have City Council. He was previously director guile and political acumen." been given the chance to lead a team so of group transport planning and policy at According to Garrett, an influential early on in my career which provided Transport for London in the UK. engineer needs a mixture of a good track me with the grounding and experience Broe completed a master of engineer- record, judgement, intelligence and emo- to learn all areas of operations, from lo- ing and technology at the University of tional intelligence, and strategic ability. gistics through to servicing an aircraft. It Queensland. "Former US secretary of state General is this leadership experience that guides Colin Powell summarised it well, I reckon: my decisions today as chief of Air Force." 'Look for intelligence and judgement and, Proto:PL C Anoprew Epvie/Derence most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see r ound corners. >»

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COVER S TORY - TOP 100

Colin J ensen, 47 Chief E xecutive, Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Civil engineer, Queensland University of Technology

COLIN J ENSEN is chief executive of Brisbane City Council, Australia's largest local government with a 2011/12 budget of $2.9 billion. It serves a population of 1.1 million people. Jensen oversees the delivery of the council's programs in the pursuit of its Living in Brisbane 2026 plan. The plan set 20 goals in areas such as sustainability, transport and safety. In 2011 he was named Chancellor's Outstanding Alumnus by the Queensland University of Technology. "I have chosen to base my career almost exclusively in the service of the public, and for me that means the decisions you make now have to be for the long-term benefit of the community," he said in accepting the award. "There are a lot of competent and clever people providing me with advice. The challenge is to see the big picture in terms of how does all that advice fit together and then look for the correct decision amongst all of that." Jensen was previously Queensland's coordinator-general and director-general of the Department of Infrastructure and Planning.

Rod Eddington, 62 3 \ Chairman, Infrastructure Australia, Melbourne. [ Mechanical engineer, University of WA SIROD R Eddington is chair of Infrastructure Australia, a body set up in 2008 to advise federal and state governments on Australia's infrastructure needs. Speaking to the Australian-British Chamber of Commerce in May he said that Australia has underinvested in infrastructure over the past two decades. "Infrastructure is fundamental to productivity. But getting infrastructure right by itself is not enough and you also need appropriate regulatory reform to get short- and medium-term improvements to productivity. It's only by improving productivity that we improve living standards across the board." He said it was important to make sure that infrastructure projects are economically viable. Eddington is also chairman of JP Morgan for Australia and New Zealand, the Victorian Major Events Company, and a director of News Corporation.

mwy L es Wielinga, 58 Director-General, Transport for NSW, NSW Government, Sydney Civil engineer, University of NSW TRANSPORT F OR NSW was established in 2011 as the integrated transport agency for the state with responsibilities for transport coordination and services, policy and planning, infrastructure, freight and marine pollution response. "I am helping drive significant reform in transport in NSW, which includes developing strategies that provide better outcomes for our customers," LesWielinga said. "We're delivering major projects and looking at how we can provide better transport services. This reform provides me with an opportunity to make a contribution after decades of experience in transport. It's an engineer's responsibility, as an executive, to apply all the knowledge and experience you have. "Being an engineer is about clearly identifying the problems, considering options, setting objectives, building a strategy and ultimately creating solutions that get the job done. The problem-solving discipline stays with you for life and can be applied in many circumstances. "You have to be able to see the big picture. It's not just the application of technical skills but also combining management and strategic skills to make things happen." Wielinga was previously chief executive of the Sydney Metro Authority and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority. He began his career as civil engineer and project manager at the NSW Department of Main Roads. He also holds a graduate diploma in technology management.

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TOP 1 00 - COVER STORY §

Michael C altabiano, 48 Jim H allion, 57 Rod H ook, 65 Director-General, D epartment Chief E xecutive, Department of the Chief E xecutive, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Premier and Cabinet, South Australian of Planning, Transport and Queensland Government, Brisbane Government, Adelaide Infrastructure, South Australian government, Adelaide Civil e ngineer, James Cook University Civil e ngineer, University of Adelaide Civil e ngineer, University of Adelaide AS D IRECTOR-GENERAL, Michael JIM H ALLION was appointed chief ex- m Caltabiano leads the Department of ecutive of the Department of the Premier THE D EPARTMENT of Planning, Trans- Transport and Main Roads with a 2011/12 and Cabinet in 2011. As the principal port and Infrastructure has an operating operating budget of $4.467 billion, capital government agency in South Australia, budget of $1.4 billion and an investment budget of $3.828 billion, managed assets the department delivers specialist policy program of $1.2 billion for 2011/12. The worth $50.257 billion and 11,188 staff. advice to the premier and ministers, and agency aims to improve public transport SOIM® He was appointed to the role in March. has overarching responsibility for federal, in the state and make Adelaide more He started his engineering career with state and local government relations. pedestrian- and cycling-friendly. the former Department of Main Roads in "I commenced my working career in Rod Hook said that engineers are Queensland in 1985. During this time he engineering positions and moved in to influential because every project is an op- gained a master's degree from Notting- leadership positions which were largely portunity to contribute to the public realm ham University, specialising in asphalt engineering-based,;" he said. and wellbeing. technology and implemented changes in As he moved to departments with less "Undoubtedly though, the greatest Queensland asphalt specifications. focus on engineering, he still benefitted impact is that my engineering background Upon moving to the private sector from a logical and analytical approach to has provided me with the responsibility in 1993 he worked across Australia and solving complex problems. and opportunity to deliver a number of overseas. "The ability to translate technical issues high-profile, complex and controversial He joined Brisbane City Council as an into language that non-technical experts major projects within South Australia, elected representative in 1996 and entered can understand, having a strategic view and to be recognised for that. state politics in 2005. As state member for of the issues at hand, an outstanding "My fondest memory over the past year Chatsworth, shadow minister for roads communications ability both written and is being able to work with my minister and shadow treasurer he was unsuccess- verbal, an understanding of positions that to put everything in place to secure the ful at the 2006 election. He subsequently other parties might take along with politi- redevelopment of the wonderful Adelaide established his own engineering firm cal nous are key attributes to a successful Oval. This involved landing arrangements Infrastructure Delivery Australia. and influential career in my view." between the two key sports of cricket and "An engineering degree has provided He is also a member of Infrastructure football, negotiating the passage of the me with the skills to analyse, problem Australia and chairs its indigenous sub- required legislation through parliament, solve and communicate to resolve issues. committee. "Engineering plays a key role and bringing together all the required In my professional career, these skills have in bridging the gap between the economic, approvals, funding and contracts to enable been the cornerstone of success," he said. social and health outcomes for indigenous the works to proceed. "Influential engineers are no different Australians and the rest of the Australian "This year saw the birth of my fifth to other professionals who have influence, community. In particular, engineers offer grandchild, and it is an everyday highlight the most important skill is to be able to the opportunity to design and implement to be sharing the excitement and being quickly analyse a problem, develop a infrastructure solutions that will provide involved the second time around with course of action to resolve the problem the platforms for addressing many of the young families, this time as a grandparent." and then effectively communicate." challenges particularly in remote indigenous communities in a cost-effective and efficient way."

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SNAPSHOT

Marita C heng

Student - M echatronics Engineering and Computer Science, Melbourne University. Founder and Executive Director, Robogals Global; Y oung Australian of the Year 2012.

