Career

IPWEA will soon widen its Asset Management Pathway to incorporate a comprehensive set of guidance materials and a training program in asset tracking and...

In March 2020, the way the world went about working changed radically. Two local government engineering leaders from different parts of the globe share...

As NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons became a nationally recognised figure during the devastating 2019-20 bushfire season. Now, as the inaugural head...

Early in my career, I was encouraged to undertake an Executive MBA by my then-manager. The qualification was already in my sights, but his gentle...

Dean Gaedtke has always been drawn to solving problems. “I’m a mechanic by trade,” says Komatsu’s Executive General Manager for Construction. “One of the things I loved about...

Pieter Wiekeraad’s civil management career has been shaped by the urban planning and economic development projects he has worked on in places as varied as Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and Asia.   “I’ve seen governments that were strict in how they dealt with their...

Matt Pinnegar had only lived in Canberra for six weeks when he found himself caught up in the ACT’s COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak. Like...

Those of us involved in public works have known for quite some time that our sector is at risk of running out of skilled professionals, particularly asset managers.  In 2018, Local...

I am not a good swimmer. I learnt to swim as a child and completed the 100m badge, which essentially meant that I would...

Shauna Klaas was a week into a new role as Asset Data Officer at Queensland utility Unitywater when a LinkedIn post advertising the LOGiT...