2022/23 Edition

Annual Report

BG&E's Annual Report celebrates our legacy and our future

- by sharing stories about our people and clients - and the

ingenuity, creativity and humanity

 that fuels our ideas.

BG&E proudly acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodian of the land on which we operate and the sites where our projects are planned, designed, and delivered.

We honour their ownership of 65,000 years and their continuing connection to culture, community, land, sea, and sky, and we pay our respect to them and their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Strategy and Leadership

Business Highlights

100%
Employee Owned
53 Years
Experience
15 Offices
Global Reach
1,033
Headcount
1,174
FY23 Clients
Implemented Sustainability in Design Framework to Assist Clients in Achieving their Net Zero Goals by Decreasing their Embodied, Operational, and Whole-Life Carbon Emissions.
Played a Key Role in Enabling the World’s Largest Adaptive Reuse Project - providing Structural and Construction Engineering, Materials Testing, and Structural Monitoring Services.
Shared our Revised Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and Continued to Support Positive and Productive Relationships with First Nations People.
Advanced Research on Concrete’s Role in Reducing Embodied Carbon Emissions.
Expanded Expertise and Services in the Rail Sector by Securing More Project Wins.
Increased Market Share and Footprint in the Infrastructure Sector.
Broadened Expertise in Geotechnical, Timber, Water, and Digital Engineering Capabilities.
Business Delivered 1,174,193 Man-Hours in the 2023 Financial Year
Continued to Support Communities After Extreme Weather Events by Servicing Emergency Disaster Reconstruction Projects
Non-Executive Chairperson's Message
It has been a year of substantial progress as we transform BG&E into a sustainable and resilient international company while continuing to grow in new markets and emerging disciplines.
Peter Watson
Managing Director's Message
We are all so proud of BG&E’s achievements over the last year leveraging off our strong foundation to assist our clients to deliver extraordinary built environments for the community.
Frank Cerra
Meet Our Board
Meet Executive Leadership Team

Progress on
Our Strategy

Over the past year, we have continued to develop and improve our business support systems to assist our technical teams continued focus on delivering great engineering and achieving our client’s objectives.
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Environmental, Social & Governance

ESG Operations

Environmental

As the world moves to decarbonise to limit dangerous climate change, we recognise the important part we play in designing low carbon structures and assets.
Explore Innovations

Social

BG&E is committed to developing and nurturing a workforce that is inclusive and fair, and respects the diversity of our employees, clients and the communities we serve.
Our Initiatives

Governance

BG&E implements robust governance practices to ensure ethical decision-making, accountability, and transparency in all aspects of our operations.
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"I am pleased to see the progress we have made as a committee to increase awareness and commitment within BG&E as a business over the past 12 months."

Gaye McMath
ESG Chairperson
In 2023, BG&E relaunched our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) which has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

Our Commitment

This represents a big step forward for BG&E in its commitment to Reconciliation.

Social Responsibility

The RAP will guide BG&E on its path to fostering authentic, meaningful, and measurable activities to produce social changes and to demonstrate to Clients and Contractors how the company pursues business with First Nation People.
Our Initiatives
Expert Insight

Thought Leadership

Pioneering a Greener Future through Innovative Materials

4
min read
Materials

Mass Timber: Revolutionising the Contruction Industry

4
min read
Construction

Emergency Disaster Recovery & Water

7
min read
Civil

Transforming Tall Structures through Adaptive Reuse for a Sustainable Future

3
min read
Structures

Heritage Buildings: Problem Solving in Highly Constrained Environments

3
min read
Structures
Our Locations

Geographic Updates

Auckland & Christchurch
New Zealand
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Townsville
Queensland
London
UK & Europe
Melbourne
Victoria
Perth
Western Australia
Singapore
South East Asia
Sydney & Newcastle
New South Wales
Abu Dhabi
Middle East
Auckland & Christchurch
New Zealand
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Townsville
‍Queensland
Dubai
‍Middle East
London
‍UK & Europe
Melbourne
‍Victoria
Perth
‍Western Australia
Singapore
South East Asia
Sydney & Newcastle
‍New South Wales
Bridges
Buildings
Civil
Construction Engineering
Facades
Materials
Rail
Water

Sydney Gateway

Sydney, New South Wales

Tonkin Gap

Perth, Western Australia
‍‍Image is courtesy of Main Roads WA

Chevron Tower

Perth, Western Australia

Fortitude Valley

Spanning bridge girders supporting the classroom level over two basketball courts

Brisbane, Queensland

The Residences,
Dorchester Collection

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport

Station Boxes and Tunneling

Sydney, New South Wales
Images courtesy of Sydney Metro.

Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport

Station Boxes and Tunneling

Sydney, New South Wales
Images courtesy of Sydney Metro.

M1 Pacific Motorway Extension to Raymond Terrace — Black Hill to Tomago Project

New South Wales
(Concept design only - provided as a part of tender)

SBC Gymnastics

Melbourne, Victoria

308 Exhibition St

Melbourne, Victoria

Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport

Station Boxes and Tunneling

Sydney, New South Wales
Images courtesy of Sydney Metro.

130 Lonsdale

Melbourne, Victoria
‍Image is courtesy of Riverlee.

West Side Place

Melbourne, Victoria
‍Image is courtesy of Riverlee

Seafarers Development

Melbourne, Victoria
‍Image is courtesy of Riverlee.

Quay Quarter Tower

Roof top inspection view facing east.

Sydney, New South Wales

Mount Piper Power Station

On-site Schmidt hammer testing carried out on water tank.

Blackmans Flat, New South Wales

Catherine Hill Bay Wharf

Structural & Materials engineering condition assessment.

Lake Macquarie, New South Wales

Sydney Gateway

Stage 1 - SB22 graded weathered steel from pier 5.

Sydney, New South Wales

MTM North East Link Project (NELP) Project

Melbourne, Victoria

Narwonah Material Distribution Centre for Inland Rail

Dubbo, New South Wales

Goobang Junction

Parkes, New South Wales

St-Mary’s Train Containers

Sydney, New South Wales

New Fitzroy River Bridge

Kimberly, Western Australia

New Fitzroy River Bridge

Kimberly, Western Australia

New Fitzroy River Bridge

Kimberly, Western Australia

New Fitzroy River Bridge

Kimberly, Western Australia

Celebrating Technical Excellence

Latest Awards

As we partner with clients and stakeholders, our award-winning approach to development and execution sets us apart in the industry.
Armadale Road to North Lake Road Bridge Project
2022 Civil Contractors Federation Western Australia (CCF WA) - Earth Awards
  • Best Civil Engineering Works Over $150 million 🏆 Winner
2022 Master Builders - Bankwest Excellence in Construction Awards
  • Best Civil Engineering Works Over $100 million 🏆 Winner
BHP Low-Level Bridge Replacement Project
2022 Austroads Bridge Conference
  • Excellence in Asset Management & Maintenance 🎖️ Finalist
BG&E
Client Choice Awards 2023
  • Most Innovative Built & Natural Environment Consulting Firm 🎖️ Finalist
  • Best Provider to Construction & Infrastructure 🎖️ Finalist
Captain Cook Highway - Smithfield Bypass
2022 Civil Contractors Federation QLD Earth Award
  • Project Value $75-$150 million 🏆 Winner
Hay Street Bridge Vertical Clearance Improvement Project
2022 Austroads Bridge Conference
  • Excellence in Sustainability 🏆 Winner
  • Best Structure - 35 metres or under 🏆 Winner
Mandurah Bridge Project
2022 Austroads Bridge Conference
  • Excellence in Innovation 🎖️ Finalist
  • Best Structure - 35 metres or over 🏆 Winner
Quay Quarter Tower
2023 MIPIM Awards
  • Most Innovative Built & Natural Environment Consulting Firm 🏆 Winner
2022 Urban Taskforce Australia Awards
  • Development of the Year Award 🏆 Winner
2022 World Architecture Festival (WAF)
  • Building of the Year 🏆 Winner
SAAR Interchange
The Institution of Structural Engineers
  • Husband Prize - for papers of merit related to bridges 🏆 Winner
    ‍
    Francesco Presta, Joe Turner and Kashif Rasheed for “An incrementally launched ramp for the SAAR Interchange in Bahrain”.
Sydney Metro City and Southwest Tunnel and Station Excavation Works
2022 Australian Construction Achievement Award
  • Australian Construction Achievement Award 🏆 Winner
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