In J anuary, Marita Cheng became What m ade you choose engineering as a career? Young Australian of the Year. She I liked the way it has an enormous impact on our society and that it has no set career path. We founded Robogals, an organisation learn and apply problem solving skills to real world problems and it seemed to me to be unique to that runs robot-based workshops this degree. for young female school students, What is one of your most exciting experiences? introducing "engineering" into I t ravelled to the US in February and visited the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I saw the Hexapod, their vocabulary before they make a robot they developed to rove around the surface of Mars, as well as a whole lot of other robots. subject choices for their final years Later, I visited the headquarters of DEKA Research and Development which developed wheelchairs of high school. Marita Cheng has that allow quadriplegics to move around a house without having to remodel it. There was this whole yard full of prototypes with people working away. It was such an unassuming environment been busy travelling all around but so amazing at the same time. Australia speaking at a wide range of functions. Presenting to adult What inspires you? audiences has been different People w ith a passion, particularly those who are willing to work hard to make things happen.

but her goal is still the same - Who h as had the biggest influence on your professional life? she wants to change people's When I was 16 1 came across Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford University. I printed perceptions about engineering and out the transcript and put it on my wall. His recent biography has inspired me all over again to encourage young women to take it make beautiful things that can change our world. up as a career. What was one of the best decisions you've made? Robogals is still the main focus Starting Robogals and sticking with it. I've had a lot of challenges with it but it has also been a lot of her activity and she is currently of fun. upgrading the curriculum of the What is your passion outside engineering? workshops to cover a broader range of engineering topics. The new In my spare time I build robots, do programming and run Robogals. I don't have a lot of spare time for anything else but I do love reading. project-based workshops will be rolled out in September, followed What would you like to see improve in Australia? by a campaign next year to start Id like to see people's attitude towards engineers improve, to be more respectful. Id also like to see Robogals clubs. Tim Kannegieter more encouragement for improving gender diversity in our profession.

interviewed Cheng to find out what What is the way forward for the engineering profession? kind of person she was. Id like to see more support for innovations and getting them to the market place.

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Reflections o n WOZ Live

WOZ L ive was a presentation by Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak. It was held in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in May. The event attracted around 400 people and was co-sponsored by Engineers Australia. Tim Kannegieter reports.

y i nitial reaction to the WOZ Live event in Sydney recently was one of disap- pointment, which changed as the day progressed. Like many of the attendees I went along expecting to hear gems of wisdom that could only come from the co-founder of Apple, one of the world's most highly valued companies. What I heard was something different. Steve Wozniak walked onto the stage and simply told his life story from his earliest child- hood memories of all things technical, right through his Apple days to the present. He did relate some les- sons he had learnt but I felt that most of these could Steve W ozniak, co-founder of Apple, speaks in Sydney at the WOZ Live event have been plucked from a textbook. About half way ecutive d irector of the Sydney Division of sknown a Silicon Valley which, even through I stopped taking notes and started Engineers Australia, Steve Finlay, thought then, provided an environment enabling observing the reactions of others around Wozniak came across a bit of a geek but innovation. me. Some people were scribbling away furiously and others were sitting back in that people would see what a wonderful He said: "It made me think of the ex- quiet contemplation. I wondered what contribution to society these people make perience of the Sydney Conservatorium of they were getting from the event. with their innovation and creativity. Music High School when it was temporar- Despite my professional criticism, I The industry relationship manager in ily located at Australian Technology Park. was actually enjoying the event. Several Sydney Division, Elana Huthnance, said: This delivered many students wanting of his personal stories were endearing and "He had an attitude of not taking life as to study science and engineering rather he really identifies more as an engineer it is, but looking at other alternatives of than the usual arts subjects. Perhaps all than as the co-founder of Apple. What I ways things are done. He felt that if an idea technology parks in Australia should be realised is that, like a good work of art, came from the heart it would be success- developed with adjoining high schools the value of such a presentation lies as ful, just through the sheer determination in mind?" much in the reactions of people to it as of the person to make it work." Hitchiner's last reaction made me the content itself. Peter Tyree, chair of the Sydney Di- wonder about the diversity in impact For example, Wozniak gave multiple vision honours and awards committee, of Wozniak's presentation. In the CEO examples of how he was fascinated by had a number of reactions. He noted column for this issue (p6), Stephen Dur- electronics as a young child - from the importance of family and teachers in kin said the aim of Engineers Australia's constructing a ham radio to building an Wozniak's life (his father was an engineer) co-sponsorship was to help the general electronic Tic Tac Toe machine that never who drew out his engineering capability; public see engineers in a different light. lost. It made me think how electronic the way Wozniak made his job fun so that With Wozniak, a few stereotypes might gadgets are taken for granted today, when what he did (at work) was never a chore; have been reinforced, but it was hard to we communicate freely across the world. I and the way he was repeatedly inspired to know that in advance. He was definitely wondered how we would similarly capture do more with fewer components, enabling worth a punt. I think that every audience the imagination of children today? It is him to get it into a market at lower cost. member would have been moved in ways a profoundly important question for the Peter Hitchiner, chair of the ITEE Col- that are hard to predict. Like butterfly engineering profession. lege Board, was struck by how Wozniak wings in the Amazon, this will likely lead At the end of the event I solicited the really did start in the right place. He to positive change in the general public's reactions of others at my table. The ex- grew up in the area which later became perception of engineers.

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Port p roject wins

construction prize

The A ustralian Construction Achievement Award was announced in Perth in May.

he e xpansion of Port Botany for y15m b 15m and weighing in excess of the Sydney Ports Corporation by 550t. The cells were stacked on top of the Baulderstone/Jan De Nul Joint each other to form the corners of the Venture received the 2012 Austral- new terminal. ian Construction Achievement Award at Other works included compaction of 8 a function in May. million cubic metres of dredged material, The $515m Port Botany Expansion was and construction of new rail and road links. The p roject team had a strong focus on delivered for Sydney Ports Corporation by The project was required to meet a 100 eliminating potential risks at source dur- a joint venture between Baulderstone and year design life, as well as addressing long- ing the planning phase of the works. As a Belgian dredging company Jan De Nul. term performance criteria. The port was result, a number of unique solutions were The project increased the capacity of the also required to remain operational follow- incorporated, such as the development port by building 1.85km of new deep water ing a 1000 year return period earthquake and subsequent patenting of a new tie bar wharves and reclaiming 60ha of land for in order to facilitate disaster relief. These system which eliminated the requirement container handling operations. technical challenges were complicated by for patching at height. The wharves were constructed using the marine environment and the complex Another priority was reducing impact more than 200 reinforced concrete coun- geotechnical conditions. on the marine environment and the local terfort units to form the sea walls. This Working near an operational port community. replicated the design of the existing Port and an airport required a high degree of Substantial completion for the project Botany wharves and was the preferred planning and coordination. A substantial was achieved on time in June 2011 and the option due to lower maintenance and recreational boating community also had new infrastructure exceeded requirements whole-of-life costs. Each counterfort unit to be safely managed. for durability, long-term settlement and measured 20m high by 9m wide and 15m The project team continuously sought movement. This was achieved through deep, and weighed 640t. Each unit was to improve efficiency with initiatives a particular focus on crack-free coun- constructed on site, transported overland such as a new technique for real-time terfort units. This success has renewed and then manoeuvred into position using a assessment of concrete strength. Instead interest in concrete structures for marine purpose-built 700t capacity shear leg barge. of using destructive testing, concrete applications. Counterfort precast operation was com- maturity models were developed and the In his acceptance speech, Baulder- pleted 34% faster than the original target. temperature of each concrete element stone general manager Ian Luck said the In addition, 12 concrete caisson cells was continuously analysed to determine expansion was one of the most complex were also constructed, each measuring compressive strength. marine projects in recent history. "Working adjacent to a live port and airport, while ensuring that there were no disruptions to ongoing operations was quite a challenge. The success of this project, can be traced back to the strong leadership, planning, delivery and collaboration of the client and project team," he said. He paid tribute to the engineering consultants Hyder Consulting and Golder Associates, and the joint venture partner Jan De Nul. According to Luck, the project set international benchmarks through developing Chairf o the judging panel Martin Albrecht (far left), Engineers Australia national a Im wide counterfort, a radial precast president David Hood (second left), Australian Constructors Association president construction methodology, a formwork Peter Brecht (far right) and Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng presented the tie-bar system and a 2km continuous award to the project's construction manager David Packer (second right) and general superintendent Matt Clothier. reinforced concrete cope beam.

