Gilbert + Sutherland

Gilbert & Sutherland is very pleased to welcome Richard Savage, Principal Water and Wastewater Engineer, who will lead a water and wastewater team to expand Gilbert & Sutherland’s public and private sector infrastructure involvement. Richard joins us from WorleyParsons as a respected and prominent industry leader. His key focus areas include all aspects of water supply and wastewater engineering, infrastructure charges, asset management planning and expert evidence. Richard is well known for his innovative contribution to key policy areas for governments at all levels. Richard’s experience in Australia and abroad makes him a significant addition to the G&S team.

Principal Water Resource Engineer and Environmental Scientist Owen Droop will head Gilbert & Sutherland’s hydraulic and hydrology section from August 1, 2010. Owen replaces Neil Collins, who has accepted a role with BMT WBM after ably developing and enhancing our flooding and hydraulic assessment capabilities over two whirlwind years.

Based in our Brisbane Office, Owen has recently completed lengthy secondments within the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Queensland Water Commission where he was responsible for large-scale water resource modelling, impact assessment and supply planning.

The National Stormwater Industry Association’s 2008 Award for Excellence in Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse has been won by Gilbert & Sutherland and Humes Water Solutions for the Riverstone Crossing project.

Designed for Stockland Development, the innovative scheme employed Humes’ ‘RainVault’ technology and careful conceptual and detailed design to capture and reuse some 21ML of stormwater annually for landscape irrigation whilst meeting treatment objectives.