WSP in Australia

Wildlife–vehicle collisions are a significant threat to biodiversity, a risk to human safety, and cause animal welfare concerns. With rapid advances in remote sensing, machine learning, artificial intelligence and automation, there is significant potential to leverage technology to reduce Australia’s animal road toll. Rodney van der Ree, Technical Executive – Ecology, shared his global expertise in wildlife-vehicle interactions at a symposium sponsored by Transport for NSW and presented by WSP, the Australasian Network for Ecology & Transportation, and the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ). Participants explored technology that aims to reduce the frequency and severity of collisions between humans and animals on the world’s roads and railways. In this article, Rodney and WSP ecologists Tahlia Townsend, Charlotte George and Bastian Steinrücken, discuss symposium insights: https://lnkd.in/ghXN35NW #Transport #Biodiversity #Fauna #Ecology #DigitalSolutions #WeAreWSP

Emily Martin is combining her passion for her career with other interests such as travelling, field work, helping people and lifelong learning. Having grown up in Ontario, Canada, Emily recently located to South Australia to join our Mining team as a Process Engineer. Describing her role, Emily says that she works on mine backfill projects. “𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 “𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦” 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴. “𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗&𝘐𝘋𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘣 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢, 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦-𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧! 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴.” When asked about career highlights, Emily mentions BHP Olympic Dam, her current detailed design project. “𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦! 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. “𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢, 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.” Click below to find out more about Emily and to check out some of the amazing places WSP Mining has taken her. 👇 #Mining #WomenInMining #WithWSPYouCan #WeAreWSP

Across the country, numerous programs are underway to remove level crossings, enhancing safety and efficiency in transport corridors for communities. In Queensland, where rapid population growth coincides with preparations for the 2032 Olympics, there is a heightened focus on designing transport infrastructure that meets the needs of communities both now and in the future. In this article, our rail experts, Yuyu Zhang, Kieran Cook, Jamie Green and Stephanie Malone discuss how removing level crossings in Queensland can create a safer, more efficient and resilient rail network: https://lnkd.in/g-eX9ezV #RailInfrastructure #TransportInfrastructure #Rail #SocialValue #Queensland #Brisbane2032 #WeAreWSP

Over the next five years, Australia is on track to see more than $14 billion per year of rail-related construction activity. One factor critical for success, is the project delivery framework. Our team has developed a framework, which utilises aspects of digital engineering, project management and systems engineering as the backbone to project delivery. WSP’s Senior Systems Engineer Thomas Wagner, who developed this Integrated Systems Delivery framework, and Associate Systems Engineer Curran Dhaliwal, sat down with us to discuss how it works: https://lnkd.in/ghpqttw8 #SystemEngineering #IntegratedSystemsDelivery #Rail #RailInfrastructure #DigitalEngineering #DigitalSolutions #ProjectDelivery #ProjectManagement #Innovation #WeAreWSP

An exciting milestone for the Causeway Pedestrian Bridges in Perth has been achieved, with the boomerang pylon installed during NAIDOC Week. The design of the boomerang pylon is inspired by the koylie, a curved hunting tool for birds and animals, symbolising young Whadjuk warriors. At 52.2 metres long and weighing 136 tonnes, there’s a good chance that it’s the world’s biggest boomerang! Michael Hromek, Technical Executive – Indigenous Design , says “It’s great to see how Aboriginal knowledge can anchor an early vision for a project from option study to construction.” WSP is providing design services for the project as part of an alliance with Main Roads, Civmec and Seymour Whyte. Last Tuesday, the alliance hosted a tour for Engineers Australia’s WA Division Committee. Thanks to all who attended to experience this amazing project firsthand! Watch the installation (courtesy of Main Roads Western Australia): https://lnkd.in/gzEvtSAy Find out more about our involvement: https://lnkd.in/gnAVdjcJ #IndigenousSpecialistServices #IndigenousDesign #Bridgews #ActiveTransport #TransportInfrastructure #ChangingHowWeMove #WeAreWSP

It’s time to make Net Zero happen. Join us in our upcoming webinar, 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦, on 31 July 2024 to find out digital tools can help us to reach Net Zero across critical infrastructure and the built environment. Johnathan Munkley, Digital Services Lead, WSP UK, will share global best practice examples and learnings on applying digital tools for decarbonisation on infrastructure projects; followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with industry experts. 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: - Hollie Hynes GAICD, General Manager - Sustainability and Environment, Laing O'Rourke - Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer - Green Building Council of Australia (facilitator) - Johnathan Munkley, Technical Director – Digital Services Lead, WSP in the UK - Neil Ganju, Digital Engineering Director - Bridges, Aviation & Roads, WSP in Australia - Johnathan Munkley, Technical Director – Digital Services Lead, WSP in the UK 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://lnkd.in/gsMtNT8P #DigitalSolutions #Digital #Innovation #Infrastructure #BuiltEnvironment #Decarbonisation #NetZero #HowToNetZero #Webinar #PanelDiscussion #WeAreWSP WSP

WSP provided a low-carbon solution for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre using modern methods of construction. The most distinctive feature is the use of “Bubbledeck” floor slabs, reducing the amount of concrete in the building structure by 30%. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gkhFFw3m #ModernMethodsofConstruction #MMC #Decarbonisation #NetZero #Healthcare #WeAreWSP

With the clock ticking down to the Paris Olympics, here's a peek at Ballymore National Rugby Training Centre, the first dedicated home for women’s rugby in Australia and home of women’s rectangular sport. The facility will play a significant role in sport and in the community – including the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games: https://lnkd.in/duk_Baax #Brisbane2032 #Olympics #Sports #BuiltEnvironment #WeAreWSP

In this interview with AusIMM, Paul Williams – WSP | Calibre’s Managing Director of Mining, delves into investing in a sustainable future. Paul outlines four challenges facing the industry and WSP | Calibre's commitment to a more sustainable future. He also explores the role of industry and government in addressing issues including the global energy transition, emphasising investment in critical minerals and essential workplace skills.  Click here for the full interview: https://lnkd.in/g_4bp77D #Mining #Sustainability #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #WeAreWSP

We're excited to announce a number of winning projects in the Australian Institute of Architects' Victorian Architecture Awards! With projects spanning the education, residential, arts and entertainment sectors, WSP provided a range of services to bring these projects to life. Congratulations to our teams, clients, and everyone else involved these projects. Click below to view the winning projects. #Engineering #ESD #Acoustics #AudioVisual #WasteManagement #BuildingServices #BuiltEnvironment #Awards #WeAreWSP