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AUSTRALIAN C ONSTRUCTION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

8*> a Wid The e xpansion of Port Botany in Sydney was recognised as the best construction project.

Engineers A ustralia national president David Hood (left) and Australian Constructors Association president Peter Brecht hosted the awards.

Marita C heng spoke about the need to make the engineering profession more diverse.

Finalists f ocused on safety

he a nnual ACAA was hosted by He s aid that all projects have made they a re used in Australia see page 74). Australian Constructors Association safety a priority. "A variety in performance Before announcing the winner, Young president Peter Brecht and Engineers measures and outcomes were observed Australian of the Year and mechatronics Australia national president David in the projects examined. There is room engineering student Marita Cheng spoke Hood. for implementation of common industry about her decision to become an engineer "The Australian Construction Achieve- performance measures which will lead and the organisation she founded, Robo- ment Award recognises Australias best to greater consistency and continuous gals (see Snapshot page 66 for more on construction projects, delivered by some improvement in outcomes." Cheng's motivations). of the nation's very best construction Sustainability has been put in practice "We need to ensure we increase the companies - their staff working in col- with a longer-term view of projects, he pool from which inspiration is drawn. laboration with clients and supported by said. "Instances of 300, 200 and 100 year We need teams who are diverse, and that consultants, sub-contractors and suppli- design life are setting new benchmarks means we need to educate young minds so ers," said Hood. and focussing attention on seamless in- they are inspired by engineering, so that Brecht congratulated the winner and tegration of initial project construction they can continue our legacy of engineer- the six finalists. He said the projects have with long term asset management and ing in the future;" she said. overcome extraordinary challenges. "You maintenance." "I encourage all of you to look within can rightly be proud of your achievements Projects were also being delivered your companies to ensure that your fe- and it gives us great pleasure to recognise through new models which are redefin- male employees are inspired, empowered your talents, energy and enthusiasm." ing the roles of clients and contractors. In and able to lead a life they want outside Chair of the judging panel Martin particular, Albrecht praised the increased of the company as well as professionally Albrecht discussed some of the common use of dispute resolution boards (for more within it." factors he observed in the finalists. information on these boards and how

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Six f inalists recognised

Darrao t Springfield Transport Corridor Stage 1 in Queensland, John Holland Group The $800 million Darra to Springfield Transport Corridor Stage 1 is the first major integrated road and rail project delivered in south-east Queensland. The project was completed in November 2010, four months ahead of schedule and was delivered by the Horizon Alliance, comprising Queensland Rail, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, John Holland, GHD, and Kellogg Brown & Root. The project involved the construction of a new passenger

railway line from Darra to Richlands, a railway station, a bus interchange and an upgrade of the Centenary Highway. Both the road and rail aspects of the project were completed as a single construction process with common standards. Extensive community consultation was carried out. Work- shops with key stakeholders resulted in $16.2 million of savings oDarra t Springfield Transport Corridor Stage 1 project due to over 100 innovations in the scope and specifications of involved integrated road (foreground) and rail (background) the project. infrastructure.

Gateway U pgrade Project in Queensland, Leighton Abigroup Joint Venture The Gateway Upgrade Project included construction of a second Gateway Bridge, refurbishment of the original bridge, construction of a new 7km six-lane motorway north of the bridges and an upgrade of 16km of motorway south of the bridges. The original contract value for Gateway Upgrade Project was over $1.3 billion, with a contract completion date of 30 June 2011. The original scope of works was completed under budget in November 2010, seven months ahead of schedule. The contract was varied in April 2010 to include a $184 million extension of the motorway upgrade. This achievement was attributed to an alternative approach to construction by implementing segmental match-casting methodology and creating an on-site precast factory to produce Brisbane's G ateway Upgrade Project included construction of most of the concrete components. a second Gateway Bridge (right), refurbishment of the original To construct the northern bridge abutment in soft soils a bridge (left), construction of a new 7km six-lane motorway piled raft foundation was used. north of the bridges and an upgrade of 16km of motorway south of the bridges. The new structure has been designed for a 300 year life span.

Inner W est Busway in NSW, Baulderstone The Inner West Busway along Victoria Road in Sydney aims to improve bus services along the route as well as maintain high traffic flow during peak periods. The project involved building a new 470m long bridge alongside the existing Iron Cove Bridge as well as implementing lane management schemes in Drummoyne and Rozelle. The $175 million project was delivered by the Bridge to Bay Alliance, consisting of Baulderstone, the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, Hyder Consulting and Manidis Roberts. Due to space constraints, the new bridge was launched incrementally from a casting bed situated in front of the abutment. This was the first time this was done in Australia. Each launched segment formed half of the eight 53m spans, which rest on tapered piers aligned with the existing bridge piers. The Quickchange Movable Barrier (QMB) lane management system was adapted to service the inner city area. The busway also includes a world-first in-pavement light system. The I nner West Busway bridge built alongside the Iron Cove Bridge in Sydney was launched incrementally.

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y'd A USTRALIAN CONSTRUCTION Jr ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

WINNER

Port Botany Expansion Project “new nv. “ﬂ § ® Baulderstone BAULDERSTONE

The $ 515 million expansion of facilities at Port Botany for the Sydney Ports Corporation involved construction of 1.85 kilometres of new deep water shipping wharves, and dredging of over 11 million cubic metres of material to create new shipping channels and provide fill for the land reclamation operation. The s eale and nature of the works required the development of cutting edge solutions in reclamation compaction, seismic engineering and reinforced concrete marine structures. The outcome has set the benchmark for establishing new technical standards in design and construction for future infrastructure projects. Visit w ww.acaa.net.au for more information and images of the event.

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SPONSORS

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The H ilton Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Brookfield Multiplex The development, with a total site area of 7240m', consists of two high-rise towers designed by the Buchan Group, rising from a three-level podium and five levels of parking. The buildings house residential, hotel, retail and back-of-house facilities. When the original project initiator ran into financial difficulties in 2008, ANZ commenced discussions with Brookfield Multiplex to see if the project could be salvaged. Brookfield Multiplex reassessed the project scope, timeframe and design in order for the two towers to be constructed si- W

multaneously, with both towers to be operational by the end ‘I'w of 2011. This enabled purchasers of units to take tenure earlier and the hotel to begin operations a year in advance. A particularly challenging element of the project was the design, construction and installation of facade panels located above the level 33 rooftop structural slab, over 100m above ground. These panels continue the curve of the building and

rake outwards, are designed to withstand wind forces of up to rise t owers, rising from a three-level podium and five levels of

6.5kPa. The largest of the six panels is over 8m tall and 6m wide. parking.

