2021 Engineering Associate of the Year Finalist

VICTORIA

Robert Ladd

AFIEAust CEngA EngExec IntETn(Aus)

Robert has a career that spans 20 years in the infrastructure delivery, with a mosaic of experience including both public sector and private practice, throughout the east coast of Australia.

In addition, he is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and completed the Company Directors Course in February 2019.

Robert is a current VPS manager and former rural local government municipal engineer and department head. He has a profound understanding of the delivery and management of public infrastructure.

Robert is an experienced land and built environment manager, with emergency management experience in planning response operations.

Robert is a dynamic leader with a flair for leadership, strategy, innovation in the provision and management of decision-based service delivery. He has a strong social ethos and commitment to not only technical excellence, but community sustainability and resilience.

His leadership is defined by a single belief that “That while some fight for the honour roll, others fight just to drink at the waterhole”. This cultural belief has always kept him level-headed, engaged and committed to public works delivery.