Over the past 40 years, SMEC has received numerous industry awards for technical excellence, professional service, community service and the achievements of SMEC’s talented employees.
2011
Consult Australia Awards for Excellence
• Gold Award (Transport and Civil Infrastructure category): Gateway Upgrade Project
• Gold Award (Water category): Dandenong Valley Wetlands
• Gold Award (Planning and Urban Development category): Woodland Waters
• Gold Award (Specialist Services category): Ipswich Motorway Upgrade Mine Fill Project
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
• Project of the Year Award: Gateway Upgrade Project
International Quality and Productivity Centre
• Excellence in Major and Capital Projects Award: Wyaralong Dam
Safe Work Australia Awards
• Best Workplace Safety System Award: Ballina Bypass
Urban Development Institute of Australia (Victoria Division)
• Excellence Award for Residential Development (over 250 lots) and Judges Landscape Award: Woodland Waters
Engineers Australia (Sydney Division)
• Environment and Heritage category and President’s Award: The Nepean Environmental Flows Project (Portion B)
Alliance Contracting
• Excellence Award for Excellence in Major and Capital Projects category: Wyaralong Dam
Australian Institute of Project Management (Queensland Division)
• Engineering Project in Excess of $1 million category: Wyaralong Dam
Concrete Institute of Australia (Queensland Division)
• Award for Excellence: Gateway Upgrade Project
2010
NSW Water Industry Awards, Australian Water Association (AWA)
• Infrastructure Projects category: Innovation Award, Tallowa Dam Fishlift
BRW ANZ Private Business Awards
• Most Successful Private Business Trading Overseas (Asia)
India-Tech Foundation
• Excellence Award (Infrastructure Development Projects Category): Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Queensland Division)
• Engineering Excellence Award (Project Management Category): Northern Busway - Royal Children's Hospital to Windsor
• Overall Award for Engineering Leadership: Northern Busway - Royal Children's Hospital to Windsor
Australian Institute of Project Management (Queensland Chapter)
• Project Management Achievement Award: Northern Busway - Royal Children's Hospital to Windsor
Consult Australia
• Silver Award of Highly Commended (Aid Projects category): Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (Livelihood and Microfinance Sub-component) in Indonesia
• Silver Award of Highly Commended (Transport and Civil category): Northern Hume Alliance
WorkCover New South Wales SafeWork Awards
• Best Workplace Safety System Award: Ballina Bypass Alliance
2009
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Transport and Civil Infrastructure category: Silver Award of Highly Commended, Tugun Bypass
• Project Management category: Silver Award of Highly Commended, Kuwait University City
• Future Leader category: Certificate of Recognition, Colleen Stratford
BRW ANZ Private Business Awards
• Successful Private Business Trading Overseas category: Finalist
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Sydney Division)
• Environment and Heritage category: Highly Commended, Lihir Gold Mine
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (South Australia Division)
• Infrastructure Projects category: Excellence Award, Port River Expressway – Stages Two and Three
• Malcolm Kinnaird Engineering Excellence Award (overall winner), Port River Expressway – Stages Two and Three
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (National)
• Finalist, Port River Expressway – Stages 2 and 3
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Queensland Division)
• Project Infrastructure category: Excellence Award, Tugun Bypass (PacificLink Alliance- SMEC Australia Pty Ltd, Department of Main Roads, Abigroup)
• R.W. Hawken Award (overall winner): Tugun Bypass (PacificLink Alliance - SMEC Australia Pty Ltd, Department of Main Roads, Abigroup)
Master Builders Australia
• National excellence in building and construction category: Winner of National President’s Award, Tugun Bypass (PacificLink Alliance - Abigroup Contractors, Queensland Government Department of Main Roads, SMEC)
• The Boral National Environment and Energy Building Efficiency category: Winner, Tugun Bypass (PacificLink Alliance - Abigroup Contractors, Queensland Government Department of Main Roads, SMEC)
The Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Earth Awards
• Category Five (project value more than $75 million): Excellence in Civil Construction, Port River Expressway – Road and Rail Bridges across the Port River
2008
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Transport and Civil Infrastructure category: Gold Award of Merit, Brunswick Heads to Yelgun-Pacific Highway Upgrade Project
BRW ANZ Private Business Awards
• Most Successful Private Business of the Year category (turnover greater than $100 million): Finalist
2007
International Road Federation (IRF)
• Design category: Global Road Achievements Award, Westlink M7 Motorway (joint venture with Maunsell)
2006
Austroads Bridge Awards
• Small/Medium Structures category: Highly Commended, Westlink M7 Seamless Underbridges
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Tansport and Civil Infrastructure category: Gold Award of Merit, Westlink M7 Motorway (joint venture with Maunsell)
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (National)
• Excellence Award, Westlink M7 Motorway
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Queensland Division)
• Resource Development category: Excellence Award, Paradise (Burnett River) Dam (SMEC, McMahon Contractors, Hydro Tasmania Consulting, Burnett Water Pty Ltd)
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Sydney Division)
• Bradfield Award (overall finalist): Westlink M7 Motorway (joint with Abigroup Contractors, Leighton Contractors, Maunsell, RTA)
• Innovation and Inventions category: Highly Commended, Seamless Pavement on Westlink M7 Motorway (joint with Abigroup Contractors, Leighton Contractors, Maunsell, RTA)
• Infrastructure category: Excellence Award, Westlink M7 Motorway (joint with Abigroup Contractors, Leighton Contractors, Maunsell, RTA)
Premier’s New South Wales Export Awards, Australian Institute of Export
• New South Wales India Exporter category: Winner
2005
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Civil Infrastructure category: Certification of Recognition, Eidsvold Weir in Queensland (SMEC, Abigroup Contractors)
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Victoria Division)
• Urban or Regional Infrastructure category (project value over $10 million): Winner, Morwell River Deviation Project
2004
Australian Trailblazers Award, Overseas Trading Magazine/Australian Industry Group
• Australian Trailblazers Award: Outstanding Achievement in Global Markets
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Environmental Projects category: Gold Award of Merit, Preparation of National Masterplan for Wastewater and Sanitation in Botswana
• Education and Training category: Award of Excellence, Graduate Development Program
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (South Australia Division)
• Civil Infrastructure category: Excellence Award, A Safer Future Created by the Happy Valley Dam Rehabilitation Project (Joint: Parsons Brinckerhoff, SA Water, SMEC)
2003
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Civil Infrastructure category: Silver Award of Highly Commended, Yelgun to Chinderah Freeway
• International/Export Projects category: Certificate of Recognition, Highlands Highway Rehabilitation Project in Papua New Guinea
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Newcastle Division)
• Environmental category: Winner of Hunter Water Environmental Engineering Award, Pacific Highway Upgrade – Yelgun to Chinderah
2002
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Western Australia Division)
• Infrastructure and Building category: Engineering Excellence Award, Perth Main Sewer Section Three Rehabilitation Project (joint winner with Transfield Tunnelling)
2001
ACT Chief Ministers Export Awards, ACT Government and the Australian Trade Commission
• Services category: Winner, Social Infrastructure Group in Canberra
Awards for Excellence, Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
• Civil Infrastructure category: Gold Award of Merit, Bulahdelah Deviation, Pacific Highway Project in New South Wales
• Community Focus category: Gold Award of Merit, Road Maintenance and Development Project in Nepal
Engineering Excellence Awards, Engineers Australia (Queensland Division)
• Project Management category: Engineering Excellence Award, South East Transit Project Section Two in Brisbane, Queensland