The 2020 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards finalists represent outstanding achievement in engineering and the invaluable contribution engineering makes to the economy, community and the environment.
Innovative engineering projects from across Australia form this year’s list of finalists, with winners of the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards and the Professional Engineer & Young Professional Engineer of the Year Award to be announced at a series of virtual award presentations taking place this September.
To view the list of this years Professional Engineer & Young Professional Engineer, please visit the Engineer of the Year finalist announcement.
Congratulations to the 2020 Australian Engineering Excellence Award finalists:
25 King (Queensland)
Aurecon
271 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria (Victoria)
Arup
3D Concrete Printing Facility for Research in Construction Automation (Victoria)
Swinburne University of Technology
600VA Single to Three Phase Converter (Sydney)
Tortech Pty Ltd, EME (AUST) Pty Ltd
Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project (Western Australia)
EDL, Gold Fields
Albion Park Rail Bypass – Detailed Design (Sydney)
SMEC Australia, Fulton Hogan
Alice Springs Airport Runway Reconstruction Project (Northern)
Alice Springs Airport Pty Ltd, Downer EDI Works, Aileron Edge, Civiltech Solutions
AutoHaul (Western Australia)
RioTinto
Awaba Waste Management Facility Expansion (Newcastle)
Lake Macquarie City, GHD, Daracon
Balticconnector Offshore Pipeline (Western Australia)
Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd
Bankwest Stadium (Sydney)
Aurecon
Barangaroo Stage 1B Remediation by Ventia (Sydney)
Ventia
Brisbane International Cruise Terminal Wharf Project – Mooring Dolphin Design Change (Queensland)
Port of Brisbane, Brady Marine & Civil, Madsen Giersing
Bruce Highway Link Flood Study (Queensland)
Department of Transport and Main Roads, AECOM, Hydrology and Risk Consulting (HARC), NineSquared
Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre (Victoria)
Spencer Group Engineering Pty Ltd, Frasers Property Australia
Cairns Shipping Development Project (Queensland)
Ports North
Canberra Light Rail (Canberra)
Canberra Metro, ACT Government
Carrapateena Copper Mine Project (South Australia)
Ausenco
Caterpillar MineStar Command for Underground (Tasmania)
Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty Ltd
Cedar Grove Environmental Centre (Queensland)
Logan Water, Economic Development Queensland, Downer, Cardno, WSP
Cobbold Gorge Glass Bridge (Queensland)
Trinity Engineering and Consulting Pty Ltd, CMG Consulting Engineers, Alchemy All Metal Fabrications, James Hyde Glass Innovations
Darlington Upgrade Project – Bridge Construction Innovation (South Australia)
Gateway South
Daydream Island Resort Refurbishment and Upgrade (Queensland)
GHD Pty Ltd
Department of Health Asset Condition Assessment and Total Asset Management Plans preparation (Northern)
Aurecon
Deployment of AI vision system Toolbox Spotter prevents worksite accidents in heavy industries (Sydney)
Laing O’Rourke, Presien
Development of advanced sensing technology and Machine Learning for in-situ condition assessment of timber utility poles in Australia (Sydney)
University of Technology Sydney, Ausgrid, Australian Research Council
Development of Censo’s cloud based engineering and project management platform (Tasmania)
C5 Pro-Solutions Pty Ltd, Censo Pty Ltd
Earthsafe Solar Septic – An Innovative Wastewater Treatment System Designed and Manufactured in Newcastle NSW (Newcastle)
Earthsafe Australia Pty Ltd
Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension Project (Sydney)
Advisian Pty Ltd and Transport for NSW (Maritime Infrastructure Delivery Office)
EZONE – University of Western Australia (Western Australia)
Pritchard Francis Consulting Pty Ltd, University of Western Australia
Fast pre-transfusion blood testing with laser technology (Victoria)
Monash University
Gillies Hall, Monash University (Victoria)
AECOM
GPO Exchange – Adelaide’s Smartest Commercial Office Building (South Australia)
Meld Strategies
Granville Harbour Wind Farm (Tasmania)
Ekistica, John Laing Group, Lucas Total Contract Solutions, Menard Oceania, Palisade Investment Partners, Royce Smith, Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec , Vestas
Green Square – Enabling Urban Renewal Through Effective Flood Risk Management and Stormwater Harvesting (Climate Change) (Sydney)
City of Sydney, Sydney Water
Groundwater Replenishment Scheme Stage 2 Expansion (Western Australia)
Water Corporation of Western Australia
Guide to Historical Steel Reinforcement in Australia (Sydney)
Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia
Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade Project (Queensland)
AHJV (Arup HDR Joint Venture), Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), The Infrastructure Group (TIG), a joint venture between Bielby, BMD Constructions, JF Hull and Albem Pty Ltd
Horizon Power Standalone Power Systems Project (Western Australia)
Horizon Power
Hornsdale Power Reserve (South Australia)
Aurecon
HOTA Green Bridge (Queensland)
Georgiou Group and Brady Marine & Civil Joint Venture (GBJV), City of Gold Coast
Hydro Harvester – Atmospheric water generation for drinking water and green hydrogen production (Newcastle)
The University of Newcastle
HyP SA Hydrogen Production and Injection Facility (South Australia)
GPA Engineering, Valmec Limited, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, AGIG
Hyperparallel OCT (HP-OCT™) for Ophthalmology and Optometry (Victoria)
Cylite Pty Ltd, Cobalt Design
Ian Potter Southbank Centre (Victoria)
Marshall Day Acoustics
Ichthys LNG (Northern)
INPEX
Innovative Floating Tunnel Inspection Service (Sydney)
Abyss Solutions
Intelligent Switchgear with Synchrophasor Technology for the Future Distribution Grid (Queensland)
NOJA Power Switchgear Pty. Ltd.
