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Former Australian Department of Defence project director Tim Napper has been appointed to spearhead HDR’s defence team in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra.
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The chartered professional engineer, Engineers Australia fellow, and UNSW Canberra adjunct lecturer will act as defence principal to drive the Australian defence agenda for the US-headquartered international engineering consultancy.
Napper was previously a project director in the Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Branch and delivered a multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects and programs in Australia, the Middle East, and Papua New Guinea. Those projects included the $3.1 billion Garden Island Redevelopment Subprogram, $1.3 billion Armoured Fighting Vehicles Facilities Program, and the $425 million Mosul Dam Remediation Program.
During the new role, he will lead a growing HDR defence team including Stuart Aslett, Maurice Valentinuzzi, Alex Wessling, Huey Moo, Brendan Grayson, Michael Shelley and design principal Simon Fleet, supported by HDR senior leadership team.
“It’s inspiring to be leading a team with such breadth and depth of industry experience,” Napper said.
“With a cohort of emerging talent rising up the ranks and an interconnected global defence, science and technology exchange, we can truly operate at the cutting-edge of design to deliver human-centred solutions that solve some of Defence’s most critical challenges and build workforce attractiveness.
“Speed of delivery is more critical than ever before, and HDR’s data-driven design team will enable us to deliver on Australia’s Defence enterprise priorities at a never-seen-before pace, while not compromising on design excellence.
“By challenging business-as-usual thinking and processes and using innovative tools and methodologies to address key industry drivers, we have a unique opportunity to set a new benchmark for the sector.”
HDR has been involved in projects for the Department of Defence for over 30 years including the $1.8 billion Riverina Redevelopment Program, Robertson Barracks Base Improvement Program, RAAF Base Tindal Redevelopment Stage Six and US Force Posture Initiatives, Airfield Works and Associated Infrastructure Project, AIR 5428 Pilot Training System Program, AIR 9000 Phase 8 MH-60R Seahawk Romeo Facilities Project, Defence Logistics Transformation Program Package 1, and the Australian Defence Force Academy Redevelopment.
HDR federal architecture global director Susana Erpestad said the company’ Australian defence sector is well positioned to enter its next phase of growth and expand its market capture with Napper at the helm.
“As strategic partnerships continue to grow in significance, our multilateral, borderless approach to defence design across the US and the Commonwealth countries will propel our capability edge and strengthen our nations in these times of uncertainty,” she said.
