Water4Good

Water4Good is an engineering and specialist services partner with exceptional breadth and depth in resourcing and technical capability along with international subject matter experts at the forefront of water industry innovation.

About Water4Good

Formed in 2019 for Melbourne Water’s Engineering Services Panel, Water4Good combines the strengths and specialist capabilities in engineering, environment and sustainability, geotechnical services, survey, modelling, planning and stakeholder engagement of 10 partners into a single partner. 

In partnership with Melbourne Water, we are collaborating to: 

Create better social and sustainability outcomes reflecting quadruple bottom line design drivers

Implement the digital (fourth) revolution with you to utilise new technologies and smart data in a practical way

Bring the best people to every job with an unrivalled talent pool of market leading engineering and specialist service expertise

Harness the power of our collective businesses as a force for good, delivering on our shared social procurement objectives.

A positive legacy

We are focused on using our skills and resources for good; to deliver better outcomes for our industry, our community and the environment, creating a positive legacy. A percentage of Water4Good profits are directed to a collaboratively managed fund – the 4GoodFund – to support social and sustainable initiatives that make a real difference.

Partners

Our engineering capability is complemented by our exclusive specialist partners in environment and sustainability, geotechnical services, survey, modelling, planning and stakeholder engagement. Our exceptional talent pool includes:  

Multi-disciplinary engineering
and project management

Multi-disciplinary engineering
and project management

Multi-disciplinary engineering
and project management

Globally leading process
design

Ecology, cultural heritage

Stakeholder engagement and environment

Network modelling

Livability and urban design

Specialist geotechnical services

Survey and 3D spatial solutions

Flooding, waterways and water resources

Key Contacts

Darragh O’Donovan

Panel Manager

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All things Water4Good. Capability, resourcing, current projects, future opportunities, escalation of issues.

David Kirby

Partnership Management Team and Project Director

Anything, Dams to Outfalls, Waterways to Coasts.

  

Russell Reichstein

Deputy Panel Manager

Civil infrastructure.

Amy Gason

4GoodFund / Environment & Approvals Lead

Planning and approvals, stakeholder engagement, environmental compliance, EPA permissions, and statutory approvals.

James Currie

Management support

Access to international Subject Matter Experts.

Paul Jackson

Project Director

Capital program management, project delivery systems and processes, and design and construction.

Annie Harwood

Environmental planner / Approvals specialist 

Approval due diligence, strategy development, and statutory application preparation.

Cam Howie

Management Member / Investment Advisory & Agency Specialist

Option evaluation, strategic frameworks, specialist engagement, risk management, and internal business cases.

Fin Robertson 

Sustainability Lead

All things built sustainability, including, climate risk, materials and greenhouse gas modelling.

Trish Grant

Principal Environmental Scientist

Water Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Ecological Values, Catchment Management, Groundwater.

Jared McGuiness

Ecology Lead / Associate Botanist

Ecology, native vegetation, flora and fauna assessments, weed/pest animal management plans.

Lexie Vaughn

Heritage Lead

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, Historical Heritage, CHMPs, Due Diligence, compliance with the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

Leigh Smith

Principal Environmental Scientist

Geomorphology, natural asset management, cultural water planning, risk assessment, and geospatial technology.

Nick Herath

Technical Director – Geospatial

Surveying and Geospatial.

Luke McLean

Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modelling Specialist / Flood Modelling

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Flood Modelling, Catchment hydrology, water quality, flood risk assessment, flood impact assessment, climate change.

Ben Tate

Senior Principal Engineer

Flood mapping, mitigation and planning, coastal inundation and coastal erosion.

Celine Marchenay

Senior Principal Engineer

Stormwater management, Water Sensitive Urban Design, Integrated Water Management, Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building.

Michael Buckley

Principal Civil Engineer 

Flood Risk, Drainage.

Zaki Matar

Principal Water Resources Engineer

Flood studies and modelling, Wetlands, Waterways, Retarding basins, Climate change resilience .

Charlie Allen

Liveability & Urban Design Director 

Landscape Architecture.

Zoltan Kelly

GIS Lead

All things spatial – from survey to GIS.

Alastair McNeil

Technical Lead

ETP Tertiary, WTP, Process, elements where international expertise is required.