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Deciding where to focus capital to optimise and improve capital efficiency and performance across large, complex asset portfolios is a common challenge for many of our resources clients.
At Aurecon, we use a sustaining capital framework – with a decision ecosystem at the core – that allows us to think differently when delivering holistic outcomes for our clients to maximise value from their existing assets.
With decades of sustaining capital experience across multiple markets and sectors including Defence, Energy, Resources, Transport and Water throughout the Asia Pacific region, we deliver high-quality solutions whilst controlling costs and risk, to help manage our clients’ capital thoughtfully and efficiently.
Hear from our subject matter experts about how we work, how we deliver and how we add value through:
Aurecon leaders explore the differences between a program of work and a project, the benefits of a program approach to sustaining capital, and the advantages of having the same partner throughout the design and delivery of a program.
2:10Aurecon leaders explain the difference between a project, which responds to a specific client requirement, and a program of work: several projects that are linked together by a common objective.
1:55Aurecon leaders explore some of the benefits of a program approach to sustaining capital, which can address broader challenges and deliver advantages including a holistic view, standardisation and cost benefits.
1:58There are many advantages to having the same partner throughout the design and delivery of a program. Aurecon leaders explain why strong relationships and deep knowledge and intelligence around a client’s assets are so important.
2:00Challenges are inevitable when moving from a project approach to a program delivery model. Aurecon leaders explain how we can help through careful planning, clear communication, and strong leadership.
We asked some of our eminent professionals about the most important aspects of a collaborative and seamless culture between diverse consultant and client teams, including how to effectively sustain these deep relationships across a program of work based on mutual respect and contributions, to own and execute the right outcomes for a sustaining capital program.
2:03Aurecon leaders explore how we can keep humans at the heart of a sustaining capital program, which involves really understanding our clients, facilitating a positive culture and seamless integration between teams.
0:49Will Parkyn and Elisha Bellchambers outline how to best structure teams for success, including building the right scaffolding, and aligning and intertwining consultant and client teams.
1:04Diversity and breadth of skills and capability are critical to us at Aurecon. Will Parkyn explores how diverse teams contribute to a positive culture on a sustaining capital program.
1:39A deep understanding of our clients’ challenges allow us to bring the right resources to solve them. Aurecon leaders discuss how the partnerships we build with our clients, as an organisation and as individuals, are so important.
1:58A shared purpose, and motivation to achieve shared objectives and break down barriers together key to a sustaining capital program. Aurecon leaders explain more about how we bring alignment to an organisation’s objectives.
1:13Spending time to get to know each other as individuals upfront can help drive the success of a sustaining capital program. Elisha Bellchambers and Laura Mannion explain how.
2:09Tension and conflict are a normal part of working together. Creating a positive culture and a safe space for teams to navigate this is imperative. Aurecon leaders outline their approach to working through differences on a program.
Aurecon’s integrated capabilities, innovative data systems and flexible resourcing helps provide connected insights across assets and operations. In these videos, our technical experts explore how to develop the right architecture for your sustaining capital program, and explain Aurecon’s collaborative commercial models, centred on sharing risk and responsibility for project success.
2:28Aurecon leaders explain how the right architecture is tailored to the outcomes our clients are trying to achieve, taking advantage of the opportunity to be as capitally efficient as possible.
1:32Maximising contributions within an ecosystem approach starts with employing the right people who take pride in their work, and empowering those individuals to deliver the best possible results for our clients.
1:51Maximising contributions within an ecosystem approach starts with employing the right people who take pride in their work, and empowering those individuals to deliver the best possible results for our clients.
1:03Aurecon leaders explore the appropriate risks within an ecosystem. Bringing the team on the journey from a project delivery model to a program model is key.
2:48An approach which prioritises strong alignment between contractors, asset operations, engineering teams, business analysts and planners, all working towards a common outcome across the entire ecosystem allows us to deliver maximum value for our clients.
2:00Aurecon’s longstanding experience working with our clients and deep knowledge of their existing processes and tools allow us to collaboratively improve. Laura Mannion and Jol Godbold explore how.
Ensuring every project and operation is aligned with our client’s strategic objectives means prioritising only the work that truly adds value. In these videos, Aurecon leaders describe the differences between minimal viable product and gold plating, as well as some of the practical measures teams can put in place to ensure a program of work delivers maximum value.
2:26Aurecon leaders explain the difference between gold plating and minimal viable product or option on a sustaining capital program.
2:55There are many ways Aurecon can help mitigate gold plating, and it starts with having a deep knowledge and understanding of the scope and the success factors of a project or program. Aurecon leaders explain.
2:21At Aurecon, we endeavour to add value every step of the way for our clients’ sustaining capital programs. Find out more from some of our leaders.
1:30Laura Mannion, Aurecon’s Water Practice Leader, Western Australia & Northern Territory shares her experience designing for minimal viable product for clients in the water industry.
Aurecon invests heavily in technologies such as machine learning and operational mathematics, which coupled with the experience of our subject matter experts and their deep understanding of our clients’ assets, helps us make the right decisions together to boost capital efficiency and productivity. Here, our technical experts explain more.
2:35When you start to approach a problem through a capital efficiency lens, you can often find additional productivity for a modest amount of capital. Some of our leaders explain.
2:41Aurecon experts discuss how combining our subject matter experts who understand deeply how our clients’ assets operate, with advanced technology, can lead to asset value chain productivity gains.
3:17Michael Argent, Aurecon’s Industry Director, Resources – Australia outlines some examples of how Aurecon, alongside our clients, have delivered more with less.
1:30In this video Anthony Richardson, Aurecon Managing Director, Resources – Australia explains the move toward catalogue engineering in the resources sector.
Extracting insights from data to balance sustaining capital priorities is central to making better decisions more quickly, transparently and consistently.
The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of a sustaining capital framework that successfully manages the four key operating priorities for asset-intensive businesses.
Aurecon explores the principles of strong planning partnerships in Australia’s water industry and the benefits they bring to major water infrastructure programmes.
Balancing priorities like decarbonisation and investment in aging infrastructure requires ongoing risk analysis, optioneering and trade-offs.
Understanding how to transform existing assets, and how sustaining capital can create and protect, value, is critical for organisations of the future.
Successful asset intensive organisations balance short-term profitability with effective ‘sustaining capital’ or asset reinvestment to maximise long-term value.
Industry Director, Resources Strategic Pursuits – Australia
Industry Director, Resources – Australia
Industry Director, Resources – Australia
Client Director, Resources – Australia
