Mark Thomson
Company: Woods Job title: Senior Associate Engineer What Regional Champion position are you interested in? Canterbury/West Coast About Mark I’m a Chartered Civil Engineer with 15 years’ practice in Canterbury, specialising in land development and horizontal infrastructure. My work spans the full project lifecycle – from pre-purchase due diligence and plan change through to consenting, design, construction and operations. […]
Mark Weber
Company: Kirk Roberts Job title: Regional Manager What Regional Champion position are you interested in? Bay of Plenty About Mark I grew up in a farming family and studied at Canterbury University before starting my career as a field engineer in Queensland’s oil and gas sector. I’ve built a broad mix of project and leadership experience across organisations […]
Roger Vreugdenhil
Company: Stantec New Zealand Job title: Director Advisory Services, Asia Pacific About Roger I am a sense-making strategist, and a collaborative futures team builder who honed my consulting leadership across multiple nations. Following a Master of Engineering degree from Caltech and a Doctorate from the University of Canterbury, my consulting career was initially focused on dams, which morphed into risk management and led me into management consulting. I have spent my career […]
Steven Price
Company: Riley Consultants Ltd Job title: Managing Director About Steven I am Managing Director and shareholder of Riley Consultants, a New Zealand-owned consulting engineering firm providing geotechnical, civil, water and environmental services. I have been with Riley for almost 30 years, beginning as a graduate engineering geologist and progressing through technical, operational and leadership roles before becoming Managing […]
Josie FitzGerald
Company: Aurecon Job title: NZ Leader – Water, Environment and Land About Josie I am an infrastructure and consulting executive with more than 30 years’ experience helping shape communities, infrastructure and environmental outcomes across Aotearoa. As Leader of Aurecon’s Water, Environment and Land business in New Zealand, I lead a multidisciplinary team of more than 170 professionals delivering projects […]
Peter O’Leary
Company: WSP Job title: Director of Property and Buildings About Peter I’m the Director of Property and Buildings at WSP New Zealand, leading a national multidisciplinary business that delivers complex projects shaping communities across Aotearoa. A Chartered Structural Engineer, I bring more than 20 years’ experience built on technical excellence and people-focused leadership. Born and educated in Ireland, I began my career with […]
Christopher Hemphill
Company: AECOM Job title: Group Director Buildings and Places About Chris A strategic and focused leader, I bring more than 20 years’ experience in the construction and engineering industry, with deep expertise across the infrastructure and building sectors. I have led the delivery of large-scale projects across Australia and New Zealand, building a strong understanding of the opportunities and […]