Defence

We are committed to supporting our Defence sector clients, by working with them to analyse the potential for any future risk related to the environment and regulatory compliance.

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Working collaboratively with the Department of Defence and our industry partners, WSP brings an in-depth understanding of the intricate infrastructure supporting the Department’s operations, while being sensitive to the legislative, political and community dimensions of these complex projects.

Providing clients with accessibility to our local, integrated and experienced team, we ensure your project meets the five key factors of the Defence Strategy:

Fit for purpose estate
Safe, secure and compliant
Making the best use of resources
Sustainable
Effective and efficient governance

We provide smart solutions for meeting our clients most critical milestones and offer our technical insight and understanding to deliver projects from concept to completion.

Benefits

Effective, operationally ready estate environment
Smart design to optimise cost
Flexible and efficient solutions for user requirements across infrastructure’s Whole-of-Life (WOL)
Ease with managing the feasibility process for project approvals and execution

Working with you

To support Australia’s Defence capabilities and the estate that supports them, we work together with our clients to achieve high standards of stewardship. We apply innovative methodologies for managing the diverse Defence facilities, while sustaining functionality, both now and into the future.

We provide a full range of design, project management and environmental consultancy services including:

Strategic Planning and Analysis
Environmental Investigation and Planning
Engineering and Construction
Maintenance and Operations
We design and implement safe, secure and operational Defence infrastructure by delivering:
Construction Management
Installation Management
Structural Engineering
Electrical Engineering
HVAC Services
Mechanical Engineering
Piping Engineering

Committed to the highest quality service and trust

Enduring relationships with our clients is what matters to us. We pursue continual improvement in our performance management systems, and we are intentional about conducting open conversations around service delivery to ensure we design the right solutions both with and for our clients.

Current defence projects

USFPI Robertson Barracks Base Improvement Program
USFPI Northern Territory Training Areas and Ranges Project (NTTAR)
Puckapunyal Combined Arms and Heritage Learning Centre
Explosive Ordnance Facilities Northern, Orchard Hills
AIR555-1 Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare (AISREW) Facilities Project and the R8116 AIR7000 Phase 1B - Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Sustainment Facilities Project
Larrakeyah Barracks Redevelopment and Facilities Support to Naval Operations
PFAS Investigation and Management Program
Navy Capability Infrastructure Subprogram (NCIS-3) - HMAS Stirling and Henderson
HMAS Watson Redevelopment
Nulka Assembly and Maintenance Facilities project, DEOH (PM/CA)
RAAF Base Curtin Redevelopment (PM/CA)
Defence Resource Data Management System (RDMS)

Trusted advisor for defence

Working collaboratively with the Department of Defence over a long period of time has allowed WSP to become a trusted advisor and through our role on several multidisciplinary panels, our team is Defence ready as a pre-qualified supplier.

We are proud to be involved in the following Defence panels:

Defence Infrastructure Panel (DIP)
2022-2027

Project Management / Contract Administration
Estate Strategic Planning
Property Acquisition and Disposal Services

Work Health and Safety (WHS) Services Standing Offer Panel
2020-2023

Defence Infrastructure Panel - Environment, Heritage and Estate Engineering Services
2020-2025

Contamination Management
Contamination Remediation Works
Environmental Impact Assessment and Land Management
Hydraulic Engineering
Sustainable Building and Estate
Energy

WSP is also a member of the Defence Industry Security Industry Program (DISP) – a security vetting program for delivery Defence contracts and tenders. We are accredited to the following levels: