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With Infrastructure Canberra (iCBR) now delivering nearly 28% of the capital works program, the shift toward larger, more complex projects is clear.

The housing crisis is something everyone agrees on, but how do we tackle it? In ConnellGriffin’s latest thought leadership, Mark Harrison, Director and Social Infrastructure Lead and Jessica Yu, Director and Economic Advisory Lead, explore Australia’s housing shortage and the delivery of supporting essential infrastructure.

Did you know that embodied emissions account for 20-50% of the total lifecycle emissions?

Last Friday, the ConnellGriffin team came together for Give a Dog a Home, a hands-on event where we built dog kennels for donation to the Animal Welfare League NSW.

ConnellGriffin is pleased to announce our December 2024 promotions!

What a year it has been! As each year seems to pass faster than the last, we’ve stayed busy and accomplished so much together.

Last week 25 members of the ConnellGriffin team dusted off their sneakers and participated in the Sydney J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge!

The global population recently crossed the 8 billion mark and is estimated to reach approximately 9.7 billion by 2050(1). In Australia, the population is expected to increase to just over 40 million from its current level of just over 27 million across the same period(2).

We are incredibly proud to share that our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), featuring artwork by Jasmine Miikika Craciun, has been finalised and formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

While the discussion and intention for collaboration is great, how do we actually get there? Let’s talk.

In an era marked by escalating capital costs and funding constraints, the need for optimised project selection has become increasingly important for infrastructure investment.

In an era marked by escalating capital costs and funding constraints, the need for optimised project selection has become increasingly important for infrastructure investment.

The recent Journey to Net Zero report, led by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC), outlines five key areas of action to support the sectors’ journey to net zero emissions by 2050. One of these areas of action is enabling collaboration and innovative approaches to procurement.

A critical analysis of the role and relationship dynamic between government, community housing providers, developers and investors in delivering social and affordable housing.

Our growing ConnellGriffin Canberra team are delighted to be supporting the NCA and this landmark project!

ConnellGriffin welcome the Federal Government’s long-term investment in developing social and affordable housing in Australia.

At ConnellGriffin, we champion diversity and inclusion.

We are excited to announce that ConnellGriffin has extended our existing relationship with Engineers Australia for 2024.

This week marks a significant week in Australia, National Reconciliation Week – with its call to action for 2024: Now More Than Ever.

ConnellGriffin is excited to announce that we have joined the Infrastructure Net Zero Initiative (the Initiative) as a Founding Platinum Sponsor.

ConnellGriffin is excited to announce that we have achieved “regulated by RICS” status for our Deliver and Resolve quadrants.

ConnellGriffin has been appointed to provide Transaction and Commercial advisory services to Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo.).

ConnellGriffin is thrilled to announce the following promotions ...

ConnellGriffin is delighted to announce the promotion of Sarah Goh and Dan Tyson to the position of Director.

With Christmas fast approaching, ConnellGriffin would like to say thank you to all our clients, business partners and staff for their ongoing support this year - and what a year it has been!

ConnellGriffin congratulates Transgrid for achieving the significant project milestone of appointing two world-class delivery partners (Acciona and GenusPlus JV, and UGL and CPB Contractors JV) to design and construct the $2.9Bn HumeLink project.

ConnellGriffin is conducting research for our inaugural Australian construction disputes report and we would appreciate your input!

ConnellGriffin congratulates Transport for NSW and the John Holland CPB JV for successfully achieving the early completion of the $3.9 billion Rozelle Interchange project.

ConnellGriffin is passionate about the role we are playing to secure our scarce water resources.

We are thrilled to announce a game-changing development in the infrastructure advisory industry. As the leading infrastructure advisory firm, ConnellGriffin, along with our growth partner Pemba Capital Partners, has successfully acquired IN4 Advisory, a distinguished boutique infrastructure advisory company.

ConnellGriffin directors, Phoebe Theodore and Scott Kindred have been featured in Engineers Australia's Create Digital article to share their thoughts on boosting retention with a collaborative contracting model.

We are really excited to announce the promotion of Shruthi Kumar to Senior Consultant at ConnellGriffin.

