A tale of three regions Regional Engineering – Building the Prosperity of our State

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A tale of three regions Regional Engineering – Building the Prosperity of our State Adrian Smith, Regional Director Minerals & Metals WorleyParsons, Australia West Engineers Australia CELM Regional Conference Customer logo here

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A tale of three regions Regional Engineering – Building the Prosperity of our StateAdrian Smith, Regional Director Minerals & Metals WorleyParsons, Australia West Engineers Australia CELM Regional Conference

Customer logo here

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Queensland Activity

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Two regional hubs of activity: Southwest WA Pilbara

WA Activity

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Social Issues

Accommodation constraints Stressed public infrastructure Lack of public services Increased costs

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Non-booming Industry Issues

Labour cost pressuresMaterial cost pressures

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Solutions Under Trial

Retention Attraction Reducing overall labour costs and addressing shortage Reducing material/fabrication costs

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Lifestyle Work/life balance Employment stability Sport/outdoors or young family

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Retention/Attraction

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Less site time Prioritise projects Offshore engineering Offshore fabrication/sourcing

Reducing Costs

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Non-booming industries Proximity to ports Lifestyle

WA Parallels

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What could work?

Mix of workshare and local resources Offshore fabrication & sourcing Project prioritisation tools

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Thank You

Questions?

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