National F ibre Program, Leighton Telecommunications

The National Fibre Program (NFP) involved installing 7800km

of fibreoptic cable in all the mainland states and territories for

the National Broadband Network. The project delivered the

largest single fibreoptic link ever commissioned in Australia,

with the vast majority of construction being done in remote,

often challenging and harsh locations.

The project created around $200 million of business for

Australian companies in network design, engineering subcon-

tracts and fibre fabrication, with the manufacture of the cable

representing about 80% of the country's fibreoptic production

capacity for six months.

The most complex aspect of NFP was the sheer enormity

of the logistics. Bringing required materials on site, as well as

providing transport and accommodation for up to 500 people

working in the field at one time required Leighton Telecom-

munications to carefully plan the project in fine detail.

Construction of the network involved 77 prefabricated

The N ational Fibre Program installed fibreoptic cable across equipment shelters and the deployment of63 points of intercon- mainland Australia for the National Broadband Network. nection, where retail services are connected to the backbone.

West G ate Bridge Strengthening in Victoria, West Gate Bridge Strengthening Alliance comprising John Holland Group, Flint Neill, Sinclair Knight Merz and VicRoads Strengthening the West Gate Bridge has ensured the long-term sustainability of the structure to provide for current and future demands. Congestion has also been reduced by continuing the freeway management system from the M1 corridor and increasing traffic capacity on the bridge. Nearly every aspect required a customised solution with high levels of accuracy. The West Gate Bridge is the largest bridge in the world ever repaired with carbon fibre. The 1760m concrete viaduct sections were reinforced with 12,000 m* of bi-directional carbon fibre fabric at key stress points and 38km of carbon fibre laminate along the spine. The project also used 1600t of steel cut into 100,000 different sized strengthening plates and 400,000 bolts. In total 528,450kg cantilever props were fitted to strengthen

the fifth lane, which had previously been an emergency lane only. Melbourne's W est Gate Bridge is the largest bridge in the world

The fifth lane was opened to traffic, on schedule, in June 2011. ever repaired with carbon fibre.

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PROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT

Offering g raduates a defined path

ngineers A ustralia and Leighton Con- Leighton C ontactors join over 300 "We a re hearing more of clients and tractors formalised a long-standing companies actively engaged in developing recruiters looking specifically for Char- relationship with the signing of a Chartered engineers through Engineers tered engineers to be working on specific Professional Development Program Australia Professional Development programs or to fill specific engineering (PDP) partnership agreement at the En- Program. roles." Durkin said. gineering Leadership Conference 2012 in Engineers Australia said the benefits "Also, we are receiving positive feed- Adelaide on 1 June. of involvement in the program include back from companies able to use our The partnership signifies a commit- improved opportunities of recruitment Competency Standard framework to ment from Leighton Contractors to and retention by being seen as an em- measure their engineering capability and provide their graduate engineers with a ployer of choice as well as maintaining a incorporate in their strategic planning for supported and structured career develop- competitive edge in a rapidly changing organisational growth." ment pathway to Chartered status. The corporate environment. Leighton Contractor graduate engineers will be among the first group of engineers to use eChartered, the new online application and assessment system for Chartered status and registration, which was also officially launched as a part of the conference proceedings. "For Engineers Australia and the broader engineering profession, it is very important to have partners such as Leighton Contractors engaged with the development of their engineers to Char- tered status," Engineers Australia chief executive Stephen Durkin said. "It is key for a strong and vibrant future of the engineering profession: a profession full of innovative, dynamic and competent engineers who are committed to lifelong learning and ethical practice; engineers who are actively engaged in leadership both within their organisations and the broader profession." Engineers Australia said the Chartered accreditation is the internationally recognised badge of current competence and remains not only the primary framework for career development for young engineers, but a viable model of capability development for organisations, and the key to maintenance of industry standards in engineering practice. For Leighton Contactors, the commitment to the career development closely aligns with its broader approach for developing its graduate engineers. "Our graduates are not taken on to fill entry level roles - we choose each other. Our aim is to develop them to be the key technical, managerial and leadership people of tomorrow," Leighton Contactors managing director Craig Laslett said. "We believe our graduates will gain the most from their career by combining a targeted approach to planning their development, discussing it with their Signing a P rofessional Development Program (PDP) partnership agreement were supervisors, as well as getting hands-on Engineers Australia national president David Hood (1) and Leighton Contractors experience and reflecting on their work." executive general manager of strategic and operational services Mark Parry.

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DISPUTE P REVENTION

Conference b oosts dispute

resolution boards in Australia

ispute r esolution boards (DBs) are tion P lant and Port Botany Expansion, "The b ase cost of a DB in Australia is likely to be used more in the future, and are being used on the South West between 0.1% and 0.2% of the total project according to the chair of Infrastruc- Rail Link currently under construction. cost of a project over $100 million. And ture NSW and former state premier He also said that DBs could be used for really, what it is, is an insurance policy Nick Greiner. the North West Rail Link and the Wyn- against the possibility of a dispute that Greiner spoke about the role of DBs yard Walk. disrupts work," he said. in major infrastructure projects at the Greiner also said that DBs could be DRBA president and head of na- Dispute Resolution Board Foundation helpful for public-private partnerships tional construction and major projects (DRBF) International Conference in (PPP) but would need to be modified to at Clayton Utz Prof Doug Jones said the Sydney in May. It is the first DRBF con- cater for the complex structure of a PPP conference is a big boost for the use of ference to be held in Australia and was project. He spoke about the difficulties DBs in Australia. hosted by the Dispute Resolution Board experienced by the Reliance Rail train According to Jones, DBs in Australia Foundation Australasia (DRBA). procurement consortium as an example have a focus on avoiding disputes alto- In his address, Greiner said that DBs of a project that could have benefitted gether whereas DB practices elsewhere have been used for the Sydney Desalina- from a DB. in the world focus on adjudications, as emphasised by International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contract guidelines. Cardno International director Richard Kell told Engineers Australia magazine that Europe and America tend to have a more formal approach, whereas the Australian focus is more proactive and has led to great efficiencies. Lawyer Ron Finlay told the conference the use of DBs is likely to increase in Australia, but it is unlikely that FIDIC contracts will be widely used. "It is equally unlikely that there will be a new standard form of contract acceptable to all parties in the construction and infrastructure industry any time soon." He also said that Australian DB meetings and documents are increasingly Speakers a t the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) International Conference in Sydney included (I-r) DRBA president Doug Jones, Infrastructure NSW chair Nick designated as privileged to encourage Greiner, Australian Constructors Association president Peter Brecht and consulting open and frank communications. construction engineer Graeme Peck. Former general manager of the Queensland Department of Main Roads Alan McLennan told the conference DBs sWhat i a dispute resolution board? reinforce relationship and collaborative contracting - such as alliances or early he d ispute resolution board (DB) DB's f irsthand knowledge of the project. contractor involvement - often used by concept originated in the tunnel- This is different to traditional dispute the Australian public sector. The DB adds ling industry and was first imple- resolution approaches, such as media- value by bringing skills and knowledge, mented during the construction of tion and litigation, which are reactive and facilitates efforts by the parties to the second bore of the I-70 Eisenhower because they are set in motion after a find solutions. While DBs overseas usually Tunnel near Denver, Colorado in the dispute happens. have three members, single-member DBs US in 1976. Depending on the contract, the DB's have found a place on Australian projects A DB consists of one or three decision can be non-binding, binding, valued at below $100 million, he said. Ac- independent experts appointed by or binding if not challenged within a cording to McLennan, a single-person DB contracting parties, usually at the start particular time limit. of a project. The DB regularly receives The DRBF was established in 1996 works if there is an existing collaborative progress reports, visits the site and and DRBA in 2003. Before 2003, there governance system. meets with the parties. The aim is to were five DBs in Australia and approxi- Sydney engineer, arbitrator and lawyer resolve issues as they emerge using the mately 25 have been set up since. MM Graham Easton told the conference DBs are typically used by the public sector in