We are really excited to announce the promotion of Scott Kindred and Phoebe Theodore to Director at ConnellGriffin.

ConnellGriffin Advisor Samuel Lombard was a Transporting Australia panelist for the ‘Megaprojects or Mordernisation’ event.

On Sunday 14 August, ConnellGriffin staff and their families took part in our annual Oliver Correy Cup by taking on the annual City2Surf in Sydney, it was great to participate in this event in person again.

Daniel Suwito and Siyao Lao spoke to students from USYD

ConnellGriffin’s team attended the Annual Winter Gala Night hosted by Engineers Australia

As a result of their hard work and outstanding service to our clients and in recognition of their continued support in the growth of the business, we are very pleased to announce the following promotions at ConnellGriffin.

We are really excited to announce the promotion of Lauren Whelan and Mark Harrison to Director at ConnellGriffin.

Last month, we were warmly welcomed into Our Big Kitchen to prepare and cook over 140 meals for those in need.

We’re excited to announce that @ConnellGriffin is sponsoring this years’ @RICS ANZ Commercial Management of Construction Conference.

ConnellGriffin, as Transport for NSW' Transaction and Commercial Advisor, congratulates the Australian and NSW governments and Transport for NSW for achieving the significant milestone of awarding the D&C Contract for the $2.2 billion Coffs Harbour Bypass project.

The UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarship sponsored by ConnellGriffin has been awarded for 2022. This award is in memory of our beloved colleague Oliver Correy. Oliver was a 2015 BE Civil Engineering graduate of UNSW.

Last week ConnellGriffin celebrated its 9th anniversary! To celebrate we are looking back at the some of the projects that have shaped the last 9 years. #9years #anniversary #infrastructure #construction

Are you an undergraduate student or soon to be graduate who is interested in learning about the infrastructure advisory industry? Want to gain an insight into the commercial aspects of complex infrastructure projects? Experienced infrastructure consultants from ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd will be speaking about their involvement in many of Australia’s landmark infrastructure projects while providing an insight into ConnellGriffin’s Undergraduate Development and Young Professional Program at Queensland University of Technology's Employer Presentation on 21st March 2022.

ConnellGriffin celebrated International Women’s Day 2022 with the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. A theme that is at the core of our business every day.

ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd congratulates the Australian and NSW Governments and Sydney Metro for achieving the significant milestone of awarding CPB Ghella Joint Venture the $1.8 billion D&C Contract for the Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport, Station Boxes and Tunnelling Works.

In our experience, the majority of infrastructure projects are delivered in the manner intended – broadly to budget, broadly to program and resulting in an asset that broadly meets specification.

The Conventional Dispute Resolution Process

ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd is excited to welcome Kim Nguyen and Rihab Ahmed as recent starters to our Undergraduate Development Program over the course of the 2021 university vacation period.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Vivian Ziakas and Chris Cuthill to Senior Advisors at ConnellGriffin.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Catherine Almond and Craig Rimmer to Director at ConnellGriffin

Well done ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd advisors - Richard Martin, Andrew Nguyen, Matt Frewer, Steve Faulkner, Duncan Stirling and Barbara Filipowski who were all involved in the delivery phase of this iconic infrastructure project.

ConnellGriffin is proud to have supported TfNSW through aspects for this new city changing project.

Pass It On Clothing encouraging business and organisations to help the homeless space and those who find themselves in it

ConnellGriffin will be making a donation to a mental health charity, the charity will be selected by the team that wins our 10,000 daily steps challenge.

Forty four competitors from our Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices are battling it out to see who comes out on top!

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of attending the @UNSW Global Careers Networking Program

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Duncan Read and Matt Frewer to Director at ConnellGriffin.

Congratulations to Mark Levy, Helen Kerr, Jonathan Byrne, Gavin Shardlow and Stuart Overton on their promotion to Senior Advisors

Congratulations to Lyndsey McGachie and Rory Gaughan on their promotion to Advisors.

We are very pleased to announce the following promotions at ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd. Congratulations to Kevin Tran, Rohini Prasad, Sep Zarrin, Edward Lai and Simon Chan on their promotion to Senior Consultants.