iSOL8 – A Digital Lock Out Tag Tag Out isolation Safety System (Western Australia)
iSOL8 Pty Ltd, Nuclyus Ltd
James Cook University Central Plaza (Queensland)
Meinhardt Group, James Cook University, Cox Architecture
Joan Sutherland Theatre Accessibility Upgrade Works (Sydney)
Arup
Kalbarri Skywalk Structures, Kalbarri National Park (Western Australia)
Terpkos Engineering, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Eastman Poletti Sherwood Architects, Bocol Constructions
Ken Rosewall Arena Redevelopment (Sydney)
Arup
Little Horse and Big Horse Bridges (Northern)
Jacobs, Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Allan King and Sons
Luggage Point Sewage Treatment Plant Final Settling Tanks Distribution Channels Settlement Mitigation Project (Queensland)
Urban Utilities
M113AS4 Optionally Crewed Combat Vehicle Capability Demonstration (Victoria)
BAE Systems, Robotics and Autonomous Systems Implementation Office, Future Land Warfare Branch, Australian Army HQ
MAKDEKS (Sydney)
MAKDEKS
Margaret River Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Upgrade (Western Australia)
WATER CORPORATION, GUIDERA O’CCONOR PTY LTD
Mechanical Services for Osborne Naval Shipbuilding Project (Surface Ships) (ONSP)(SS) (South Australia)
O’Connors
Metro Tunnel -Rail Infrastructure Alliance (Victoria)
Rail Infrastructure Alliance
Mortlake Flexible Wet Compression Project (Victoria)
Origin
Mortlake Generator Replacement (Newcastle)
Origin Energy, Siemens Energy
Mt Pleasant No 1 Reservior Refurbishment (Queensland)
GHD Pty Ltd
Nearmap AI: Mapping the evolution of cities at scale (Sydney)
Nearmap
Networks Renewed – Collombatti Virtual Power Plant Voltage Support Services Trial (Newcastle)
Essential Energy, Institute for Sustainable Futures University of Technology Sydney, Reposit Power, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), AusNet Services
New England Highway bypass of Scone (Newcastle)
GHD, Transport for NSW, Daracon Group
New Parallel Runway Project – Airfield Works Contract (Queensland)
SkyWay Joint Venture, CPB Contractors Pty Ltd, BMD Constructions Pty Ltd, Brisbane Airport Corporation
New ZIP Water assembly transfer line (Sydney)
Zip Water, Manufacturing And Design Solutions, Software Systems, Pharmatech Systems
Newcastle Light Rail (Newcastle)
WSP, Aurecon
Newport Navigation Lock (Queensland)
Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd, Stockland Development Pty Ltd
Nexus (Western Australia)
Vanguard Technologies
Nickel Effluent Storage Tanks (Western Australia)
Concept Environmental Services, BHP Nickel West
Nordiko Methyl Bromide Scrubber (Sydney)
Nordiko Quarantine Systems
Oaklands Rail Grade Separation (South Australia)
Public Transport Projects Alliance
Optimal Scheduling of Urban Bulk Water Systems Under Uncertainty (Newcastle)
University of Newcastle, WaterNSW
Panther Series II Low Loader Range (Western Australia)
Piacentini&Son
Perth Children’s Hospital (Western Australia)
Aurecon
Phoenix Central Park (Sydney)
Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
Port of Burnie Post-Panamax Container Crane Demolition (Tasmania)
Tasmanian Ports Corporation, BridgePro Engineering
Power Station Flexibility – Automation Project (Newcastle)
Origin Energy
Professionalising Fire Safety Engineering (Sydney)
The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, Arup, Victorian Building Authority, University of Queensland, Fire & Rescue NSW
Project Gilghi (Newcastle)
Aurecon, Ampcontrol
Queensland Country Bank Stadium (Queensland)
Arup, Cox Architecture, Watpac, Counterpoint Architecture
RAAF Base Tindal PFAS Water Treatment (Northern)
ECT2
Richmond Terminal Station Redevelopment (Victoria)
