GHD appoints Adrian Piani as new Market Leader - Australian Federal Government

GHD is pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Piani as Market Leader - Federal Government. In this role, Adrian will curate GHD’s Australian Federal Government offering on a national scale in collaboration with our Advisory, Digital and regional teams, as well as clients and delivery partners across all market sectors.

"Adrian is a highly respected engineer and consultant, both here in the ACT and nationally. I'm excited to have such an outstanding leader join our successful and growing team," says Lucy Hovanec, General Manager – ACT, Southern New South Wales and PNG, GHD.

"As we evolve our business in response to today's rapidly changing market, it's terrific to have Adrian take a leading role in guiding our service offering to all of our valued clients."

Adrian has 25 years of experience working in the public and private sectors as an executive manager. He has led multi-disciplinary teams in the professional services engineering and environmental consulting sectors to deliver high-quality projects locally and nationally. In his most recent role as the ACT Chief Engineer, Adrian advised the ACT Government on strategic infrastructure decision-making and stewarded the delivery of key ACT infrastructure initiatives. 

His latest achievements include developing and gaining cabinet approval for the ACT Government Engineering Workforce Plan, leading the new Electrification of Government Gas Assets program and providing executive leadership on three of the ACT Government's largest projects: Canberra Hospital Expansion, CIT Woden Development and Canberra Theatre Redevelopment. 

In line with GHD's focus on sustainability as a guiding force in infrastructure, Adrian has also done key work in the field, advising the Australian Government on its multibillion-dollar 'Water for the Future' program and leading the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Resilience Task Group.

"We are at a critical time in the development of sustainable solutions for Australia and the world," Adrian says. "We need to keep investing in our infrastructure to provide our communities access to the services they require. I am thrilled to be working with our clients and harnessing the amazing expertise of GHD to create sustainable solutions for generations to come."

About GHD

GHD is a leading professional services company operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Committed to a vision to make water, energy, and communities sustainable for generations to come, GHD delivers advisory, digital, engineering, architecture, environmental and construction solutions to public and private sector clients. Established in 1928 and privately owned by its people, GHD’s network of 12,000+ professionals is connected across 160 offices located on five continents.