ConnellGriffin is pleased to share the news that the UNSW Scholarship it sponsors at the school of Civil and Environmental Engineering in memory of Oliver Correy has been awarded.

ConnellGriffin congratulates the NSW Government and Transport for NSW for achieving the significant milestone of awarding the $600 million Incentivised Delivery Agreements for the More Trains More Services (MTMS) Stage 2 project.

ConnellGrifin has hosted its first International Women’s Day event in its Kent Street office in Sydney last night.

ConnellGriffin's representatives will be giving a presentation about our rewarding Undergraduate Development and Young Professional Programs at UNSW on 12 March 2020 from 1-2pm at the John Niland Scientia Building.

As part of the Army Reserve support to bushfire recovery activities, ConnellGriffin Consultant Akhilesh Dhanekula was called out to assist. ConnellGriffin thanks Akhilesh and all the various emergency service personnel that have responded to this disaster.

An incredible tournament in an incredible stadium.

We are pleased to announce some recent promotions at ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd

On Wednesday 27 November, ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd were delighted to host a table at the CEDA State of the State address.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at this year’s annual Roads Australia Young Professionals Gala Dinner. The event was a great opportunity for our younger team members to hear from industry leaders, including Elizabeth Mildwater, and to network with their peers. Thank you to Roads Australia for hosting this wonderful event and to our guests for joining us.

On 30 October 2019 some of the ConnellGriffin team participated in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, a 5.6km running event organised to promote health and fitness in the workplace while also benefiting the Indigenous Marathon Foundation.

Some of our ConnellGriffin members at Sydney Metro were fortunate to witness the mega borer ‘Mum Shirl’ breakthrough into the new Martin Place Station in the heart of Sydney.

ConnellGriffin would like to thank the Sydney Financial Forum for hosting an insightful address on the tensions between economics and planning by the Hon. Rob Stokes MP, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.

On Friday 20 September, ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of attending a luncheon with Sydney Metro’s Chief Executive Jon Lamonte.

A number of ConnellGriffin staff had the pleasure of hearing from Paul McCormick at this morning’s Young Professionals breakfast

Last Sunday, ConnellGriffin staff and their families vied for ConnellGriffin’s coveted Oliver Correy Cup by taking on the annual City2Surf in Sydney.

We are pleased to announce some recent promotions at ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd

We are excited to announce the promotion of Shane Sutherland and Andrew Harfield to Director.

The ConnellGriffin team is proud to have been involved in both the transaction and the delivery of this amazing infrastructure project.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at CEDA’s 2019 NSW Post-Budget Address lunch

ConnellGriffin Senior Advisor Paul Haylen will be presenting at the 2019 Risk Engineering and Project Controls Conference

ConnellGriffin Melbourne attended the NAWIC Building a Better Melbourne event on 9 April 2019 at the Immigration Museum.

ConnellGriffin, Transport for NSW' Transaction Manager, congratulates the NSW Government and Transport for NSW for achieving the significant milestone of awarding the main works contracts for the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 project.

ConnellGriffin, RMS' Transaction Managers, congratulates the NSW Government and Roads and Maritime Services for achieving the significant milestone of engaging John Holland CPB Contractors JV as the D&C Contractor for the $3.9 billion Rozelle Interchange project.

ConnellGriffin is delighted to welcome Archit Mehta and Akhilesh Dhanekula to our 2018/19 Undergraduate Development Program

ConnellGriffin Senior Consultant Simon Elder recently presented on the law of Intellectual Property in an internal training session.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at CEDA's ‘Delivery of a Transformative Transport Agenda’ with keynote speaker the Hon. Andrew Constance MP.

A number of ConnellGriffin staff recently completed a one-day course on business writing skills.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at the Engineers Australia Women in Engineering Eminent Speakers Breakfast.

We are pleased to announce some recent promotions at ConnellGriffin

Congratulations to ConnellGriffin Senior Consultant Katherine Nguyen on graduating with a Masters of Construction Law through the University of Melbourne.