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Australia b ecause private sector clients fOne o the main ways DBs avoid disputes is by typically see DB as weakening their control of the project. helping to determine causation. Once the cause of a Engineer and lawyer at US-based construction problem is established, Kiewit Corporation Ferdinand Fourie told the conference that owners, consultants the parties usually agree on a settlement. and contractors are generally honest and want to resolve difficulties amicably to between t hemselves rather than escalat- assigned t o one party. preserve working relationships. "This is ing the issue to adjudication or litigation. Paris-based US engineer and lawyer why the DB principle works," he said. Italian engineer Romano Allione said James Perry said the DB concept could According to Fourie, one of the main there are around 100 DB contracts signed be extended beyond construction to other ways DBs avoid disputes is by helping each year around the world. However, industries, such as software development, to determine causation. Once the cause DBs have limited impact in engineering, oil and gas, mineral extraction, shipbuild- of a construction problem is established, procurement and construction (EPC) ing, defence, telecommunications and the parties usually agree on a settlement contracts where most of the risks are financial services.

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Victoria D ivision Leadership Breakfast on 21 The A ustralian Biomedical Engineering www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/19th- Jun in Melbourne is titled "What does a smart city conference ABEC2012 will be held on 16-19 Sep q ueensland-water-symposium. mean to you". Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia. in Brisbane. Inquiries: abec2012.iamevents.com. The 2 012 Regional Conference of the org.au/events/urban-growth-what-does-smart- au. International Network of Women Engineers city-mean-you. The R isk Engineering Society Conference (RISK and Scientists (INWES) will be held on 12-13 Oct Women in Engineering (WIE) Victoria Division 2012), organised by Engineers Australia's Risk in New Delhi. Inquiries: www.inwes.org. is holding an AGM on Monday 25 Jun. Inquiries: Engineering Society, will be held on 21-22 Sep at The D own to Earth Conference 2012 will be held www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/wie- the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiriest www. on 10-11 Oct at the Crown Plaza in the Hunter annual-group-meeting. engineersaustralia.org.au/risk. Valley. It is organised by Engineers Australia The A ustralasian Structural Engineering The 2 8th Congress of the International Council in conjunction with the IEEE and the Electric Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by Energy Society of Australia. Inquiries: www. in Perth. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com. the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical engineersaustralia.org.au/events/down-earth- The 1 1th Australia New Zealand Conference Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on conference-hunter-valley-nsw. on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul in 23-28 Sep in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.icas.org. The E lectric Energy Society of Australia (EESA Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au. Chemeca 2 012, organised by the Chemical Conference & Trade Exhibition EECON NSW 2012 The I EEE International Conference on Teaching, College, IChemE in Australia and New Zealand, and will be held on 14-16 November in Sydney. Assessment and Learning for Engineering RACT will be held on 23-26 Sep in Wellington, NZ. Inquiries: eecon.com.au/NSW. 2012 (TALE 2012) will be held on 20-23 Aug in Inquiries: www.chemeca2012.com. The A ustralian Control Conference AUCC2012, Hong Kong. Inquiries: www.tale-conference.org/ The 1 4th Water Distribution Systems Analysis organised by Engineers Australia's National tale2012. Conference, convened by Engineers Australia's Committee for Automation, Control and The E lectric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) National Committee on Water Engineering and Instrumentation (NCACI) and technically sponsored Conference & Trade Exhibition, EECON QLD 2012 sponsored by the Environmental & Water Resources by the IEEE Control Systems Society, will be held wille b held on 29-31 August in Brisbane. Inquiries: Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, on 15-16 Nov in Sydney. Inquiries: www.aucc.org. eecon.com.au/QLD. will be held on 25-27 Sep in Adelaide. Inquiries: au/sydney. C ORE2012, the Conference on Railway www.wdsa2012.com/cfp.html. The 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, w ill be held on 10-12 Sep in Brisbane. The 1 9th Queensland Water Symposium will Symposium will be held on 19-22 Nov in Sydney. Inquiries: w ww.core2012.com. be held on 27-28 Sep in Brisbane. Inquiries: Inquiries: www.hwrs2012.org.au

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Disruptive i nnovation

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ames M oody, one of our leading fellow innovation s urfacing. Sufficient levels of engineers, in his latest book The Sixth disruptive and sustained innovation will, Wave (www.sixthwave.org), describes in time, deliver a tipping point. So, is the five distinct waves of progress have sixth wave starting to cut-through. What transformed our industries, societies and are the examples of disruptive innovation? economies almost beyond recognition The answer is all around us. You simply since the industrial revolution- each have to look at the definition of disruptive starting with disruptive new technologies innovation in Wikipedia. Wikipedia itself and ending with a global depression . He is an example of disruptive innovation, says we are now on the cusp of another so it says happily. Wikipedia replaced massive transformation - "the sixth wave". the former market leader, Encyclopedia Terence J eya url Moody describes this next wave as being Britannica when, after 244 years, Encyclo- Director of Net Balance driven by resource efficiency, impacted by pedia Britannica ended print production l, limits on availability, and pollution, and due to the success of Wikipedia. This esau dds 'turbo-charged' by clean technology; a happened through disruptive innovation new era of de-coupling resource use from that combined factors of price, content, economic growth. access, multi-way engagement, resource A n ew era of On face value, this seems like a sound efficiency and non-profit collaborative - idea, but most would struggle to put a consumption models. de'coup ling resource short timeframe around this transition. Other examples of sixth wave business use from economic After all, you would argue that significant models include share cars, e-retail busi- limits to growth are still not apparent. nesses, e-mail, e-cards and e-marketing, grOWth. That may be true if one takes a risk- LEDs, hybrid cars, recycled paper and based v iew. But, it is quite different if you istock for photos. The common theme consider the opportunities that prevail as appears to be technology - allowing this 'wave manifests. resource efficiency and therefore price/ There are two types of innovation - value, choice, market efficiency and sustained innovation, that is innovation convenience to be re-positioned in a that allows higher yield, but not neces- new market paradigm. As the wave takes sarily one which creates new markets or shape, there will be both sustained and value networks, unlike the game-changing disruptive innovation opportunities for 'disruptive innovation, which displaces all businesses - but not all businesses old markets. The best evidence for any will survive as they fail to see the coming new wave in emergence is in disruptive change. Would yours?

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Has g rowth in student numbers

affected standards?

By A ndre Kaspura

ince t he first pressures of engineering counterparts i n other disciplines. issuef o standards. Historical statistics skills shortages emerged, Engineers Interest in engineering courses was to support a comprehensive analysis are Australia has been advocating the static between 2001 and 2006 with the not available. However, in recent years creation of more places in engineer- first discernible change to this pattern the Department of Education, Employ- ing courses. The evidence suggests that occurring in 2007. Applications for places ment and Workplace Relations has made policy makers have listened and more in engineering courses have increased available improved statistics that provide places have been allocated. Indeed, 2012 each year since and by 2011 had reached important insights into the situation. Al- is the threshold of a new era because from 16,364, an increase of 35.7% over 2001. though individual universities have their now on universities bachelors degrees This trend is illustrated in Figure 1. own policies on standards for student will be funded on a demand basis so that The responses by universities followed admission, usually reflected in university instead of course places attention shifts to a similar pattern with offers of places entrance scores, across the country these attracting students. varying between 10,500 and 11,400 until policies combine to produce a profile of There has been some discussion among 2006, increasing annually since. In 2011, scores. Figure 2 shows this profile for members about the impact of the quest the number of offers made was 14,234, current year 12 students accepting places for greater numbers on the standards of an increase of 29.2% over 2001. in engineering for the three years 2009 to students being attracted to engineering For many years, acceptances of places 2011 when engineering acceptances were courses. Judgments about prospective offered hovered a little over 8000, but in at their highest. student backgrounds, and how they are 2007 there was a sharp increase coinciding Ideally, one would like to compare the arrived at, are the province of universities. with the prevailing concerns about the profiles of admission scores in 2011 to Engineers Australia's interests relate to the high demand for engineers in resource 2001 or earlier. Given that this is not pos- interplay between these judgments and industries and in infrastructure renewal sible, Figure 2 supports two conclusions; its responsibilities for the accreditation and enhancement. Although the trend university entrance scores for engineering of university engineering courses and in acceptances was not as smooth as are strongly skewed towards high scores the subsequent impact on the supply of for applications and offers, there was a (over 40% of acceptances have scores over new Australian trained engineers. This substantial increase in ensuing years and 90, over two-thirds have scores over 80 article examines how student interest in by 2011, acceptances were 12,256, higher and over 87% have scores over 70) and as engineering courses has changed over than applications in 2001 and an increase acceptances increased over these years this the past decade and how the standard of of 53.4% over 2001 acceptances. skew became more pronounced. recent engineering students compares to It is this increase that underscores the Engineering competes for students with other disciplines and its i important to Figure 1 : Applications for, offers made and acceptances of places in understand how the university engineering degree, 2001 to 2011 university entrance «===Applications « ==Offers «==Acceptances score profile for en- 18000 to gineering o ther disciplines. compares It is also important 16000 to understand the cohort size and distribution of the best 14000 - a students. This information is essential __-Z- for any marketing 12000 program geared to

Numbers \/ increasing student numbers. 10000 The t hird diagram makes the comparison be- 8000 tween e ngineering and other broad 6000 2001 2 002 2003 2004 2005 2 006 2007 2008 2009 2010 discipline g roups. 2011 F igure 3 shows that

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the p roportion of en- :Figure 2 The Australian tertiary admission rank profiles of acceptances of gineering acceptances university places in engineering by current Year 12 students with high university «==2009 « 2010 «=2011 entrance scores is greater 45.0 than all other disciplines and conversely there 40.0 are fewer engineering ~ acceptances with low- w °*° er university entrance gum _ scores than in other £ disciplines. To some P 25.0 extent this conclusion a)? is coloured by the way x 20.0 disciplines are grouped, T iso

for example, health in- e cludes medicine, nurs- a 10.0 ing and other health related disciplines and 5.0 differences in the uni- oo 4 versity entrance score | r90.05 o 80.05-90.00 7 0.05-80.00 60.05-70.00 50.05-60.00 40.05-50.00 30.05-40.00 20.05-30.00 Not scored profiles here are masked more by the grouping. Never- ATAR S core Intervals

the-less, F igure 3 offers support for the view that 2011 w as 3462 or 19.7%; there were 4420 and o ver than young men. In 2010, the current year 12 acceptances in engineer- acceptances in science, 4579 acceptances in share of women was 55% to 45% men. ing courses are among the best students. health and 3862 acceptances in commerce This is a major difference in itself and To complement examination of Figure that had university entrance scores of 90 should be included in education planning. 3, it is useful to consider the distribution or higher. These are the main competitor However, in engineering 80.8% in this by discipline of acceptances with university groups for engineering. However, it is group of acceptances were from men and entrance scores over 90. In the disciplines important to note that there are similar only 19.2% from women. In other words, covered by Figure 3 there were 17,575 ac- numbers of acceptances with university the bulk of the highest scoring engineer- ceptances with scores over 90 with another entrance scores between 80 and 90 that ing acceptances came from the overall 8840 in disciplines not represented, mainly can be targeted (engineering 2473; science minority (men) and a comparatively small arts and related courses. For comparative 3264; health 3641 and commerce 3561). share from the overall majority (women). purposes the former figure is used because A key issue for engineering is gender The overall conclusion from this article it is unlikely engineering could attract balance. This point is discussed using 2010 is that the increase in engineering student many arts students. statistics. More young women accepting numbers does not appear to have compro- The engineering share of this group in university places have entrance scores 90 mised the standard of student accepted. The university entrance score profiles for en- :Figure 3 Comparing the 2011 ATAR profiles for acceptances of places gineering a cceptances across d isciplines support the view that «==Engineering « ==Science «IT «==Architecture «-Health «-=Education «==Commerce engineering students 45.0 rate v ery highly. Sta- tistics also support the \40.0 \ view t hat further in- 35.0 ~ creases in engineering student numbers could be achieved without compromising p resent

Interval policies p racticed by A universities. However,

ATAR marketing designed in A to promote interest in % engineering needs to be carefully targeted to achieve this. Andre K aspura is r90.05 o 80.05-90.00 7 0.05-80.00 60.05-70.00 50.05-60.00 40.05-50.00 30.05-40.00 20.05-30.00 Not scored more a policy analyst at ATAR I ntervals Engineers Australia.

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Imbalance r equires urgent action in the west he i mbalance between the supply and the E ngineers Australia Western Australia in W estern Australias economy means demand of skilled labour in Western Division and a contributor to the report. that the main professional engineering Australia requires urgent action ac- The report says this imbalance is jeop- services currently required are design and cording to a new report released last ardising the long-term economic viability construct services. month by Engineers Australia Western of Western Australia. There has been, and will continue to Australia Division. "The consequence of the shortages, be for the foreseeable future, a shortage The Engineering WA 2020 report was coupled with the high Australian dollar and of engineering professionals, the report released at the RegionalEngineering - Build- other factors, are causing increased costs concluded, mainly because the domestic ing the prosperity of our state conference for locally supplied engineering goods and graduation rates are not sufficient to meet held on 11 May in Bunbury. services, loss of work to overseas countries the rapid growth of the resources sector. The report warns the Western Austra- and the postponement of projects due to A factor in this is that a significant lian resources boom has created an un- a lack of economic viability," Fitzhardinge proportion of graduating engineers in precedented demand for local engineering said. Australia are overseas students, the report capability and engineering professionals The report stated there are currently found. For example, in 2010 the number that is resulting in a shortage of engineers about 20,000 engineering professionals of overseas graduates represented about in key areas. working in engineering-related areas in 43% of all graduates and depending on "While efforts are under way to graduate Western Australia. The fastest growing the institution, only between 10% and more engineers, Western Australia will not professional engineering disciplines over 25% of these overseas students remained produce sufficient numbers to meet the the past five years have been mining, in Australia following graduation. level of demand in the foreseeable future," civil and industrial/mechanical/production The report recommended that overseas said Chris Fitzhardinge, former president of engineering. The dominance of mining student representatives, tertiary institu-

