Victoria

GHD has been operating in Victoria for more than 80 years. We provide a comprehensive range of consulting services across the markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Having undertaken a number of landmark projects such as the MCG Lights, the Victorian Desalination Plant and Deer Park Bypass, GHD continues to have a strong presence in Victoria.

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We employ more than 700 architects, planners, scientists, drafters, project managers, economists, engineers and supporting staff. Our people are experienced in forming integrated teams for large, complex projects.

We operate from our central Melbourne offices and four regional offices located in Geelong, Mildura, Morwell and Wodonga. We pride ourselves on being able to provide the strength of GHD’s global knowledge and resources to meet client needs at the local level. Our people live and work in the areas in which we operate and bring in-depth knowledge and insight of local industry challenges and opportunities.

We focus on building positive relationships with our clients and partnering for the long term. We also maintain a high reputation within the consulting industry for the consistent quality of our work. This is validated by the number of long-term relationships developed with numerous clients.

Clients value the depth of our knowledge and experience, focus on delivering sustainable and value-adding solutions, and ability to tailor service and resource offerings to meet their needs.

For further information please contact us on 61 3 8687 8000.

Architecture	Asset Management	Building Hydraulics	Bridges
Contaminated Land	Dams	Desalination	Geotechnical
HVAC	Hydrocarbons Processing	Hydrocarbons Transportaion	Industrial Water & Waste
Intelligent Transport Solutions	Interior Design	Landscape Arcitecture	Mining Engineering
Oil & Gas	Pavement Engineering	Plant Engineering	Power Delivery
Power Generation	Property & Buildings	Railways	Risk Management
Renewable Energy	Roads Systems	Roads & Highways	Structures
Tailings	Urbanism	Waste Management	Wastewater Treatment
Water Efficiency	Water Quality & Treatment	Water Sciences	Water
Waterways & Coastal

Victorian Desalination Plant

GHD has been engaged to provide a wide range of engineering, planning and environmental advice to the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment for the proposed AUD$3.1 billion Victorian Desalination Plant.

The project includes a desalination plant near Wonthaggi, transfer pipeline to Melbourne, marine tunnels for the extraction of seawater and return of concentrate to the ocean, and a power supply for the plant.

Sugarloaf Pipeline

A visual impact assessment was undertaken for the proposed extension of the Epping Craigieburn Sewer in Victoria, Australia.

Photomontage images and cross-sections were modelled in three-dimensions to indicate shaft sites before being aligned with existing photography using geographic information systems technology and presented for community consultation.

Development of an Alternative Water Atlas

Client: Smart Water Fund, representing Melbourne Water, City West Water, Yarra Valley Water, South East Water and the Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne is a rapidly growing urban centre that has experienced the risks and changes associated with climate variability, as an extended drought saw water supply dam levels fall to approximately 25% capacity during 2009.

Since 2009, issues surrounding both current and future water supplies and costs have become increasingly present in politics and the media.

Dean McIntyre

Dean is the State Manager for GHD in Victoria. The Victorian operations employs over 700 people in the sectors of water, environment, transport, energy and resources and property and buildings.

Dean has over 20 years’ experience in the water sector, in particular managing multidisciplinary infrastructure and environmental teams for a broad range of projects involving due diligence, feasibility studies, planning, design and documentation and implementation.

Positon: Manager, Victoria
Tel: +61 3 8687 8000

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Dr Robbert van Oorschot

Robbert is the Business Group Manager for our Victorian water business, which includes water resources planning; water and wastewater treatment; transfer and collection systems and recycled water.

Robbert has over 25 years experience in the water industry, particularly in the areas of wastewater treatment, BNR, sludge handling and management, odour control and water recycling.

He has written and presented more than 50 papers in the fields described above.

Position: Business Group Manager, Water
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Jim Giannopoulos

Jim is GHD's Victorian Business Group Manager for environment.

The environment business group provides services in environmental management; planning; natural resource management; contamination assessment and remediation; air and noise assessments; waterways and stormwater; stakeholder solutions; international development assistance and a regional Victorian environment practise.

Jim’s background is in water, environment and project management and he has worked in and held senior leadership positions in GHD offices in Australia, Asia and the USA.

Position: Business Group Manager, Environment
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Geoff Walker

Geoff is GHD’s Victorian Business Group Manager for transport. The transport group provides solutions for roads, bridges, rail, traffic and transportation, urban development and marine projects.

Geoff has 28 year's experience in structural design, asset management, contracts management, project management and management of multi-disciplined workforces. This experience has been gained in the gas, maritime, water, local government and public transport industries.

Position: Business Group Manager, Transport
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Steve Sim

Steve leads GHD's Victorian energy and resources business group.

With a gamut of services, such as mining, plant and process, risk management, dams, tunnelling and spatial science our energy and resources group has recently evolved to include thermal and renewable energy.

Steve is a civil engineer with a broad range of industry experience in a variety of disciplines, including water and wastewater engineering, asset management, road design, project management and structural design.

Position: Business Group Manager, Energy and Resources
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Grellan Symes

Grellan is GHD’s Victorian Business Group Manager for property and buildings.

The property and buildings group provides services in architecture, building services, project management, structural engineering and urban living.

Having worked for both private and public clients to deliver complex projects in difficult and challenging environments, Grellan has a wealth of international and local experience within the residential, education, leisure, industrial, heritage and arts sectors.

Position: Business Group Manager, Property and Buildings
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Awards

The awards and recognition received by our leading teams is testament to the quality and thought leadership displayed across our business.

Our teams have been recognised in the following ways:

2011

Australian Institute of Project Manager - AIPM
State Category Winner : Regional Development
Victorian Bushfire Relief Project
Engineers Australia Award for Ecellence
Young Professional Engineer of the Year, Gavin Chater
Infrastructure - Projects up to $20 million
Werribee River Sewer Aqueduct
High Commendation- Infrastructure - Projects over $20 million
Sandgate Avenue Flood Mitigation
High Commendation- Infrastructure - Projects over $75 million\
Tarago Water Treatment Plant
The Railway Technical Society of Australasia
Young Engineer of the Year, William Street

2010

Consult Australia 2010 Excellence Awards
Silver Award
Nyrstar Goundwater Interception System
Sugarloaf Pipeline Alliance
Certificate of Recognition
Victorian Desalination Project
Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Victorian Earth Awards
Category 3: Werribee Water Aqueduct Replacement
Category 5: Sugarloaf Pipeline Alliance
Australian Institute of Project Manager - AIPM
State Category Winner : Regional Development
National High Commendation State Winner
Geelong Performing Arts Centre Playhouse Theatre
WorkSafe Victoria Awards
Best OHS Management System
Australian Water Association Awards Vic Division
Young Water Engineer of the Year, Claire Dixon
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Australia & New Zealand Awards
ITE Emerging Transport Professional Award, Shaun Smedley

2009

ACEA Certificate of Recognition
Kalkallo Integrated Water Management
Evaluating the effects of Climate Change on River Red Gum Communities
ACEA Excellence Award
Three Delta towns water supply & sanitation project
Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards
3D Laser Scanning for Masonry Arch Bridges
Engineers Australia Award for Excellence
GHD Innovation Program: Acting on Great Ideas
Three Delta Towns water supply & sanitation project

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