Aurecon Design Academy named Best in Class at Australian Good Design Awards
Aurecon Design Academy wins Best in Class at the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards, celebrating the company's decade-long investment in developing its people.
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Asia Pacific design, engineering and advisory company, Aurecon has been recognised as an Employer of Choice by the Australian Government’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs – Veteran Employment Commitment.
Aurecon has been assessed and recognised with the highest level as an Employer of Choice by the Australian Government’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs – Veteran Employment Commitment (VEC). The VEC program recognises companies for their workplace policies and practices that support veteran employment as well as creating an environment where veterans can excel.
As a signatory to the VEC, Aurecon has undertaken actions which demonstrate a commitment to the VEC’s three core categories: Recruitment; Support and Retention; and Leadership and Public Commitment.
Aurecon’s Industry Director, Defence & National Security Damon Howes said, “We are honoured to have been assessed by the VEC program and receive the top level of recognition demonstrating exceptional leadership in employing and supporting veterans in the workplace. We recognise the value veterans bring to our company, including their diversity of skills, thought, capability and real-world experience, which are invaluable and contribute to the success of our clients.”
“The Veteran Employment Program is not just about providing job opportunities, it is about establishing an environment where veterans can excel.”
Mathew Gore, Senior Consultant at Aurecon and Australian Defence Force Veteran
Many veterans have transferred seamlessly into Aurecon following their career in Defence with the guidance of our dedicated ex-serving team members and recruitment professionals applying their first-hand military experience and knowledge to support veterans and their transition into meaningful employment.
Aurecon’s Diversity Recruitment & Career’s Manager Karen Gallacher commented, “We are a proud employer of veterans and their family members and have successfully cultivated a veteran engagement program that supports, encourages, and develops employees with a defence background where we now have close to 100 people who self-identify as Defence veterans across our workforce.”
Mathew Gore, Senior Consultant, Program Performance and former member of the Australian Defence Force:
“From the beginning at Aurecon, I was made to feel welcome, and it was evident that Aurecon values the unique qualities that veterans bring to the table. The Veteran Employment program is not just about providing job opportunities, it is about establishing an environment where veterans can excel. An example of this has been the well-established Veteran network, composed of Aurecon veterans who understand the challenges veterans face in the corporate world.”
We are known as a values-led company where the Aurecon Defence Values share strong alignment with those of Defence and the values of many veterans. Our purpose is to deliver capability outcomes to protect Australia’s national interests by partnering with Defence and its communities. We do this through aligning Defence values with our own Aurecon Defence Values of Co-creation, Excellence, Integrity, and Legacy.
Aurecon is committed to the continuous enhancement of our veteran employment initiatives that support recruitment and retention of veteran employees.
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