Engineers A ustralia Western Australia Division last month launched the report Engineering WA 2020 at the Regional Engineering - Building the prosperity of our state conference in Bunbury, providing 14 recommendations to meet the engineering needs of Western Australia in 2020. Pictured are the presenters at the conference. ENGINEERS A USTRALIA |JUNE 2012

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Engineers A ustralia Western Australia Division is concerned about the effect the resources boom is having on local engineering capability, as discussed in the lead article. It is a problem getting national attention with another article looking into the Senate Inquiry into the skills shortage. Further i n the feature we highlight the career progression of a regional engineer in far north Queensland, while another reveals a young engineering student in Melbourne who has been invited into an engineering consultant's chief executive office for a mentoring program.

tions a nd industry develop mechanisms Western A ustralian government should telecommunications i nfrastructure, we're to increase the number of international also work with Engineers Australia to at- getting more and more design, structural students that remain in Western Australia tract engineering professionals from the and civil engineering (and infrastructure) who graduate from Western Australian eastern states, the report recommended. and insurance work across the state." institutions. Queensland based multidisciplinary, en- The company now has five engineers This was one of 14 recommendations gineering consultancy Intelara has already working in Western Australia and expects made as part of a vision to meet Western heard the call and responded to the surge in this to nearly double by the end of this year. Australias engineering workforce needs in demand for skilled engineering services in According to Deloitte Access Econom- 2020. The report also recommended indus- the west by expanding to Western Australia ics Business Outlook for the March 2012 try provides increased inhouse professional and opening new offices. quarter, the growth being seen in the west development opportunities for engineering Intelara managing director Michael is primarily due to the surge in business professionals in both project management Lethlean said: "[Western Australia] is our investment as firms - especially those and systems integration. first interstate office and it was something in the resource sector - try to increase Another recommendation was that we needed to do for our growing client their production capacity. Deloitte Access Engineers Australia, the Australian In- base to ensure we could provide on-the- Economics partner Chris Richardson said stitute of Project Management, tertiary ground support." Western Australia's growth remains domi- institutions and employers explore ways He said the huge demand from the nated by a project investment pipeline of to provide project management training west has even seen his company experi- "simply awe inspiring dimensions". He said and skills development for the engineer- ence an increase in the scope, scale and that although export volumes are set to ing profession. type of projects it is undertaking for grow, for now the pace of growth is being Western Australian employers and the clients: "While most of this growth is in dictated by the pace of project delivery.

Finding s olutions to skills shortages

he S enate inquiry into skills shortages Seamless N ational Economy process by is n ot thinking about graduate programs; in engineering and related occupa- supporting a nationally consistent system it is thinking about getting the staff it tions is due to present its findings of registration for engineers." needs to roll out the project - and hence by 30 June. The inquiry has held Structural problems identified the underinvestment. So we have to find hearings in Perth, Brisbane and Canberra. Both Consult Australia and the Associa- a solution to it." Engineers Australia told the inquiry tion of Professional Engineers Scientists According to APESMA the solution that there are no simple solutions to and Managers (APESMA) traced the skills is threefold: increase the supply of engi- engineering skills shortages. shortages to a change in procurement, as neers, rebuild the engineering capacity of "Shortages are not uniformly spread large government agencies that tradition- governments so they can make informed across locations, engineering specialisa- ally trained graduates were downsized and purchases of engineering services and tions or industry sectors," said Engineers engineering work was outsourced. find procurement models that provide Australia director of national and inter- "Procurement has effectively shifted incentives to private companies to train national policy Brent Jackson. to the private sector for delivery. There is engineers. "Our recommendations relate to im- no incentive in the process for the private Consult Australia chief executive migration options, including utilisation sector to do the level of development that Megan Motto told the inquiry the skills of the skilled occupation list; methods to used to go on in the old public works shortages are damaging to both the public better utilise the engineering workforce departments. They can simply pass on and private sectors. She said that while through government infrastructure plan- the cost to the government of getting the demand for some engineering work was ning processes; boosting workforce supply staff they need. To get the people they cyclical, there are also structural problems through maximising the participation of need they just pass that cost on in project that need resolving. women in the engineering profession; en- costs. Therefore, you have this cycle of "This market failure will lead to con- suring that governments maintain internal underinvestment going on," said APESMA tinued waste and leakage - both monetary engineering expertise through workforce chief executive officer Chris Walton. waste and also leakage of good people planning and career initiatives; and by "The private sector is thinking it has and good talent out of the system - if it progressing reforms through the COAG got to get the people for the project and it is not addressed," she said.

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Professor J ames Trevelyan Megan M otto Brent J ackson

"The i ssue for firms is to provide a good find t he job that they thought was waiting Impactn o industries pipeline of projects for those graduates to for them on graduation is simply not there;" The power sector will need 1300 new work on so they end up being five- or 10- he said. "We are bringing in lots of migrant graduates over the next five years, accord- year experienced. That is something that engineers from other countries. They too ing to the chair of the Australian Power our industry is unable to do if there is not a have a lot of difficulties finding work in the Institute Simon Bartlett. The institute has solid and assured pipeline of projects from areas for which they have been trained." been offering about 50 bursaries a year to governments. So government spending attract engineering students and providing Engineering e ducation needs to change decisions and good information regarding university course material to encourage pipelines of projects is significant here in Current e ngineering education is too more people to join the industry. providing the comfort level that the private technical and inappropriate, Emeritus "The power industry is faced with prob- sector needs to employ these people and Professor David Beanland and Professor ably its greatest challenge in a century. We know that they are still going to have useful Roger Hadgraft told the inquiry. have a massive capital works program to work for them to do in two, three, five, 10 Beanland said that engineering courses implement, because of the ageing network. years' time," Motto said. suffer high attrition of around 40% due It is forecast that about $240 billion is to Graduate programs criticised to too much focus on maths and theory. be invested in renewing and extending the The quality of graduate programs was "We believe that engineering educa- network by the year 2030," he said. criticised by Professor James Trevelyan tion can be changed dramatically to be Transport for NSW director of business from the University of WA. far more interesting for students, to be far strategy and performance Brendan Nugent "We did some research to find out what more effective for employers and to be far told the inquiry that the supply of engineer- our graduates from UWA were experienc- more effective in attracting students into ing labour in the roads sector is predicted ing in the workplace, what training they engineering," he said. "It is rather ironic to be sufficient until 2014. were receiving. And it was appalling. that this is happening in an age when "From about 2014, new skilled labour "One of the really interesting things the mathematical component is far less supply - that is, new graduates - will not was that the graduates who were on for- important, because of the involvement of be sufficient to meet the forecast gap in mal engineering graduate development simulation and computational methods to labour demand and the size of the existing programs were far less satisfied with the solve all engineering problems." workforce in the sector;" he said. According training they were getting than the gradu- Beanland and Hadgraft propose recruit- to Nugent, the gap will be filled by either ates who were not on formal programs. The ing people with a wide range of abilities bringing in workers from other industries, graduates formal training usually would into a two-year engineering program, fol- from overseas or deferring projects. be in elementary communication skills or lowing which they can enter the industry Nugent added that many qualified fe- report-writing skills or maybe on how to or pursue further studies or specialisations male engineers are underutilised. deal with a client. The lucky ones end up based on their aptitude. "So we need to look at the develop- working for engineers who take time out to Australian Council of Engineering ment of more family-friendly orientated tell them what they need to know, but most Deans (ACED) executive officer Prof Robin work areas. That has quite often been the of them end up working in places where King told the inquiry that common first- public sector's value proposition. You will they simply do not get that guidance," he year programs are already being used in get flexibility working within the public told the inquiry. many universities. sector in these sorts of jobs, but there has Trevelyan said that producing more A common two-year program would to be a bit of a quantum shift if we are also engineering graduates is not the answer, also be problematic for students who are going to bring it into the private sector and because there are 20,000-30,000 engineer- committed to enter a particular engineering increase participation of women." ing graduates who are not employed in discipline, he said. The inquiry transcripts and submissions engineering positions. ACED's main recommendations to the can be accessed at aph.gov.au and clicking "We actually have huge numbers of inquiry are to encourage more people to on Senate Committees. engineering graduates who are employed in study maths and science in school, and unrelated occupations, and many of them to increase the profile of engineering in emerge extremely frustrated because they science subjects.

