Mike Brearley & Associates
Professional Engineering Consultants
From individual support services, to managing high profile project delivery, to driving the strategic planning for your Local Water Utility, our passion is to deliver engineering excellence at an affordable price.
Our business is specifically oriented towards regional and rural councils. Our experience has required close working relationships with clients, contractors, government regulators and funding agencies to ensure the desired project outcomes are achieved at a cost which is affordable for regional and rural Councils.
MICHAEL BREARLEY (MIKE)
BE (Civil Hons), Grad Dip LG Eng, GCertMgmt, MIPWEA, RPEng
Qualifications:
Bachelor Engineering (Civil) with First Class Honours
Post Graduate Diploma in Local Government Engineering
Certificate IV in Frontline Management
Post Graduate Certificate in Management
Registered Professional Engineer
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Memberships:
Fellow, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia
Member, Association of Professional Engineers, Scientist ad Managers Australia
PROFESSIONAL WORK
For over 45 years, Mike Brearley has been dedicated to local government civil engineering. With a career in local government spanning three decades, and 14 years as a consultant, Mike has worked at all levels of local government engineering. From a Junior Engineer to Director of Infrastructure and Acting General Manager, Mike knows what is required from each role to effectively deliver local government programs and projects.
​​For the last fourteen years, as Mike Brearley and Associates, Mike has provided services for regional councils across New South Wales. His efforts in developing innovative solutions for small Councils within very constrained budgets is well recognised across the industry. Mike understand the challenges faced by Councils in regional and rural NSW.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Mike’s key strengths include:
Project and contract management in design and construction of civil engineering infrastructure including road, drainage, water supply, sewerage, buildings, recreational and natural resources infrastructure.
Strategic management, organisational review, business planning, change management and implementation.
Systems implementation and review, including asset management, procurement, workplace health and safety, project quality systems.
Human resource management including service delivery reviews, recruitment, conflict management, performance management, industrial relations
SIGNIFICANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Some of the services Mike has provided include:
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Procurement, Contract Administration, and Project Management for major projects numerous Councils including Wagga Wagga City Council, Wingecarribee Shire Council, Goulburn Mulwarre Council, Cobar Shire Council, Coonamble Shire Council and Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council.
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Preparation of Water and Sewerage Strategic Plans for Cobar Shire Council and Cobar Water Board along with a Strategic Plan and Regional Strategy for the Lower Macquarie Water Utilities Alliance
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Auditing water & sewerage performance reporting of the 12 Councils in the Central NSW Joint Organisation
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Development and implementation of Asset Management Improvement Projects for numerous local government clients including Temora Shire Council, Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council, Central Darling Shire Council, Cabonne Shire Council, and facilitating the Orana Regional Asset Management Initiative
MATT GRIFFIN
BE (Civil Hons)
Qualifications:
Bachelor Engineering (Civil) with First Class Honours
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
Senior Project Engineer, Mike Brearley and Associates Pty Ltd
2022 - Current
Senior Project Engineer, Rokon Pty Ltd
2015 - 2022
Project Engineer, Interflow Pty Ltd
2012 - 2022
KEY COMPETENCIES
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Project, contract, and construction management in design and construction of civil engineering infrastructure including road, drainage, water supply, sewerage, and infrastructure.
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Systems implementation and review, including asset management, procurement, workplace health and safety, project quality systems.
SIGNIFICANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Matt is managing Wagga Wagga City Council's capital works program and is proudly delivering the Lake Albert Pipeline project, the Oasis Energy Improvement project, the Bolton Park Tennis Centre, the Jubilee Park Athletics Centre and the Active Travel Plan pathway network.
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Prior to joining Mike Brearley & Associates, Matt managed civil engineering projects for a major contractor in Melbourne. Most notably, Matt project managed the civil subdivision and infrastructure relocations and upgrades servicing a new major shopping centre in a busy urban precinct. Works included the construction of multiple public roads, six intersections, a private road, the augmentation of traffic signals and the installation of new signals, multiple land lots, the excavation of a dual-level apartment basement, as well as a high-risk 10-metre shotcrete and soil nail retaining wall. As the project was in a built up urban area, there were many challenges, including working around telecommunications tower and cabling, overhead and underground power lines, tram lines, traffic signals, large diameter water and gas mains, as well as asbestos stormwater drainage lines. This required coordinating with multiple authorities and adjacent contractors, under tight time constraints and with often contradictory requirements, all while managing the needs of the client.
Works were completed on time and to a high standard of quality, such that the project has been nominated as a finalist for the CCF Earth Awards for excellence in Project and Construction Management.