Beca, AusNet Services
Seqwater Prefeasibility Investigation of Hydro Potential (Queensland)
SMEC Australia, Seqwater
Sixty Martin Place (Sydney)
enstruct, Norman Disney & Young
Smart Inspection and Condition Assessment of Sewer Pump Stations and Access Chambers using Point Cloud – 4 Years Case Study (Western Australia)
Water Corporation
SMART@UNSW MICROfactorie (Sydney)
UNSW Sydney
Solar and Battery Beam Pump (South Australia)
Santos Ltd
Southern Program Alliance – Initial Works Package (Victoria)
Alliance consisting of Lendlease, Acciona Coleman Rail, WSP, Metro Trains Melbourne and Level Crossing Removal Project
Space Situational Awareness Telescope (SST) Facilities (Western Australia)
Sitzler Pty Ltd
SPORE Process for Treatment of Toxic Mineral Processing Waste (Western Australia)
Environmental Engineers International
SSR-Omni for Monitoring Open-Pit Mine Slopes, Walls and Tailings Dams (Queensland)
GroundProbe
St Leo’s College Wahroonga – Mary MacKillop Centre (Sydney)
Avium Pty Ltd
Super-efficient CO2 Refrigeration Integrated with Phase Change Energy Storage (South Australia)
University of South Australia, Glaciem Cooling Technologies
Surf Lakes 5 Waves Technology (Queensland)
Engenuity Solutions, Aspec Engineering
Sydney Metro City & Southwest – Tunnelling and Excavation (Sydney)
John Holland CPB Ghella
Sydney Metro Northwest – Operations, Trains and Systems Contract (Sydney)
Northwest Rapid Transit, John Holland Group, CPB Contractors, UGL Limited, MTR Corporation
Sydney Metro Northwest Stations (Sydney)
Mott MacDonald, SMEC, KBR
SYTECH Advanced Range Extender Engine (Sydney)
ASF Technologies Australia
TasWater – 24 Glasses (Tasmania)
TasWater
Team UOW – Desert Rose House (Sydney)
University of Wollongong, TAFE NSW
The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project (Victoria)
The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Alliance
The Cracker Jack (Canberra)
Icon Water
The InQuik Bridge System (Canberra)
SMEC, InQuik
The Midtown Centre (Queensland)
Inertia Engineering
The Newcastle Light Rail Project (Newcastle)
Downer
The University of Melbourne Western Edge Biosciences (WEBS), Stage 1 (Victoria)
Aurecon Australia
The Woodside Building for Technology and Design (Victoria)
Aurecon
Tone Bridge Replacement (Western Australia)
WSP, Main Roads WA, Fulton Hogan
Toomelah/Boggabilla Bi-directional Pipeline (Newcastle)
GHD, Moree Plains Shire Council
Toowoomba Railway Goods Shed Project (Queensland)
Toowoomba Regional Council, Kehoe Myers
Townsville CBD Utilities Upgrade (Queensland)
BMD Constructions
Train Loadout Automation – Peak Downs Mine (Queensland)
BHP
Transitioning from 2D drawings to 3D auto-generated digital models for certified design (Newcastle)
Essential Energy, Powerlines Pro
TRAVIS (Victoria)
Beca Limited, Department of Transport (Victoria)
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – Essential Services Network Telemetry Project Design (Northern)
Cell Engineering, Parks Australia, Power and Water Corporation
UTAS Stadium – Field of Play Reconstruction (Tasmania)
Hazell Bros
UTS Central (Sydney)
AECOM, UTS, fjmt, Richard Crookes Constructions
Victorian Digital Asset Strategy (Victoria)
Office of Projects Victoria
WarpSPEE3D 3D Metal Printer (Northern)
SPEE3D
World first multifunctional solar chimney (Victoria)
RMIT University, Kingston City Council, Hede Architects
Wynyard Place – Shell House (Sydney)
Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
Yagan Square (Western Australia)
Aurecon
Yandhai Nepean Crossing (Sydney)
Transport for NSW, BG&E and Seymour Whyte Constructions
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