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he m ining and natural resources sector has been recognised as Australias most attractive industry to work for at an international recruitment awards presentation last month. The mining and resources sector earned top position for competitive salaries and employee benefits, interesting job content, long-term job security and excellent training and development opportunities. The industry placed ahead of design engineering, travel and retail as the most attractive sector among Australians. The results were shared at the annual Randstad Awards where Newcrest Mining was crowned most attractive employer in Australia for 2012 and four other mining and resources companies were featured in the top 20 most attractive companies. Following Newcrest Mining in top spot was Rio Tinto in 8th place, Pilbara Iron At t he awards presentation giving the top honour to Newcrest Mining were (I-r) David and BHP Billiton in 11th and 12th places Koch, Sunrise; Kate Burgess, Newcrest Mining; Eve Gourgoulis, Newcrest Mining; Fred respectively, and Woodside Petroleum in van der Tang, chief executive Randstad Australia/New Zealand. 19th place. On the mining and resources sector's of d emographic groups were surveyed, the c eremony last month with ABC tak- success, Randstad Australia/New Zealand representative of age, gender, education, ing out second place as well as the most chief executive Fred van der Tang said: regional location. It included students, attractive employer for work-life balance. "With all eyes on mining and resources employed and unemployed people aged Third place went to 2011 winner Virgin and related industries during this sus- between 18-65 years of age. Respondents Australia; Westpac received top honours tained period of growth and expansion, were invited to participate in an online in the banking and financial services it's not surprising that the sector continues survey and the Australian awards were category award and BHP Billiton received to be attractive to Australians." based on the feedback of over 7000 inde- special acknowledgement for its perceived Randstad, a recruitment and human pendently selected people across Australia. strong leadership and management. resources company, said a broad range Randstad announced seven awards at

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unique s cholarship that offers three years of financial contributions and includes three years of regular mentoring sessions with the company chief executive officer has been offered to Monash University environmental engineering undergraduate Michelle Doolan by Aurecon. The Dr John Connell Leadership Scholarship (2012) was presented to Doolan who will receive financial support for the remainder of her course as well as the opportunity to be included in elements of Aurecon's emerging professionals program - a four year graduate development scheme. Doolan will also have the potential to participate in the "Melbourne for Vacation" employment eam program at the company. She will also receive three years of regular mentoring sessions with the chief executive and met with Aurecon chief Aurecon c hief executive Paul Hardy met up with scholarship winner Michelle Doolan executive Paul Hardy for the first time last month for the first in a series of mentor sessions that will help Doolan envisage a last month. life-long c areer in engineering. The mentoring aims to provide an insight into a global engineering, project engineering a nd its focus on long-term ternational, d iverse career and see what management and technical company and sustainability, the sheer breadth of Au- happens along the way," she said. the potential career progression offered recon's market and technical offerings is The scholarship was available to to an engineer. so exciting. I really enjoyed talking with students within the Monash University Doolan said: "My meeting with Paul Paul about the company's markets and "Leadership in the technological environ- was great, he has really prompted me to its commitment to the communities in ment program" - a three year leadership think about my life and career goals and which it works." program for high-achieving engineering start the process of thinking about how After graduating, Doolan said she students - who were studying one of the to approach them. He has also made it would like to work in the construction eligible disciplines of engineering. Doolan clear he is available to call at any time, industry on projects ranging from sus- was awarded the Engineering Excellence which is fantastic." tainable urban communities to aiding Award scholarship which granted her ac- Of her engineering career, Doolan said: developing communities. cess to the "Leadership in a technological "While I am fascinated by environmental "I would like to work towards an in- environment program".

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s t he call goes out for more engi- great o pportunities and a good overall Norrie w as recently promoted to plant neers to find work in Australias understanding of what happens at each operations superintendent, responsible for remote locations, some already stage of the mining process. four teams totalling 70 people and the there say there are plenty of op- One of regional engineers that helped processing of 6000t/h of bauxite. portunities to be found. celebrate the Year of the Regional Engi- The Weipa mine produces more than A mechanical engineer who accepted a neering Team in the January 2012 Engi- 20Mt/a of bauxite, which is shipped to graduate position at Rio Tinto Alcan's Wei- neers Australia magazine cover story, Alex Rio Tinto's refineries in Gladstone, central pa bauxite mine located on Queensland's Norrie, has been working in a mechanical Queensland, as well as to Asia. western Cape York Peninsula said moving engineering role at Weipa for the past "I'm really excited about being given to the remote site has presented a lot of three and half years. the opportunity to do this role. It's a big

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responsibility, b ut I've been given plenty of training and development opportunities, and feel well supported and confident in my ability," Norrie said. "The day I was explaining to my dad that I was in charge of getting all the ships out on time and on target, I almost had to pinch myself and ask 'am I really in charge of all this? " Norrie was not sure what to expect when she first accepted the graduate position in Weipa: "I had to go and look up where Weipa was, but now my partner and I can't imagine moving back to Sydney." While the thought of being a long way from friends and family was a little daunting at first, Norrie said stepping into her new workplace for the first time was everything she had imagined. "It was fast-paced, mechanical and on world-class p roj ects really exciting to be a part of." In her graduate program, she has had the opportunity to visit other sites and learn from different people and apply this to her own work. She said it was great to be part of a global organisation where people are constantly moving around internally: "You actually get to start building a network of friends and professional contacts all over the world, but all within the same company." Like BHP Billiton, Fortescue and many of the other resources companies around Australia, a skilled workforce is in demand and in April Rio Tinto launched a major (| recruitment campaign to find skilled § employees across billions of dollars of 0 R D l N A RY projects across the country. The campaign includes a 1300 MINING employment begin HERE hotline for potential applicants. Norrie recommends looking for opportunities such as the one she first accepted: "It's an exciting time to be part of I” pEx the mining industry. We are the engine room of the Australian economy."

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