Sunday 12 August 2018 saw 30 ConnellGriffin staff and family take on the annual City2Surf run in Sydney

Congratulations to SMC and RMS – Announcement of the successful tenderer for D&C of WestConnex M4-M5 Link Stage 3A.

The NSW Government will invest a staggering $6 billion over the next four years to deliver more than 170 new and upgraded schools. ConnellGriffin are supporting Schools Infrastructure NSW in the investigation of alternative procurement pathways for the delivery of this Major Capital Works Program.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at CEDA's NSW Post Budget Address.

ConnellGriffin attended the Wallabies versus Ireland test series decider in the Allianz Stadium.

AusNet own and operate the Victorian electricity transmission network. Our Advisors supported AusNet Services through a transition period as the Commercial Contracts Manager, leading a team managing the commercial aspects of capital works contracts and managing interfaces with the Delivery Partners, Procurement and Delivery Teams.

ConnellGriffin was engaged to help plan and deliver the Sydney Airport Master Plan 2033 and assist with preliminary planning of the associated development concept.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at CEDA's NSW Post Budget Address where The Hon. Dominic Perrottet provided insights into the 2018-19 NSW State Budget.

Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project. ConnellGriffin, as the Delivery Partner for the City and Southwest Brownfield Works, is responsible for providing high-level commercial, construction, handover and contract finalisation management of the Brownfield Works Contracts.

Parramatta Light Rail (PLR) is one of the NSW Government’s latest major infrastructure projects being delivered to serve a growing Sydney. ConnellGriffin, as the Transaction Manager, was responsible for managing the transactions of the various contracts for this iconic project.

ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd Advisors attended the 2018 Victorian Education Infrastructure Industry Briefing in Melbourne.

WestConnex is Australia’s largest road project and is part of an integrated transport plan to keep Sydney moving. ConnellGriffin, as the Transaction Manager, was responsible for managing the transactions of the various contracts for this iconic project.

We are pleased to announce some recent promotions at ConnellGriffin for Andrew Nguyen and Simon Elder.

Last week, ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd Advisors attended the 10th Annual Victorian Infrastructure Conference.

It was great to meet with students from UNSW this week and talk to them about the exciting career opportunities that ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd offers.

Last week our undergraduate consultant Sep Zarrin delivered a presentation about his rewarding experience working for infrastructure advisory consultants ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd.

The Sydney Inner Harbour Passenger Ferries was the first significant ferry procurement project in NSW in over 15 years. ConnellGriffin, as the contract manager for the project, was responsible for the facilitation of commercial tender assessment and contract management during delivery of the project.

Congratulations to Sep Zarrin who was nominated as a finalist for the Australian Financial Review - Top 100 Future Leaders Award. Sep is currently part of the ConnellGriffin Pty Ltd undergraduate program and is a member of our Parramatta Light Rail Transaction Team. Well done Sep!

Congratulations to ConnellGriffin Advisor Lauren Whelan on graduating with a Masters of Construction Law through the University of Melbourne.

Congratulations to ConnellGriffin Consultant Jennifer Colder on being admitted as a Lawyer in New South Wales.

ConnellGriffin is delighted to welcome Edward Lai, Sep Zarrin and Kevin Tran to our 2017/18 undergraduate development program.

This week a number of ConnellGriffin staff visited Laing O'Rourke’s Engineering Excellence Group in Sydney.

ConnellGriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at CEDA's 'Shaping cities through transport infrastructure' event.

Due to the demand for our services, we currently have opportunities for high calibre advisory professionals.

ConnellGriffin was thrilled to have two teams take part in the annual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge run around Centennial Park in Sydney on 1 November 2017.

Connellgriffin had the pleasure of hosting a table at the Engineers Australia Women in Engineering Eminent Speakers Breakfast.

Some of the ConnellGriffin team enjoying a day away from the office honing their negotiation skills.

Work Hard, play hard! ConnellGriffin takes on City2Surf.

ConnellGriffin is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).

ConnellGriffin opens new Melbourne Office.

ConnellGriffin launches Young Professional Program.

ConnellGriffin supports another major infrastructure project transaction.

ConnellGriffin is delighted to be celebrating its 4th anniversary.