Engineering and design firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has named the its new director of transport for the Australia and New Zealand region.
The company’s Asia Pacific chief executive and president Guy Templeton announced Charlie Jewkes as the new director of transport for Australia this week.
Jewkes joined the business as its geotechnical and tunnelling section executive in 2006, and has been appointed to several key management roles since then, Templeton explained.
“Charlie’s appointment to the role of director of transport reflects our commitment to further expand what is a key national and global capability,” Templeton said.
“Charlie has strong client relationships across the region and proven skills in delivering major transport infrastructure projects and leading high-performing teams.”
In the past Jewkes has held leadership roles on some of the region’s major infrastructure projects, including CLEM7 and the Airport Link and Northern Busway in Queensland, the East West Link in Victoria, and the Victoria Park Tunnel and Waterview Connection in New Zealand.
Parsons Brinckerhoff, based in New York, was acquired by Canadian management and consultancy business WSP Global in 2014. The Canadian business bought Parsons Brinckerhoff from Balfour Beatty for roughly US$1.24 billion.
Templeton said Parsons Brinckerhoff was enjoying a positive market for transport in the Australia and New Zealand region.
“The buoyancy of the market means for the first time in many years we have major transport infrastructure opportunities in every region of Australia and New Zealand,” he said.
“This year WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has grown our ANZ transport team by over 10% and we are on track for a headcount in excess of 650 by the end of 2015.
“Our Western Australian and New Zealand teams in particular have experienced a strong period of growth with teams in both regions diversifying and expanding capability to service our clients.”