Tasmania

GHD in Tasmania is a leading consultancy in the state with more than 150 employees with offices in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie.

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Gordon Gutteridge established the Hobart office of GHD in 1937. He had a wealth of experience in water issues in Hobart, having reported to the City on the suitability of the Derwent River as a source of water in 1924, and serving on the Royal Commission to review water supply to the City in 1930.

Today the Hobart office has more than 120 people working in a range of market sectors.

GHD's Launceston office was opened in 1947 and now has more than 30 people. Our Burnie office was opened in 2008 with the acquisition of Johnson Design Service and now has 10 people.

GHD Tasmania provides a variety of services in the following areas:

Civil Infrastructure
Contaminated Sites & Geoscience
Dams, Geotech & Irrigation
Energy & Resources
Environmental Sustainability
Project & Program Management
Property & Buildings
Stakeholder Engagement & Planning
Structures
Traffic And Transport Planning
Water

For more information, contact:

Rob Lowther
Operating Centre Manager, Tasmania
T: 61 3 6210 0600 | F: 61 3 6210 0601 | Email GHD in Hobart

Greg Mcguire
Office Manager, Hobart
T: 61 3 6210 0600 | F: 61 3 6210 0601 | E: Email GHD in Hobart

Alex Brownlie
Office Manager, Launceston
T: 61 3 6332 5500 | F: 61 3 6332 5555 | Email GHD in Launceston

Rohan Koenig
Office Manager, Burnie
T: 61 3 6432 7900 | F: 61 3 6432 7901 | Email GHD in Burnie

Airports	Architecture	Bridges	Building Hydraulics
Climate Change	Dams	Drafting	EIA
EMS & Audits	Geotechnical	HVAC	Intelligent Transport Solutions
Interior Design	Landscape Arcitecture	Mining Engineering	Natural Resources
Pavement Engineering	Planning	Property & Buildings	Roads & Highways
Roads Systems	Stakeholder Engagement	Structures	Tailings
Transportation Planning & Traffic	Transportation & Logistics	Wastewater Systems	Wastewater Treatment
Water	Water Quality and Treatment	Water Sciences	Water Systems
Waterways & Coastal

Brighton Transport Projects

The Brighton Bypass Projects are being undertaken for the Tasmanian Government’s Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) and involve upgrading of the Midland Highway to the north of Hobart. This includes the provision of an upgraded link between the East Derwent Highway at Bridgewater and the existing highway north of Pontville. The Brighton Bypass has been split into two sections, of which GHD is responsible for the design of the Northern Section project.

The Northern Section includes 4.8 km of new dual carriageway and 1.3 km of new two lane, two way highway, and includes a major interchange at Tea Tree Road and a roundabout at the existing Midland Highway. Structural works include a major new bridge over the Jordan River and smaller bridges over the Bagdad Rivulet and the Strathallan Rivulet a well as the structures associated with the interchange.

Printing Press Building for Hobart Mercury

The new AUD $9 million high-speed facillity, located in the Hobart Technopark, was designed by GHD, which provided the architectural detailing, structural and geotechnical engineering, all building services engineering, planning, environmental and traffic assessments. The EGO Group and Cardno Low and Hooke also contributed to the design.

Most notably, the new equipment allows the Hobart Mercury to output its own colour printing for the first time, avoiding the current need to fly in colour work overnight from Melbourne.

Robert Lowther

Rob Lowther is a Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in planning, design, construction, supervision and commissioning of water and wastewater infrastructure throughout Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and the Asia Pacific.

Rob took on the role of Operating Centre Manager for GHD Tasmania in early 2011. Prior to this appointment he spent 10 years in GHD’s Brisbane office. During this period he performed senior management roles as well as managing large projects from conception through to commissioning and operation.

In addition to completing challenging projects and delighting clients, Rob gets great satisfaction from seeing his staff learn and develop.

Position: Operating Centre Manager, Tasmania
Tel: 61 3 6210 0600

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Rohan Koenig

Rohan manages GHD's Burnie office. He is also a Senior Maintenance Consultant and has worked on a number of operations in Australia dealing with day-to-day operation, maintenance and construction issues in the mining, water and aquaculture industries. His experience involves the development and delivery of various projects, including construction and maintenance management systems, for fixed plant, mobile equipment, electrical systems, water distribution and inventory.

Prior to joining the Tasmanian team Rohan was a Senior Maintenance Consultant in GHD's Brisbane office.

Position: Office Manager, Burnie
Tel: 61 3 6432 7900

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Greg McGuire

In addition to being the manager of Transportation Business Group for GHD Tasmania, Greg McGuire manages GHD's Hobart office.

He is an engineering technologist with more than 25 years' experience in design, documentation and contract administration on highway projects, urban road networks, access studies and car parking facilities.

Greg also has specific skills in road transport planning and traffic engineering including impact assessment, safety audits and junction modelling. Greg has designed municipal infrastructure and the external services for a number of major industrial and commercial building sites with particular reference to sewer, stormwater and water reticulation.

Position: Office Manager, Hobart & Tasmanian Business Group Manager, Transportation
Tel: 61 3 6210 0600

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Alex Brownlie

Alex Brownlie is one of Tasmania’s foremost strategic and statutory planners. He has more than 30 years' experience in both the public sectors of Local and State Government as well as private practice. Alex has particular experience in the preparation of planning schemes and associated amendment processes, and the assessment of complex development applications under the legislative requirements of the Resource Management and Planning System of Tasmania.

Alex manages GHD's Launceston office and is committed to the mentoring and professional development of his team members and colleagues.

Position: Office Manager, Launceston
Tel: 61 3 6332 5500

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Awards

Our work speaks for itself. The awards and recognition received by our leading teams is testament to the quality and thought leadership displayed across our whole business.

Our teams have been recognised in the following ways:

2008

ACEA Certificate of Recognition
2008, GC Pipeline Link Project, Bendigo
Engineering Excellence Awards QLD Division,
2008, Raising Lenthall Dam, 2008, Wide Bay Water
Engineering Excellence Awards QLD Division,
2008 Salisbury to Kuraby Rail Upgrade, QR
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia
South West 1 Enterprise Park & Berrinba Wetlands Category: Qld Div. For projects over $1million
Civil Contractors Federation Earth Awards
South West 1 Enterprise Park & Berrinba Wetlands
Category: Earth Award

2007

GHD - Gold Award of Merit – Green Bridge Project
2007 ACEA Awards for Excellence
Category: Transport and Civil Infrastructure
GHD - Silver Award of Highly Commended – Mallaty Creek Pipeline Project
2007 ACEA Awards for Excellence
Category: Energy and Resources
GHD Newcastle – Transport and Logistics - Achievement of the Year Award
2007 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia Awards
Category: Rail
GHD Tasmania - Jury Chairperson’s Award (overall winner)
Planning Institute of Australia State Awards
Rural and Regional Planning
Young planner of the Year (Emma Riley, MPIA, CPP)
Category: Planning
Australian Customs Service - National Waterfront Closed Circuit Television Network
Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Achievement Awards
Category: Information Technology
GHD Ballina
2007 Ballina Shire Business Excellence Award
Category: Professional Services
GHD Coffs Harbour
2007 Coffs Coast Business Award - ANZ Banking Group Professions and Services business of the year
Category: Professional Services
Central Vehicle Washpoint Facility
2007 Project Management Achievement Awards, Australian Institute of Project Management
Category: Construction/ Aerospace
Green Bridge Project
2007 Queensland Division Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia
Category: Project Infrastructure
Hale Street Link Feasibility Study – High Commendation
2007 Queensland Division Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia
Category: Reports, Procedures, Systems
Grafton Bridge Safety Screens
2007 NZIA Resene New Zealand Awards for Architecture
Category: Special
Hillsborough Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) Pilot Reduction Program
Ingenium (NZ local government engineers association)
Category :Investigations and Reporting
Winner
Hamilton Water Treatment Station Upgrade Project
Ingenium (NZ local government engineers association)
Category : Capital Works
Highly commended
Knowledge Management Combats Toxin, Taste and Odour Risk
Ingenium (NZ local government engineers association)
Category : Best technical presentation
Mallaty Creek Pipeline Project
2007 Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards
Category: Engineering Innovation
High Commendation
2007 Governor of Victoria Export Awards
Services Award Commendee
Focus on International Development Assistance (IDA) Group

2006

Filling of Fuel Storage Tunnels at HMNZ Navy Base Devonport
2006 NZ Defence Industry Association
Category: Projects up to $7m
Winner
Auckland Central Library
2006 NZIA Resene New Zealand Awards for Architecture
Beenyup Wastewater Treatment Plant Odour Control and Upgrade Stage 2
2006 ACEA Excellence Award
Category: Water
Gold Award
Harvey Irrigation Pipeline Project – Phase 1
WA Engineers Australia Excellence Awards 2006
Category: Infrastructure and Buildings; Engineering for Regional Communities
Won Engineering for Regional Communities category
South West Metropolitan Railway Package E Detailed Design
WA Engineers Australia Excellence Awards 2006
Category: Infrastructure and Buildings
Professional Engineer of The Year
Engineers Australia – Newcastle Division
2005 Engineering Excellence Award
Maoto Fono Samoan Community Meeting House
Planning Institute Australia - QLD Division
Certificate of Merit
2006 Business Excellence Awards
Excellence in Business and Professional Services
GHD Albury/Wodonga Office
Winner
2006 ACEA Excellence Awards
Eildon Dam Improvement Project
High Commendation
Engineers Australia, Victoria Division
2006 Young Professional Engineer of the Year
Jon McNaught

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