About Us • Our Clients • Local Government

MWH is a company that really understands councils and local government. The reasons for our success are simple:

  • We work with our clients. Our approach is to work with councils to help them achieve their objectives in the most
    effective and efficient manner. We value the development of close relationships so we can better understand their
    goals and desired outcomes.
  • We deliver national and international expertise throughout Australia. Our state offices mean we understand regional issues.
  • We have more than 200 staff covering an extremely wide range of professional disciplines and provide a suite of services
    to the local government market.

MWH services to local government include:

  • Asset Management Systems – including data acquisition and management, asset management strategy development, condition survey, deterioration modelling and life cycle costing
  • General Management – all aspects of local government general management – including policy review and advice, peer reviews, departmental and organisational reviews, re-organisation reviews, project management, contract executive staff and executive recruitment, triple bottom line reporting and integrated organisational management, dispute mediation and facilitation.
  • Infrastructure Management – including all aspects of the water, wastewater and stormwater activities. Including
    level of service definition, network management, operations management, claims management and dispute resolution.
  • Partnering and Value Management – including alliancing strategies, procurement, partnering facilitation, continuous improvement strategies and value management reviews.
  • Planning and Environmental Management – including statutory planning, policy and research, plan and policy monitoring, major development projects, sustainable development, environmental management systems, environmental audits, social audits and impact assessments.
  • Solid Waste Management – including organisational, financial and resource management, setting waste management objectives; auditing organisational development and performance; auditing compliance with State Government Policies
    and Guidelines.
  • Wastewater/Stormwater Infrastructure Management – including wastewater management, resource management
    and consents, sewage schemes, wastewater and sewage treatment and disposal, industrial wastewater, wastewater and stormwater modelling, procurement, sludge and biosolids management, wet weather collection systems, inflow/infiltration.
  • Water Infrastructure Management – including water resources planning, project evaluation, resource management, hydrology, groundwater services, geotechnical analysis, hydraulic modeling and analysis and project management. We also assist with developing water supply projects including dams and reservoirs, irrigation, water treatment programmes, reticulation, procurement, water quality assessments, water distribution management and regulatory compliance.