Overview
Who We Are
For over 10 years GWE Consulting Engineers has been advising individuals, developers and businesses on how best to develop their property, facility and/or assets. We strive to add creativity, functionality, resilience and value to the way our clients live and work and to the well-being of those who depend on them and to the communities they serve.
Our approach is highly collaborative and our multi-disciplinary team of geotechnical, environmental, civil, mechanical and process engineers is locally and internationally experienced in a wide range of projects. We have all the necessary skills and experience to obtain consent, design and deliver projects across a range of work sectors including, Land Development, Commercial/Industrial, 3 Waters, Institutional, Bicultural and Environment.
How We Work
We acknowledge and collectively revel in team spirit and shared successes; we recognise individual achievement and take pride in doing something worthwhile.
GWE is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster team well-being through practices that encourage healthy, balanced lifestyles.
How We Work
We acknowledge and collectively revel in team spirit and shared successes; we recognise individual achievement and take pride in doing something worthwhile.
GWE is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster team well-being through practices that encourage healthy, balanced lifestyles.
What Drives Us
Pressing environmental and social challenges place a greater emphasis on finding sustainable, engineering solutions than ever before. The principle of engineers, architects and planners working together is integral to our culture. It allows us to focus our energies and explore ways to use resources economically. By understanding what is possible, we can achieve the seemingly impossible. Together, we can shape the future, by applying creative thinking to delivering better environments, anticipate new ways of living, working and learning.
But What Makes Us Different?
And What Makes Us Different?
We firmly believe in our brand essence, Creative Thinking | Better Environments. That is why we recruit engineers who think beyond the task in hand and are not afraid to question the status quo. We are a little less corporate than some other engineering consultancies which means that rigid processes can be tested, innovation is allowed to flourish and technical decision making is independently reviewed to provide relevant designs for a better world.
Meet the People Who Are Shaping GWE
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Gareth Williams
Director
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Patrick O’Riordan
Technical Director
Ben Whitehouse
Operations Director
Susan Stevens
Director of Client Relationships & Growth
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Robin Dawson
Technical
Director
Ash Deshpande
Technical
Director
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Maria Johnson
Water Sector Lead
Geraint Walters
General Manager – Waikato Office
Bronwyn Williams
Finance Manager
Gareth Williams
Director
Gareth’s role involves detailed treatment and disposal options studies, assessment of environmental effects, client liaison, resource consent applications, and project implementation. He specialises in innovative on-site and decentralised system design for small community
wastewater treatment and disposal systems.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Municipal wastewater treatment and process design
- Onsite and decentralised wastewater treatment and disposal
- Industrial wastewater treatment and process design
- Water treatment and process design
- Resource Consent Acquisition
- Consent compliance management
- Expert witness
Patrick O’Riordan
Technical Director
and disposal schemes for developer and council clients.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Design, project management and construction of process systems such as mining, wastewater treatment and rendering
- Design and consenting for wastewater land disposal
- Project management and delivery
- Consent applications for commercial and domestic wastewater discharges
Robin Dawson
Technical Director
Management of complex civil engineering projects is a particular skill of Robin, where he brings his practical and hands-on approach into play to simplify and streamline arrangements for faster and easier construction with fewer issues and delays.
More recently Robin has returned to focus on specialist geotechnical engineering for residential, land development, subdivision, and commercial projects. He enjoys mentoring our geotechnical team and sharing his project experience with solving difficult situations.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Geotechnical investigation and design
- Earth and concrete dam analysis and design
- Hydrology and hydraulics
- Hydroelectric scheme development
- Dam OM manuals, safety reviews and emergency action plans
Maria Johnson
Water Sector Lead
Maria’s role involves technical project management, water supply concept designs, water safety plans, DWSNZ compliance advice and expertise as well as providing technical inputs on projects.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand
- Project coordination and management
- Stakeholder relationship
- Process design of water treatment plants and water supply infrastructure