Statement on Bridgewater Bridge Project, Tasmania
McConnell Dowell can confirm the Bridgewater Bridge was designed and verified by world-leading, qualified experts with international experience in this type of structure. In fact, there are no...
View ArticleCongratulations Tim Walker
Congratulations to Tim Walker, newly appointed as the General Manager - Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability for our Australian Business Unit. Tim has over 16 years’ experience in our...
View ArticleCompletion of Auckland City Hospital Central Plant and Tunnel Project
McConnell Dowell and Built Environs are proud to announce that we have officially handed over the new Central Plant Complex | Te Manawāora to our client Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. The joint...
View ArticleInterview with Natasha Manley, EGM Project Management Office
Natasha Manley, Executive General Manager of our Project Management Office, recently sat down with Inside Construction magazine to explain our approach to risk managemement. Here's the article......
View ArticleGroote Eylandt project shortlisted for achievement award
We’re incredibly proud to announce that the Groote Eylandt Wharf Remediation Project has been shortlisted for the 2026 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA). Groote was a special one for us....
View ArticlePrime Minister of New Zealand and Tongan Minister for Infrastructure Visit...
McConnell Dowell was honoured to host the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon. Christopher Luxon, Tonga’s Minister for Infrastructure, Hon. Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika, and the Hon. Dr Shane Reti, Minister...
View ArticleIntroducing Safe Sites: Together
In partnership with WorkSafe Victoria, we’re proud to launch a new series of 14 short, practical training videos designed to tackle the real behaviours that too often lead to incidents on site, like...
View ArticleAveng Group Leadership Update
The Board of Aveng Limited, owner of Australasian infrastructure and building business McConnell Dowell, and African mining contractor Moolmans, has today advised the market of the retirement of...
View Article2025 Aveng Values Awards Winner
Congratulations to Leo Jin, winner of the 2025 Aveng Values Awards In 2025, more than 300 nominations were submitted from across Aveng, McConnell Dowell, Built Environs and Moolmans, with 12 finalists...
View ArticleCongratulations Jeroen Christophe
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jeroen Christophe as Regional Manager Engineering for our South East Asian business. With more than 10 years of experience in marine construction and...
View ArticleProject award - Ryde to Pymble Pipeline Upgrade
We’re excited to announce that, in joint venture with Gamuda Australia, we've been awarded Sydney Water’s Ryde to Pymble pipeline upgrade project.The project involves the design and construction of...
View ArticleCompletion of vital port upgrade in Tonga safeguards maritime transport
The USD$70 million project represents one of the largest infrastructure investments in Tonga’s history. McConnell Dowell and consulting engineering company Haskoning and construction company have...
View ArticleProject Award - Outer Harbour Berth 6 Extension
After a 6-month Early Contractor Involvement process, we've been awarded a berth extension and remediation works at the Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT), South Australia’s only container...
View ArticleInnovative person-ridden concrete kibble
How's this for Creative Construction in action...a person-ridden kibble that delivers concrete safely down a very deep and dark hole! Watch the video and read all about it here......
View ArticleThe new Fanga’uta Lagoon Bridge, our largest project in the Pacific
On Wednesday,10 September, in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, representatives from the Tongan Government, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and McConnell Dowell signed the contract for a new USD$97 million...
View ArticleVale Mark Twycross
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Mark Twycross, former McConnell Dowell Company Director and Executive General Manager of Pipelines. Mark dedicated many decades of service to...
View ArticleCongratulations Maurits den Hollander
We are pleased to announce that Maurits den Hollander has been appointed as General Manager – Queensland and Northern Territory. Maurits brings over 17 years’ experience in construction & civil...
View ArticleProject Award - Swanson Dock Remediation Stage 2
Following the safe and on-time completion of the Swanson Dock West Remediation Project – Stage 1, we are proud to announce we have been awarded the Stage 2 contract. Stage 2 will focus on extending...
View ArticleNew Bridgewater Bridge awarded Australian Construction Achievement Award
Hot off the press! Our New Bridgewater Bridge project has just been awarded the 2025 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA). As Tasmania’s largest ever transport infrastructure undertaking,...
View ArticleCongratulations Jim Miller
We are pleased to announce Jim Miller as the new Regional General Manager for Victoria & Tasmania, taking the helm of our operations across both states. Jim’s journey with McConnell Dowell began in...
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